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Whether it's game engines, new algorithms, designing the perfect mechanic, working with a team, marketing, creating sounds, or coming up with a captivating story, anything about game development goes. Share tips and techniques, or find insights posted from other members of the community.

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StickyTipCreating a GIF for your game

Since many people on itch.io used animated cover images I figure we should have a thread with some GIF creating resource...

started by leafo Dec 28, 2015 Last page

26 replies

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investus.itch.io

7 days ago

StickyTipFavorite Game Making Tools

Thought it might be fun to have a thread where everyone could share their favorite tools for making games. I'm gonna use...

started by flankstaek Dec 02, 2015 Last page

131 replies

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SupersizeMyHeart

49 days ago

StickyTipDistributing pre-release builds with itch.io

I see a lot of devs using a mix of these techniques to distribute early builds of their games/tools: .zip or installer i...

started by Amos Jan 10, 2016

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StickyPersonal Games Resource List

Since itch.io is full of very interesting personal games, I thought it would be the best place to post something like th...

started by Vaida Dec 04, 2015

18 replies

21,518 views

IshikuraKanako

Jan 01, 2024

StickyMental Health in Games Resource List

After having a blast making the personal games resource list , I decided to compile a list of games, articles and other...

started by Vaida Dec 15, 2015

20 replies

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GamesByJack

Dec 01, 2022

TipCreating new textures from base texture atlas

Hello :) i got a simple quick tip for everyone struggling on expanding their texture library but still need to have the...

started by Kruk2024 Oct 28, 2024

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What Game Engine Should I Use?

Hi! I am working on CLIPS ( https://snow140.itch.io/clips ), a point-and-click horror game with mini-games and a deep st...

started by Snow140 Oct 23, 2024

18 replies

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redonihunter

Oct 25, 2024

DesignLow resolution or pixelated filter??

This is my first post here and im making a PSX-style game. I'm very divided on something - do i make the game in a high...

started by kodenmachou Oct 16, 2024

3 replies

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Snow140

Oct 25, 2024

Programmingconsejos y guias para novatos

muchos llegan al mundo del desarrollo por una razon u otra muchos no sabemos como empezar alguin quiere compartir algun...

started by D19962024 Oct 21, 2024

1 reply

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Snakey33

Oct 24, 2024

ProgrammingEnemy AI in Unity part 2

Have you seen part 2 creating enemy in Unity?

started by FireRaccoon Games Oct 20, 2024

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DesignWhat elements make a good horror game?

What elements do you think make a good horror game? be it assets, screamers, story, etc.

started by kichokhrizzz Oct 12, 2024

7 replies

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redonihunter

Oct 16, 2024

MusicVocaloid

For the Vocaloid fandom

started by Mesmerizer Shelby Oct 13, 2024

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Need help choosing program for game!

Hi! I was planning on making a visual novel mixed with a point and click puzzle style game but i wasnt sure what softwar...

started by R0ttt1ngg_P4tchezzzzz Oct 11, 2024

3 replies

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No Time To Play

Oct 12, 2024

ProgrammingUnity WebGL VR game doesn't enter VR mode

It loads, I see the viewport, the game is there rendering, I hear the music, but there is no way to kickstart the VR mod...

started by POLYMAD Oct 11, 2024

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Using Debian arm for mobile development

I installed Debian on Android with Termux but I can't get any practical use out of it. I installed Godot but it's very s...

started by Maykel Fernández Oct 09, 2024

2 replies

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Maykel Fernández

Oct 10, 2024

TipHow to Make a Game in a Week — Use These Insane 5 AI Tools

In the world of indie game development, speed and efficiency are super important. With tight budgets and short deadlines...

started by Chmerry May 30, 2024

3 replies

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Anton

Oct 08, 2024

"Embed in page" doesn't work for browser games

Earlier, when I made a browser game and selected Embed in Page, it would embed in page. If I clicked Fullscreen, it made...

started by Kasper Hviid May 03, 2024

3 replies

536 views

Toksyuryel

Oct 07, 2024

TipWhat's your Polish Process?

I struggle with polish. When it comes to polishing up your games for release, what is everyone's approach? Do you throw...

started by ohmygiggles Sep 26, 2024

3 replies

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K. A. Laherty

Oct 06, 2024

ProgrammingRust-pixel v0.5.1 release!

https://github.com/zipxing/rust_pixel Online Demo Refactored the underlying rendering module, abandoned the canvas API o...

started by zipxing Oct 06, 2024

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Making 3D games on mobile

I know very well how to create 2D games on my Android phone. https://amdevteam.itch.io/sunnyland But I find it impossibl...

started by Maykel Fernández Oct 02, 2024

3 replies

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Maykel Fernández

Oct 06, 2024

DesignBrainstorm - Flamethrower in a game where the player only has one bullet

Hello folks. Please help me come up with an interesting way to implement a flamethrower in a retro arcade game about spa...

started by Combat Dices Team Oct 01, 2024

7 replies

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Combat Dices Team

Oct 02, 2024

ProgrammingiPad touch gesture challenges - preventing the dreaded fullscreen swipe-down

Hi crew, I'm prototyping my first itch game, and have been struggling dreadfully against the iPad's default gestures: wh...

started by meditativegames Oct 01, 2024

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ProgrammingNeed a handy tutorial?

Heloo devs beginners and experienced:) i would like to share with you some of my Tutorials regarding Unity usage. If you...

started by FireRaccoon Games Oct 01, 2024

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MarketingTAURONOS : Post-Mortem

Hello wonderful developers, My name is Cristi and I am part of the 16 BIT NIGHTS dev team. Ready for another post-mortem...

started by 16bitnights Sep 30, 2024

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ArtWow - Making game assets is hard

I've been trying to get batter at drawing things I need for what I'm working on. For the artistically talented out there...

started by MagusCurt Sep 23, 2024

4 replies

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MagusCurt

Sep 28, 2024

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