Since Itch is removing a lot of games, will you make the game available for purchase on platforms that are fighting the censorship going on? Like GOG, Nutaku and Kagura games store.
I really want to buy the game, but not through itch
Hi. I'm not sure I'll move away from itch entirely, but it seems like selling an h-game in here is no longer an option. I'm currently working on wrapping-up the "final" update for Innventure, along with another dev. By the time the update is finished and is supposed to go live we might decide to make Innventure free on itch and just post a free demo in here (entirety of the game gameplay-wise, but without unlockable characters), and make our own website/launcher to handle distribution, updates, and payments for the full version of the game.
Full version will be available on Patreon, and you'll be able to use said website/launcher to verify you've bought the game previously on itch, so no need to pay twice or anything like that. I'm not sure if going to a different store is any different from staying on itch, since everyone are affected by the same issue.
I'm also going to start working on a new game after we finish Innventure, and the new one is going to be free. I learned that it's too much of a hustle to make a paid game nowadays, too many obstacles and dangers to your product without any real reason behind it. Kinda sad but also gives new possibilities.
The approximate Patreon-release date for this update is end of August. After that it'll take us probably a week or two to test and fix things, and then it can be dropped to itch in a demo format. We'll try to quickly make a way to download the full version (said website/launcher) for people who already paid for Innventure on itch, but it might take some time unfortunately, which sucks. I can't make these files downloadable in here. To get re-indexed on itch I'll have to remove the payment feature entirely.
Well, making your own website might not be needed, GOG started protesting against the censorship by making a lot of controversial games(Postal 2 and a lot of H-games) free for a short time, Nutaku added a few alternatives to pay, as a response to the censorship, and Kagura will also not go down with a fight.