Evil: Excavated, banned from using Steam, now a free game

Independent Psychological Horror Game Evil: Excavated, Banned for Steam, and a range of other games, which are targeted by new policies on the game's “certain types of adult content” and are now Free download Solo developer Cara Cadaver and publisher DreadXP, 50% of the donations go to charity.

Vile: Digging is a game that “makes you uncover a story about the horrors, entitlements and misogyny of the digital age, by digging hidden files on an outdated computer and “using a combination of FMV and actual effects to create images that make them as frightening as the subject,” the corpse also notes that while the game uses many strong visuals, “there is no uncensored nudity, no portrayal of sexual behavior, and no pornography. ”

In keeping with personal and sensitive explorations on these topics, both the Corpse and Dreadxp donate to charities. Cadaver said Dreadxp will donate all part of its profits, while she will donate a portion of her, a total of 50% of the profits. The proceeds will go to Toronto’s charity called “Red Door Family Housing”, “the focus is on helping families, refugees and women who escape violence.”

These bans Begins in mid-JulyWhen Steam updates its policies under new conditions, “the content may violate the rules and standards set by Steam's payment processors and related card networks and banks or Internet network providers.” In particular, “certain types of adult content” will not be posted on the service. Independent Game Store itch.io follow A few days later, although there are more Broad and transparent statement More than steam provided. Since then, developers and publishers have been exploring alternatives to this censorship and using storefront gog.com to explore. NSFW game giveaways Aim to “increase awareness of game censorship.”