If you aren’t aware of the itch adult games situation, you should start by reading: https://itch.io/updates/update-on-nsfw-content
I released a new game called “Chara Talent Agency” and as I had expected, things aren’t going well. Since itch.io no longer indexes adult games, the game had a lot less visibility. It had 4,500 views in its first week, whereas Chara Upgrades had over 200,000 in its first week. It means significantly fewer sales and almost zero new fans (who may buy my previous games). It somewhat feels like I made the game for nothing.
So, the solution would be to promote the game more. Sadly, there is another problem. Right now, Stripe can’t be used for adult games on itch, and therefore, you can’t pay using a credit card. If you can’t use PayPal, then you can’t buy the premium code. I feel weird about promoting a game that many people can’t buy.
Finally, there is the payout problem. My payout is late, like for many other developers. It’s summer, and I can understand that itch.io has a lot to deal with right now, so I’ll just wait for now and contact them only when it’s very late. They likely lost a great deal of revenue, but I don’t think they are going bankrupt. However, hearing that the best-selling developer on the platform (vintage story) no longer accepts payments because Itch.io owes them too much money… it kinda worries me a little.
So, is it time for me to be downcast? No, it’s time to be positive. First, I’ll take a break. I have an S-tier idea for the next game, and it should be a fun game with gameplay. Chara Talent Agency is still a good game; I believe it can do well later. The pictures are great, better than my other games. The only problem is that the temptation system can be a little confusing. But there is only one thing to know in the end: Give your girls contracts they accept and contracts they refuse because they are too shy (shy emoji), and in no time, she will want to level up and do lewder contracts. If you haven’t tried the game already, here is the link.
I’ve updated Chara Injector as well with the pictures I had ready for a while. Since those are pictures that I made a while ago, they aren’t as good as the newer ones. I also improved other things. You can see the full changelog here: https://kk2oven.itch.io/chara-injector/devlog/1014664/major-update-to-120
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sie könnten zahlungen auch mit paysave oder so entgegen nehmen
I trust itch.io will find a solution for payment
deine spiele sind alle gut, mache doch auf den anderen spiele seiten (Chara cc; cChara dungeon) werbung für Chara talentagentur
I’ll advertise more later when itch has solved the payment issues
viel glück noch, ich finde deine spiele sehr gut, und hoffe das es bald weitere gibt
That makes me sad. I bought the game, I really liked it. Not as much as chara mansion for some reason, despite the games having a similar vibe. Hopefully things smooth over more. Sadly Itch and Patreon are the kings of this sort of content, I can't even name another one besides steam which is doing a similar policy for lewd content. Hopefully things improve and you keep making fun games.
PayPal can up and take all of your money, never hold on paypal