Roundtable on the Itch.io situation
a month ago
So itch updated their tos
https://itch.io/docs/creators/faq#i.....ontent-allowed
The following is a non-exhaustive list of prohibited themes present in card processing networks. We are unable to support the sale of any works containing these topics:
Non-consensual content (real or implied)
Underage or “barely legal” themes
Incest or pseudo-incest content
Bestiality or animal-related
Rape, coercion, or force-related
Sex trafficking implications
Revenge porn / voyeur / hidden cam
Fetish involving bodily waste or extreme harm (e.g., “scat,” “vomit”)
Let’s focus on constructive solutions to this dealy here. My take is we should be looking for ways to take players off-platform ie a separate substar page and so on. Remember that the issue is with payment processors. So if your work is not to be paid via the itch site, you’re fine. Set your work to free-to-play or whatever and have a link to donate or something in-game.
If you plan to collect money for your content, then you must adhere to the acceptable use policy of all respective payment processors that your account utilizes:
Personally I make html games that are more or less free to play. I usually monetize with cheats or a version with more content. So these changes don’t really affect me. I still plan on staying on this platform. Yes, search via the itch site takes a hit but I will be pivoting more to FA posting.
Y’all are free to talk about alternatives or some such for us to collectively consider, though.
https://itch.io/docs/creators/faq#i.....ontent-allowed
The following is a non-exhaustive list of prohibited themes present in card processing networks. We are unable to support the sale of any works containing these topics:
Non-consensual content (real or implied)
Underage or “barely legal” themes
Incest or pseudo-incest content
Bestiality or animal-related
Rape, coercion, or force-related
Sex trafficking implications
Revenge porn / voyeur / hidden cam
Fetish involving bodily waste or extreme harm (e.g., “scat,” “vomit”)
Let’s focus on constructive solutions to this dealy here. My take is we should be looking for ways to take players off-platform ie a separate substar page and so on. Remember that the issue is with payment processors. So if your work is not to be paid via the itch site, you’re fine. Set your work to free-to-play or whatever and have a link to donate or something in-game.
If you plan to collect money for your content, then you must adhere to the acceptable use policy of all respective payment processors that your account utilizes:
Personally I make html games that are more or less free to play. I usually monetize with cheats or a version with more content. So these changes don’t really affect me. I still plan on staying on this platform. Yes, search via the itch site takes a hit but I will be pivoting more to FA posting.
Y’all are free to talk about alternatives or some such for us to collectively consider, though.

Zylo82
~zylo82
I heard that the De-Listed games have came back. Especially all of the free games. Is it true?