User:Nealbo/sandbox/List of Censored Video Games

This is a List of censored video games covering instances where a video game has had content, visuals or references removed, altered or replaced. In some cases video games will have been banned in certain countries, regions or even globally. Reasons for censorship range from political, violence/gore, racism/negative steroetypes, sexuality, nudity and sexualization, profanity & general vulgarity, religion, changing attitudes of society over time, global events such as 9/11, and external controversy related to cast, voice actors etc.

Not all instances of censorship have a confirmed reason behind the decision but the change itself often implies the motive.

A lot of early censorship from Nintendo NA were due to the family friendly policy. Where this is the case, the type of censorship has been broken down into sexuality/nudity, violence/gore, profanity/vulgarity etc. to better categorise the type of censorship.

Political censorship in video games
Below is a list of video games that feature political censorship. The most notable instance of this is removal of Nazi imagery or insignias. Other such examples are censorship triggered by Hong Kong pro-democracy activism and visuals showing the Japanese Rising Sun flag or American Confederate flag.