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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

62 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

71 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

26,103 views

IshikuraKanako

Jan 01, 2024

Programming[FREE PLUGIN RPG Maker MZ] Minecart Ride – Automatic minecart movement using R...

Hi everyone, I'm new around here! My name is axgin96 . For some time now, I've been working on a small personal project...

started by Axgin96 Jun 01, 2025

3 replies

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Axgin96

Jun 06, 2025

Unity WebGL Game won't fully load

I have a fairly small game called Nothing Truly Changes running with Unity WebGl, and when I load it, the progress bar g...

started by PbnjGuy Aug 06, 2020

13 replies

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Mattia "RedGlow" Belletti

Jun 06, 2025

TipIndie Dev Success Story: Interview with Ulfsire

In this interview, Ulfsire talks about the success of his indie game Path of Achra and how it allowed him to pay off his...

started by John Leon Jun 03, 2025

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Clients can't move objects in VR multiplayer using Unity template - Unity

Hi! I need some help. I've been developing a VR multiplayer video game and have been struggling with relatively basic is...

started by MrLoadex May 28, 2025

4 replies

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MrLoadex

Jun 03, 2025

ProgrammingI have the concept - but I'm not a game developer

Hello, I have a very simple game concept. Would be great to develop a plateform like Lichess where players can find a pa...

started by Tigurin May 31, 2025

8 replies

206 views

SakshamVerencar

May 31, 2025

Art3D models for Ren'Py

I'm seeing lots of devs using 3d models in their Ren'py games, most seem to be great quality models. is there a place pe...

started by pixelmixer231 May 28, 2025

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Your thoughts on Googleplay?

I'm interested in how other developers feel about the updated requirements to keep your Googleplay developers account...

started by K. A. Laherty Oct 30, 2024

7 replies

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K. A. Laherty

May 28, 2025

ArtWhat Character Assets Are You Missing?

🎨 Hi! I’m Kanna, a 2D sprite artist creating character assets for visual novels and RPG-style games. I’m currentl...

started by Taniya Kanna – NPC Sprites May 22, 2025

1 reply

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Taniya Kanna – NPC Sprites

May 24, 2025

DesignHelp Needed – Convert Spine 3.8 JSON format to Spine 4 JSON Format

Hi everyone, I'm in need of a little help from someone who has the latest version of the Spine animation editor (Spine...

started by secjoa May 23, 2025

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MarketingWhat makes a good game page on itch.io?

Hello everyone! It's a little weird, but one of the highlights of game development for me is making the game page for it...

started by Salmon Snake Games May 22, 2025

2 replies

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Salmon Snake Games

May 23, 2025

Godot: removing loading bar on web HTML5 exports

Couldn't find this elsewhere so just gonna leave it here, To remove the blue bar from the exported Godot HTML5 web game...

started by rhosinphi May 21, 2025

1 reply

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No Time To Play

May 22, 2025

Looking for ideas and inspiration for planning a game like Hogwarts Legacy

I recently started planning a game. This game is largely inspired by Hogwarts Legacy but also by others in some ways. I'...

started by WhispV Feb 02, 2024

7 replies

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WhispV

May 20, 2025

WritingWhat features do you expect from dialogue editor?

Hi! Working on dialogue editor tool that is designed to be exported to any engines using JSON-files. It is inteded to di...

started by Nordth May 19, 2025

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I need help [GDevlop 5]

Hello. I'm 14 years old and I'm making a game accessible to the blind. I'm having trouble with the tree collision becaus...

started by Deleted Account May 12, 2025

11 replies

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Deleted Account

May 16, 2025

TipSteam bans Itch.io on their platform

Yo. guys. wanna know something sad? You know how on Steam, if you have level high enough you can add special sections li...

started by CuddlePoint Apr 18, 2025

3 replies

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SakshamVerencar

May 15, 2025

What are the best sites to use sounds from for the game?

I'm making my own game, and here the question of sound effects arose. What sites are the best to use sounds from? Or do...

started by AwfulStuffForAwfulKids Jan 15, 2025

7 replies

533 views

Arcane Creations

May 15, 2025

DesignHow to teach the controls of your game to non-English speakers ?

Recently a player played my deer hunting simulator game. He didn't understand the tutorial due to a language barrier. An...

started by Irog May 13, 2025

1 reply

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Arcane Creations

May 13, 2025

does anyone know good coding softwares thats easy?

i need help finding one and make sure its 3d cause i have a really good idea

started by gamemame22 Apr 25, 2025

6 replies

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No Time To Play

May 13, 2025

Is game Artist or Developer rarer?

Do you think it is easier to find an game artist or a developer? Feel free to differentiate paid and unpaid. I surf late...

started by Banana Mole May 09, 2025

4 replies

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Banana Mole

May 10, 2025

TipMaking a game while learning Godot

Hello everyone! I’m a UI designer, but I’ve always dreamed of creating my own game. Now I finally have the chance to...

started by PopGummy May 03, 2025

3 replies

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PopGummy

May 10, 2025

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