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Just following up on this as it seems timely. Monero specifically (for its anonymity properties) but crypto in general would probably be a decent way to shift reliance away from payment providers who cave to censorship requests resulting in damage to the developer ecosystem.

Heya, not sure what people here think of crypto in general, but it'd be really nice if it was possible to support game creators completely anonymously using a privacy coin like monero, thus this feature request. Methods to receive monero (some options support other cryptos too) can be found here: https://getmonero.dev/accepting-monero/overview.html
Pros:

• More business from people who can't or don't want to use debit or paypal.
• Cheaper transaction fees (monero fees seem to average around ~6 cents)
• Allow people to pay for things anonymously (monero transactions origins, destinations, and amounts are cryptographically obfuscated)
• Decouple platform reliance from centrally controlled currencies (e.g. if there is worry that centralized currencies may be managed poorly in the future for one reason or another)
• Edit: Threats of censorship from payment providers may hold less weight (depending on how many people use crypto).

Cons:

• May be illegal in some countries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_cryptocurrency_by_country_or_territory
• Depending on whether the monero is exchanged immediately, may have tax implications (i.e. capital gains)
• May have moral implications: most cryptos are created to benefit initial investors (i.e. pump and dump schemes), and even if they aren't, use often affects price creating an incentive for existing holders to evangelize for its use. Monero is slightly more trustworthy in this aspect as it is designed to be somewhat inflationary (so people are incentivized to spent it and don't just buy and hold) but in the short-to-medium term use still effects price which makes it something to keep in mind. One could in theory offset this by supporting as many cryptos as possible, which might not be too hard depending on the payment processor used.
• Edit: Environmental effects - Low in general for monero even though it uses proof of work, will be a big concern for older cryptos like Bitcoin tho.
• May unknowingly be party to money laundering / receiving stolen funds. This is technically true for all payment methods, but its probably more likely with crypto in general, and monero in particular. For monero you won't know whether funds were stolen due to its design but it is something to consider.

Edit July 24th 2025: Add stuff about payment provider censorship and environmental concerns.

The idea of 2D slices of 3D worlds has always been my dream game. The design is simple, the music is relaxing, good job!

I can't get past the acid pool on level 4 (i think?) tho...

Even when reading the instructions I am still confused about how to play. I somehow got stuck just looking at one planet. Also the planets are hard to click.

Seems like a *really* cool idea, but the implementation is off.

The idea is decent, but the movement is terrible. The character is really annoying to move (low acceleration, slow to stop?). You have to wait 5 seconds to activate things, and you get popped back at the level selection room after each level for some reason. Also you have to be super careful not to accidentally join with a cube you didn't mean to join with. You might want search up how to make responsive platformer movement. (I think GMTK has some videos about that)

(Sorry if this seems mean, I just like to be honest)

How do you get past level 5!?!?

Pretty simple platformer, good job : )

The menu is not a workin.

This is pretty hard! Its fast paced and I'm sure I could get good at it.

Perfect as an arcade game.

Once one ball is on the grey platform, you have to swing underneath the map to get to the grey platform on the left.

I always get so nostalgic when playing pico 8 games...

This is awesome! Gives me Baba is You vibes

This is pretty cool! Gives me Baba is You vibes (but I like it even more because its programming-related)

5 star!

Little bit janky, but its an interesting tower defense idea.

I always get nostalgic for Pico8 games...

Wow this is great! Can't wait till you release the whole game!