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Calling all Youtubers and content creators...

A topic by Wasabi created Sep 29, 2023 Views: 201 Replies: 3

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Hey guys, I'm wondering if there are any more active threads for Youtubers or streamers to play people's games. I see a good bit of them here but almost all of them are dead or haven't been active for years...

As a rookie dev, I think there's no other feeling like seeing someone react to a game you've made. There's a lot to learn from how a game can make its player feel, and this is a great way to provide us with how our work impacts others emotionally. With every person I get to try my game on video, I seriously can't help but grin from ear to ear watching every second they're playing lol

Shoutout to Pop Shop Packs (https://pop-shop-packs.itch.io/ ) ASWhalerGamer (https://aswhalergamer.itch.io/) Terry0808 (https://new-leaf-games.itch.io/) and programmer_jeff_ (https://oceanjeff40.itch.io/) for your contributions. I'm sure I'm missing people so please let me know about more content creators willing to play some cool games!

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Krunchy Fried Games272 days ago

I always think sites like itchio are missing a trick when they don't do more to accommodate streamers and Youtubers who enjoy indie games.

Granted, it's hard to know the best way of doing this (maybe they could put this question out on the forum?), but, as you say, small streamers do a lot to help indie devs and we should really all be helping each other.

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Pop Shop Packs270 days ago(+1)

Hey, thanks for the shout out!

Itch.io does have many ways for developers and fans to advertise and talk about projects, but it would be nice if there were an active thread to help developers connect to YouTubers and Streamers. As a YouTuber, I'd like to know a few key things before I make a video about a game, and a forum thread could facilitate a discussion between YouTubers, Streamers, and developers. For example, the following questions could be important before a YouTuber creates a playthrough video of a game or a Streamer plays a game on Twitch:

Does the developer even want playthrough videos made of their games?
Does the developer only want the first part of the game shown in videos, or is it cool if a YouTuber shows the entire game (This is important for games with twist endings)?
What is the best way for YouTubers to send their audience to the developer (Some developers on itch.io have their own websites)?
Are there any scenes in the game that could get a Streamer banned on Twitch?

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redonihunter270 days ago

They had a system to connect developers and "influencers". It was abandoned, because people just used it to download paid stuff for free. There are still traces of that system.

But still, for some games, a little info easily reachable on the game description with those press kit infos would be nice.

They could add a searchable metadata thingy, so interested streamers could easily filter the developers that made the effort to include such press kit infos.

I am talking about the filter stuff that are in the left side of browse, where you can add useless stuff like input method and session length.

Some of those filters are even undocumented. I know there is the filter "released" and "in-development", but I do not know where the button in browse is, to add that filter.

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