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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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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

126 replies

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BlobbyWeirdThing

7 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

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IshikuraKanako

91 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

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

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GamesByJack

Dec 01, 2022

How do i make things in unity?

I have some problems to do things (games not posts) so if you know how to do thing, please PLEASE tell me.

started by Toon Link Gaming64 Oct 18, 2022

13 replies

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Toon Link Gaming64

Oct 20, 2022

Favorite video game engines

My favorite one is Clickteam fusion, wich one is you're favorite?

started by CosoDevFilms Oct 10, 2022

3 replies

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Stotty

Oct 14, 2022

Designchanged the logo

Hello all i changed the logo on my game The Wizard I think the new logo looks much more fun!

started by o139 Oct 10, 2022

2 replies

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o139

Oct 10, 2022

Need help with sprite in gamemaker

The sprite animation in my game isn't moving properly. When I move around the animation plays, but doesn't follow the in...

started by Blazers&Blasters Oct 06, 2022

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What programming languages should I learn for video game development?

started by yuruyr Aug 06, 2022

4 replies

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Yes777

Oct 05, 2022

i am serching for a c++ game engine

so i really love c++ could someone give me a c++ game engine not unreal

started by OURABIG Sep 29, 2022

3 replies

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OURABIG

Oct 04, 2022

240p Grid test (Dreamcast Version)

Hello! Yesterday I downloaded the Dreamcast version of the tool and I tried and played a lot with the sizes and position...

started by Darukkubitto Sep 26, 2022

3 replies

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No Time To Play

Sep 27, 2022

ProgrammingFarm game with construct 3, problems =(

I'm making an educational sustainable farm game using construct 3, for mobile here is the link game I'm trying to insert...

started by edsonkirchhof Sep 14, 2022

3 replies

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TsiamDev

Sep 15, 2022

TipCreating a 3D town I can walk around - what's the easiest best platform?

Hey there! I write and draw comics that are set in a shared universe. I've got various maps and notes that I've accumula...

started by benjaminography Sep 10, 2022

2 replies

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Hodslate

Sep 11, 2022

ArtWhen to use sprite sheets?

Can anyone tell me what the benefit of sprite sheets are? Is there a point where sprite sheets become necessary compared...

started by 40wattstudio Sep 07, 2022

5 replies

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hechelion

Sep 08, 2022

ProgrammingJavaScript Basics

JavaScript Basics Variables You can declare variables with the assignment operator (=). This is useful for containing da...

started by Regal Games Aug 29, 2022

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Programmingwebcomic reader in html help?

hello everyone! it's my first time asking for help in a forum omg. anyway. I am making a comic and I want to publish it...

started by klarip Aug 21, 2022

5 replies

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Qory

Aug 27, 2022

Quick Question!

Hello again, just wanted to ask about a problem which is annoying me. Like in other games, such as in transit bus in cod...

started by Hi-Tech Developerz Aug 11, 2022

1 reply

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Afloof.dev

Aug 21, 2022

Sprites for isometric games

Not sure the best forum for this, but is there a set of fantasy and sci Fi sprites that are characters, 3/4 view, that h...

started by luckygreentiger Aug 14, 2022

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ProgrammingServers with Git

Servers And How They Will Work WARNING: The following text is meant to be understood by developers who want to know how...

started by Regal Games Aug 11, 2022

1 reply

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Afloof.dev

Aug 11, 2022

Tech Exploration: Multiple Inputs with Typescript

First some quick background: Like most professionals working in the industry, I’ve been pigeon holed into a small corn...

started by pritt Aug 06, 2022

1 reply

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pritt

Aug 08, 2022

Help required from a developer!

So I am making a multiplayer online game in 3d on pirates. I have set up my ship, player, and character controller. I ha...

started by Hi-Tech Developerz Aug 06, 2022

4 replies

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Midnight Spire Games

Aug 06, 2022

How renpy hentai games with 3d models are made?

Hello! I'm new here. At the beginning I want to apologize for my english. I want to know how exactly renpy hentai games...

started by Lora0n Aug 06, 2022

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ProgrammingA WebGL benchmark of the GetComponent function in Unity

I built a benchmark to stress GetComponent in Unity, in response to widespread concern over its performance. After build...

started by TheNudist Aug 05, 2022

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Tipobs tip

in obs setting you can change the bitrate of screen recording to make the video smaller in size I also recommend obs scr...

started by o139 Aug 04, 2022

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