Hatred, the grim, ultra-violent mass shooter from Polish studio Destructive Creations, hit Steam Greenlight earlier today with the hope that potential fans would vote for the game's inclusion on Steam. But Valve, the company who controls Steam, quickly dashed Destructive Creations' Greenlight hopes and pulled the title from its platform.

"Based on what we've seen on Greenlight we would not publish Hatred on Steam," Valve's Doug Lombardi said in an email to Polygon. "As such we'll be taking it down."

Hatred was unveiled in October as a playable "genocide crusade" in which the player character slaughters innocent civilians and law enforcement in an effort to "spread Armageddon." Developer Epic Games, whose Unreal Engine powers the title, quickly distanced itself from Hatred and requested that its logos be removed from the game's trailer.

Destructive Creations creative director Jarosław Zieliński attempted to rally gamers interested in seeing Hatred on Steam in an announcement this morning, saying, "If you are a diehard Hatred fan then this is one of the most important news for you this year! Now YOU can vote and decide to bring the game to one of the most popular gaming platforms! Don't just wait until it happens. Tell your friends about it and let their friends tell their friends, so the news will spread everywhere!"

The developer also released a new teaser trailer, featuring more of the game's unrepentant and ugly violence, to support its Greenlight campaign.

Valve removed another game from Steam in October when a developer threatened company co-founder Gabe Newell on Twitter. The developer of Paranautical Activity, Mike Maulbeck, said the decision to remove the game from Steam hurt it sales of the title, saying "It's just not possible to make a living in this industry without steam."

Update: Destructive Creations issued the following statement on Hatred's removal from Steam Greenlight.