Hello,
I'm working on a free-to-play, pay-what-you-want browser game. I like the "pay what you want" settings on itch.io and will be using them.
I have a small problem, however. My users are mostly Norwegian, many of them are unfamiliar with itch.io, and in the feedback I've gathered after my previous game and in preparations for the next one, I know that they will be *a lot* more willing to pay for the game if I allow them to pay using Vipps instead of credit cards / PayPal.
Obviously I don't expect itch.io to implement a Scandinavia-only payment method. I could, however, implement and host it myself. But if I do, the question becomes: can I do that without breaking itch.io rules?
Specifically, what I want to do is have a "Pay" or "Support" link in the in-game menu. When clicking that, a dialog box shows up with a short text encouraging them to pay for the game if they like it, and two buttons: one to pay by Vipps (which sends them to a payment form on my own domain), and one to pay by card (which sends them to the default support page on itch.io). The Vipps button will only be displayed if their in-game language is set to Norwegian.
I can't find anything specifically about this in the quality guidelines. I realize it's not an ideal solution, as users paying by a secondary payment method wouldn't be covered by Open Revenue Sharing, but practically my choice is either offering this payment method or not get paid at all, so I'd love to implement it if something like that is allowed in itch.io games.