I have a credit-card connected to Itch, and I have been able to pay for games on this site in the past without a problem.
The last time I tried to pay for something, however, I had to do it through paypal, which I hate. Have anyone else experienced this frustrating change? The last time I was able to pay directly, was before the witch-hunt for NSFW-content begun, so could that be the reason?
Itch hasn't removed Stripe as a payment method, so you should be able to use it if it's a game that charges for Itch.
The problem is that Itch has a mode (chosen by the person selling the game) called "direct to you," where the game developer is responsible for charging for the game. In this mode, the developer can choose whether they want PayPal only or Stripe as well.
Most likely, you won't be able to buy that game through Stripe because of the game's creator's decision, not because Itch is removing card payments.
It could have been a personal decision by the game developer(s).
But I wouldn’t be surprised if itch.io is remmoving Stripe payment options from projects that are marked as sensitive.
Stripe is much more restrictive than PayPal on what creatives are allowed to use its services. Itch has been changing feature access at an “abundance of caution” level this year.
