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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

1 day 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

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

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GamesByJack

Dec 01, 2022

DesignWhen you get stuck at a level while playing a game, how many minutes is the limi...

When you get stuck at a level while playing a game, how many minutes is the limit of your patience? I want to design a f...

started by ymqworks 88 days ago

4 replies

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ymqworks

83 days ago

DesignIs one-handed game play important for mobile portrait games?

The title says it all. I'm going back and forth on design because I can't decide if it is okay to hotspots outside of th...

started by sclanim 84 days ago

1 reply

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redonihunter

84 days ago

what programs i could use for making games

hello! im new to itch.io but i love making games whatever way i can. im just wondering what programs i could use for mak...

started by MarselJ333 Jul 10, 2019

10 replies

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ahsyarif

Jun 15, 2023

Run project for ThirdPerson Starter Kit

Dear Expert, I downloaded SAMYAM_ALL_CODE.zip . And then I try to run following project. But I cannot find the source pr...

started by ortanca 87 days ago

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Looking for help on how to make games.

I've been wanting to make games ever since I've joined. I just joined 1 month ago and played games I've known. They insp...

started by Lazy gurly Jan 01, 2024

13 replies

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Snakey33

88 days ago

where can i code

i cant find any websites where i can code without paying or downloading. can anyone help me out

started by Munchkin12007 92 days ago

5 replies

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Munchkin12007

90 days ago

Help Me For The Script Enemy In Unity Mac Please

I Tried To Make Some Scripts For My Game, But I Dont Know Why It's Not Working

started by Steven2PM Mar 21, 2021

4 replies

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Steven2PM

90 days ago

DesignLooking for a storywriter

Seeking skilled storywriter for collaborative game development. Interested? Contact us on Discord: nermine0.

started by Nermine 97 days ago

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Struggling to turn my stories into games - any advice?

Emotionally-driven narrative games like Nier Automata and To The Moon have inspired me to try out creating one myself. M...

started by sizzlinkola Dec 19, 2023

11 replies

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coffeedripstudios

99 days ago

I need help learning UE5

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows good sources (that are free) to learn Unreal Engine.

started by CelestialStudio 99 days ago

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ProgrammingHow to go about side scrolling games?

I have the most experience in godot, and python and I want to start a side scrolling game how would one set up the scrol...

started by Willisthehy Jan 04, 2024

2 replies

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BubblegumMage

Jan 10, 2024

TipI am a beginner learning godot and i kind of messed up my sprite for player and...

started by kinokos'stama Jan 08, 2024

1 reply

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kinokos'stama

Jan 08, 2024

MusicSound Program recommendation?

I'm finally looking into making a game this year, but I was wondering what people here would recommend for sound creatin...

started by Balduranne Jan 02, 2024

4 replies

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Tadgames

Jan 06, 2024

ProgrammingGameMaker C# edition (instead of GML)

Hey there, I feel like GML is kind of weak when it comes to language syntax - you can create "objects" - but only as gam...

started by DavidCS1 Jan 02, 2024

1 reply

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FearCode

Jan 03, 2024

DesignRevolutionize Your Games with Custom Avatars

Dear Game Developers, I hope this message finds you well. Avataryug is a platform dedicated to empowering game developer...

started by Avataryug Jan 02, 2024

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ProgrammingHello, world! - A technical overview of the software powering bgammon.org

I’ve just published a blog post about the software powering bgammon.org and my experience creating it using free and o...

started by rocketnine Jan 02, 2024

1 reply

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No Time To Play

Jan 02, 2024

A name survey for my Daily Golf Game!

Over the past week, I've been working on this game where you play through a deadly golf course that is randomly generate...

started by GooseStranger Dec 31, 2023

2 replies

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Ichit

Dec 31, 2023

Text Prompts to Material plugin for Unity | AI Generated Materials

I recently developed a tool that converts text prompts to materials in Unity. It sets the material properties, generates...

started by makra Dec 31, 2023

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How to make a gacha mod?

**HELLO I AM TRYING TO MAKE A GACHA MOD HOW TO MAKE IT? TY

started by CuteCupcxkec Jan 10, 2023 Last page

27 replies

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VenusTherian

Dec 29, 2023

Programmingemscripten generated wasm, has the header when uploaded to itch

I have this demo: https://monkyyy.itch.io/test-wasm-missle-command?secret=lyLkgrYymmtOgaMemNiQTkvf... but enscipten by d...

started by monkyyy Dec 27, 2023

2 replies

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monkyyy

Dec 28, 2023

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