Steam-Rejected BL Horror Novel *This Game Is Not Real. Launches on DLsite
The game's shift from Steam to alternative platforms after rejection highlights the ongoing tension between Steam's content policies and adult-oriented indie works that had built significant pre-release audience interest.
Reporting from 1 sources: Game Spark.
Developer Bibu's adult-oriented BL horror novel *This Game Is Not Real., which had over 24,000 Steam wishlist registrations, was rejected by Steam's distribution standards and has now launched on DLsite, JAST USA, BOOTH, and other platforms. An original soundtrack and a CD package are also available.
Developer Bibu, known for Saihate Station, released the alternative BL horror novel *This Game Is Not Real. on DLsite and other download platforms after Steam deemed it not to meet its distribution standards. The game had accumulated over 24,000 wishlist registrations on Steam before the rejection.
The point-and-click exploration and novel-part horror follows jealousy and obsession between male game creators. The player takes the role of [GAME] and guides the story through dialogue and debugging with a cognitively distorted developer.
An original soundtrack composed by Yuji Ninomiya, who worked on indie titles including Wadatsumi no Kodama and Kitto Daijoubu da yo ne!, is also available. A CD package with first-print bonuses and a booklet designed by Bibu is planned.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.