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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

128 replies

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o139

37 days ago

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

16,278 views

IshikuraKanako

Jan 01, 2024

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

25 replies

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Jackyfied

Jan 15, 2023

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

20 replies

7,583 views

GamesByJack

Dec 01, 2022

Have a problem with incrementing score

Hi so this is my script using UnityEngine; using UnityEngine.UI; public class DetectCollisionAndUpdateUI : MonoBehaviour...

started by AgentXMan Aug 01, 2020

3 replies

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AgentXMan

Aug 02, 2020

Need anime backgrounds for visual novel

Hello, I have recently started developing a visual novel for the first time. I already know how to make the characters...

started by Kate Aug 01, 2020

1 reply

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No Time To Play

Aug 02, 2020

ArtHelp! Need anime background resources

Hello, I have recently started developing a visual novel for the first time. I already know how to make the characters...

started by Kate Aug 01, 2020

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ProgrammingWebGL Cellular Automata Simulator! Help Me Find Interesting Rules!

Hi all! I've made a neat little cellular automata simulator that runs in the browser. If you don't know what "cellular a...

started by Benjamin Mastripolito Jul 30, 2020

2 replies

686 views

Benjamin Mastripolito

Jul 31, 2020

TipMost frequently asked topics on game development Q&A websites

Hello everyone! I created this image using the data I collected for my research on Game Development Q&A communities. I h...

started by arthurkamienski Jul 30, 2020

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Why dont i ever see game made in Clickteam free?

Its the engine i'm using since i cant code and use unity

started by NotUsedAnymore Jul 27, 2020

3 replies

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rcbasicfans

Jul 29, 2020

How to?

How do I code?? Its my dream to learn how to code. I code on a website called scratch but thats just block coding. Link...

started by NightHawk Gaming Jul 17, 2020

4 replies

366 views

Hiroshi McBride

Jul 29, 2020

A survey on Question and Answer websites for game development

Hi everyone! My name is Arthur Kamienski, I am an MSc student at the Analytics of Software, GAmes And Repository Data (A...

started by arthurkamienski Jul 21, 2020

1 reply

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arthurkamienski

Jul 27, 2020

Whenever I press the space button, the page scrolls down. How do I fix that?

i need to press the space bar as it's part of the game. It ends up scrolling down on the page and i can't see the game a...

started by backpack-beepboop Jul 27, 2020

2 replies

493 views

No Time To Play

Jul 27, 2020

Screen estate versus aestetics

Here's a screenshot from the very old game Robotron 2084. Notice how where is a sort of arena (the red line) encapsulate...

started by Kasper Hviid Jul 25, 2020

2 replies

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Kasper Hviid

Jul 26, 2020

ProgrammingWhere to make a semi advanced game for free?

I am new and need a free website that i can make games on anyone have any ideas?

started by Cymaster77 Jul 15, 2020

4 replies

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Odd Atlas Studios

Jul 19, 2020

ArtNeed Help: Unity Sprite Animation

Hello, I am trying to make sprite sheets to test my character animation and import them to Unity, but they keep turning...

started by Madipup Jul 18, 2020

7 replies

777 views

Madipup

Jul 18, 2020

MarketingAre donations to free games rare?

I'm wondering if I want to put my game on itch io for free or paid? Are donations for free games rare... Does anyone hav...

started by ameetnsharma Feb 08, 2020

13 replies

6,424 views

Stiglitz

Jul 16, 2020

How can I put together a portfolio without much experience?

I am looking to put together a solid art portfolio for game design. What do people look for? I mostly focus on character...

started by Madipup Jul 06, 2020

3 replies

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Mig Creates Games

Jul 12, 2020

Implementing highscore/leaderboard?

I've a game that is very leaderboard'ish and wondering if anyone has worked with making their own public leaderboard tha...

started by Terzom Jul 11, 2020

3 replies

1,431 views

Afloof.dev

Jul 11, 2020

Coppercube 6 Software Support!

I Try To Make Games In A Software Called Coppercube 6 (Clickable) I Really Want To Make Games In Coppercube To Post Onto...

started by HMGOfficial Jul 01, 2020

9 replies

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aagaming123

Jul 07, 2020

Programmingfix for the DOMException SecurityError on Twine 2 games using the Harlowe (1/2)...

Recently I noticed the iframes for some Twine 2 games like the ones I have were not loading unless the iframe was remove...

started by Efi Jul 07, 2020

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Game / Visual Novel Ideas?

Hello! I am a brand new programmer / game maker, I have been studying how to make games for the past month and I feel I...

started by Hyper11 Jul 02, 2020

3 replies

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NigerianBear

Jul 03, 2020

TipOdd rectangle right click in files in rpg maker mv

I cant see the options for my right clicks in my files. The right click displays a black rectangle that has no words. it...

started by Eczema Jul 02, 2020

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DesignMaking Puzzles is HARD!

Hi Guys, I decided to make a short and simple puzzle game, after playing around with the concept I setup everything to s...

started by GuldorGames Jun 30, 2020

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