NCOSE Blasts Zerat Games for Callous Defense of “Rape Game”
WASHINGTON, DC (April 11, 2025) – The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) said that it was right for “No Mercy” to be pulled from popular gaming platform Steam, but blasted the Zerat Games studio for its indifferent, dangerous attitude towards the game’s theme. The “No Mercy” game description encouraged users to sexually assault every female character in the game saying, “Never take ‘no’ for an answer.”
Kotaku reported, “I fully understand that for many people such things may be disgusting, but during sex, people should really do what they want, as long as they don’t harm anyone,” said Zerat Games. “If after reading [our statement] you still believe that such a game should not have been created, then we sincerely apologize to you. At the same time, we would like you to be a bit more open to human fetishes that don’t harm anyone, even though they may seem disgusting to you. This is still just a game, and although many people are trying to make it into something more, it remains and will continue to be a game.”
“We are glad that this ‘game’ designed to let users sexually assault female characters has been removed from Steam after incredible public pressure and an international campaign led by Collective Shout and joined by the National Center on Sexual Exploitation and others. This game should have never been allowed to be on Steam in the first place – gamified rape should never be encouraged or thought of as no big deal,” said Haley McNamara, said Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Programs, National Center on Sexual Exploitation.
“Zerat Games’ callous defense of this rape game is appalling. Rape and sexual assault are not ‘human fetishes,’ nor will they ever be. Under no circumstance is sexual violence a game, it’s a grave reality that devastates lives.
“We call on Steam to ensure that ‘No Mercy’ or other games like it are not added to its platform in the future,” McNamara said.
About National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE)
Founded in 1962, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) is the leading national non-profit organization exposing the links between all forms of sexual exploitation such as child sexual abuse, prostitution, sex trafficking and the public health harms of pornography.
