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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

23 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

30,623 views

SupersizeMyHeart

65 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

21,898 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

8,310 views

GamesByJack

Dec 01, 2022

TipLightsabers For Dummies (in Unity Game Engine)

I know there are several tutorials for making lightsabers but not all of them are for beginners (like me) who just want...

started by George20BCG10019 Apr 10, 2021

2 replies

671 views

George20BCG10019

Apr 11, 2021

DesignWhat was your first game experience like?

Would love to hear some stories!! Did you learn anything with your first game dev experience? Any joys? Nightmares? Anyt...

started by bunbutts Jan 20, 2021

12 replies

739 views

16bitnights

Apr 10, 2021

MarketingHow to get more players playing your game?

I wonder how I can get more players playing my games. Is there anything I can do for that end?

started by Xcrypt Mar 29, 2021

5 replies

1,681 views

hseiken

Apr 09, 2021

DesignUh can ya'll pick some food for my game

Repost because, wrong topic- Can ya'll recommend sugar / dessert / pastry foods or drinks for a new game I'm making? I d...

started by VeeVee Mar 20, 2021

4 replies

375 views

hseiken

Apr 09, 2021

TipBITLIEFE game like creating?

How to create a text life simulator like a game for IOS and androids? Please advise, I have an idea to make something su...

started by mavpa Apr 07, 2021

150 views

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TipActive Ragdolls; What Are They And How They Work - Video

Took the last week away from developing 'Days With Dino', to make this 10 minute video, going over the what, why and how...

started by BirdmaskStudio Apr 05, 2021

2 replies

332 views

evilsn

Apr 06, 2021

MarketingHow can I attract more people to my game if it's 18+?

I have pages in various social networks, I talk about my project, I use my design in advertising. But the problem is tha...

started by Yareel dev Mar 31, 2021

1 reply

289 views

firecat

Apr 02, 2021

How can I optimize my game number of files?

I've sent an email to support to request for a file amount increase but so far no response. I've used RPg Maker MZ to de...

started by nanidesuu Apr 02, 2021

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Where is a easy to use 3D game engine?

Hello, Where is a easy to use 3D game engine?

started by markcopperman78 Mar 27, 2021

6 replies

431 views

firecat

Mar 28, 2021

ArtModular Village Level Design with +100 Models for free

Hi, Iam Zsky and I made 3d models for free to help you guys to create games, the last model I made is a level design wit...

started by Zsky Mar 27, 2021

2 replies

351 views

Zsky

Mar 27, 2021

Programmingbest 5 Games Engines?

put your best 5 games engines or 6 best games engines (for you)!

started by ZackW3 Jan 20, 2021

42 replies

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ZackW3

Mar 27, 2021

Programming[Unity] Enemy following player script

Hi, I'm trying to make a game in Unity2D and I need the enemies to follow the player when they are close enoguh. For tha...

started by alexmmusic Mar 24, 2021

1 reply

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Midnight Spire Games

Mar 24, 2021

Is there a place to discuss fixed cam 3d games? (Eg. Resident Evil 1 etc)

Hey folks. Does anybody know if there's a Discord or a website or a forum where folks discuss Fixed Cam 3D games in deta...

started by Reverend Speed Feb 06, 2021

10 replies

645 views

Reverend Speed

Mar 24, 2021

TipGame Jam Tips, but According to Science!

There has been some research on how to improve a game’s chances to succeed at a game jam. I’ve read several scientif...

started by Newbie Indie Game Dev Mar 21, 2021

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ProgrammingEmbedding TTS in applications

Dear readers, I work on TTS (Text to speech) systems and have made a system that can be completely embedded into your ap...

started by rijulg Mar 17, 2021

2 replies

311 views

rijulg

Mar 20, 2021

TipUnity 2019.4 2D Transform Position Tutorial

I demonstrate how to get a game object to move with user input by adding to and subtracting from its transform.position...

started by GausRoth Mar 17, 2021

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WritingNarrative Jam: Community Center

I am trying my best to assist hardworking and passionate narrative designers and game designers successfully become empl...

started by Zachary Fried (he, him, his) Mar 16, 2021

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ProgrammingImplementing Live-Ops and In-Game Artificial Intelligence

Live Ops is about introducing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to customise the user’s experience keeping them engaged and...

started by Fyrall Mar 13, 2021

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I want the perfect game engine

so I am an android user of samsung galaxy tab 3 lite version 4.2.2 and I want the engine to be free and no coding requir...

started by cooldude999 Feb 17, 2021

14 replies

741 views

Tadgames

Mar 10, 2021

Visustella plugin putting symbols between numbers

Hello! I bought and installed some visustella plugins for my game project. Since then i noticed a symbol "," is appearin...

started by Golgoleth Mar 08, 2021

2 replies

577 views

firecat

Mar 09, 2021

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