Posted May 01, 2023 by Wildman Dev
Well, here is some sad news.
Recently, my account lost the privilege of Itch.io's Payouts feature, which, for NSFW devs, is a really terrible thing. This decision was made against my account without any warning, discussion, or recourse, and I couldn't really tell you why it happened, as Itch refuses to get into specifics. To make matters worse, the decision is final.
I won't post unproven speculation, but know that there are some bad-faith actors out there who are hypothesizing that this action taken by Itch was done to combat fraud, misuse of their platform, or particularly egregious NSFW content. From what little information I do have, it is in my opinion that none of these reasons are why Itch has done this to me, but again, there isn't a lot of verified information out there.
Essentially, if you read this post on Itch's support forums, you'll know about as much as I do, the owner of this account (lol).
Beyond the fact that it's completely unprofessional of a business to terminate an arranged deal with no real explanation (or reference of fault in their ToS), know that I have done nothing wrong with my account or game. Those of you who have played Stranded in Space are likely laughing at the idea that the NSFW content could be deemed too "risky," and of the 1,700+ purchases made here on the Itch platform, two have been refunded.
...So yeah, this doesn't feel great.
In relation to Stranded in Space being on Itch, what are my options? As of now, I truly don't know. I'm currently awaiting about five emails from various pertinent parties, and pending their responses, I'm sure I'll figure something out.
Here's hoping it all works out.