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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

ProgrammingGameMaker C# edition (instead of GML)

Hey there, I feel like GML is kind of weak when it comes to language syntax - you can create "objects" - but only as gam...

started by DavidCS1 Jan 02, 2024

1 reply

409 views

FearCode

Jan 03, 2024

DesignRevolutionize Your Games with Custom Avatars

Dear Game Developers, I hope this message finds you well. Avataryug is a platform dedicated to empowering game developer...

started by Avataryug Jan 02, 2024

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ProgrammingHello, world! - A technical overview of the software powering bgammon.org

I’ve just published a blog post about the software powering bgammon.org and my experience creating it using free and o...

started by rocketnine Jan 02, 2024

1 reply

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No Time To Play

Jan 02, 2024

A name survey for my Daily Golf Game!

Over the past week, I've been working on this game where you play through a deadly golf course that is randomly generate...

started by GooseStranger Dec 31, 2023

2 replies

222 views

Ichit

Dec 31, 2023

Text Prompts to Material plugin for Unity | AI Generated Materials

I recently developed a tool that converts text prompts to materials in Unity. It sets the material properties, generates...

started by makra Dec 31, 2023

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Programmingemscripten generated wasm, has the header when uploaded to itch

I have this demo: https://monkyyy.itch.io/test-wasm-missle-command?secret=lyLkgrYymmtOgaMemNiQTkvf... but enscipten by d...

started by monkyyy Dec 27, 2023

2 replies

331 views

monkyyy

Dec 28, 2023

Want to learn

I am just a newbie to game dev i want to leanr and explore the diverse tech DO anyone got any tips or can help me to str...

started by kalpesh269 Nov 27, 2023

4 replies

376 views

Jeroen P. Broks

Dec 27, 2023

A plea to developers. Don't only use WASD.

I'm not sure if this is the most suitable forum but I've posted here in the hopes that the most devs will see it. I'm le...

started by Steampunkdemon Dec 17, 2023

14 replies

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mid

Dec 27, 2023

DesignWorking on a game...but my idea changes every single day

I cant help it. My vision for the game changes every single day. I'm trying to just lay the groundwork for what I know w...

started by seeders Nov 30, 2023

6 replies

377 views

Snakey33

Dec 17, 2023

Humans for Unity??

Hello, a fellow dev here. I wanted to ask the dev community how do you get human models into your game made in unity? Fo...

started by Alex X Nov 29, 2023

1 reply

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The Voices Games

Dec 17, 2023

ProgrammingAI assisted development

I remember the days as an indie dev where I had to crack open my trusty art package and draw something awful and often u...

started by mrmop44 Dec 15, 2023

9 replies

708 views

redonihunter

Dec 17, 2023

ProgrammingI made my own tile drawing algorithm that doesn't require layer permutations

Each layer is only a max of 4 images: There is one image per transparent corner. 0.png has no transparent corners, 1.png...

started by seeders Dec 03, 2023

2 replies

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seeders

Dec 13, 2023

ProgrammingQuestions from an absolute beginner - where to begin?

Dear all, absolute beginner here. I'm looking for recommendations on software to use for my first project - I'm grateful...

started by nagymarci Nov 30, 2023

4 replies

395 views

lsr.goat

Dec 12, 2023

TipHow do I make you fall in love with a fictional character?

Greetings! We at Roomah Gaming are passionate on creating art that has emotional value! We are currently building " Orig...

started by Roomah Gaming Nov 27, 2023

2 replies

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kbrecordzz

Dec 12, 2023

TipRealism is NOT fun: Gabe Newell YT video

Gabe Newell (Valve) briefly explains how to create fun and immersive games

started by matt.chad Dec 12, 2023

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TipCan You Spare Some Advice For An Aspiring VN Dev?

Hiya! I want to make a VN, but need a tiny bit of direction. I may have broken my brain by over researching. I was out h...

started by Kokolei Sep 27, 2023

10 replies

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redonihunter

Dec 12, 2023

Random Game Ideas

A lot of people want to make games but don't know what to make. A lot of people also think of great game ideas but never...

started by Ben Allen Nov 30, 2015 Last page

39 replies

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Hodslate

Dec 12, 2023

ProgrammingNeed help

Hello everybody I ran into a major problem will making final fantasy vii 2d demake which some of the background are 3d r...

started by weapon 85 Dec 06, 2023

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Web game hosting questions

I am working on a new web game, which for several reasons needs to be hosted elsewhere. Does this rule out creating an i...

started by danblack Nov 22, 2023

4 replies

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danblack

Nov 26, 2023

Want to get into dev

I looked into it and it all seems scary tbh lol. I do some pixelart and ive looked into C# slightly but was wondering if...

started by mike2056 Oct 12, 2021

30 replies

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Clover Smith

Nov 22, 2023

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