As the game was pulled, the developer, Desk Plant, published most of the video game online on torrent sites, although not all of it. The game was pulled by Steam amidst the controversy. People, including gamers, feminists, parents, and activists urgently called for the video game to be pulled.
It was major news in the gaming community, and in countries where such material has unclear legality. Rape Day is an extremely controversial 2019 indie video game that was announced on March of 2019 by Desk Plant. Although the player may choose to not have him rape or murder anyone, the game still encourages it greatly. He is described as a 'menacing serial killer rapist' who seeks to 'verbally harass, kill, and rape women' as the player progresses throught the story. The Boss, controlled by the player, is the protagonist villain of the semi-published 2019 video game Rape Day (stylized as RAPE DAY).
