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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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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

22 replies

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ScotterMonkey

41 days ago

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

133 replies

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-X-ScornGames

51 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

26 replies

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investus.itch.io

Feb 01, 2025

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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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

18 replies

25,809 views

IshikuraKanako

Jan 01, 2024

What can I use to create a game?

I'm new to itch.io and love to program/code games. I am however unsure how to create games on this platform or even if y...

started by ·˚꒰ ᴏʀᴄʜɪᴅ ꒱ ₊˚ Mar 24, 2024

12 replies

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·˚꒰ ᴏʀᴄʜɪᴅ ꒱ ₊˚

Apr 08, 2024

ArtWhat kinds of 3D assets do you actually use, and what does your workflow?

Hi! I’m a 3D environment artist – for 15 years I’ve been designing worlds in Unity and creating modular 3D asset p...

started by EmaceArt 1 day ago

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ArtGot an idea for a game?

conceptual screenshots, title screens, poster mock-ups etc

started by RawFormula 52 days ago

15 replies

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RawFormula

3 days ago

ProgrammingGetting the game to load faster/better.

My project is a small Godot game, but it takes forever to load, lagging or even freezing the entire browser. On some bro...

started by Great Uncle Pixel 3 days ago

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ProgrammingRen'Py Visual IDE - Alpha

** Previously posted in wrong topic. Apologies. Hey gang. I've been tinkering with a Ren'Py visual editor/IDE and though...

started by SidCarton1588 4 days ago

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TipThread for WOLF RPG EDITOR Users!

Hello! Just figured I would start a thread here surrounding Wolf RPG Editor, considering I have yet to find one and Engl...

started by cafe__q Jul 25, 2020

13 replies

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WoditorTrans2000

5 days ago

How Do i stop my gravity/velocity from contstantly going up/ make it so when u t...

using System.Data; using UnityEngine; public class TestMovementNmr2 : MonoBehaviour { public float walkSpeed = 10f; publ...

started by BenjisCode May 13, 2025

2 replies

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Arcane Creations

May 13, 2025

System for expandable process/modifiers relationship

Hi everyone, I'm new in development and looking for solution on how to make my game random system easy to work and expan...

started by Merdoc 16 days ago

5 replies

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Arcane Creations

13 days ago

Programming[FREE PLUGIN RPG Maker MZ] Region Sound MZ – Ambient BGS by Region ID with Pro...

Region Sound MZ v1.0 by axgin96 Introduction Hey! I’m axgin96 , a small dev who sometimes hacks together tiny plugins...

started by Axgin96 13 days ago

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ProgrammingDeveloping rhythm-based mechanics in Unreal Engine 5 using Quartz

Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum, so apologies if this is not the right place for this question. I'm trying to deve...

started by gantoine 18 days ago

1 reply

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Hoiby

15 days ago

MarketingTop Content Creators Discord Communities Friendly for Indie Game Devs

Hey fellow developers and players, My name is Cristi. I am part of the 16 BIT NIGHTS indie game dev studio, and I come h...

started by 16bitnights Jul 23, 2025

2 replies

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16bitnights

15 days ago

ProgrammingNoob to Godot - How Do I Program a Game Like This?

Hello, itch.io community! I am working on a game called My Cute Woolly Bear - an animal care/dress up game where the pet...

started by Fiona (with one N) 19 days ago

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TipAny technical tips for implementing multiplayer in my game?

Hi everyone! I'm the developer of ToWhere? We're currently working on the multiplayer of the game and we want to make it...

started by LynnBoass 25 days ago

1 reply

124 views

Hoiby

19 days ago

Game Idea

Hi, I have an idea for an mmorpg game. However, i lack the skills and knowledge to make it happen (I only know web desig...

started by imvultus 23 days ago

3 replies

108 views

DarkBloodbane

21 days ago

MarketingIndie Game Marketing on a Budget

I started a blog called True Launch Innovators where I hope to focus on the stories of indie game devs and offer tips an...

started by anxiouscreator Jun 04, 2024

2 replies

270 views

1000pt

23 days ago

ProgrammingNeed suggestions for a coding website

Hey, I'm very new to coding, but have been interested in it for a long time, and I was just wondering if anyone had a su...

started by ChismeSoup 36 days ago

8 replies

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1000pt

23 days ago

MarketingPromoting Your Game With Zero Budget; The Big IndieDev Marketing Guide!

Hello! I lurk around these boards a lot and see lots of the same questions popping up re: marketing, and how to build aw...

started by SUPERSTRING Jan 03, 2020

6 replies

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1000pt

23 days ago

Godot visual scripting

hi, i have a question? Is visual scripting good for dev teams that only have one coder (me)? Because less work and faste...

started by Deleted Account 26 days ago

3 replies

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Pahnid

23 days ago

TipWhat do indie devs actually think about AI game creation tools? Calling the com...

Hey jammers! 👋 Hope everyone's projects are going well! Quick question for the community: I'm researching AI tools fo...

started by gagandolleshwar 24 days ago

2 replies

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A Fals Fiction

24 days ago

Madelone

Me and my best friend are making a game called Madelone and it's like Minecraft but 2D. This clone might have some diffe...

started by sparks24yt 26 days ago

2 replies

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sparks24yt

25 days ago

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