Game developer and writer ebi-hime became the recent target of Russian censors who had her games pulled from the country’s version of Steam.
According to a message she received on Steam, several of the games ebi-hime has released were made inaccessible to Russian buyers. The games in question were:
All of the games listed feature cute anime girls who happen to fall in love with each other. According to Roskomnadzor, Russia’s government agency which manages the censorship of mass media, the aforementioned were in violation of Russia’s requirements for distribution.
Perhaps most worryingly is that Steam puts the onus onto the developer to know and comply with foreign censorship laws.
Censorship laws can vary widely by country and requiring users to pre-emptively comply with every draconian regulation could arguably put an undue burden on indie developers.
You can check out all the games from ebi-hime here.
