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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

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Helmuth Schmitz

5 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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ProgrammingLooking for feedback on Unreal plugin for event-driven gameplay rules

I’ve been building a custom Unreal Engine plugin called RuleForge for my own projects, and I’m trying to gauge wheth...

started by Mini Game Dev 11 hours ago

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How to make a gacha mod?

**HELLO I AM TRYING TO MAKE A GACHA MOD HOW TO MAKE IT? TY

started by CuteCupcxkec Jan 10, 2023 Last page

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yuna02974@gmail.com

1 day ago

godot help

i'm trying to make a geomatry dash game is godot, but i dont know how to get the player to move right and only be able t...

started by Dcoder1235 1 day ago

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No Time To Play

1 day ago

Do you have a game idea that you won't use?

Hi there, i wanna make a small indie game, maybe by myself, maybe with some people, idk yet. The thing is i don't have a...

started by Vass 2 days ago

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Seba DG

1 day ago

ProgrammingMade a Ren’Py VS Code extension because existing ones were lacking - includes...

I kept running into limitations with existing Ren’Py VS Code extensions - mainly not being able to jump to definitions...

started by Allure Diffusion Apr 02, 2026

2 replies

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Allure Diffusion

1 day ago

ProgrammingLooking for someone to help me build a 2D RPG in Python/Pygame

Hey, I'm working on a 2D pixel-art RPG called PhantomX using Python and Pygame. I already have a working foundation for...

started by errorepic 1 day ago

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Testers

Looking for Android Beta Testers (Google Play Internal Testing) Hi everyone! 👋 I'm the solo developer of Fire Feast...

started by Jmm042789 3 days ago

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Jmm042789

2 days ago

Looking for beta testers after a big new Voidfall update

I recently released a pretty big update for my free game, Voidfall, and I'm looking for a few people to test it and tell...

started by nooxax 2 days ago

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TipHow to start making a small game

I got interested in coding and doing a game perhaps. My knowledge is rather tiny and i am older now and kind of wonder i...

started by Dickmilch Dec 13, 2025

6 replies

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DREAM_SEARCH_REPEAT

3 days ago

Browser-only, no-install multiplayer 3D — anyone else skipping the downloadabl...

Curious how many other devs here are betting on browser-only distribution for 3D/multiplayer work instead of a downloada...

started by Nyzaverse 4 days ago

1 reply

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No Time To Play

4 days ago

Playtest Swap

In every book about game designe I have ever read there is one tips that is repeated over and over; Playtest your game!...

started by simenhs 4 days ago

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ProgrammingEver made a game in your own programming language? Well, I did!

A game in my own programming language Yes, it was about time. I started developing my own programming language a few yea...

started by Daniel Brendel Jul 06, 2025

14 replies

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Daniel Brendel

5 days ago

Tip[Tool] Free Workspace for Game Developers (Studio Operating System)

✨ What you can do 🎮 Manage your game projects Create and organize multiple game projects Track milestones and produ...

started by SIV Games 6 days ago

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ProgrammingSprite Atlas Studio - Local Sprite Packer & Background Remover

Sprite Atlas Studio (Free & Local) Sprite Atlas Studio is a lightweight desktop tool designed for indie game developers...

started by nocdebalo 6 days ago

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nocdebalo

6 days ago

WritingNew MMORPGS

1. Deutsch 2. Englisch 1. Ich arbeite seit einiger Zeit an einem Konzept für ein Fantasy-MMORPG. Dabei geht es mir nich...

started by Blumenberg 8 days ago

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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 15 days ago

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blobsmith

10 days ago

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 11 days ago

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No Time To Play

11 days 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 16 days ago

3 replies

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Fabu Forster

14 days ago

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 15 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 22 days ago

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J Ambrose

16 days ago

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