In Light of Recent Developments...
I'm sure some of you probably already know - but itch.io is doing a massive scrub of all their NSFW games due to pressure from their payment providers and certain internet activist groups. Their goal is to remove games with various themes such as Incest or Rape, which very likely means REC will be removed (due to its non-con themes).
Does this suck? Yes. Do I care? A little. Does this affect the game's development? Not really.
Why does this bother me only a little? Well, every time a product or service becomes contraband in recent history the simple concept of supply and demand comes into play. I seriously mean it when I say that I can't see this doing anything but raising the value of NSFW games as a genre. My honest prediction is that in the long term, this will make NSFW games more popular than ever, with forums like F95Zone becoming even bigger as a result.
But let's be honest, it will be difficult to market this game for a while, and I will likely take a hit to my finances for the next while. But unless it literally becomes illegal to make an adult game (which is a whole different topic), I will never stop working on REC.
Anyways, that's all I have to say on this. I don't plan on arguing or taking some sort of stand on Twitter (lowkey I abhor using social media). And I don't recommend for you to argue with these groups online either - it's a complete waste of time. You're not going to be able to explain to someone who can't distinguish reality from fiction on nuance. It's a pointless battle with no winner.
What I recommend is to take a look at signing a petition like
this one to start generating some awareness that this type of behavior is not okay (or even legal) from payment processors such as Visa/Mastercard.
In light of this recent news, if you like this game and would like to help me see it to the finish line, all I ask is that you share it with a friend who might enjoy it. Or even leave a review on F95Zone. And, of course, there's always the SubscribeStar too.
Okay, back to drawing sprites now. Check in with y'all soon!
TL;DR; Itch.io folded on NSFW games but it doesn't really affect our plans on completing REC.