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Re:Steam, Itch.io are pulling ‘porn’ games. Critics say it's... by libraryatnight on Friday July 25, 2025 @02:10PM (#44686307)
This amuses me, as my wife deals with trauma from childhood abuse, and she absolutely loved that game.
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Re:Steam, Itch.io are pulling ‘porn’ games. Critics say it's... by AtheistOfFail on Friday July 25, 2025 @02:26PM (#44686516)
It was such a masterpiece right up there with The Last Of Us.
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Re:Steam, Itch.io are pulling ‘porn’ games. Critics say it's... by mywittyname on Friday July 25, 2025 @04:38PM (#44688148)
Much like some people with drug addictions love Disco Elysium, specifically because of the authenticity it has regarding substance abuse.
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Re:Steam, Itch.io are pulling ‘porn’ games. Critics say it's... by moate on Friday July 25, 2025 @05:09PM (#44688504)
That was part of it, as well as the idea of an RPG that represents skills as essentially "shadow work". Very much helped me on my mental health journey!

My pro-fascist brother-in-law with massive social anxiety hated it for some reason..

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