I'm always on 2 sides when talking about Steam banned games
So far there hasn't been a single banned game that I truly cared for, and some of those that interested me ended up releasing on Gog so I just got them there, so I don't see any reason to champion for those banned games
But what if one day one of the games I really want gets banned on Steam, and the game never comes out on Gog or anywhere else? What if a company banked a lot on the Steam release and that ban completely screwed them?
Valve is absolutely inconsistent in this regard and it's obvious by seeing how many games manage to get on Steam despite having very "controversial" elements that got other games banned. Like people pointed out Dungeon Travelers 2 and 2-2 that got banned, but at the same time Dungeon Traveler 1 got on Steam no issue and that one
is just as bad (and it doesn't have any sort of uncensoring patch, this is straight from the game downloaded from the Steam servers). Then what even is that causes a non-porn game (these are console titles) to be banned?
There is no consistency, and there is no way to appeal. If the decision to release a game on Steam is fully dependent on a specific employer who reviews it instead of a defined set of rules then this is nothing more than a lottery. For all we know Fate/Stay Night could have been banned as it fits many "flags" that got other games banned (underage characters in school uniforms, violence and gore, sexualized elements) but it didn't happen because Aniplex is big and Valve wouldn't screw them over, but this also opens another can of worms since it means if you're a big enough partner you can do whatever you want without punishment