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Whether it's game engines, new algorithms, designing the perfect mechanic, working with a team, marketing, creating sounds, or coming up with a captivating story, anything about game development goes. Share tips and techniques, or find insights posted from other members of the community.

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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

142 replies

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Noob’s Games

5 days ago

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

28 replies

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mig

79 days ago

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

24 replies

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Vaida

Feb 03, 2026

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

19 replies

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Vaida

Feb 03, 2026

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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Why game developing is too hard? even when i do a tutorial from YouTube? (Note: I use Godot 4)

started by Mustafa 61 days ago

4 replies

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Mustafa

1 hour ago

ArtGot an idea for a game?

conceptual screenshots, title screens, poster mock-ups etc

started by RawFormula Sep 23, 2025 Last page

23 replies

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RawFormula

16 hours ago

ProgrammingMouse escapes the iframe in fullscreen (multi-monitor)

Is there any way to lock the mouse inside the frame? Even in fullscreen, with multiple monitors the cursor still goes ou...

started by Fernando Frichenbruder 7 days ago

1 reply

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Matthew Chase

1 day ago

TipI stopped treating game feel as Polish, and it changed everything

I've always loved the polish phase of game development. Adding game feel can completely transform a game. After weeks (o...

started by Coding Mojo 7 days ago

4 replies

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Coding Mojo

4 days ago

Started working on my first music pack for action games with an adaptive structu...

Hi, I'm working on my first audio pack for fast-paced action games and hack-and-slashers. My main goal is to make this t...

started by RiffFuel 5 days ago

1 reply

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No Time To Play

5 days ago

Facilitating multiplayer gaming

Hi everyone, I recently started a new Reddit community called ScheduledGaming as a simple place for players and develope...

started by rumbleavenue 5 days ago

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ProgrammingThread for Wolf RPG Editor users

I am attempting to make a horror game with the Wolf RPG Editor and wanted to create a thread for anyone else who may be...

started by Kenzie Jul 12, 2021

1 reply

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Outthetrash

8 days ago

ProgrammingAI framework for building games in Godot family.

I know there are 25,478,852 tools that say they will build everything for you. I’ve tried several tools, and none of t...

started by arthur0n 15 days ago

1 reply

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arthur0n

8 days ago

ProgrammingI built a "Jack of All Trades" learning NPC (Playable Browser Demo)

Let’s say you want an NPC that can talk, navigate, fight, or even become a loyal companion for players—but you don't...

started by ahadprogamer 9 days ago

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I want to start learning Godot but .

Hi! My name is Paul and I'm a 19 year old Italian guy. I've always wanted to make a game like Reverse:1999, Morimens, or...

started by Paul 10 days ago

9 replies

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Eldwood

9 days ago

ArtArttista - Create, Animate and Export Sprite Sheets (3 Free Tutorials)

Hi everyone! I'd like to share a series of 3 free tutorials showing how to create a complete 2D game character workflow...

started by Helmuth Schmitz 11 days ago

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My Fantasy Console

Hi everyone, I’m an indie developer from Turkey. Since I started making games with TIC-80, I’ve always dreamed of bu...

started by agg1401 12 days ago

4 replies

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agg1401

11 days ago

MarketingHow to Tag Your Indie Game So the Right Players Can Actually Find It

Tags look small, but they do a lot of work. They help players understand what your game is. They help stores and recomme...

started by YUART 12 days ago

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New to all of this!

Hey All! My friend has a really good idea for a game (at least I think so lol) and I know nothing about game development...

started by ItsTeeTime 29 days ago

4 replies

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DREAM_SEARCH_REPEAT

12 days ago

Do you struggle with AI art consistency in your games?

I keep hearing the same problem — you use AI to generate game assets but a warrior, a potion and a chest all end up lo...

started by Siddharth_R123321 14 days ago

3 replies

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DREAM_SEARCH_REPEAT

12 days ago

TipSharing some AI tools for Artist/Learners or just speeding production.

I'm kinda tired of the usual AI hate post that appears often. So i'd like to bring something different to the table. Can...

started by DREAM_SEARCH_REPEAT 12 days ago

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ProgrammingRen'Py Directory Organization

Hey. This question has been getting on my nerves for a while, because it feels like copies need to be made at different...

started by A Fals Fiction 15 days ago

1 reply

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hechelion

13 days ago

ProgrammingTurn Your Queer Visual Novel Into a Publisher-Ready Unity Project

Hey guys, If you’re developing a queer visual novel in Ren’Py and thinking about expanding to bigger platforms, this...

started by Male Doll Feb 19, 2026

1 reply

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Male Doll

14 days ago

Could my code have bugs?

Hello everyone. I'm developing a platform game. In this game, I created an object called a ladder, and I wanted to know...

started by Victoneix 17 days ago

1 reply

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No Time To Play

17 days ago

ProgrammingZiva - AI Agent for Godot

If you're interested in using AI to make your game development faster (which, lets be real, many people are), Ziva is he...

started by Zivash Feb 24, 2026

6 replies

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Zivash

17 days ago

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