{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d926b9e80b60add8e14597cd","clusterId":"c_1932597b10da1d2413d1216e","slug":"steam-labels-nighthawks-adult-days-before-release-delists-it-in-some-regions","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Steam Labels Nighthawks Adult Days Before Release, Delists It In Some Regions","summary":"Valve classified the vampire RPG Nighthawks as an adult game days before its September 23 Steam release. Publisher Wadjet Eye Games says the game has been excluded from searches and delisted in some countries, with age verification and card entry required in some regions. Writer Richard Cobbett says the nudity is mild, and sex scenes fade out after a date. Nighthawks is also listed for GOG.com.","whyItMatters":"The Nighthawks case shows that Valve's adult-content review can pull a store page and pause sales in some countries within days of a scheduled release, leaving the developer to argue publicly about content that the build itself describes as frequent.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe classification landed while the store page was already live. In some countries the page now asks for age verification and a credit card number, and the game no longer appears in default Steam search results. Wadjet Eye Games co-developed Nighthawks with writer and designer Richard Cobbett, whose credits include Sunless Sea and Sunless Skies. The project was funded on Kickstarter in 2018.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCobbett told PC Gamer the nudity and sexual elements are mild and mostly comedic, and that sex scenes cut away after characters go on a date. The Steam page carries a notice about frequent nudity and sexual content.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Wadjet Eye Games points out Nighthawks is still listed on GOG.com, so the adult rating is Steam's call, not a change to the game. Valve applied it days before a release already dated.","twitterPost":"Nighthawks is still on GOG.com. The adult label is Steam's, applied days before release, not a change to the game.","threadsPost":"Wadjet Eye Games notes Nighthawks is still listed on GOG.com, which makes the adult classification a Steam decision rather than a change to the game itself. Valve applied it days before the September 23 release, leaving a storefront gap rather than a content one.","newsletterBlurb":"Valve classified the vampire RPG Nighthawks as an adult game just before its September 23 Steam release. Publisher Wadjet Eye Games says the game is excluded from searches and delisted in some countries, and that some store pages now require age verification and a card number. Writer Richard Cobbett told PC Gamer the nudity is mild, with sex scenes fading out after a date.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/14/172226.html\",\"title\":\"Steam Again Labels Vampire RPG 'Nighthawks' as 'Adult' Just Before Release - \\\"Valve Is Treating This Game Like a Porn Game,\\\" Sales Suspended in Some Regions\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4694,"outputTokens":612,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789370970,"createdAt":"2026-09-14T07:24:49.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-14T07:28:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T07:28:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1932597b10da1d2413d1216e","canonicalTitle":"またもや発売直前にSteamから“成人向け”判定、吸血鬼RPG『Nighthawks』―「Valveは本作をポルノゲームのように扱っている」一部地域では販売停止に","representativeArticleId":"a_1a2e96773290fcdc9032d2e6","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Nighthawks\"],\"studios\":[\"Valve\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-14T06:30:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-14T06:30:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T07:28:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/14/172226.html","title":"またもや発売直前にSteamから“成人向け”判定、吸血鬼RPG『Nighthawks』―「Valveは本作をポルノゲームのように扱っている」一部地域では販売停止に"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Nighthawks"],"studios":["Valve"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}