Komdigi Launches Internal Investigation Over Anomalous IGRS Game Ratings
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) will conduct an internal investigation regarding the controversy over the Indonesian Game Rating System (IGRS) ratings on the Steam platform, which have been deemed irregular.
“In response to the current situation involving the game rating incident on the Steam platform, we will and have taken steps for investigation both internally within Komdigi and externally, in this case with the game distribution platform,” said Director of Digital Ecosystem Development at Komdigi, Sonny Hendra Sudaryana, during a press conference at the Komdigi office in Jakarta on Tuesday (7/4/2026).
His side has already communicated with Steam on Tuesday morning to discuss the existing controversy.
As a result, Komdigi and Steam agreed to conduct investigations on their respective sides.
Sonny explained that the IGRS should employ a multi-layered verification mechanism, even though data entry is done independently by the game developers.
“The IGRS applies a multi-layered verification mechanism through self-assessment by game developers and self-declaration by game developers or publishers,” he said.
According to Sonny, this issue should have been avoidable.
Komdigi is committed to preventing the recurrence of similar incidents.
“We have also conducted investigations both internally and externally together with industry players in the gaming sector to identify the gaps. In the future, we will also involve industry players in the gaming sector in this investigation,” said Sonny.
The irregularity stems from several games containing adult content being labelled as safe for children, while a number of popular games received a “not suitable” rating.
This situation has triggered a stir on the X platform (formerly Twitter).
Several Indonesian gamers shared screenshots showing the oddities in the classification system.
Meanwhile, several popular AAA games that have won awards, such as Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, were labelled “not suitable for distribution in Indonesia”.