Steam deletes store page of "The Key To Home" VN game - "We think this novel's core audience is pedophiles", salt arises on discussion board

[chadmuska]

This story has flew under a lot of radars and only caught my attention because of a thread on /v/ whining about it but it's a funny story with funnier reactions, so here goes nothing:

So a VN by the name of "They Key to Home" was put through the steam direct service. Valve asked for a quick summary of the plot and the target audience, to which they responded. Valve then cancelled the release of the game and when asked for an explanation they responded simply:

"Because we think this novel's core audience is pedophiles."

The developer produced a massive worldwall about how they dindunuffin' and there's alleged rumors of artwork by Rustle that struck the project down. Currently said wordwall has a shitload of salt so I guess this doubles as a saltmine thread, too!

Spoiler: The response in images

http://steamcommunity.com/app/710370/discussions/0/1499000547482233373/
https://archive.md/IyhM4

Spoiler: some of the salt

 

[KM 749]

Steam Greenlight was a mistake. Look at where the slippery slope lead to.

 

[ICametoLurk]

Valve then cancelled the release of the game and when asked for an explanation they responded simply:

"Because we think this novel's core audience is pedophiles."

They're right.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

To quote @ICametoLurk: good.

They're right.

This is a mystery visual novel for every gentlemen and gentlewomen who love little girls!

They even admit it themselves.

 

[Neil]

Killing Steam Greenlight was a mistake.

ftfy

 

[AnOminous]

Good for Gay Ben.

 

[Dirt McGirt]

I didn't have to read anything, I just saw anime shit and I knew all I needed to.

 

[ICametoLurk]

This was the trailer of something that totally didn't have pedos wanting to play it.

 

[REGENDarySumanai]

Lolifags belong in bodybags.

 

[Neil]

This was the trailer of something that totally didn't have pedos wanting to play it.

All of the lolifags defending the dev need to seriously consider hanging themselves.

 

[millais]

2 nukes weren't enough

 

[Canned Bread]

Valve doesn't support pedophilia because kids can't be spending thousands of dollars from their parent's credit cards for CS:GO items while they are getting fucked in the ass by Jared from Subway and/or a Catholic Priest

 

[Lackadaisy]

This was the trailer of something that totally didn't have pedos wanting to play it.

Jesus, so many pantshots and upskirts in the video.

 

[NeverHappened]

I'm so glad I don't live in the Creepy Uncle Joe timeline. Tolerance will not be tolerated in Trump's America.

 

[ICametoLurk]

Jesus, so many pantshots and upskirts in the video.

I just did a search and the artist for it seems to be a pretty well known drawer of porn involving prepubescent girls.

Appears to like little girls doing BDSM according to this post's pic which appears to have a girl with leather pants and a whip in hand while mostly nude.

 

[Transvaalan]

Good Call, Valve.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

2 nukes weren't enough

Liking lolicon makes one a pariah even in Japan (or so I've heard).

 

[Sparky Lurker]

Is visual novel weeabo the new trendy gaming thing nowadays ? After the bugged-ass simulator for "lolz" and jump scare "the game" it seems Steam will get flooded with weeabo novels now thanks to the meme success that is Doki Doki Literature Club!
Sadly quality is not at stake here.

 

[Ruin]

Lol, semper fidellion to all armed Valve QA staff.

 

[Computery Guy]

Valve just fucking murdered this game's fanbase in 9 words, holy shit.