Posted July 26, 2025 by CoderGuy111
Edit: OH! And I have a forum discussion and page on tfgames, if this all suddenly dissapears: https://tfgames.site/index.php?module=viewgame&id=3432 https://tfgames.site/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?t=19712
SO, I’m sure a lot of you know about the NSFW de-indexing/shadowbans, of which OPP has been affected.
I will officially say that this absolutely sucks, and is clearly the early phases of a bunch of fantatics seeking to ban nsfw in all its form however they can. Whether or not you support what does end up being banned, no company should hold the power to cut off purchasing power for whatever arbitrary reason they come up with (unless illegal). You should see plenty of posts floating around advising how to (politely) hassle these companies, and maybe we can roll this nonsense back.
Now, where does this leave OPP?
Itch’s new restrictions are vague, and leave themselves open to bow at the whim of the payment processors. So, no NSFW content is safe. BUT, if they follow how Steam took a knee, they’re going after “more extreme” nsfw first, of which OPP has none of. With luck, OPP qualifies for eventually being un-shadowbanned. But when that happens, and IF it will happen is very nebulous.
In the meantime, in case the worst happens and OPP is deleted, I have paused accepting donations. It’s unclear if I will receive the generous donations you all have already given OPP (still in processing review), and I don’t want things to get even more muddled, should the worst happen. Please save your money for now. And again, thank you so much for all the support you’ve given the game thus far!
Adding the game to Steam was always part of the plan. I have started the process of making a page, to kind of hedge my bets in case itch completely collapses but Steam holds out a little longer. Original plans were for the first 3 weeks of the game to be free demo, and weeks 4 and 5 to be paid, but that too is in flux. Going to play things by ear in the upcoming weeks/months.
One way or another, I hope to release Week 3 pretty soon, and hope you all enjoy.