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"You have NSFW content uploaded so we'll always show adult content", Um, why?

A topic by IslandWind created Mar 17, 2025 Views: 902 Replies: 2
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Okay, so one of the games I'm making has some mature themes it discusses like domestic/sexual abuse, so I labelled it NSFW. Not sure if that's how the tag is supposed to be used, but I digress. But then I notice I see 'adult' (p0rn) games even though I remember turning that off. When I go to check, well, see the title.

I'm not sure how it makes sense that if someone makes a game that's not for kids due to heavy themes, that means they have to see adult content when they go to the site. Especially since I often use the laptop in public and some of those thumbnails are really NSFW.

It does not make sense. Many people complain about this.

I imagine they made this, so people would not complain about not finding their own games. But this can be solved by other means. Like activating the option, after uploading/updating a nsfw game. And not by locking that option.

There could even be a dialogue after uploading/updating a nsfw game that shows that option and reminds people that it is turned off. In big bold letters. Before they hit update/publish.

Just locking the option is about the most user unfriendly solution for this. Make sure to also use the suggestion box and tell Itch in the designated channel how you feel about the current lack of options.

Yeah, that's an incredibly clunky solution if that's the reason. Would've been much better to just show the uploader's game by default anyway, and then just hide every other upload. So weird.

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