also if the game gets popular enough it will create an audience for more games like this that deal with more upsetting themes more explicitly

i realized years ago that some people either forgot how or never started doing this, just picking random bits of art & culture floating around without knowing something about it beforehand. or maybe you always avoid things your friends say are bad. try everything!! taste comes with volume

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What's really sad is that I can't tell if Destin here just sincerely hates the idea that games are art or is just willing to sacrifice art if it means protecting Daddy GabeN because gamers tie themselves to brands as part of their identities and can't act like fucking adults.

The game does not endorse any of its darker themes. Films and books tackle this shit all the time, and it is accepted that the inclusion of is not endorsement. It’s commentary.
Steam is also just wholly inconsistent in what games it does or does not censor, which encourages blandness from creatives