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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

8,276 views

GamesByJack

Dec 01, 2022

ProgrammingAAA Features for Indie Studios - Simple & Affordable Roblox-Style Creator Econom...

Hey all, I co-founded a startup called Asset Layer ( https://www.assetlayer.com/ ) which built a backend platform to mak...

started by DersHere Feb 05, 2024

1 reply

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DersHere

Feb 05, 2024

ProgrammingHTML5 local storage is lost at every update.

I've seen many three years old threads about this, and looks like it is not yet fixed. The issue is that the games statu...

started by Omiod Sep 06, 2022

6 replies

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Humane Tiger

Feb 04, 2024

ProgrammingGame Trophies/Achievements

Steam. Xbox, PS4, etc. have trophy/achievement systems. Even games not on a platform with achievements may display achie...

started by Identical Games Jun 28, 2020

2 replies

648 views

SugarGames Productions

Feb 01, 2024

ProgrammingItch.io Dark Theme

The Pink banner bothered me when browsing so I created a css script to mod it. Installation If you have custom css style...

started by Courcat Feb 08, 2017

3 replies

10,481 views

Andrew

Feb 01, 2024

DesignInteractive Narrative Design Tool FREE AND LOW CODE

Arcweave is a tool created to give game developers a way to create the interactive narrative elements used for their pro...

started by ArcMason Jan 31, 2024

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phaser game

Hello. Please i need help !!. Does anyone know how to upload to the web or export a game made in phaser. I have tried bu...

started by Cazabe Mar 29, 2020

1 reply

347 views

Catham Joker

Jan 31, 2024

Renpy: Selective choice showing up

Hello everyone! So in the game that I'm currently working on, I want there to be a feature where if you make a certain c...

started by LunarMoonStudios Jan 28, 2024

2 replies

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LunarMoonStudios

Jan 29, 2024

DesignWhen you get stuck at a level while playing a game, how many minutes is the limi...

When you get stuck at a level while playing a game, how many minutes is the limit of your patience? I want to design a f...

started by ymqworks Jan 22, 2024

4 replies

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ymqworks

Jan 26, 2024

DesignIs one-handed game play important for mobile portrait games?

The title says it all. I'm going back and forth on design because I can't decide if it is okay to hotspots outside of th...

started by sclanim Jan 25, 2024

1 reply

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redonihunter

Jan 25, 2024

what programs i could use for making games

hello! im new to itch.io but i love making games whatever way i can. im just wondering what programs i could use for mak...

started by MarselJ333 Jul 10, 2019

10 replies

12,711 views

ahsyarif

Jun 15, 2023

Run project for ThirdPerson Starter Kit

Dear Expert, I downloaded SAMYAM_ALL_CODE.zip . And then I try to run following project. But I cannot find the source pr...

started by ortanca Jan 22, 2024

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Looking for help on how to make games.

I've been wanting to make games ever since I've joined. I just joined 1 month ago and played games I've known. They insp...

started by Lazy gurly Jan 01, 2024

13 replies

961 views

Snakey33

Jan 21, 2024

where can i code

i cant find any websites where i can code without paying or downloading. can anyone help me out

started by munchkin12007 Jan 17, 2024

5 replies

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munchkin12007

Jan 19, 2024

Help Me For The Script Enemy In Unity Mac Please

I Tried To Make Some Scripts For My Game, But I Dont Know Why It's Not Working

started by Steven2PM Mar 21, 2021

4 replies

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Steven2PM

Jan 19, 2024

DesignLooking for a storywriter

Seeking skilled storywriter for collaborative game development. Interested? Contact us on Discord: nermine0.

started by Nermine Jan 12, 2024

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Struggling to turn my stories into games - any advice?

Emotionally-driven narrative games like Nier Automata and To The Moon have inspired me to try out creating one myself. M...

started by sizzlinkola Dec 19, 2023

11 replies

787 views

coffeedripstudios

Jan 10, 2024

I need help learning UE5

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows good sources (that are free) to learn Unreal Engine.

started by CelestialStudio Jan 10, 2024

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ProgrammingHow to go about side scrolling games?

I have the most experience in godot, and python and I want to start a side scrolling game how would one set up the scrol...

started by Willisthehy Jan 04, 2024

2 replies

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BubblegumMage

Jan 10, 2024

TipI am a beginner learning godot and i kind of messed up my sprite for player and...

started by kinokos'stama Jan 08, 2024

1 reply

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kinokos'stama

Jan 08, 2024

MusicSound Program recommendation?

I'm finally looking into making a game this year, but I was wondering what people here would recommend for sound creatin...

started by Balduranne Jan 02, 2024

4 replies

284 views

Tadgames

Jan 06, 2024

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