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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

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

72 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

Google Play and Personal Developer Information Query

EDIT - My answer in replies. I'm a new developer (UK Based), and I'm looking into creating and posting my first Android...

started by crazyhoundgamedesign Jul 06, 2025

1 reply

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crazyhoundgamedesign

Jul 11, 2025

DesignTo address our previz problem, We are developing an animation tool in Blender！

Partly because NLA isn't very useful, and on the other hand, we have a need for combined animations, but we can't find a...

started by symphonie-studio Jun 14, 2025

7 replies

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symphonie-studio

Jul 11, 2025

Help about game design test

I'm new to there, I want to make games, I'm a programmer with 10 years of Unity game dev exp. But I have nothing about h...

started by hnnnn00 Jul 11, 2025

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ProgrammingDont know where to go

Hey everyone, my telegram is @GritzDog, im just developing and researching AI and wanted to apply what im working on to...

started by GritzDog Jun 30, 2025

4 replies

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Nmodern

Jul 03, 2025

ArtArt Dev: Creating Pandemicpunk Characters

Hey gang, we're currently working on our first title, Crow's Requiem , a Pandemicpunk narrative survival / RPG game. Our...

started by Ex Ignorantia Jul 03, 2025

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Dont work SaveSharedVariable("SaveGame", SaveString$) for HTML5 games

Hello. On the computer, saving of variables works when I run the HTML5 program. When I upload to your resource, saving f...

started by paveloid1982 Jul 03, 2025

1 reply

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No Time To Play

Jul 03, 2025

Converting & Upscaling Images, Audio, & Other Game Assets

Have a WEBP but need a PNG or a JPG? Have a FLAC but need an MP3? Constantly opening a browser to convert files? These a...

started by Convertify Jul 03, 2025

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ProgrammingPersistent Data in (updatable) WebGL games

Hello Everyone, I have spent some time trying to find a good solution for saving game-data (e.g. save games) in a way th...

started by DynamiteWhale Sep 05, 2017

14 replies

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Marrt

Jul 01, 2025

ProgrammingBuilding gameplay mechanics in Unreal 10x faster

👋 Hey Itch.io Community! We wanted to share an exciting update and get some feedback on where to go next: We’re a s...

started by JujutsuDemonSlayer Jul 01, 2025

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The world's first "one-sentence generation game" 3D large model closed beta test...

We are pleased to announce the upcoming launch of a 5-day closed beta test for Seele, the world's first 3D game model th...

started by zeeles Jul 01, 2025

1 reply

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No Time To Play

Jul 01, 2025

ProgrammingIntroducing Slang: A Shader Language That Supports Modularity

Hello there! While not many developers build game engines from scratch, I thought this might be helpful for those of you...

started by Eren Jul 01, 2025

1 reply

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No Time To Play

Jul 01, 2025

ProgrammingTalo - an open source backend for leaderboards, analytics and multiplayer

Hey everyone! I wanted to share the project I’ve been working on: a set of tools for building games faster and a dashb...

started by Sleepy Studios Jan 15, 2025

6 replies

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Sleepy Studios

Jun 29, 2025

TipMy Godot game doesn't display right on itch.io

I've set my viewport dimensions, I've messed around with scaling and viewport size in Godot, and yet it still shows up w...

started by Great Uncle Pixel Jun 23, 2025

2 replies

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Great Uncle Pixel

Jun 23, 2025

ArtHow to create a 3D NSFW character customization in game?

I am a programmer who wants to create NSFW games, but I am nothing of an artist (though I am really willing to learn). M...

started by little_lewdity Apr 19, 2025

4 replies

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Cheto19

Jun 23, 2025

Design3D World Studio 6 - Web-Page and Sign-Up Sheet is LIVE!!!

The Web-page and Sign-up sheet is below. If we can get at least 200 people interested and signed up.. Joshua Klint will...

started by DrWho Jan 22, 2025

2 replies

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bergice

Jun 21, 2025

I created a free, one-stop navigation hub for Game Developers. Hope you find it...

As an independent developer, I’ve always found it challenging to track down quality game development resources. To sol...

started by kristoff20200512 Jun 19, 2025

1 reply

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No Time To Play

Jun 19, 2025

Writing🎮 Why are 2D tilemaps still a pain in 2025?

🎮 Why are 2D tilemaps still a pain in 2025? If you’ve ever tried building a top-down 2D game, you know the struggle...

started by joeyismusic Jun 17, 2025

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DesignWhat elements make a good horror game?

What elements do you think make a good horror game? be it assets, screamers, story, etc.

started by kichokhrizzz Oct 12, 2024

8 replies

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hadhad@Had2Apps

Jun 17, 2025

Develop a web platform to help form teams to make new indie games

Many people who have studied game development in colleges or universities are familiar with internal incubators, where s...

started by Dzmitry D Jun 16, 2025

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MarketingMarketing a game; any referrals?

Hi all. I have been making quite a few games (4 released and 3 in active development), and let's just say that they have...

started by Arcane Creations Jun 05, 2025

3 replies

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sturgeonvalier

Jun 08, 2025

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