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Itch Restores Some Adult Games

Itch.io Begins Reindexing Adult Games, With One Major Catch
The games platform will let developers host adult content as long as it is free and aligns with an upcoming 'content warnings' system for NSFW content.
Itch.io Is Restoring NSFW Games—as Long as They’re Free
Facing pressure from payment processors, the indie game platform delisted many adult titles this week. Itch.io began offering free NSFW content again on Thursday as it looks for new payment options.
Itch.io Is Returning Free NSFW Games To Its Store
Itch.io, the indie gaming store that recently pulled all NSFW games from its site, is beginning the process of “re-indexing” adult games. At the moment, this is only affecting free games, and the site is still in discussions with payment providers over how it can return paid-for NSFW games without facing penalization.
Itch.io Restores Free NSFW Content After Last Week’s ‘Deindex,’ But Paid Content Is Still Hidden
The indie game marketplace Itch.io decided to shadowban NSFW content last week to the chagrin of fans, and this week they're restoring the free ones.
Itch.io has begun restoring NSFW content, but only if it’s free
They’re still working on a permanent payment solution.
Itch.io starts reindexing free NSFW content
Digital storefront Itch.io is reindexing its free adult games, and is talking to its partnered payment processors about plans to gradually reintroduce paid NSFW content. In a new Developer Update, the company said the decision will ensure it can "confidently support the widest range of creators in the long term.
Mastercard insists it has not "required restrictions of any" game on Steam or itch.io, but Valve claims otherwise
As Steam and Itch.io continued to grapple with recent pressure by payment processors to withdraw NSFW games from their ...
Once a relative haven for adult games, itch.io begins removing explicit titles
Wednesday night, itch.io creators and users began noticing that many adult-oriented games and content were no longer ...
Steam and Itch.io Are Pulling ‘Porn’ Games. Critics Say It’s a Slippery Slope to More Censorship
A conservative group is targeting payment processors as “a weapon” to get adult games deindexed in storefronts. Even games ...
Itch.io is the latest marketplace to crack down on adult games
Indie video game marketplace Itch.io announced this week that it has "deindexed" adult and not-safe-for-work games, removing ...
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Indie Game Marketplace, Itch.io, Shadowbans All NSFW Content After Payment Provider Scrutiny
Following in Steam's lead from June, indie marketplace Itch.io has "deindexed" all adult NSFW content from the search tool on ...
Mastercard Denies It Pressured Steam, Itch.io to Delist Adult Games
Our payment network follows standards based on the rule of law. Put simply, we allow all lawful purchases on our network. At ...
Free adult NSFW content returns to itch.io, as one of the platform's major payment processors expresses hope to 'support adult content in the future'
In a note to developers, Itch.io founder Leaf Corcoran has confirmed that free adult content will be re-indexed on the ...
Game Developers Org ‘Alarmed’ by Censorship and Delisting of ‘NSFW’ Games Following Backlash (Gaming News Roundup)
International Game Developers Association (IGDA) released a statement Tuesday calling for "greater transparency and fairness" ...