Steam, the world’s leading PC gaming platform, may have quietly rolled out a long-awaited fix for one of its most frustrating features — the persistent mature content age check popups. Since its early days, Steam has required users to input their birthdate before viewing the store pages of M-rated titles, a process that has long annoyed players.
However, a new Reddit post has sparked excitement among the Steam community. A user named RealisticRoll6882 shared a screenshot showing a new checkbox-style prompt, giving users the option to permanently hide mature content warnings going forward.
“They’re finally addressing it,” the user wrote in the post on r/Steam, which quickly gained traction with hundreds of upvotes and comments.
🔍 What’s Changing?
While Valve hasn’t made any official announcements, it appears that a new setting allows users to bypass the repetitive age verification prompt that appears when viewing ESRB M-rated titles. The popup, infamous among regular Steam users, was previously unavoidable — even if you were logged into your adult Steam account.
Though the exact method to unlock this setting is still unclear, the image shared suggests Steam is quietly testing or rolling out the option to a broader audience. The checkbox reportedly reads something along the lines of “Don’t show this again for mature content.”
🎮 Why It Matters
Steam has often been criticized for UI friction, and this small but impactful change could significantly improve user experience. For adult users, constantly inputting a birthdate to browse games like Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher 3, or Baldur’s Gate 3 has been more tedious than protective.
Removing or hiding these age verification popups—especially when logged into a verified adult account—makes sense in 2025, where personalization and ease-of-use are industry standards.
🗣️ Community Reaction
Many users are praising the change, calling it “long overdue.” Others are still waiting for the feature to appear on their accounts, leading to speculation that Valve may be testing it regionally or account-by-account.
If this setting is fully rolled out, it will be one of several quiet quality-of-life improvements Valve has implemented in recent years, alongside download throttling improvements, library redesigns, and controller customization support.
If you’re one of the many users tired of typing in your birthdate every time you browse M-rated games, this hidden setting might soon make your Steam experience smoother. Stay tuned as more users report its availability and Valve (hopefully) provides official documentation.