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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

13 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

55 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

21,657 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

8,287 views

GamesByJack

Dec 01, 2022

ProgrammingWe have recently discovered VR capability for our engine.

We now have VR capability for our engine and we recently made a game to test our limits called Vipershot If you want you...

started by Vipershot Games Mar 01, 2023

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More Viable

Hello I wanted to hear some preferences and feedback on what game engine you prefer. Which one do you think is better or...

started by Rainbowjolt27 Feb 21, 2023

3 replies

319 views

FearCode

Feb 28, 2023

MarketingSeparate users for publishing and playing games on itch.io?

I'm seriously considering creating a dedicated itch.io user to publish my games, on game jams etc. Do you recommend keep...

started by Jair M Feb 19, 2023

4 replies

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Jair M

Feb 21, 2023

Optimal way to get custom 2D character designs and respective 3d models?

I'm looking to make a game, but need to get 3d character assets based on my designs. Problem is, I have no idea where to...

started by chaosbread Feb 17, 2023

2 replies

235 views

FearCode

Feb 20, 2023

Help on my journey for learning game development

Hello guys, I want to begin developing games (preferably on Godot). I am currently working as Backend Software Engineer...

started by beernwineaddict Feb 09, 2023

2 replies

325 views

zeitgoot

Feb 17, 2023

MarketingWhat's a good way to advertise the game?

There are a lot of people making games these days. As a result, the number of games released has also increased signific...

started by interestick Feb 13, 2023

16 replies

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LinXueLian

Feb 17, 2023

ArtMake your Zines pop!

There are a lot of great zines published on itch, too many to list here., but I notice a surprising amount of them do no...

started by sickpleaseohno Jan 17, 2023

4 replies

284 views

FearCode

Feb 15, 2023

ArtQuestion for Gamedevs: what is important for you when working with asset packs?

Hey everyone 😊 I recently started work on my first 2D asset pack and until now, I have been going about it rather in...

started by schwarnhild Jan 19, 2023

4 replies

321 views

shmkaiser

Feb 15, 2023

DesignA Lost Art in game design; Thought?

This is more of an open question to all game developers to think about for a moment. I could be right, I could be wrong...

started by Quto Feb 05, 2023

3 replies

369 views

hechelion

Feb 11, 2023

DesignWhich UI style do you prefer?

Hello world, I am working on a game. Currently, I am stuck between various different UI styles. My favourite three optio...

started by Joyless Jan 30, 2023

11 replies

522 views

Joyless

Feb 10, 2023

ProgrammingBrand New Developer Looking For Advice

Hi, it's nice to meet you all! As the title says, I'm looking for advice and I am brand-new. I've created personal board...

started by KamenZero Jan 02, 2023

5 replies

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KamenZero

Feb 07, 2023

Programmingjoin the canyons discord server! :D

this server is focused on programming, music, art, gaming and mostly on game development. discord server link: https://d...

started by theamazingbomb Feb 06, 2023

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How to make a 3D Active Ragdoll?

I'm looking for a tutorial or an explanation of how to make one for my game! I'm looking for something like Dani does in...

started by 9BitGames Dec 11, 2022

6 replies

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9BitGames

Feb 05, 2023

Hello so I'm making a game asset.

What is the ideal sprite sheet for you guys? Do you guys prefer to put everything in a single sprite sheet like for exam...

started by Dagnabbit_px Jan 23, 2023

8 replies

364 views

Eldwood

Jan 27, 2023

ProgrammingAm I Building My Game Fast Enough?

Hey gamers, we're building something for you. Soba is a mobile-first platform to easily create Multiplayer games without...

started by ninomato Jan 24, 2023

1 reply

217 views

ninomato

Jan 27, 2023

My first Game

Hello to all who deign to read me: P I started a couple of small horror projects with cartoon aesthetics, one with unity...

started by Coraline PinkParty Jan 15, 2023

19 replies

627 views

Coraline PinkParty

Jan 25, 2023

TipGamedev tips for 2023

Happy New Year everyone! Whether this is the year you want to make your first game or finish one you already have, here...

started by 40wattstudio Jan 01, 2023

12 replies

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Neo-Kevinci

Jan 25, 2023

TipI curated a list of free resources to help inspire your next game

You can read the in my itch.io blog post. https://itch.io/blog/478317/life-as-a-creative-commons-indie-game-developer It...

started by Farfama Jan 20, 2023

1 reply

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FearCode

Jan 21, 2023

ProgrammingAppGameKit Studio or AOZ Studio??

Hello! I wrote a post here: https://itch.io/jam/jam-for-all-basic-dialects-4/topic/2592269/aoz-studio-10-was-finally-rel...

started by rcbasicfans Jan 15, 2023

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MarketingWhat platforms (PC, Linux, Android, iOS, HMTL5) are you developing for?

Since I started developing games I've been thinking about targeting the mobile game market (in addition to PC, especiall...

started by Deleted Account Jan 06, 2023

3 replies

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hechelion

Jan 13, 2023

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