If you'd like my honest opinion from a dev standpoint, Carrot - definitely consider bringing OW to Steam. The amount of traffic games typically get on itch compared to Steam is pretty much inconsequential.
I'll definitely support your endeavors with a new remaster page, though - I think that might be a good idea overall. I always download your new releases even if I don't find time to play them right away.
This whole itch situation honestly sucks and feels so unfair, I wish you didn't have to deal with any of this. :(
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Yeah... I do think releasing on Steam could help a lot. Unfortunately, at least in the near future, Steam isn't an option for me unless I have a publisher. Because of my complicated tax situation, I would need to hire an expensive international tax lawyer to help me figure out how to fill out all the paperwork correctly for Steamworks (even though I would be releasing the game for free). This on top of the $100 fee to release a game is just a lot more money than I can spare right now, particularly as I just lost my job. To release on Steam, I would need someone else that has a Steamworks account to let me publish under them.
Thank you so much for the support though, that really means a lot 💕 I wish this too, both for myself and for the other devs that are in the same situation as me. I know a few others that have also been deindexed but told by itch that "their game doesn't appear deindexed," so it doesn't seem to be an isolated issue either... :(