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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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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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I’m new to game developing and I’ve been dying to make these games I think would be amazing. If anyone could help me...
started by Sacrean 6 hours ago
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As an independent developer, I’ve always found it challenging to track down quality game development resources. To sol...
started by kristoff20200512 1 day ago
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Partly because NLA isn't very useful, and on the other hand, we have a need for combined animations, but we can't find a...
started by symphonie-studio 5 days ago
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🎮 Why are 2D tilemaps still a pain in 2025? If you’ve ever tried building a top-down 2D game, you know the struggle...
started by joeyismusic 2 days ago
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What elements do you think make a good horror game? be it assets, screamers, story, etc.
started by kichokhrizzz Oct 12, 2024
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Many people who have studied game development in colleges or universities are familiar with internal incubators, where s...
started by Dzmitry D 3 days ago
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Hey everyone! I’ve been mulling over this for the past week and can’t seem to shake it - how important is it to stic...
started by flatingofamily 17 days ago
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Hey folks! I’m flatingo — solo indie dev trying to turn coffee and chaos into a recognizable game brand. I just laun...
started by flatingofamily 24 days ago
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This post might be too general, but wondering if anyone has any notes they'd like to share on how they are currently att...
started by Ichit 10 days ago
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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
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Hey everyone! I've been experimenting with faster ways to create game-ready art and animations. I just made a short vide...
started by flatingofamily 11 days ago
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Hi all. I have been making quite a few games (4 released and 3 in active development), and let's just say that they have...
started by Arcane Creations 15 days ago
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Hi everyone, I'm new around here! My name is axgin96 . For some time now, I've been working on a small personal project...
started by Axgin96 18 days ago
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I have a fairly small game called Nothing Truly Changes running with Unity WebGl, and when I load it, the progress bar g...
started by PbnjGuy Aug 06, 2020
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In this interview, Ulfsire talks about the success of his indie game Path of Achra and how it allowed him to pay off his...
started by John Leon 16 days ago
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Hi! I need some help. I've been developing a VR multiplayer video game and have been struggling with relatively basic is...
started by MrLoadex 22 days ago
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Hello ! So, I got a long list of games that I spent times thinking about on a gamedesign and storytelling point of view...
started by Kyrus30200 21 days ago
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Hello, I have a very simple game concept. Would be great to develop a plateform like Lichess where players can find a pa...
started by Tigurin 20 days ago
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I'm seeing lots of devs using 3d models in their Ren'py games, most seem to be great quality models. is there a place pe...
started by pixelmixer231 22 days ago
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I'm interested in how other developers feel about the updated requirements to keep your Googleplay developers account...
started by K. A. Laherty Oct 30, 2024
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