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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

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ScotterMonkey

59 days 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

69 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

ProgrammingHello looking for coding expertise when it comes to creating a competitive onlin...

Hello as a game developer I will admit while not helpless in coding it is a weak spot. That's why I was hoping to get th...

started by tic458 Jan 16, 2025

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Which games engine and what kind of games?

Hey! I am a newbie here, so please be understanding. I am a very average programmer, so I am looking for "No Code" games...

started by FearHouse Nov 22, 2024

8 replies

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Arcane Creations

Jan 11, 2025

Help for a game I'm making

Hey I have a couple questions about a game I'm making(I'm relatively new to making games) and I just wanted to know if t...

started by ewbenne@outlook.com Dec 12, 2024

4 replies

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ZayGex

Jan 11, 2025

Unity WebGL build does not detect mouse clicks on part of screen

I have a Unity application ( https://will9371.itch.io/probability-calculator for reference) that works fine in the edito...

started by Will9371 Feb 09, 2024

4 replies

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Will9371

Jan 08, 2025

New Voxel Animation tool

After a long time spent exploring different ways to implement #Voxel #animation in #Voxy , it is now ready for you to pl...

started by kenculate Jan 07, 2025

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DesignCool Button Editor for Your Games

Cool application for novice developers and for those who want to save time on creating buttons for their games. In this...

started by Andrey Andrievich Sep 12, 2024

4 replies

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Andrey Andrievich

Jan 04, 2025

TipFree Leaderboard service for games

Hey, I’ve been developing my Leaderboard product and it came to a state where it would help to gain some feedback! It...

started by erSt Dec 06, 2024

3 replies

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erSt

Jan 03, 2025

I need help creating an inventory and equipment system

Log in Programming Inventory and Equipment Code Thread starter HaisenX Start date Yesterday at 11:54 PM Tags #help #prob...

started by Pantanal Game Studio Dec 24, 2024

2 replies

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Gar Garag

Dec 30, 2024

Design(Series) Advanced Game Design Articles for Setting Up an Infinite Metagame

This is a series of game design articles. They more on the advanced and mature side of topics that dive much deeper into...

started by Reactorcore Dec 15, 2024

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Art[Help] About imitating PS1,PS2 retro game art style, I need help very much appre...

I want to try some new art styles, like SIGNALIS, Inscryption, Buckshot Roulette, I don't know how to describe this game...

started by rezeze Nov 30, 2024

2 replies

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rezeze

Dec 13, 2024

TipAnother Tutorial on How to Fail Your First Game

Introduction On a cold December evening in 2022, I discovered Stardew Valley game. I had already been fond of pixel art...

started by DeKore Nov 10, 2024

4 replies

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DeKore

Dec 09, 2024

TipPlease Help Export FBX to CopperCube 6 (Vroid,vrm,gbl,Blender 3.6 then fbx,MIXAM...

Help i need somebody! I had exported FBX Characters animated in MIXAMO to CC before. But this time i used VROID. No prob...

started by Doktorian Dec 04, 2024

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TipCamera shake in unity?:) EASY!

New Tutorial in series of 3 minutes tutorials:) today: Camera Shake

started by FireRaccoon Games Dec 02, 2024

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Does anyone know the edge pairs and vertices coordinates of a icosahedron?

I need to render a icosahedron so I need the edge pairs and vertices. Please give me a an example not a calculation/algo...

started by SNIPER Dec 01, 2024

1 reply

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No Time To Play

Dec 01, 2024

DesignFree and potentially useful tools that I've stumbled upon

⋄ Free and potentially useful tools that I've stumbled upon ⋄ I'll update it along the way. You're welcome to sugges...

started by 🍕 Pizza Doggy Nov 24, 2024

4 replies

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🍕 Pizza Doggy

Nov 30, 2024

Wondering if it's possible to Pack M.U.G.E.N. games with this tool..

There is an application called GameDreamFactory that is capable of running M.U.G.E.N games. on Android at 120FPS from a...

started by Retora Jul 24, 2024

9 replies

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Retora

Nov 24, 2024

DesignCraft Your Game Worlds with VisionCrafter Basic Edition

Greetings, fellow creators! In the spirit of fostering creativity and simplifying game development, I am excited to intr...

started by VisionCrafterAI Nov 18, 2024

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TipVideo tutorial 3D LP retro pops the easy way, texture and model.

Made a quick tutorial on retro props the quick and easy way ;)

started by Kruk2024 Nov 07, 2024

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Programming[Tutorial] How to create a drivable car on Unity

As a beginner in game development, there is a lot of stuff that I have yet to explore and and there is a lot of stuff to...

started by Biswa_29 Apr 22, 2021

6 replies

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amaraha

Nov 07, 2024

MarketingKickstarter day 1 is done

Hello everyone I wanted to say thank you so far from everyone who has supported my game M.Y.S.O.U.L so far. By next Frid...

started by christianciaro Oct 04, 2024

2 replies

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christianciaro

Oct 29, 2024

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