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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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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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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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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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Hi. I’ve only been making text-based games for a good while (most of which will never see the light of day) but I’m...
started by reine-aragon Aug 27, 2023
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for years i've had this TTRPG on my head but one of my biggest fears is getting zigzag syndrome for example it constantl...
started by Ezekiel_Campbell Aug 23, 2023
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Hi everyone! Here is an update of my indie game: Foot Fire! https://werewolf1349.itch.io/foot-fire Please comment, I wou...
started by werewolf1349 Oct 07, 2023
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I've made and released tool that optimizes mesh and polygon colliders in Unity for free on Github! Feel free to use it f...
started by makra Oct 06, 2023
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Hey. I was wondering if People have good experience with them. I am planning on putting another game on those websites b...
started by Dries Van Gijsel Apr 02, 2022
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I'm thinking of creating a game but I don't know ANYTHING about how to create a game, I need your help for example: what...
started by you are happy? May 27, 2023
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ive made a game, and ive finally made an update for it. i downloaded the updated version on itch.io SOFTWARE then i was...
started by lightningbomb78 Aug 13, 2023
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I'm not 100% sure if this is being posted in the right category. But...I was thinking about starting a monthly accountab...
started by Deleted Account Sep 15, 2023
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My next game is really simple. You simply guide a mouse around a loop. It's hardly an action game, but it isn't a puzzle...
started by SCL Games Sep 24, 2023
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Edit: TL;DR How you you personally crank out games for game jams in MonoGame? (on short notice) I’m curious to know, b...
started by Phob Sep 19, 2023
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What time of day do you guys think is the best to publish a game? I’ve almost always published mine in the evening (he...
started by MagicChickenStudios Sep 13, 2023
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I have been really interested in game design and stuff lately,,, does anyone know anyway to begin learning bc it's such...
started by messylawnclippings Sep 11, 2023
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since i started creating games many years ago i have always maked games with endless gameplay dont you think its cool...
started by coa Sep 13, 2023
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hey! I recently made my first ever interactive fiction game on bitsy. I'd like to make more of similiar nature (story an...
started by capnka Sep 02, 2023
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Greetings to every amazing Game Developer!! We all know that game development is a complex and creative journey, and one...
started by VOiD1 Gaming Sep 07, 2023
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I'm currently making a real-time strategy game and I am wanting feedback on an idea I have. I have finished the skirmish...
started by LDGamingExpress Sep 01, 2023
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Hello Gentlemen, I would like to talk a bit about Giveaways Marketing and Giveaways in general within the indie game dev...
started by 16bitnights Sep 01, 2023
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Do you expect mobile games (in portrait mode) to be playable with one hand? I'm working on a game that I had finished be...
started by SCL Games Sep 06, 2023
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I’ve been perusing games on itch.io for a bit now (mostly adult visual novels) and I’ve noticed a cardinal error: po...
started by yarow12 Jul 08, 2023
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Hi all, We have an exciting new release of our test automation tools for Unity that will greatly enhance your testing ex...
started by AltTesterTools May 31, 2023
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