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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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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

22 replies

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ScotterMonkey

1 day ago

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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-X-ScornGames

10 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

What is the best way to turn a Unity Project build into an HTML file

I want to turn my unity project build into an HTML file so I can upload it to itch and have my game be playable in the b...

started by Bleepish Jun 14, 2023

4 replies

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No Time To Play

Jun 15, 2023

TipUnity Layouts Option

Hello. Developing games we apply some layouts to get the best creating environment. What is your favorite? It seems to m...

started by Geckoo1337 Jun 03, 2023

2 replies

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Geckoo1337

Jun 13, 2023

TipHelp for a newbie developer!

Hey! I'm developing a game with rpg maker mz for the first time, and I'm struggling a little. The main parts that I stru...

started by ELLEode Jun 09, 2023

2 replies

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Identical Games

Jun 12, 2023

File Associations for Windows?

Hello, I'm hoping to be able to publish using butler, but what I'm uploading is an app with filetypes of its own the use...

started by Heartshine Jun 09, 2023

11 replies

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redonihunter

Jun 10, 2023

ProgrammingSteam Deck Possibilities

Salutations I have been looking into getting a gaming laptop that could also run unity and blender. I'm not entirely sur...

started by Rainbowjolt27 Jun 04, 2023

2 replies

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Rainbowjolt27

Jun 06, 2023

AI and A*pathfinding

I am starting a school project and need to make use of the A* pathfinding alg in unity. I have to code it manually and d...

started by Joobleboo May 29, 2023

11 replies

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mid

Jun 02, 2023

Design[Free Unity Asset] ThunderFire UX Tool For UI Designers

Hi, all game developers out there! We're thrilled to introduce the ThunderFire UX Tool - a FREE, user-friendly solution...

started by ThunderFire_UXTool May 31, 2023

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Object scratch jam (IN PROGRESS

This is not a game its a object show i am making episode 1 instead of 24 contestants its 14

started by Color friends studios May 28, 2023

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searching for resources regarding game development (warning cause i got sus synd...

im alone gamedev. for the now i was doing small platformers or really basic html games. decided to make something bigger...

started by hacknorris May 19, 2023

4 replies

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hacknorris

May 28, 2023

Sprite making

what are the tools you are using for making sprites, animations?

started by nejisko Mar 26, 2023

9 replies

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lot6

May 26, 2023

Linux game publishing and shared / dynamic libraries

I don't want to publish the Linux version of my game with a statically linked executable. Is it considered good or bad f...

started by Teknologicus May 14, 2023

8 replies

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Teknologicus

May 26, 2023

6 people full time + 12 months = 1 game (3D "point and click" adventure game lik...

Hello Is it possible to develop a 3D "point and click adventure game" (think of Life is Strange, Syberia (the last two o...

started by thomiass May 18, 2023

3 replies

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redonihunter

May 18, 2023

Xonix engine

Hello, I'm looking to purchase a license for a ready-made game engine for Xonix to use in my project. Ideally, I would p...

started by Bob2323 May 18, 2023

2 replies

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quou

May 18, 2023

Debugging browser games

First time here, got my browser game up and running (html, js, canvas) but I can't make sure certain things in the game...

started by gooby-goofer Apr 25, 2023

1 reply

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Tadgames

May 16, 2023

ArtCan anybody recommend an asset pack of fearsome enemies?

I'm about to create a roguelike card game, and I'm currently looking for a great asset pack of fearsome (even creepy) en...

started by Valderson May 16, 2023

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Estimating net Revenue from steam game sales (minus Returns, Regional pricings...

Im doing some estimating/planning of net revenue of my game (game just in my head currently) - how much will my company...

started by thomiass May 14, 2023

3 replies

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hechelion

May 15, 2023

TipWhen is the right time to have an artist for a Visual Novel game?

Background : I'm developing a visual novel game. I can deal with all the story, programming, audio etc except graphs. Cu...

started by pandoleya May 14, 2023

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How Would I Go About Making A Game, And How Do I Ask For Help?

I've wanted to make a game for a long time, but I don't have any coding skills or experience making actual games! I can...

started by Pastry Sep 24, 2022

16 replies

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Gulshan Negi

May 12, 2023

DesignUnique Taste in Details

When it comes to a videogame what is a detail that you usually enjoy seeing or find interesting in a unique way? For me...

started by Rainbowjolt27 Apr 30, 2023

4 replies

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Rainbowjolt27

May 09, 2023

TipAdvice for new game developers?

Hello! I'm new to the game development world! I've been struggling for the past year with trying to make games and findi...

started by laughy201 Apr 07, 2023

7 replies

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Gulshan Negi

May 08, 2023

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