I'm making my games free without tips, but now this is in the open, I'm scared I'll get hacked! I'm making my first game and it's going very well so far! Any tips on how to avoid hacking?? I might not get hacked... but you know! My game is just a weird game with easter eggs and +2 secret endings other than the 3 said. Don't think people will play or hack, "WHAT IN THE RECEIPT?!", but I still would like some tips in case I do get hacked or something- Thanks!!
Getting hacked is maybe a misnomer. Getting your system infected with malware is more accurate. And since most developers are not verified, you basically download files from an open file hoster where anyone can upload anything that does not trigger the Itch scanners - and what triggers and what does not trigger is trivial to find out by trial and error. So you can only go by trust. If anything looks even slightly suspicous, maybe wait a month or two and put it in a collection for later.
As a developer, you actually do face a threat that regular users to not encounter. Scams that target small time content creators. Those are regular scams like offering overprices services that do not deliver what is promised to targeted attacks with a social angle.