I'll give a quick rundown for those who don't know, Gamejolt last Thursday (5/22/2025) released an update where a person can use Joltbux to promote or feature their posts, profiles, and games, this was done to level the playing field between those who have GJ Creator and those who don't, by paying for that promotion. Before that change, they had a feature that automatically promoted posts, profiles, and games.

When the feature to be able to use Joltbux to promote yourself was added, this automatic feature was accidentally removed so some big developer profiles disappeared from the featured board, and some users reported this to their networks, of course this was a misunderstanding and a management error, but Gj made the bad decision to delete the posts of those creators and many users affected by the misinformation first, expelled posts from the community, and in the process, many had their GameJolt Creator badge removed from verified users, a dubious technique that breaks trust in how they handle things (I don't know what the terms and conditions are when you get the creator badge, but the fact that it is on a magnitude of several attracts distrust)

Right now many creators are moving their games to itch.io, some will have their reasons and others more out of fear of losing their accounts and their progress due to the actions that Game Jolt is taking lately, but in general due to the great distrust they are generating, trust can be lost very easily and especially when these events occur, many want to avoid possible sanctions, either by commenting on GJ's recent role with the use of Joltbux or by saying that GJ is silencing many.

To clarify, this post is not intended to harm GJ or cause misinformation, all information is quoted from GJ's official publication.

Post here:https://gamejolt.com/p/we-re-noticing-some-troubling-messages-and-misinformation-circulati-eymi6ev4

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Now, because of this situation, which I woke up to this morning with the intention of relaxing and trying new things, I'm worried about the future of Gamejolt and the decline that is coming, affecting many who worked hard to have their talent recognized, only to be forgotten now.

Given this potential situation, I'm considering moving the project to itch.io as a second option very soon. In the meantime, I'd rather wait and see how this all plays out while I build the site.

And for those wondering if the project is still in development, the answer is yes, I'm still working on it quietly, letting my imagination run wild and polishing it whenever necessary, but without trying to perfect it so much, I've just finished redesigning 3 maps definitively and I'm going for the 4th and penultimate one that's missing, of course there are still voice actors missing but first I'm dedicating myself to what I can do and then leaving everything ready for the team's contribution.

A small preview of the progress that has been made, as proof that the game is still in development for the better.

Now with nothing left to say, I say goodbye with a bad taste in my mouth caused by seeing this whole situation....