Update & News - The Yumi Commission & Steam Censorship

"Ha! Dweeb, I knew you couldn't last more than a few hours of this. Now... I... I want you to say I'm beautiful..."

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I've received the early versions of the upcoming commission for my slice-of-life game Don't Flex On Me Yumi-Chan!!! from artist Chayon. There are a lot more layers and details to it, but so far, this is looking absolutely fantastic. Yumi's back is beautifully rendered and I just could not resist showing it to you right away.

This is shaping up to be quite the H scene, I'm telling ya!

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I'm almost done with My Oppai Mommy Makes Me Want To Spill All Of My Company Secrets. As with every other CG scene in the game so far, I'm trying to milk (pun intended) at least two scenes out of every artwork I got, and only one remains to be completed before the game is 100% finished.

It is too late in the month for an official release in July on digital storefronts, so expect to have a complete build made available here, of course, but the official public release will have to wait until August. Steam has to test a completed build and always asks for some sort of delay before release, so my hands are tied in that regard.

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Speaking of Steam, perhaps you've read the news this week regarding their new wave of censorship that comes about because of payment processor demands.

So far, banned games have had content related to siblings' relations, slaves and prison settings. Which is an odd grab-bag of random subjects, and not represented at all in my games. And the reason why is because the payment processors are mostly trying to cover their butts from changing laws across the world, which are becoming more and more conservative.

It is a complex subject, and I do have opinions on the matter, but the fragile balance the entire Peach Punch business model is based upon is forcing me to stay vague about it. If you've ever wondered why some of my phrasing and choice of words are sometimes awkward and evasive, that is why. I'll keep using vague expressions such as 'H scene' and 'Bad Ending' in substitution for words I feel might get me banned from my current revenue sources. I've seen it happen to many other indie devs.

I'm even questioning whether I should censor the upcoming My Oppai Mommy game for Steam. While the game's content is not going for shock, I could understand why some of the endings might be considered as such, and could mark the game as subject to a ban. I'm thinking of just softening some edges off, making the protagonist just 'fall unconscious' in some endings, for example. I hope you'd forgive me for doing so if I ever decide to do it.

Of course, you'll always get the raw version here, and on other online stores where I feel free to do so. So no worries here, you'll get what you want in the end.

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And that's it. Some cool and some less-cool news this week. It can't be sunshine and rainbows all the time, you know?

While I'm bringing up the weather, rains have been quite aggressive here in the last few weeks. Whereas we used to have light rain from time to time, now every week it feels like we're having tropical-style heavy rain and thunderstorms. As a home owner, it is making me freak out. I want my house water-free as much as possible. Be careful and refer to your weather app before heading out, that is my advice to you.

I have a few days off this weekend and at the beginning of next week. I should come back to you with significant progress very soon.

Until then, stay dry out there!