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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

136 replies

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GlowInteractive

6 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

50 days ago

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

50 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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Web-Based Audio Implementation

Hey everyone! Does anyone know if it is possible to use middleware like Wwise or Fmod to implement audio into web-based...

started by littlesnailmikey 15 hours ago

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No Time To Play

15 hours 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 29 days ago

3 replies

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Zivash

22 hours ago

ProgrammingRPG Maker/Godot Learning resources

Does anyone know any good resources on Understanding RPG Maker VX Ace or even Godot? Im trying to create my own game, th...

started by KineticBongos 94 days ago

1 reply

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Snorxl

1 day ago

DesignOptimizing Environmental Narrative: How I Built a Dedicated Level Design Assista...

Jump in to our Discord to Learn, Create and Share! https://emaceart.itch.io/fences-palisades-and-world-boundaries World-...

started by EmaceArt 1 day ago

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Need Help Using LimeZu Tilesets in RPG Maker MV

Hi everyone, I recently bought one of LimeZu’s tilesets on itch.io and I’m trying to use it in RPG Maker MV, but I...

started by wolle87 42 days ago

3 replies

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tubathevoid

3 days ago

ProgrammingCPad – A lightweight C interpreter inspired by the ZX Spectrum spirit

Hi everyone, I would like to share a small project I've been working on called CPad. It's a lightweight C interpreter +...

started by yossik 4 days ago

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Problem with TIled

Hi i got a problem with tiled, cause i don't know how to setup Terrain Sets like this https://ibb.co/FkQsv65T https://ib...

started by ntofab 5 days ago

1 reply

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No Time To Play

4 days ago

DesignDo you actually know if your game is fun... Or do you just hope it is?

Genuine question. I've been thinking about this a lot lately. Most of us build games in a bubble. We spend months on mec...

started by vossdevelops 14 days ago

10 replies

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Irog

6 days ago

ProgrammingQuestion: Alt Text in Ren'Py

Not only alternate text for screen readers— how can a tooltip-style description be added to a graphical button (or any...

started by A Fals Fiction 8 days ago

2 replies

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A Fals Fiction

7 days ago

ProgrammingBuilding a 2D RPG on SRD 5e — how'd you solve the rules engine?

Anyone else building a 2D RPG on SRD 5e rules? Curious how you handled the rules engine. I'm building a 2D turn-based RP...

started by blackburnlabs 7 days ago

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Programmingunity3D system plug-ins

ai projects [chatgpt, deepseek etc] NOT TESTED. NO GUARANTEES.

started by RawFormula 85 days ago

2 replies

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RawFormula

9 days ago

Building a tool to turn game ideas into playable games – need feedback

Hey everyone, I’m currently working on a project where you can turn a simple game idea into a playable game (without h...

started by prem04siva 32 days ago

3 replies

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Alronbem

9 days ago

Monetization

Hello all, Do you know of other ways to monetize or other alternatives to independent sales sites?

started by PixelFurax Jun 01, 2018

5 replies

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profilethings

10 days ago

ProgrammingNeed help

I'm new here and don't know if I'm posting to the right board. Godot's community is weird. I tried to create an account...

started by Deleted Account 18 days ago

1 reply

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Banana Mole

10 days ago

I Want To Know Your Opinion/Experience With Unity and Godot

Hello, everyone! It's been a while since I didn't make any games again. I'm currently re-learning Unity and starting to...

started by ReyGameDev 46 days ago

5 replies

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Hakatales

12 days ago

ProgrammingThis changes everything for me about coding games

SOOOO I always wanted to make games and I know pretty much how to code roughly but still found coding to be a huge barri...

started by TheBargainBedDev 15 days ago

2 replies

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A Fals Fiction

13 days ago

ProgrammingHow do indie devs collect bug reports during playtests?

Hi, I'm curious how other indie developers collect bug reports during playtests. For example when players encounter thin...

started by Jan max pavlica 18 days ago

2 replies

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Jan max pavlica

18 days ago

Looking for Completed Games to Publish on Dreamcast

Hello everyone, I’d like to open a conversation with developers in the community regarding something I’m building ca...

started by Legend Of Console 18 days ago

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tagging as AI?

I recently finished putting together a choose your own adventure type visual novel for a collaborative project in one of...

started by hivemindheretic 19 days ago

1 reply

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redonihunter

19 days ago

DesignAny advice/experiences for devs making a 3D game for the first time?

One of us attached to this account is planning one of their next short projects hopefully to be completed before the end...

started by Kador 20 days ago

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