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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

133 replies

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I Am Dev 42

2 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

8 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

8 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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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 21 hours ago

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wolle87

19 hours ago

My HTML5 game refuse to be embedded in the itch.io page (2)

It's made in Godot v4.6. I selected "embed in page" but it just jump to fullscreen. So annoying! Anybody know anything?

started by Kasper Hviid 1 day ago

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Making 3D games on mobile

I know very well how to create 2D games on my Android phone. https://amdevteam.itch.io/sunnyland But I find it impossibl...

started by Retora Oct 02, 2024

9 replies

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Retora

2 days ago

Programming[SMW Hacking] Building a Point‑and‑Click Engine on the SNES Using Sequential...

I’ve been experimenting with a sequential “password block” system in Super Mario World using custom ASM blocks. Ea...

started by SUPER-J11BIT 8 days ago

2 replies

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SUPER-J11BIT

3 days ago

ProgrammingHow do I use the `game:view:ownership` endpoint?

I have successfully acquired an access_token with the `profile:me` and `game:view:ownership` scopes enabled using the OA...

started by Ikkengoya 25 days ago

3 replies

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throstur

4 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 4 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

14 replies

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WoditorTrans2000

6 days ago

Experimenting with a Letter Boxed–Style Word Puzzle — Feedback Welcome

Hey everyone, I’ve been playing around with a small word-puzzle concept inspired by the NYT game Letter Boxed , where...

started by Hellen Charless 7 days ago

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Why am I still developing SNES hacks in 2026?

In a world where everything moves fast, where new consoles drop every year and graphics seem to matter more than ideas...

started by SUPER-J11BIT 8 days ago

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The Parts of SNES Game Development That Slow Me Down

Anyone who follows my projects knows how much I love making SNES games — but not every part of the process hits the sa...

started by SUPER-J11BIT 8 days ago

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How to Create Add video player in unity 3D

Step 1. First We have to open a New unity project Create project unity3D Step 2.Next step to drag and drop a video in Fi...

started by praveshsinghal May 27, 2021

1 reply

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Hellen Charless

10 days ago

ArtWhat VN art style made you want to make a game?

Is there a visual novel art style that made you think: “Yeah… I’d love to make a game like this”? Not talking ab...

started by Gabs Lavender 12 days ago

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TipIs it better to start game development individually or with a team?

Hello, I first started learning game development three months ago, I’m just starting to finish my first game. I was wo...

started by Polaris Space 42 days ago

4 replies

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Hakatales

13 days ago

Programming🎮 10 Years in Gaming & Web — Now Diving into DevOps for Game Development...

Hey folks, For the last ten years, I’ve been deep in the trenches of game development — building for mobile, web, PC...

started by Winkle 17 days ago

7 replies

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Winkle

14 days ago

DesignWandering thoughts as a solo dev

Wanted to post a little about my thoughts on my experience with the game dev process, mentally. Not just the technical h...

started by Lordricker 21 days ago

2 replies

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Lordricker

20 days ago

camera position

Hello, When I enter the aplication my position is under the floor, and i cant reset it. How to move to the ground floor...

started by marekpawlik64 21 days ago

1 reply

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No Time To Play

21 days ago

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 60 days ago

5 replies

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Dickmilch

23 days ago

DesignDo Many Tabletop Games Develop On Game Engines at Prototype Stage?

Just asking what the title says..... Do many devs take the route of prototyping in this way? Just interested...

started by Spooneystone 23 days ago

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ProgrammingCode for Basic Platformer 2D Godot 4

Free use code for basic platformer game in godot 4. Smooth 2D movement with coyote time, smart animations, and beginner-...

started by dv.099 27 days ago

1 reply

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hollow crow

26 days ago

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

10 replies

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Daniel Brendel

27 days ago

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