this post was submitted on 12 Sep 2026
1 points (100.0% liked)

Australian Tech

325 readers
17 users here now

For techs and techy stuff.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
lodion@aussie.zone
1
Steam now requires Australian users to have a credit card to purchase R18+ games, and no, a simple bank debit card won't work (www.pcgamer.com)
submitted 1 month ago by zero_gravitas@aussie.zone to c/austech@aussie.zone
6 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

The blocking isn't at the DNS level, you can still get to the Steam website. Either you're doing something else that changes the geolocation Steam sees you as (like a VPN), or maybe you just haven't noticed yet because you haven't looked for any games rated R18+.

The Witcher 3 is rated R18+, so you can try going to its listing page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/292030/The_Witcher_3_Wild_Hunt__Complete_Edition/