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Love and Deepspace posted its worst month ever, with July revenue at $10.3M—a 73% drop from June—after the Valko controversy; backlash from fans, a canceled event booth, and government scrutiny in China prompted content removals and re-certification, while major rivals continue to lead the market.
An in-depth look at Love and Deepspace, the big otome game from Papergames, which faces heavy scrutiny over homophobia in its fan community and its developers’ approach to queer content. Reports describe PR pressure on coverage, official bans on same-sex content, and concerns about censorship in China, while queer fans and independent spaces push back, highlighting a divide between a global, diverse audience and the game’s internal and corporate constraints, amplified by Valko’s cancellation.
A GameSpot editor recounts attending Love and Deepspace’s second anniversary, detailing censorship pressure from Infold to avoid depicting men, the controversial Valko rollout that was deleted after backlash, and how the studios’ capitulation to harassment eroded the author’s trust and joy in the game, ultimately leading them to delete the title and end a two-year relationship with a game they once cherished for women players.
A Kotaku writer argues that the romantic gacha Love And Deepspace doubles as a beginner’s guide to videogame development, with its photo and home-decor modes letting players practice posing, environment design, and even rigging, while also critiquing monetization and revealing how the author’s hobby might turn into a real game-developer skill set.
Kotaku reports that Papergames’ mobile gacha game Love and Deepspace faced strict NSFW censorship in China for the Lingering Lust event. After two censored trailers, the publisher released five PV teasers with stick-figure visuals, and later text-on-black-screen teasers on Chinese platforms and billboards. It’s unclear whether in-game content was altered, but past censorship suggests updates may be modified to comply with local laws.