Hellraiser: Revival devs push back on crackdown, credit Barker IP for resilience
Australian anti-porn activists pressured payment processors to drop adult games from Steam and Itch.io, triggering a chilling effect as some titles were banned and others survived; Valve briefly blocked a game for nudity but reversed after public lobbying. Hellraiser: Revival will launch on Steam on Oct 8, and its makers say the crackdown hasn’t changed their approach—being tied to Clive Barker’s Hellraiser helps them weather restrictions, though regional classification hurdles remain in places like Germany and Japan. The team emphasizes they won’t compromise the game’s explicit content to preserve its horror flavor.
