A selection of material about game economics and profit.  Compiled for the indie developer of a visual novel or game. Money and your novel

Discussions on the profitability of games and novels.

  • Your game and your players should come first, don't enter into NSFW development expecting to make a profit. Read more.

Payment systems: Patreon, SubscribeStar and others.

  • A new gaming platform for adults. Sell and showcase your games. Reddit or Spicygaming.
  • Anybody tried to use Onlyfans instead of Patreon / Subscribestar? Read more.
  • Unifans - alternative to Patreon with loose policy? What kind of adult content can be posted? Read the article and Reddit.
  • Is it possible to open an SFW game account on Patreon and secretly raise funds for NSFW games there as well? Without the risk of being blocked. Read this discussion.
  • Any stable crowd funded sites like SubscribeStar that is not banning everything like Patreon? Read answers.

Publishing.

  • "Tips & Tricks - Publishing a game on Itch & Steam with a 0€ budget". A detailed description of how a developer marketed his HTML game for adults. Read.