hey fluffy i should warn you itch.io is having some backlash on a group of karens trying to mess with payment on there website hope your doing well
The War on Adult Games!(My Public post on Patreon about it
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Thanks for the heads-up! I actually made a post about this the moment I found out. A friend and fellow dev, contacting me.
At first, I thought he was joking or exaggerating. Sadly, he wasn't. I looked it up... and yeah, welcome to the absurdity of reality.
That
Itch.io and
Steam had to cave to the demands of
payment processors shows just how powerful those companies are. When they say jump, platforms either jump or risk losing
everything. Steam might survive a hit, but even they can’t afford to lose their entire transaction infrastructure. And Itch? They're smaller! for them, it’s even more critical.
But here’s the thing:
What scares me the most isn’t losing
Itch.io. If Itch kicks me off, I’ll find another store. It sucks, yes — but it’s survivable.
What really worries me is
Patreon.
If Patreon ever gets pressured and follows the same path,
I might lose the core of my support system and rebuilding that kind of community on another platform would be incredibly hard. That’s what keeps me up at night.
For now, Patreon seems safe. But we be fools not to prepare for the backlash that’s clearly building. I fully expect that wave to hit soon.
That’s why I’m already in discussions with other devs to find
alternative places where we can safely share and sell our games without being at the mercy of payment overlords and moral crusaders.
Thanks again for checking in. I’m still here. Still working. Still fluffy. But also, watching it unfold.