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.

Valve restricted the mod, titled Gwangju Running Man, in South Korea; the mod was later removed by the creator worldwide.

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

Valve, though, has now provided clarification on the events leading to the Mount & Blade mod's removal, saying access was restricted in March - but only in South Korea - after the company was ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

News (Updated) Valve cooperates in blocking Steam mod in Korea for depicting “historical revisionism” Valve complied with a request from South Korea’s Game Rating and Administration Committee to ...