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Yeah, Steam seems a lot more formal and "curated". You'd definitely feel the pressure of having to put out something longer and of a higher quality, and that leads to more time sunk into developing a game. More time sunk into development means less of a churn time... meaning less games being published. It's just a vibe difference, not a censorship issue, imo.

Aha, so you've noticed the fan games huh? I've noticed a handful too, so maybe we can exchange notes on observations here. Fan games probably do well thanks to Twitter and Reddit, where most of the MDZS fan communities reside. Not sure about Genshin, though, but it's a good idea to promote your fan games on social media if you're posting them here.

A number of foreigners seem to have gotten into Xianxia and Wuxia, thankfully, and appear to be looking for more material, at least in the form of translated novels. The eastern English-speaking ones seem to come from the South East - likely from Singapore and Malaysia, like myself. I can't speak for the others from my region, but I can only speak my family dialects and not actually read and write formally in Mandarin. That's probably why I need translations like the Western fans do..... but the upside is that I can communicate very easily with them and bridge our differences. I've noticed a few translators are from Singapore, so that has helped with bridging.

It's nice to see people from all over the world come together to enjoy culture. I'm a fan of Victorian and English stuff myself, so it's been very lovely to be able to share, give and receive, and not just be confined to the latter.

Design-wise, Wuxia/Xianxia long hair and dress-like costumes may put off a number of BL fans on this site. Bara games seem naturally more popular here. Perhaps we might get more clicks if we added more muscles... but long flowing robes generally hide muscles anyway.

Ahaha yeah, agreed, don't make games just to introduce a culture, it's extremely difficult. You'll probably end up worrying more about the mechanics, promotions or translations instead of just enjoying the process. It's not a bad idea to just post games in Chinese, though, if you find it easier. There are a number of games that are just in Korean, Japanese or Chinese only. Just be sure to add your main language as the Supported Language in the Metadata tab so your game can be found by the folk who are looking for it.

If you ever make games, I'm sure they'll be very welcome! Diversity means having different flavors, never confined to one type of offering. You'll never know who'll enjoy your game!