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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

132 replies

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arriaga

17 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

21 replies

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Bloof

58 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

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IshikuraKanako

Jan 01, 2024

New here

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

1 reply

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No Time To Play

6 hours ago

I created a free, one-stop navigation hub for Game Developers. Hope you find it...

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

1 reply

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No Time To Play

1 day ago

DesignTo address our previz problem, We are developing an animation tool in Blender！

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

5 replies

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symphonie-studio

1 day ago

Writing🎮 Why are 2D tilemaps still a pain in 2025?

🎮 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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DesignWhat elements make a good horror game?

What elements do you think make a good horror game? be it assets, screamers, story, etc.

started by kichokhrizzz Oct 12, 2024

8 replies

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hadhad@Had2Apps

2 days ago

Develop a web platform to help form teams to make new indie games

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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MarketingDo you have to follow gaming trends to make a successful game?

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

12 replies

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Demmonslasher

5 days ago

flatingo family — Indie Game Dev & Behind the Scenes

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

7 replies

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flatingofamily

7 days ago

DesignLearning how to get better at game development

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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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

10 replies

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WoditorTrans2000

10 days ago

ArtHow I speed up game art & animation — my 3-min workflow

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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MarketingMarketing a game; any referrals?

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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sturgeonvalier

11 days ago

Programming[FREE PLUGIN RPG Maker MZ] Minecart Ride – Automatic minecart movement using R...

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

3 replies

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Axgin96

13 days ago

Unity WebGL Game won't fully load

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

13 replies

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Mattia "RedGlow" Belletti

13 days ago

TipIndie Dev Success Story: Interview with Ulfsire

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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Clients can't move objects in VR multiplayer using Unity template - Unity

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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MrLoadex

16 days ago

Noobie question

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

3 replies

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Aeon Felis

18 days ago

ProgrammingI have the concept - but I'm not a game developer

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

8 replies

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SakshamVerencar

19 days ago

Art3D models for Ren'Py

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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Your thoughts on Googleplay?

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

7 replies

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K. A. Laherty

23 days ago

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