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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

8 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

50 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

21,546 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

8,276 views

GamesByJack

Dec 01, 2022

Help for a game I'm making

Hey I have a couple questions about a game I'm making(I'm relatively new to making games) and I just wanted to know if t...

started by ewbenne@outlook.com 59 days ago

4 replies

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ZayGex

29 days ago

Unity WebGL build does not detect mouse clicks on part of screen

I have a Unity application ( https://will9371.itch.io/probability-calculator for reference) that works fine in the edito...

started by Will9371 Feb 09, 2024

4 replies

643 views

Will9371

32 days ago

New Voxel Animation tool

After a long time spent exploring different ways to implement #Voxel #animation in #Voxy , it is now ready for you to pl...

started by kenculate 33 days ago

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DesignCool Button Editor for Your Games

Cool application for novice developers and for those who want to save time on creating buttons for their games. In this...

started by Andrey Andrievich Sep 12, 2024

4 replies

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Andrey Andrievich

36 days ago

TipFree Leaderboard service for games

Hey, I’ve been developing my Leaderboard product and it came to a state where it would help to gain some feedback! It...

started by erSt 65 days ago

3 replies

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erSt

37 days ago

I need help creating an inventory and equipment system

Log in Programming Inventory and Equipment Code Thread starter HaisenX Start date Yesterday at 11:54 PM Tags #help #prob...

started by HaisenX 48 days ago

2 replies

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Gar Garag

41 days ago

Design(Series) Advanced Game Design Articles for Setting Up an Infinite Metagame

This is a series of game design articles. They more on the advanced and mature side of topics that dive much deeper into...

started by Reactorcore 56 days ago

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Art[Help] About imitating PS1,PS2 retro game art style, I need help very much appre...

I want to try some new art styles, like SIGNALIS, Inscryption, Buckshot Roulette, I don't know how to describe this game...

started by rezeze 71 days ago

2 replies

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rezeze

58 days ago

TipAnother Tutorial on How to Fail Your First Game

Introduction On a cold December evening in 2022, I discovered Stardew Valley game. I had already been fond of pixel art...

started by DeKore 91 days ago

4 replies

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DeKore

62 days ago

TipPlease Help Export FBX to CopperCube 6 (Vroid,vrm,gbl,Blender 3.6 then fbx,MIXAM...

Help i need somebody! I had exported FBX Characters animated in MIXAMO to CC before. But this time i used VROID. No prob...

started by Doktorian 67 days ago

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TipCamera shake in unity?:) EASY!

New Tutorial in series of 3 minutes tutorials:) today: Camera Shake

started by FireRaccoon Games 69 days ago

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Does anyone know the edge pairs and vertices coordinates of a icosahedron?

I need to render a icosahedron so I need the edge pairs and vertices. Please give me a an example not a calculation/algo...

started by SNIPER 70 days ago

1 reply

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No Time To Play

70 days ago

DesignFree and potentially useful tools that I've stumbled upon

⋄ Free and potentially useful tools that I've stumbled upon ⋄ I'll update it along the way. You're welcome to sugges...

started by Pizza Doggy 77 days ago

4 replies

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Pizza Doggy

71 days ago

Wondering if it's possible to Pack M.U.G.E.N. games with this tool..

There is an application called GameDreamFactory that is capable of running M.U.G.E.N games. on Android at 120FPS from a...

started by Maykel Fernández Jul 24, 2024

9 replies

716 views

Maykel Fernández

78 days ago

DesignCraft Your Game Worlds with VisionCrafter Basic Edition

Greetings, fellow creators! In the spirit of fostering creativity and simplifying game development, I am excited to intr...

started by VisionCrafterAI 83 days ago

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TipVideo tutorial 3D LP retro pops the easy way, texture and model.

Made a quick tutorial on retro props the quick and easy way ;)

started by Kruk2024 94 days ago

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Looking for ideas and inspiration for planning a game like Hogwarts Legacy

I recently started planning a game. This game is largely inspired by Hogwarts Legacy but also by others in some ways. I'...

started by WhispV Feb 02, 2024

4 replies

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Chorus

94 days ago

Programming[Tutorial] How to create a drivable car on Unity

As a beginner in game development, there is a lot of stuff that I have yet to explore and and there is a lot of stuff to...

started by Biswa_29 Apr 22, 2021

6 replies

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amaraha

94 days ago

Your thoughts on Googleplay?

I'm interested in how other developers feel about the updated requirements to keep your Googleplay developers account...

started by K. A. Laherty Oct 30, 2024

4 replies

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K. A. Laherty

Nov 01, 2024

MarketingKickstarter day 1 is done

Hello everyone I wanted to say thank you so far from everyone who has supported my game M.Y.S.O.U.L so far. By next Frid...

started by christianciaro Oct 04, 2024

2 replies

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christianciaro

Oct 29, 2024

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