Version 6.2 live (Patreon)

Version 6.2 contains the evening's events, closing out playable day 6 (Wednesday). 7 scenes containing 2,500 renders...

Version 6.2 contains the evening's events, closing out playable day 6 (Wednesday).

7 scenes containing 2,500 renders.8 trophies.4 animations.

PC: MothersandDaughters-0.6.2.7-pc.zipMac: MothersandDaughters-0.6.2.7-mac.zipAndroid: com.spin256.mothersanddaughters-release-0625.apk

Note: 0.6.2.7 contains mainly fixes for desktop versions.

/Rant/

If you've been following recent events, you may have seen the purge of adult games on Steam and Itch.io.

Mothers and Daughters hasn't been affected on Steam, but it has been deindexed on Itch, which has resulted in a significant drop in visibility and sales.

Platforms should decide what content they host, provided it is legal in the countries where they operate. Outside companies, especially payment networks, should not be making those decisions for them.

Recent information from Valve suggests it was Mastercard that caved to pressure from an activist group. They did not even engage with Valve directly, leaving the platform to enforce restrictions on their behalf.

Some users have protested by contacting Visa and Mastercard by phone and email. If you do the same, remember to be polite. The person you speak to did not make the decision, but large volumes of complaints do get noticed internally.

What can be done long-term?

While Visa has similar content restrictions in its rules, switching from Mastercard to Visa is one way to make Mastercard's decision have a measurable impact. A drop in card usage affects revenue, and shareholders watch for those numbers.

Visa may eventually take similar actions. If so, they should expect the same response from users. Enough people making that switch could also push Visa closer to monopoly territory, which tends to draw greater attention from regulators.

Why does it matter?

Regardless of personal opinions about the games removed, this is still censorship of content that is legal. The activist group behind the current purge previously targeted Detroit: Become Human, a title with no adult content at all.

If a game like that is not safe, how long before your favorite title is next?

You can see Kimberley's opinion of censorship in the image above.