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I get of it kinda is. But if I look at the homepage, it's the basics like tools, resources packs, games; and going into tools, I can poke at a few search parameters to reached what the community gathers and posted.


But why isn't this list in ease of access is what I'm asking is all. Is it to keep folks on the site?

I do not understand your grammar. I am not sure how to navigate to that list.    It is just a summary of tagged engines on itch. Since it reads  game-development, I assume, if you tick your account to not only play but make games, you will see some links how to get started.

But of course it also has the side effect of showing known alternatives to Unity. But since Unity is rather broadly, exactly what alternative is usefull to someone, depends heavily on what kind of  game and what platform(s) are planned. Engines with the keyword 3d are rare on that list. Bascially only Unreal and Godot, never heard of the others.