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2018

A new homepage for 2018
January 29, 2018 by leafo
64
#homepage, #design
In our 2017 year in review post we hinted at updates to our homepage. Over the past few weeks we've been incrementally pushing out functionality and today we're ready to tell you what's new! The itch... Continue reading
More embed options for HTML5 games
January 22, 2018 by leafo
29
#html5, #design
HTML5 games & projects get an update today with new options for how projects are embedded and some new theme editing tools. New embedding options From your project's edit page you'll find a new sectio... Continue reading

2017

A new theme editor for project pages
November 14, 2017 by leafo
58
#design, #distribution, #guides
One of my favorite parts of itch.io is how developers can take the creativity they put into their project and display it on their project/store pages. From the very beginning , one of itch.io's guidin... Continue reading
Better support for mobile HTML games & more
September 13, 2017 by leafo
32
#mobile, #design
I have a confession to make, I just bought my first (real) smartphone just a few weeks ago. When we originally added support for mobile web on itch.io I did it with Chrome’s phone emulator and hoped... Continue reading

2016

More tools & visual refresh for communities
October 03, 2016 by leafo
8
#design, #community, #mobile
On itch.io you can create your own message board for games and game jams . Our message boards come packed with a lot of features for keeping discussion going and moderating your community. Today we’... Continue reading

2015

New sale pages
May 15, 2015 by leafo
4
#sales, #seller-tools, #design
In case you missed it, itch.io just launched a revamped bundle system just a few weeks ago, check it out: Introducing Co-op Bundles . A few other changes also snuck out, but now we’re officially ann... Continue reading
Miscellaneous things to make your day better
February 28, 2015 by leafo
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#uploading, #analytics, #discovery, #design
Hidden uploads If you’ve ever wanted to upload a file when you’re not quite ready to release it, or maybe hide an old file when you’re not quite ready to delete it, you now can with the new “H... Continue reading

2014

You can now display your user profile in a grid
March 10, 2014 by leafo
6
#design
If you have a lot of games on itch.io but not much to say on your user profile then the default column layout isn’t ideal. Starting today you can now change the layout of your profile page to put ga... Continue reading

2013

Game collections and updated profile pages
December 28, 2013 by leafo
12
#collections, #library, #design
In addition to being able to view your purchases on the new My Collections page you can also make collections of any games you want. Creating and adding a game to a collection is done through the Add... Continue reading
A new itch.io logo
August 08, 2013 by leafo
6
#design
itch.io now has a logo! I’m still rolling it out to the different pages, but you can find it on the homepage right now: http://itch.io/home... Continue reading
New itch.io homepage!
June 20, 2013 by leafo
1
#design, #homepage
I’ve just released a brand new homepage for itch.io. It should give visitors a better idea of what the site is capable of (along with looking a lot cooler). Enjoy! Link: New itch.io homepage!... Continue reading
More analytics and updated designs
June 06, 2013 by leafo#analytics, #design
I added some more detailed analytics and updated the designs of a couple pages last night. Check out the new logged in homepage page: The game list looks a lot nicer, and has links to the relevant edi... Continue reading