History Main / AdjustableCensorship

* A lot of websites allowing users to upload content, such as Website/DeviantArt, feature an adjustable content filter.

* Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn, unlike most other fanfiction archives, allows readers to set filters to remove works containing certain tags (for example, if BDSM is not your cup of tea, you can filter that out, so that you will not see any works containing it that are properly tagged), certain pairings, or "archive warnings" (works that contain sex involving underage characters, rape, graphic violence, and/or the death of a major character), as well as filtering out works containing ExplicitContent by rating. It isn't foolproof (no filtering system ''is''), but it ''is'' one of the most comprehensive filtering systems out there.

* Archive of Our Own, unlike most other fanfiction archives, allows readers to set filters to remove works containing certain tags (for example, if BDSM is not your cup of tea, you can filter that out, so that you will not see any works containing it that are properly tagged), certain pairings, or "archive warnings" (works that contain sex involving underage characters, rape, graphic violence, and/or the death of a major character), as well as filtering out works containing ExplicitContent by rating. It isn't foolproof (no filtering system ''is''), but it ''is'' one of the most comprehensive filtering systems out there.

* In ''VideoGame/TonyHawksUnderGround'', you can choose to turn the blood on or off.

* The North American localizations of the ''Franchise/MuvLuv'' trilogy, distributed on Platform/{{Steam}}, censor the sexual content, but optional "Director's Cut" {{DLC}}s are available for purchase from Denpasoft (or for free, if you backed the localization on Website/{{Kickstarter}}).

* ''VideoGame/AlanWakeII'' has a nudity toggle, which gives applicable characters underwear (and is enabled by default in some regions, such as Japan), and there's also an option to reduce the intensity of jumpscares.

* ''Pinball/RickAndMorty'', owing to its profane [[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty source material]], has a number of options available to censor the game's swearing. In addition to being able to set the percentage of uncensored cursing, there's also an option to keep it entirely censored between a specific period of time (presumably intended for bars and other locations that start filtering out minors after hours).

* A service called [[http://vidangel.com VidAngel]] allows for adjustable censorship of movies, TV shows, and some Website/YouTube videos.

* UsefulNotes/AtariJaguar:

* ''[[VideoGame/JojosBizarreAdventureHeritageForTheFuture Jojo's Bizarre Adventure HD Version]]'' for the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 and the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 has the option to restore the blood cut from the UsefulNotes/PlayStation and UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast ports, which includes one of [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders DIO's]] inputs, "Bloody Summoning". This, along with [[spoiler:DIO's torso exploding at the end of Story mode like in the manga as opposed to him flying off the screen like in the console ports]] makes you wonder how the game is still rated Teen; some of the other games on this page are rated Mature even with the censorship mode on!

** The UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis version of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992'' has a button code that undoes the censorship, giving it an edge over the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem version. The Sega CD port ''reverses'' this, by having the violence uncensored from the get-go, but entering the same code from the Genesis version that un-censors the gore now censors it.

* ''VideoGame/PrimalRage'' on the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis allows you to turn gore on and off.
* The American home releases of ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown'' on the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo tend to feature censored violence: blood is turned white and defeated foes cannot be cut in two. Some of those games feature codes that re-enable the violence, turning the blood red and the gore on again.
* The UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis version of ''VideoGame/TimeKillers'' features an option to set the violence level to "[[BloodlessCarnage No Blood]]", "Blood", "Dismember", or "[[OffWithHisHead Decapitate]]". The original UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame came with a "Violence" DIP switch, as did its SpiritualSuccessor, ''VideoGame/BloodStorm''.

* The North American localizations of the ''Franchise/MuvLuv'' trilogy, distributed on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}, censor the sexual content, but optional "Director's Cut" {{DLC}}s are available for purchase from Denpasoft (or for free, if you backed the localization on Website/{{Kickstarter}}).

* The UsefulNotes/NeoGeo MVS BIOS setup has an option to turn blood on or off. Turning blood off simply causes any games that honors the BIOS settings to render blood as transparent liquid or other non-red substances.

* ''VideoGame/Fallout1'', ''VideoGame/Fallout2'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutTacticsBrotherhoodOfSteel'' have options to tone down the swearing and gore used. Of course, this being ''Fallout'', there's a special trait called "Bloody Mess" that always shows the bloodiest animation the settings allow (instead of randomized damage-dependent).

** Crossing over (pun not intended) with NoSwastikas, ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyVanguard'' has an option to toggle between displaying Nazi symbols or the less controversial Iron Cross ingame.[[note]]While the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_pattée Cross pattée]] is still being used by the modern Bundeswehr to this day, it still is smeared by Nazi connotations in places such as the US no thanks to biker gangs and skinheads appropriating the symbol.[[/note]] This is likely done for the benefit of LetsPlay streamers whose content may be unfairly tagged for the use of the swastika.

* ''VideoGame/Bayonetta3'' has "[[https://twitter.com/platinumgames/status/1547216944470069248 Naïve Angel Mode"]], which covers up the nudity and makes certain character outfits less revealing. Aside from this, it also deliberately changes some non-nude options to be more silly; for instance, Rodin's cigar becomes a donut, and when [[spoiler:Bayonetta rips her heart out to summon certain demons, it's replaced with a tomato]].

* ''VideoGame/CastleCrashers'' allows turning blood and gore off.[[note]]The graphics aren't even remotely realistic in the first place, however[[/note]] In gameplay, it prevents decapitations from happening, and the blood particles that appear briefly when hit are now white.

* ''UsefulNotes/AtariJaguar'':
** ''VideoGame/KasumiNinja'' had four gore levels: None (BloodlessCarnage), Combat, Disturbing (allows blood to pool on the floor) and Gore Fest (which can be disabled by parental lock-out).

* ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' gives you the option of adjusting the intensity of the game's JigglePhysics. Hilariously, sometimes it is determined by an Age Input in the option menu, and brother, apparently 99 Year Olds can handle a lot of jiggling.
* ''[[VideoGame/JojosBizarreAdventureHeritageForTheFuture Jojo's Bizarre Adventure HD Version]]'' for the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 and the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 had the option to restore the blood cut from the UsefulNotes/PlayStation and UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast ports, which includes one of [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders DIO's]] inputs, "Bloody Summoning". This, along with [[spoiler:DIO's torso exploding at the end of Story mode like in the manga as opposed to him flying off the screen like in the console ports]] makes you wonder how the game is still rated Teen; some of the other games on this page are rated Mature even with the censorship mode on!

** All the UsefulNotes/{{Arcade Game}}s had DIP switches that let operators turn blood and violence on or off.
** The UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis version of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992'' had a button code that undoes the censorship, giving it an edge over the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem version. The Sega CD port ''reverses'' this, by having the violence uncensored from the get-go, but entering the same code from the Genesis version that un-censors the gore now censors it.

* The American home releases of ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown'' on the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo tended to feature censored violence: blood is turned white and defeated foes cannot be cut in two. Some of those games feature codes that re-enable the violence, turning the blood red and the gore on again.

*** ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare3 Modern Warfare 3]]'' had an option that let you skip the somewhat-less-infamous Davis Family Vacation level, though not without story consequences. [[spoiler:Instead of the truck stopping in front of the Davis family being the one with the chemical agent and explosives, it's instead the truck that your player character stops at the end of the previous mission that turns out to be the explosive-laden one.]]

** Crossing over (pun not intended) with NoSwastikas, ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyVanguard'' has an option to toggle between displaying Nazi symbols or the less controversial Iron Cross ingame.[[note]]While the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_patt%C3%A9e Cross pattée]] is still being used by the modern Bundeswehr to this day, it still is smeared by Nazi connotations in places such as the US no thanks to biker gangs and skinheads appropriating the symbol.[[/note]] This is likely done for the benefit of LetsPlay streamers whose content may be unfairly tagged for the use of the swastika.

* ''VideoGame/DukeNukem3D'' had a parental lock option that disabled the gibs, bloodstains, and women.

* The original ''VideoGame/HalfLife'' gave players the choice of disabling blood, which could only be re-activated by inputting a password. Gibbed enemies would instead hold their last pose and quickly fade into non-existence.
** Source engine games, including ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'', have the command-line options "violence_hblood 0" and "violence_ablood 0" that remove human and AlienBlood respectively.
** ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' has the command-line option "-sillygibs" which, instead of de-activating blood and gibs, replaces it with [[SillinessSwitch goofy clocks, springs, cheeseburgers, balloon animals, unicycles, etc]]. This is actually a holdover from the German version, where (due to Germany's [[CensorshipBureau strict laws]] on depiction of violence in media) it is always on and cannot be deactivated[[note]]You can deactivate the silly gibs by requesting it through Steam support forums, but this can only be done if you live in another country, but have the German version.[[/note]]. Equipping the Pyrovision Goggles (or equipping Pyro with a Rainblower or any other Pyroland weapon) will do this too.

* ''VideoGame/SoldierOfFortune'' allowed you to enable or disable gibs, among other things.
* ''VideoGame/{{Turok}} 2'' had an option for blood color: Red, Green, or off, where enemies simply sparked when shot.

* ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'' has a profanity option (if only [[CensoredForComedy "because it's funnier" with censorship]]). In addition to bleeping out every swear word, it also covers Eddie's middle finger with the "Parental Advisory: Explicit content" logo during the next to final boss. The game also asks if you would like to censor blood/gore too (for instance, in the intro, when Ormagoden roars and causes the Kabbage Boy members' heads to pop off, choosing the censored option causes them to simply faint instead). Humourously, for each of these two options, the cut-scene stops in place right before something relevant to the option is about to happen, and prompts the player to make the choice, wildly changing the nature of what happens afterwards based on what the player chooses. The reason the game's intro asks if you would like the game censored or uncensored is because Tim Schafer and Double Fine received a letter from a dad who loved playing ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'' with his 9-year-old son, and they were both excited to play ''Brutal Legend'', but were worried that it would have too much inappropriate material for his son.

* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIDaggerfall'' has certain female [=NPCs=] in various states of undress, but there is also a parental control option that can be toggled to replace these [=NPCs=] with ones wearing (more) clothing. This being an Elder Scrolls game, the parental control option is somewhat bugged, and can lead to the naked [=NPCs=] randomly despawning when you enter the building they are in (even if the option is left untouched).

* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 1}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 2}}'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutTacticsBrotherhoodOfSteel'' have options to tone down the swearing and gore used (and providing the page picture in the case of gore). Of course, this being ''Fallout'', there's a special trait called "Bloody Mess" that always shows the bloodiest animation the settings allow (instead of randomized damage-dependent).

* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'' on the Nintendo 64 could have its violence level and blood color adjusted.
* In the first three installments of ''Franchise/SilentHill'', an expanded options menu is accessible by pressing L1, L2, R1 and R2 at the game's regular options screen. This menu always includes an option to change the color of blood in the game from red to green, violet or black. This is probably more for fun than for censorship though, as no one tells the player about said hidden options menu and that the blood is red by default.

* ''VideoGame/{{Cyberpunk 2077}}'' has a "Nudity Censor" option which blurs out explicit nudity and prevents the player from customizing V's genitalia.
* The original ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' had a subtitles file with even more profane language than the default text. It could be used by renaming it to the default file.

* ''Pinball/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'' has this option, but what it censors [[spoiler:(an animation where a peeping tom's head is punched off, leaving the top of his spine visible)]] can be accessed only as an easter egg within its video mode. The digital version formerly available in ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade'' has Family Mode permanently enabled--most likely to prevent the anthology from receiving a "Mature" rating from [[UsefulNotes/EntertainmentSoftwareRatingBoard the ESRB]].
* ''Pinball/ElviraAndThePartyMonsters'' has an option to disable [[Creator/ElviraMistressOfTheDark Elvira's]] more suggestive sound clips. In addition, the game came with a "modesty decal" to cover her breasts on the backglass.

* ''Pinball/MedievalMadness'' allowed the bleeping of one of Lord Howard Hurtz' lines, though only if a specific ROM intended for home use is installed on the machine.

* ''Pinball/{{NASCAR}}'' combines this with FrothyMugsOfWater -- the backglass features Rusty Wallace's No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge, but locations sensitive to alcoholic advertisements could swap it out for a Miller-logo-free alternative.
* A mild example: The quotes in ''Pinball/NoGoodGofers'' can be set to "Rude" and "Very Rude". There's nothing profane, but "Very Rude" includes the more abrasive lines.
* Creator/SternPinball's ''[[Pinball/PlayboyStern Playboy]]'' features photos of RealLife Playboy playmates on the playfield, and comes with clothed, topless, or nude photos for operators to choose from. The game can also be set to include or omit nudes on the dot-matrix display during the game.

* Like many of the examples above, ''Pinball/TheSopranos'' could be edited to be right at home in [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Ned Flanders']] rumpus room or the full, raw content of the show.

* ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta 3}}'' has "[[https://twitter.com/platinumgames/status/1547216944470069248 Naïve Angel Mode"]], which covers up the nudity and makes certain character outfits less revealing. Aside from this, it also deliberately changes some non-nude options to be more silly; for instance, Rodin's cigar becomes a donut, and when [[spoiler:Bayonetta rips her heart out to summon certain demons, it's replaced with a tomato]].

* ''[[VideoGame/{{Yakuza1}} Yakuza Kiwami]]'' has an option to reduce gore.

* [[VideoGame/JojosBizarreAdventureHeritageForTheFuture Jojo's Bizarre Adventure HD Version]] for the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 and the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 had the option to restore the blood cut from the UsefulNotes/PlayStation and UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast ports, which includes one of [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders DIO's]] inputs, "Bloody Summoning". This, along with [[spoiler:DIO's torso exploding at the end of Story mode like in the manga as opposed to him flying off the screen like in the console ports]] makes you wonder how the game is still rated Teen; some of the other games on this page are rated Mature even with the censorship mode on!

* ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'' allows you to "Censor Gore", which turns off gibs and pools of blood.
* VideoGame/BrutalDoom and ''Project Brutailty'' have settings for the amount of blood that spurts out of the forces of hell. It ranges from "Realistic" to "Default" to "Japanese Anime" to "OverdrawnAtTheBloodbank". It should be stated that the setting isn't just there for cosmetic reasons; the amount of gore plastered across the walls can cause the game to start to chug so a low setting and having "blood janitor" on can reduce the lag in the game to manageable levels.

** ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare 2'' has the option of skipping the infamous [[CrueltyIsTheOnlyOption "No Russian"]] level.
*** ''Modern Warfare 3'' had an option that let you skip the somewhat-less-infamous Davis Family Vacation level, though not without story consequences. [[spoiler:Instead of the truck stopping in front of the Davis family being the one with the chemical agent and explosives, it's instead the truck that your player character stops at the end of the previous mission that turns out to be the explosive-laden one.]]

''(The president wildly gestures in silence for 15 seconds)''\\

* The first ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' allowed the player to disable blood and all graphic novel sequences in the game.

* The original VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto had a subtitles file with even more profane language than the default text. It could be used by renaming it to the default file.