Once a relative haven for adult games, itch.io begins removing explicit titles
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Summary
Online gaming marketplace itch.io has removed or restricted access to adult content on its site, following pressure from Australian non-profit organisation Collective Shout.
Collective Shout had written to payment providers including Visa and MasterCard, protesting about some content on the gaming sites.
It highlighted the case of No Mercy, a controversial “sexual assault simulator”, and other games that feature rape, incest and child sexual abuse.
itch.io said it had removed the adult content from search results and deindexed it, and was conducting a comprehensive audit of its content, which developers will have to certify is in line with payment providers’ terms.
Gay romance games could become a victim of the purge, as many payment platforms do not allow content related to sex between minors, or sexualised imagery of minors.
