For context due to the nature of steam's adult tag and the use of the word fuck, it's going to be targeted towards games made for erotic consumption.

There isn't really a place for adult games that exist for things other than gratification on steam.

In an ideal world there would be a place for both games that discuss or explore trauma and sexuality- and a place for games designed to gratify the viewer.

Unfortunately right now that doesnt exist so my game is pushed towards people seeking porn.

Then when it isn't positively received because there are basically zero sexy elements, it goes into obscurity.

It's not steams fault or erotic games fault that it is that way. It is more the nature of our society that anything "adult" is treated as porn.

I hope one day we can live in a better society where people can explore sexuality and trauma openly in games and have a space beyond just porn.

I don't think we are there yet or even have the language for it but I hope to see the world where that exists.

This game is free and will always be free.

If you are interested in playing it outside of steam, it is available on itch.io as well at:

https://taylormccue.itch.io/trauma

You can play it there in a web browser without needing to download anything for those of you who do not use steam.

Thank you for taking the time to read this thread.

@taylormccue Thank you for your bravery and hard work, I can't imagine how many hoops you had to jump through to release this on Steam.

PS: Very happy to see you here on Fedi ​ ​ You are awesome ​

@endali Steam was really cool about some things and easy going and then on others it was super tough.

There was hoop jumping but it wasn't as bad as some other game things I've had to do before.

Also I am glad to be here.

I use twitter since it's got a lot of intertia but my hope is the fediverse wins out.

@taylormccue me too, people are really so much more human here. Reminds me of old web in the way, with all its pros and cons.

It's not as easy to get a bigger following on here, but it feels like the ones that follow interact a lot more and feel like actual human beings than just numbers ❤️ Plus it's easy to create a lil queer bubble on fedi made of mutuals and the stuff they boost.

PS again: I've played HFTGOOM recently for the first time and I cannot understate how much of an impact your game had on me. It's been an experience which will stay with me for the rest of my life. Thank you for sharing your memories, they brought out some of my own which I hid deep inside of me.