Post by Matt Glanville in Patreon integration on itch.io comments

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Matt Glanville6 years ago (2 edits) (+1)

I'm curious if it's possible to have a game available ONLY to Patreon supporters? Or does it also have to have a public purchase option to non-patrons?

So could you have, for example, a game available from itch.io for patrons only for, say, 1 month, then after that period it's available to purchase to everyone? That way you could have timed exclusives for patrons, but the games become publicly available after the exclusivity period.

leafoAdmin6 years ago

Sure, you should be able to use "Restricted" visibility mode to keep your page hidden to the public. Tell me if you run into any issues doing that.

Matt Glanville6 years ago

Thanks! That would kind of work, but it's not exactly what I'm thinking. I was imagining a public page that anyone can view, but there's no option to buy/download unless you are a patron.

Your solution would mean the page is invisible to everyone unless they have a password.

leafoAdmin6 years ago(+2)

Thanks for the clarification. There's an option for that as well. You can create a public page then check "No new downloads & purchases" option. It's a little confusingly named, but it only blocks people from getting your game from the game's page, it doesn't block keys generated through patreon.

Matt Glanville6 years ago

Hey, sorry for the slow response. That's exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

I must have missed it because it's hidden until you click the "Configure settings..." link. I couldn't even find it after you told me, as I was using Ctrl + F to search.

Thanks again for the help. I'm glad this option is supported.