In order to comply with the UK's new Online Safety Act, Valve is now requiring all Steam users in the UK to prove their age in order to see game listings.

Valve has introduced age verification on Steam for UK users in order to comply with laws, meaning players may need to share identification.

The Online Safety Act is a UK law passed in 2023 that puts more responsibility on online platforms to keep users safe.

Valve has introduced Steam age verification for UK users, meaning you'll have to supply valid credit card details to access mature pages.

UK gamers will need to take an extra step if they want to play mature games on Steam, continuing the platform's strict changes.

"Ofcom’s guidance on the OSA states that one highly effective age assurance measure is credit card checks," Valve says. "This is because, in the UK, an individual must be at least 18 years of age to ...

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Valve has started to comply with the UK’s Online Safety Act, by rolling out a requirement for all Brits to verify their age with a credit card to access “mature content” pages and games on Steam. UK ...

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