Updated

Valve has updated Steam's purchasing requirements for Australian users, mandating that buyers of R18+ rated games possess a credit card rather than a standard bank debit card. The change effectively restricts access to adult-rated content on the platform for Australians who only hold debit cards, raising concerns about accessibility and age-verification methods being tied to payment method rather than identity checks. The policy shift has drawn criticism from players who argue that requiring a credit card specifically, rather than any valid payment card, unfairly excludes segments of the population without one, effectively barring them from purchasing legally rated adult games through Steam in Australia.