All games on Steam sold in Indonesia are now required to have age ratings. Without these, their distribution in the country will be prohibited.
Valve announced that this rule is being implemented at the request of Indonesian regulators. The good news is that developers of "most" previously released games will not need to take any action. Within weeks, Steam will automatically assign age ratings to projects based on the data already available in the store. If there is insufficient information or other difficulties arise, developers will be contacted.
For developers of new games, Valve stated they will need to complete a special survey about the content of their titles. Afterward, they too will be automatically assigned an appropriate rating.
Recall that at the end of 2024, the presence of age ratings became mandatory for games on the German version of Steam. A similar requirement is in effect for the Brazilian version of the store. It is possible that the list will expand to include other countries in the future. Notably, Turkey might join the list, with authorities in February proposing to ban gaming platforms from selling titles without age ratings. Additionally, mandatory age ratings for online games have long been a topic of discussion among Russian officials and activists.
Notably, several months ago, Indonesian authorities spoke about tightening control over online games. At that time, President Prabowo Subianto ordered a review of the possibility of blocking PUBG and several other titles, which theoretically might normalize violence, although, at least for now, no bans have been reported.