I realized I had wish listed TLC a long time ago. Have I said how much I hate Steam? I have only one game there, and that is because I got the developer on Steam. I am not sure what you mean about Patreon being on it's way out. I hear a lot of rumors, but none of them are true. At least for me, nothing there has changed at all, other than no one going on review for nearly a year, or more. For some developers, it seems to be the ONLY thing making any money. If that money is less, it is more likely due to the fact that everything (at least here) has gone up more than 20% in cost. It makes supporting very difficult 😢.
Thanks for the support I really appreciate it. I understand not everyone likes Steam. I've had a few words with them of late over what they consider 'adult' in images. I'm just trying to make some interesting stories with adult content for adults and continue learning and improving. Instead, I find myself battling censorship issues. I've already had to remove a five scenes that were acceptable when I made them and suddenly they weren't.
In regards to Patreon, Patreon is becoming more restrictive as far as adult content goes. Patreon hasn't seen any real growth for a few years now. The 10% cut for new creators and billing changes make things tougher for new devs and so on. Perhaps decline is too strong a word, but Patreon is certainly under pressure. I know there are certainly economic pressures that contribute to that. I'm not blaming Patreon or users, but I do have to deal with changing circumstances and make decisions accordingly. The largest issue to deal with is the fall out of this censorship push against independent games and the new reality that it has created with Steam, Itch, Patreon, etc.