Hey everyone — it’s report time again!
Hope you’ve all had a chance to play the latest Beauty and the Thug update!
I’m still waiting for your thoughts – don’t be shy, I read every comment!
Quick technical update
So far, the situation with NSFW games on itch.io hasn’t really changed.
As I said before – as long as itch lets me sell my game, I’ll keep it there, updating it to the latest version.
That said, since players on itch can now only buy NSFW games via PayPal (credit/debit cards are no longer accepted), I’ve been looking for other ways to make the game available.
I tried Gumroad, but… yeah. They recently banned NSFW content, and my account got suspended right after the first sale.
Ouch. 😅
GOG also didn’t work out. Only about 160 people voted for my game there.
For comparison, Summer in the City by FlipDaShit, which launched just a few days earlier, got over 1350 votes.
So… yeah, not much hope on that front either.
But! I did find a new platform that actually wants NSFW creators — EroBits!
Both my games are already up there!
You can grab them with credit/debit cards – or even crypto, if you’re into that.
I’m also talking to another adult-friendly store.
They currently have a 3 GB file size limit, but they told me they plan to increase it to 10 GB soon – which means they’ll finally be able to host my games too.
So, more good news is coming!
Development update
Lately, I’ve switched gears back to my second game, The Better Deal, and have been working on it for the past few weeks.
If the previous update was all about choosing the heroine’s love interest, this one is the climax of the story.
That means lots of scene changes, new environments, and plenty of complicated setups – the kind that eat up time but make the story truly shine.
My minimum goal for this update is to finish the big climax and get Riley to the point where she’s finally safe.
So far, I’ve completed three events of the Chapter III out of the planned eight, and even created the game’s first ending – though it’s a bad ending. Also, I am close to finishing the fourth event, but it’s for the next report.
It’s tough to tease it without spoiling anything, so just brief comments.
Sunny finally connected to Steam and is playing Beauty and the Thug!
(Yes, in that universe you can actually play B&T on Steam)
Jack practicing some cool gun poses.
Riley having a medical consultation.
The team heads out to the party!
The party was a success!
That’s all for now, folks!
I’m deep into The Better Deal and really hope to finish it before the end of the year – though it’s going to be a challenge. I’ll definitely finish Chapter III, but Chapter IV, the final one, is very non-linear and contains many game endings.
Thanks, as always, for your support – it means the world to me.
Stay tuned, stay awesome, and keep an eye out for the next update!
Your zegamez