Post by HH Richards in Will adult games be forced into "direct payments" instead of "collected by itch.io"?

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HH Richards1 year ago (2 edits) (+14)

So the options are:

Use direct payments to Paypal (but paypal don't like adult content so presumably won't allow this)
Use direct payments to Stripe (but Stripe don't like adult content so presumably won't allow this)
Make the game free

Are there any other options?

I don't even know if I can delete a game, because people who've bought it still need access to their purchase.

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𝗦𝗲𝘅 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀1 year ago (5 edits) (+8)

PayPal and Stripe don’t allow adult transactions and using their services will result in getting your merchant account banned. It’s absolutely ridiculous and beyond frustrating

And yes you can’t delete your game either as itch.io policy states that if you delete your game. You will have to issue a refund to all the buyers!

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HH Richards1 year ago(+3)

Surely not! I think a game can be made to be unlisted, but will still appear in buyers' list of purchased games. Giving everyone their money back would be very bad, I've sold quite a few over the last few years 😅

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