Some of my friends are asking whether the no paid games rule applies to a) Pay What You Want games and b) games released free during the jam but changed to paid later.
First of all, thank you very much for asking!
The idea behind that rule is that everybody can play the games without paywalls. The main goal of the jam is to spread the anti-capitalist discourse and payments go directly against this goal.
It would be better if you make other people lives easier during the voting week by removing additional steps to download your project. That said, if you submit "pay what you want" games or give community copies, please be clear on the description:
1) Mention that the project is a submission for the "Fuck Capitalism Jam 2024" (you can remove it after the jam).
2) Explain that users can pay zero or ask for a free copy to avoid misunderstandings (not everybody knows of itch.io works).
A lot of people try to use the jam to simply sell their games and, as our time is limited, we will probably ban games that are not clear about their intentions.
Of course, feel free to do whatever you want with your game after the jam. However, if you make the itch.io project a paid game someday, it would be nice if you remove its submission from the jam. Don't take this as an obligation, but rather as a good practice aligned with the spirit of the jam.
Hope we have solved your doubts.