Valve has denied reports its pulled a controversial mod from Steam around the world at the request of the South Korean ...

Initially, South Korea’s Game Rating and Administration Committee (GRAC) blocked domestic access to the mod. GRAC later contacted Valve to request its global removal, arguing that the content violated ...

Find out why Valve removed the Gwangju Running Man mod from Steam worldwide after South Korea claimed it distorted facts about the 1980 Gwangju Uprising.

In March 2025, South Korea's Game Rating and Administration Committee (GRAC) notified Valve that the mod was in violation of ...

This Is Game reported that the South Korean Game Rating and Administration Committee initially blocked the mod's distribution in South Korea before requesting that Valve remove the mod from the Steam ...

Update 7/7/25: Valve has reached out to clarify that the company did not remove the Gwangju Running Man mod from Steam worldwide, and that it had only blocked the mod's distribution in South Korea ...

Warband mod accused of historical revisionism regarding the South Korean Gwangju Uprising was taken down by its creator.

Valve has taken down a controversial Steam mod after a request from the South Korean government, following concerns over historical distortion.

Notably, the mod has been blocked from global distribution, not just in South Korea, and this marks the first time to my knowledge that Valve has removed a game or mod from Steam worldwide over a ...