So about Itch.io...
If you haven't already read Itch.io's statement, I recommend doing so before continuing to read.
The long and short of it is that Itch is no longer a reliable means of distributing adult content. While none of our games ever violated Itch, Patreon, or other Terms of Service/Community Guidelines, the fact remains that so much good will and trust in Itch as a platform is now gone. We can no longer rely on Itch to be a stable platform to release our content.
While the hope is that the Itch pages will be back online once we've completed their new "verification" (See: Cover their ass checkbox), our release methodology will be changing moving forward.
Our future releases will now be immediately available to all Patrons regardless of tier, as well as to anyone paying a one-time fee. There will no longer be an exclusive 2 week head start for Patrons. We have to paywall the content to comply with Patreon NSFW guidelines, which means that the only free version of our content will be found on the seven seas or on whatever remains of Itch after this clusterfuck of a situation.
I completely understand if you feel the need to decrease or cancel your patronage over this change. The team is committed to keep working on all the games so long as we have your backing (and Patreon doesn't pull the rug out from under us).
Thank you for your support as always.
Comments (17)
Well, I saw this coming. It sucks majorly, but knowing how Visa and Mastercard Operate, it was bound to happen. It is a shame as I really enjoyed the quality, history and work put into these games, and I even supported at some point, but as a student, I’m pretty broke, and that means I can’t really support anymore, so sadly I will be missing out on any future releases as itch was the only way I was able to play them. Since that is no longer an option, and since piracy is neither safe nor morally correct to do, neither something I enforce or agree with, I guess I’m missing out from now on. Thank you for the experience and I wish you the best of luck on your projects!
so basicly, my tier is kinda irrelevant right now? welp, either way, i will still be supporting financially
Thankfully itch Io still lets you acess purchased games via My library
This is crap... How can they simply dictate what we can't and can pay for. This is is a beyond a simple monopoly for the payment processors. Its outright abuse and blackmail.
It's nearly 5:30 in the morning for me when I saw the video and red this thread, it's upsetting that all this has happened, it sucks that everyone came crashing down more then likely because one too many people went too far, well whatever the situation, I'm still here for the games, my subscription is staying the same, I came here for a decent porn game I got more than I bargained for, granted I've only been playing Mal0vent but still
That sucks, low-key miss being active in the discord but moneys been rough. I miss interacting with everyone in the server (prob don't remember me but it's Zanthus) Hopefully once I'm more stable I can be more active in the community again. Either way love everything you guys are doing and the storytelling, y'all do an amazing job. <3
I’m a little slow so bear with me. If we are paying for a tiered membership do we also still have to pay for games or is it available to us?
It should all be available to you without any additional fee
Im so sorry about this, Im not currently a paying patron cuz im broke, but I wish you all the best and Ill show my support in any way I can
Gzone had this difficulty. They went to another sight similar to patron and just upload the links to the discord. The problem with it though is that it took me a minute to find them again
For me, I'll definitely show support in(and after) those dark times itch.io gave you.
What happened with Itch.io? Don't tell me it's because of Visa and Mastercard.
Have you considered a discord by the way? It can be a hassle sometimes However it would be a good source of direction? If you have one already I apologize I didn't look before commenting.
We have one, yeah. It's linked in the about section of this page.
Are you kidding? I may not be a patron (free patron rn) but this more than anything makes me want to show support. You had most of your content be free for the longest time with no influx or reason. If anything this will make people wanna help ya out. Sounds like itch is really screwing you. I hope for the best running forward and can't wait to see the progress and stretches you achieve yo break past these boundaries.
You could use F95 zone to distribute the free version
I stopped going to F95 months ago. Too much like 4chan and I don't have time or energy to deal with that. If our games end up there that's fine. We just can't link it here.