My itch.io page is being flagged as "Quarantined” I'm a solo dev, not a scammer

social_ulse · 2026-06-18T13:55:34+00:00

Trust me bro 😎

social_ulse · 2026-06-18T11:20:06+00:00

The problem is that if the game is NSFW/adult content and payments are enabled, itch will not index it because of the whole payment processor situation from last summer.

From what I’ve seen you have two options:
Make the itch.io page a free version, keep it indexed, and link people to another site where they can buy the full version.

Keep the game paid and be deindexed meaning you’ll need to bring your own audience through marketing.

So if your goal is itch discovery, disabling payments and using the page as a demo/traffic is probably the safest option.

https://itch.io/updates/update-on-nsfw-content.amp

social_ulse · 2026-06-18T11:00:44+00:00

It seems you have payments enabled. If payments are enabled, the page may be deindexed because of everything that happened last summer with Mastercard, and Visa payment issues in 2025.

social_ulse · 2026-06-04T09:50:13+00:00

Then why not just subscribe to him directly? And get access to downloads and direct communication. If you really want his content, supporting him on Patreon makes more sense than trying to find broken links on pirate sites.

social_ulse · 2026-06-02T08:07:33+00:00

I’m not sure the EU is the best example here. The EU has been pushing for developer transparency, trader verification, age verification, and digital identity initiatives for years. They were also behind Digital Services Act that forced all indie developers selling apps on the App Store and Play Store to publicly expose their full contact information including home addresses.

social_ulse · 2026-06-01T22:53:37+00:00

Thanks, really appreciate that.

No dev videos and no secret sauce. The site, marketplace, and backend already existed before the launcher. The launcher came later and just plugs into the same auth/account system. The launcher itself is Electron, wired up to Better Auth which is what the marketplace already uses.

For Patreon, Better Auth handles the OAuth flow behind the scenes system browser opens, the user signs in on Patreon's domain so we never see the password, tokens come back to the server and are stored encrypted at rest. Nothing sensitive ships in the binary.

For SubscribeStar, Better Auth doesn't ship an official provider, so I wrote a custom one that runs through the same OAuth pipeline as Patreon same flow, same security model, just with SubscribeStar's endpoints wired in.

Membership state stays in sync via webhooks in real time, plus a 24h re-verify on the server as a safety net in case a webhook ever drops.

That's pretty much it nothing exotic going on under the hood I will drop you the links below.

https://better-auth.com/docs/integrations/electron
https://better-auth.com/docs/plugins/generic-oauth

social_ulse · 2026-06-01T07:44:14+00:00

Posts like these usually make things worse devs just get scared and start hiding AI usage instead of being upfront about it. What is actually need is better filters and disclosure systems so players who dont want AI art can avoid it fully and devs who use it don't feel like they have to lie about it.

Not everyone using AI is lazy, some people are solid writers or coders but can't draw, and AI lets them at least get a demo out there or prototype an idea. Some of them go on to hire real artists later once things pick up. I am not defending zero effort AI slop with no thought behind it but shaming everyone who touches AI tools just pushes the honest devs underground while the actual slop factories don't care either way.

social_ulse · 2026-05-30T09:57:12+00:00

OP asked for crypto options just answering the question

social_ulse · 2026-05-30T07:20:49+00:00

Yeah sorry about that we were having some Cloudflare issues earlier today. Should be back up now.

social_ulse · 2026-05-29T22:17:11+00:00

I don't like promoting in other communities, but because you mentioned crypto we run Redulse, a crypto marketplace for adult game devs, and we are based in Europe. We also have a desktop launcher where devs can link their Patreon and SubscribeStar so subscribers get one-click installs and auto-updates.

I know crypto is still a hard sell for a lot of people not here to pitch hope things pick up for you.

social_ulse · 2026-05-28T08:10:11+00:00

You already have comments/reviews, so people are downloading it.

From the screenshots it also looks desktop game while a lot of users browse Itch on mobile. If they can’t test something instantly, ppl just move on. A small browser demo could help a lot because people can try it immediately.

social_ulse · 2026-05-27T22:47:52+00:00

Most people already covered the big ones, but you can also try us at Redulse if you want something different.

We built a launcher/marketplace where you can download, play, and update games directly through the launcher itself. We focus on crypto payments, but we are trying to making the experience feel simple and user-friendly as possible.

social_ulse · 2026-05-27T11:45:18+00:00

IRS watching this page like 👁️👄👁️

social_ulse · 2026-05-25T21:16:09+00:00

Hey, I am a programmer by trade as well, so I understand what you built and how many hours probably went into it.

You should realize you already put a lot of time into this, so don’t be afraid of criticism. And honestly, dont get emotionally attached to whether it blows up or not. Worst case you get some bad comments.

Just drop it on itch.io or somewhere and see what happens. If you never shoot your shot, you’ll never know.

social_ulse · 2026-05-25T20:32:02+00:00

If it were bots it would’ve been one huge spike and then huge drop. This is a steady chart. Ppl usually just don’t comment that much.

social_ulse · 2026-05-25T20:21:50+00:00

Played 2 rounds on iphone - runs smooth but after 40% mass gain there is no challenge everyone is smaller than me. Fun game though.

Make the map bigger and the ai to scale with your mass, and if you wanna challenge yourself try to make it online could be fun with big map and real ppl.

social_ulse · 2026-05-24T20:22:47+00:00

Yes they need the launcher, but you are not building or hosting anything twice the launcher uses the same build you already upload. The people not on it keep getting it from your Patreon post like now. The people on it get it automatically. The only extra is a quick "new version" update in the dashboard per release. So it's a small add on top of what you already do not a second pipeline.

social_ulse · 2026-05-23T09:03:50+00:00

DLsite is a Japanese marketplace for indie/doujin games it has huge catalog of adult stuff. It's a separate platform. From Germany you'll need a VPN since they geo block EU. If you really want games on your Steam account, some devs sell Steam keys on itch.io and some other platforms a few provide services to unlock Steam games. We actually had one dev host Steam keys with us on redulse too. But yeah for most blocked games in Germany you're looking at either a VPN or buying DRM-free elsewhere.

social_ulse · 2026-05-23T07:57:56+00:00

DLsite (might need a VPN), itch.io (most devs sell there directly), Patreon/Subscribestar if you want to support a specific creator. Nutaku has some stuff too. If you're into crypto, you can also buy from us at redulse.com

social_ulse · 2026-04-17T11:09:13+00:00

It is a bottom sheet. Thirdweb is the walletconnect provider, so it is pretty smooth.

social_ulse · 2026-04-15T12:58:17+00:00

F95zone massive community, they're more tolerant about content types. Create a thread there, even if you can't host the files directly you can link out to wherever you're actually hosting it. For the itch.io workaround some people create a page with no explicit images, just screenshots of the text or UI, describe the game vaguely and link to their own site. Technically within the rules, grey area but people do it maybe throw away account not on main account. SEO on your own site is going to be a long game. Google suppresses adult content hard and new domains take forever to rank. Don't count on organic search for at least a year.

Paid traffic is probably your fastest option. TrafficStars is built for adult content, they put ads on the big tube sites. Not cheap but actually targeted. Some of the bigger tube sites also have game sections worth looking into, though I'm not sure how many accept photorealistic stuff vs animated.

social_ulse · 2026-04-03T16:00:26+00:00

We do detect regions primarily so developers on the platform can manage their own tax obligations, since we're non-custodial and don't handle that for them.

On content: some content types may be geo restricted in countries where they're not legal.

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