The only thing I’d like to add is, getting a lot of views/downloads the first week a game is released, and have them reduces the following days is normal. It happens on all games.
Apart from that, I would imagine the 18+ option is a tricky one. I don’t know a lot about the Itch demographic, but wouldn’t be surprised if there is a high percentage of young users, or users that may not be looking for that type of content. I have no data to back this up, just speculations.
I understand. The thing is though most of the traffic that was coming in was overwhelmingly from the erotic tags. Like over 95% so I'm pretty sure those guys knew what they were getting into. My game is also clearly listed as "adult" in the description. I never assumed that the downloads and views would sustain that early level, but after it settled into its own niche and was getting consistent visibility for a few months, the fact that it cratered overnight does not seem like the usual trend to me.
