[6][7] There is also a growing number of specialized internet sites that sell doujin soft.
In recent years, more doujin games have been released on mobile platforms and home consoles, as well as other operating systems like macOS and Linux.
Recently, Western publishers have been picking up these games for release in other markets, with one of the first known successful examples being Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale, developed originally by EasyGameStation in 2007, and then localized and released by Carpe Fulgur in 2010 for English audiences, which had a modest success with over 300,000 units sold in these markets.
[11][12][13] Recettear's release on the digital storefront Steam, which at the time had begun opening its catalog to third-party developers, further helped to introduce doujin to the West.
[14] This approach has been used to bring other doujin games, particularly visual novels and dating sims, to the West.