Future? No Thanks! delayed on Steam over untextured polygon nudity

Future? No Thanks!, the indie open-world satire from Molleindustria — the pseudonym of developer Paolo Pedercini — missed its July 22 launch after Valve kept the game under review for over three weeks to assess its nudity content. The game had already been moved up from its original GTA 6 launch-day release date, which Pedercini had announced with characteristic deadpan ambition: he planned to ship on the same day as GTA 6 to "humiliate Rockstar in the open-world genre and deliver the killing blow to the Western game industry."

The nudity in question consists of, in Pedercini's own words, "dozens of untextured polygons depicting ass and boobs," appearing statically on screen for several seconds. The game's mature content description on Steam lists suggestion of cartoon sexual activity, depiction of legalized and ethical prostitution, and depiction of euthanasia. Pedercini says the hold-up is likely Valve deliberating over whether the content warrants age verification — a process complicated by the fact that the sequence isn't immediately accessible in the game, and Steam doesn't accept video documentation as evidence. He ultimately had to submit a special build with a dedicated "watch the sex scene" button so reviewers could find it. Steamworks documentation suggests build reviews should take no more than seven business days for standard content, though adult content pages can run longer — still, three-plus weeks is well outside that window.

Molleindustria is best known for politically charged games like Democratic Socialism Simulator and New York Times Simulator — small, pointed projects that use lo-fi aesthetics to make pointed commentary. The untextured-polygon art style is very much intentional, not a technical shortcoming, which makes the extended review feel particularly absurd. Pedercini noted that the demo — identical in content — passed review months ago without issue, and that he had flagged the game as containing "some nudity and sexual content" on SteamDB a full 12 months before launch.

Pedercini announced the delay on Bluesky with the dry sarcasm his work is known for, thanking "Valve's review team for its thorough work in keeping Steam free from obscene and horny content." The game will launch whenever Valve's assessment wraps up — no revised date has been given.