Summer In The City Will NOT Be Coming To Steam
Added 2025-08-23 09:49:30 +0000 UTCHi everyone,
well, it's official. Summer In The City has been rejected by Steam and the store page has been removed, six days before launch, ten months after the store page went up, gathering 4000 wishlists. There were absolutely no indications beforehand that this would happen, despite being in contact with Steamworks' support team prior to this unfortunate decision. I am devastated, angry and in utter shock. This is one of these classic "worst case scenarios" people refer to.
Summer In The City's development will not end. But this new situation certainly makes it much, much harder to get by. I am now forced to check every avenue available to me, from seeking other storefronts to looking for a part-time job to keep me above water. I am eternally grateful for all of my and Summer's generous and amazing supporters. Without you, this project would be dead in the waters by now after having also lost roughly 40% of my monthly income due to the horrendous delisting situation on itch. Crazy times we live in.
It's a bad day, not gonna lie. A very bad one. But our Pumpkin will prevail!
I may have to postpone the release of version 1.0 for a few days, I'm not sure yet. It's basically finished but there are still a few things left to do over the next week. I will share my decision this upcoming Monday, August 25th. There are quite a few other things I also have to take care of now, which haven't been part of my schedule before the rejection. I apologize in advance should a delay become inevitable. Won't be long though.
Members who follow me for a while now know that I really, really don't like asking for financial support for myself. I want people to make contributions on their own terms by deeming my project worthy. But this is an out-of-the-ordinary situation, so I will swallow my pride today and ask you for your support for the time being. I'm well aware of the fact that times are tough for many people right now, so I don't expect much from it and totally understand. But if you can afford a buck or two without having to worry about an empty fridge at the end of the month, I'd appreciate it big time.
Again, a big fat hug for all supporters! Much love! I need a drink today. Drink responsibly!
Flip
Comments
Thanks for your support and voting on GOG. Would be cool indeed to finally find a suitable home for Summer. ❤️
FlipDaShit
2025-08-24 08:15:45 +0000 UTCSorry to hear this. I thought only government employees that are not very bright or have a sharp mind are robotic and would mindlessly follow pre-programed guidelines. I guess the private sector (Steam) is not different. The rejection was unreasonable because this AVN has adult themes, but promotes healthy female-female relationships, none of the themes recently getting games banned left and right. From some of the comments, I think its because some of the characters like Summer and maybe especially Lilly do not look "adult" enough, though their ages are stated. 🙄🙄🙄 Its like my job all the time, some dumb gov employees see something not complying, reject it, even though our firm knew it was an exceptional case or outlier and put an explanation to explain why its not DONE the usual way. But they DONT care sometimes, just not comply, REJECT. Same with these Steam employees, just follow guidelines rigidly without thinking about special context or circumstances or outside the box. World's full of these morons and whatever: is what it is. Hope your game gets a home on GOG. I voted for it.
Wei Liu
2025-08-23 21:38:13 +0000 UTCI must say I'm surprised by this move, while Summer in the City is certainly pretty fetish-heavy I don't think it's out of line compared to other games currently available on Steam (or in early access on Steam, or still coming to Steam). This must be some sort of brainless reaction to the recent dust-up with the banks and payment processors. My condolences on the rejection.
Dehlaz
2025-08-23 20:02:47 +0000 UTC
