Steam games can no longer force you to watch ads to continue playing, as Valve sets out new rules for developers using commercials.

Cheery mom-and-pop computer game business Valve have created a new Steamworks page for their policy about in-game

If you, like most people on Earth, are a frequent mobile gamer, you’ll be all too aware of the bane of in-game ads. Because the freemium model proves by far the most successful way to release games on telephones,

Valve has seemingly introduced new rules that ban games that require users to watch paid ads (or rely on other such ad-based revenue models) from Steam. However, some sources report that these rules may have already existed, and that Valve has merely created a dedicated page on Steamworks to clarify this policy.

Valve has quietly updated its Steam guidelines to prohibit games that contain obligatory in-game ads. Going forward, games that require players to watch or engage with marketing material are out, as are titles that offer rewards for engaging with ads.

While the little regulation on Steam still allows for a lot, the most common freemium models from mobile gaming still are not welcome on the platform. "Developers should not utilize paid advertising as a business model in their game,

Steam has officially banned games that force players to watch ads, or grant in-game rewards for watching ads, in a historic move for the platform.

Valve further enforced its ban on promotional advertising in games on Steam, expanding on previously established rules on the platform.