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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

29 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

Apr 18, 2026

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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DesignMultiverse Anime Card Game - NEW GAME MODES SOON!

Hello, check my bet version of Multiverse Card Game! Now is a loot of playable modes. Soon I will update for new ideas a...

started by jelsky91Adi 4 hours ago

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I want a map idea :D!

Hello guys, Swaykd here! As some of you know I am making a Sandbox game named....Well "Sandboxz" and it has been going w...

started by Sway Studios 13 hours ago

1 reply

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No Time To Play

13 hours ago

DesignBuilding a new type of RTS

As a big fan of legacy RTS games (e.g. Starcraft, Command & Conquer, etc.) and wanting to use my expertise of physics, m...

started by iria-1342 4 days ago

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Fabu Forster

3 days ago

ProgrammingGodot 4's tile_map_data byte layout, decoded (for anyone generating .tscn files...

Posting this because it is undocumented and I had to decode it from engine source, so hopefully it saves someone the aft...

started by deforestpeg 4 days ago

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ProgrammingThe tech behind Ten Million Clicks Together

Hey! I made Ten Million Clicks Together for the GMTK jam, a game where everyone clicks one button that counts down from...

started by theChief 4 days ago

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ProgrammingProgramming advice appreciated!

As it stands, I am not a programmer, not even a little. I'm making a video game though so I gotta do it. If anyone has a...

started by J Ambrose 11 days ago

4 replies

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J Ambrose

5 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 38 days ago

4 replies

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AndruxaSkroz

7 days ago

MusicCreated an Adaptive Metal Audio Pack for Shooters and Action Games. Looking for...

I recently finished working on an adaptive Metal audio pack designed for fast-paced games. Now I want to test how this p...

started by RiffFuel 7 days ago

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Is making an all-new type of game with AI okay?

Hi, I'm a new developer working on making my first video game. I am planning on creating a very unique game spin-off an...

started by iria-1342 13 days ago

22 replies

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iria-1342

7 days ago

ProgrammingI tried generating editable 2D and 3D game prototypes from text — here's a pla...

I’ve been trying SEELE AI and have used it to generate a number of 2D and 3D games from natural-language descriptions...

started by gamemakerSum 16 days ago

1 reply

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AndruxaSkroz

7 days ago

What would it take for people to start making games on elves?

I have always been a big fan of elves since my early days of gaming, there is so much I love about them and I like to fi...

started by psyf3ktorstudios 68 days ago

24 replies

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AndruxaSkroz

7 days ago

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 34 days ago

16 replies

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DREAM_SEARCH_REPEAT

7 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 41 days ago

3 replies

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Irog

8 days ago

I’m building a Godot plugin for shared cross-game events, currently in early-a...

Hey all! I’m building a Godot plugin called Lynx Relay. It’s a lightweight system where indie games can join shared...

started by AdamKormos 8 days ago

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TipAm i doing something wrong?

i released a simple third player controller asset with animation and camera setup included just to see how hard is it to...

started by THE PRO GAMEDEV 13 days ago

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THE PRO GAMEDEV

9 days ago

Price

Just curious how everyone else comes up with a price for their games.

started by Taro Dec 02, 2015

53 replies

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Eldwood

10 days ago

Feedbacks for my world cup game idea

I'm trying to make a rogue-lite world cup game, where ANY team could possibly win the world cup with the help of certain...

started by tag or egg 12 days ago

2 replies

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tag or egg

12 days ago

DesignAccessibility - Making your game playable by everyone

I wanted to do a post on how I made my game more accessible, but I know this can mean different things to different peop...

started by BrotherCompost 13 days ago

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Question

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

started by Mustafa 84 days ago

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Sirius

13 days ago

DesignWhat do you instrument first in a tiny management-RPG loop?

Disclosure: I work with SEELE. I’m sharing this as a design and debugging question, not a release announcement. In a s...

started by gamemakerSum 13 days ago

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