With the way itchio has handled this and even before it, I would recommend that gamers find an alternative to this damn place. Games are still getting de-indexed, taken down, not restored, etc.
I recommend game devs to make use of the Fediverse, there are numerous Free and Open-Source alternatives out there that are made in mind to give you security, privacy and the means to fight censorship. As for donation platforms, there are others out there, such as Subscribe Star which should be used instead of Patreon.
link below for examples: