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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

34,763 views

-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

27,378 views

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

26,117 views

IshikuraKanako

Jan 01, 2024

System for expandable process/modifiers relationship

Hi everyone, I'm new in development and looking for solution on how to make my game random system easy to work and expan...

started by Merdoc 37 days ago

5 replies

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Arcane Creations

34 days ago

ProgrammingDeveloping rhythm-based mechanics in Unreal Engine 5 using Quartz

Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum, so apologies if this is not the right place for this question. I'm trying to deve...

started by gantoine 39 days ago

1 reply

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Hoiby

36 days ago

MarketingTop Content Creators Discord Communities Friendly for Indie Game Devs

Hey fellow developers and players, My name is Cristi. I am part of the 16 BIT NIGHTS indie game dev studio, and I come h...

started by 16bitnights Jul 23, 2025

2 replies

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16bitnights

37 days ago

ProgrammingNoob to Godot - How Do I Program a Game Like This?

Hello, itch.io community! I am working on a game called My Cute Woolly Bear - an animal care/dress up game where the pet...

started by Fiona (with one N) 40 days ago

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TipAny technical tips for implementing multiplayer in my game?

Hi everyone! I'm the developer of ToWhere? We're currently working on the multiplayer of the game and we want to make it...

started by LynnBoass 47 days ago

1 reply

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Hoiby

41 days ago

Game Idea

Hi, I have an idea for an mmorpg game. However, i lack the skills and knowledge to make it happen (I only know web desig...

started by imvultus 44 days ago

3 replies

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DarkBloodbane

42 days ago

MarketingIndie Game Marketing on a Budget

I started a blog called True Launch Innovators where I hope to focus on the stories of indie game devs and offer tips an...

started by anxiouscreator Jun 04, 2024

2 replies

296 views

1000pt

45 days ago

ProgrammingNeed suggestions for a coding website

Hey, I'm very new to coding, but have been interested in it for a long time, and I was just wondering if anyone had a su...

started by ChismeSoup 58 days ago

8 replies

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1000pt

45 days ago

MarketingPromoting Your Game With Zero Budget; The Big IndieDev Marketing Guide!

Hello! I lurk around these boards a lot and see lots of the same questions popping up re: marketing, and how to build aw...

started by SUPERSTRING Jan 03, 2020

6 replies

4,337 views

1000pt

45 days ago

Godot visual scripting

hi, i have a question? Is visual scripting good for dev teams that only have one coder (me)? Because less work and faste...

started by Deleted Account 48 days ago

3 replies

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Pahnid

45 days ago

Madelone

Me and my best friend are making a game called Madelone and it's like Minecraft but 2D. This clone might have some diffe...

started by sparks24yt 48 days ago

2 replies

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sparks24yt

47 days ago

DesignLearning how to get better at game development

This post might be too general, but wondering if anyone has any notes they'd like to share on how they are currently att...

started by Ichit Jun 10, 2025

1 reply

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Gloomy Moon

55 days ago

TipHow we solved 360' shooting mechanic

This was one of the biggest challenges we faced when developing a top down survival shooter as every game we looked at c...

started by gorecats 59 days ago

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MusicNeed music for your game? I’m here to work with you!

Hey everyone, I’m a composer creating cinematic, atmospheric and emotional music for games, films and other visual pro...

started by NOBODY_PRODUCTION 60 days ago

1 reply

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-X-ScornGames

60 days ago

Free software for organizing indie dev team

Hello friends! We are so, so excited to finally share something we’ve been pouring our hearts into: imsc.space ! Ever...

started by Nordth 73 days ago

3 replies

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Nordth

60 days ago

Python in Godot

Hi Brainiacs - I noticed there is a way to use Python in Godot? Sounds like a kind of "bolt on"? How solid is that?

started by ScotterMonkey 63 days ago

1 reply

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No Time To Play

63 days ago

Esperienze nella progettazione di un Mahjong Online con HTML5/JS

Ciao a tutti, volevo condividere alcune riflessioni sullo sviluppo di un progetto personale: la creazione di un Mahjong...

started by Mahjong Online 65 days ago

1 reply

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No Time To Play

65 days ago

How to convert python built game into HTML5 game?

started by Suspended Account Aug 22, 2025

10 replies

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Suspended Account

70 days ago

ProgrammingN64 homebrew dos an donts

I'm going to try to relay as much info about nintendo64 homebrew development as best as i can. I do need to note a few t...

started by Aria Hiroshi 72 days ago

1 reply

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Aria Hiroshi

72 days ago

[Ren'Py] How do I make translations? Should I make translations for my visual no...

I made a visual novel called My Dear Kitsune . How would I make it available in other languages? I tried to generate tra...

started by starlight_eclipsecritter Nov 15, 2021

6 replies

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Badadada :D

73 days ago

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