Some bad news, everyone...
Added 2025-07-24 08:53:04 +0000 UTCHello everyone!
Today, many NSFW game developers - myself included - were hit with yet another blow.
Itch.io, my main platform where the game was published, decided to shadowban all NSFW games.
From what I understand, it’s for the same reasons Steam recently started cracking down - likely due to games with extreme or controversial themes (which I won’t go into here).
Itch has promised to introduce some kind of review process to confirm that a game doesn't violate their guidelines, so there’s a small chance the game might return to the site.
To be honest, this has been a huge hit to my motivation to keep going.
Right now, the only hope for the future of this game lies with you - my Patrons - and Steam (which hasn’t rejected the game yet, so there's still a chance).
Thanks everyone! Let’s hope it gets resolved!
Comments
All I can say is, call your payment processors and banks and take as much time as possible (this is the solution). I've been calling everyday. The reason phone call complaints are effective with these payment processor companies is because it takes up valuable time that the company could be otherwise dealing with other issues. Phone support is expensive and slow, which makes it an ideal pressure point. A large public outcry is what causes companies to pay attention and consider backtracking and it's happening right now. Make a script about why this is bad (payment processor companies shouldn't be censoring legal material because they personally think it's immoral and it's an attack on free speech - you can ask AI to create a script for you if you don't have to time to write a long message) then call VISA/MasterCard/STRIPE/Paypal, say you'd like to lodge a complaint. Then when they ask what this is in regards to, just start reading your script. Sometimes the rep will try to cut you off once they find out what the complaint is about, but just ask whether or not phone call complaints are reported, if they say yes, then say you want your call to be reported and heard and then read your script. If they say no, that's really weird and just keep insisting and eventually they will try to transfer you to a supervisor or something. The longer the message the better since that's the point. We essentially have to keep this up for the next few weeks if we want something to happen. We don’t need to be aggressive - just persistent. Keep the pressure on and call every few days, or every day if you care about this issue. The following link has all the contact information you need to call them: https://10kphonecalls.com/
SNES
2025-07-29 22:25:39 +0000 UTCthx :)
Snakerser
2025-07-26 10:56:25 +0000 UTCI pray for the smooth development of this game, honestly I really hope that Itch can always approve the publication of this game because this is my favorite game,And I really want to experience early access, but due to financial reasons, I can't, so I can only hope for smooth development of this game. Thank you.
burjer kill
2025-07-26 10:51:55 +0000 UTC
