unproductive argument
I saw that the game No Mercy has been removed from here, probably due to its fictional content? Is it a TOS violation or something like that? I recently also came across a game where you are stabbing nazis and such things but that one was not removed. What are the steps someone has to follow to ensure he will not be deplatformed (since the rules are not clear)? Would appreciate if you shared a list of banned topics/words so we know beforehand.
First of all, what game are you talking about? By whom? Why isn't the game's creator speaking up?
Second, are you seriously asking why it's generally considered okay to portray Nazis as bad people who might need to be stabbed?
There's no such list because it would be infinite in length. People are expected to use their common sense.
The game is called No Mercy (https://zeratgames.itch.io/no-mercy). I don’t know about the dev because only the ban piqued my interest.
Also, before you engage in heated stuff, let me say it in a different way:
There are other games exactly like No Mercy (with the same non-con aspect etc) that are allowed on this platform. If you didn’t like my mention of nazi stabbing then there’s that too.
You can portray stuff as you want but banning games is… not cool.
It makes me worried that if i create a game with opposite morality it will get taken down without a notice.
We were both posting at the same time, it happens. And it wasn't a ban. Itch.io has no power to ban games. Its creator can still try to publish it anywhere else. As for any plans you might have:
You're trying to create a false equivalence. We're adults here.
But I was talking about non-consent as compared to other harsher non-consent games, I’ve seen games more “wild” than that one on this platform not being taken down at all.
Was there a report? Is it because of the Steam events? That’s why I said it makes me worried to upload stuff in here…
I believe reasons should always be shared :/ and that this is not a case of false equivalence.
(also, people don’t really care about legality here at all, lol, different countries have different laws after all…)
Is there a way I can (for example) ask the platform to review the game beforehand so that I can ensure there won’t be any future problems? Just to avoid public stunts.
Something like Ravager etc (sandbox with adult themes of alternative world, mostly text-based)… There are many such games here already and I’d like to think they are safe and sound.
I’m perhaps years away from actually publishing something yet but I try to learn the platform first before I commit so that I won’t get the NexusMods treatment…
(sorry for long thread spam)
