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There are 200,000 games on itch.io. Here's how to find your new favorite
November 07, 2019 by SPNKr
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This week we passed 200,000 games on itch.io. That’s well, that’s a ton of games. Truly more than one human can play in their lifetime. So how do you find which games are your jam? Well let’s ta... Continue reading
Nowhere Prophet grew through early access to become a great deckbuilder
September 26, 2019 by SPNKr
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Back in the olden days people used to have to wait until a game was done to be able to play it. But we live in more enlightened times now. Sure there are pros and cons to buying (or releasing) a game... Continue reading
Dicey Dungeons is a brilliant introduction to Roguelikes and Deckbuilders
August 15, 2019 by SPNKr
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In what has been a long time coming, this week marks the full release of itch.io-favorite Dicey Dungeons . Indie superstar Terry Cavanagh (and team) has turned from puzzles and action to craft what is... Continue reading
Sokpop Collective's games continue to impress through creativity, frequency
July 25, 2019 by SPNKr
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Running this blog comes with its fair share of responsibilities. What should we cover, what shouldn’t we cover, which games need the coverage? All of this sets us up for a complicated balancing act... Continue reading
We're celebrating #loveindies2019, are you?
June 04, 2019 by SPNKr
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We love indies at itch.io so we’re happy to support #loveindies2019! But what is #loveindies? An annual celebration of all things indie, #loveindies is a concerted push to connect developers with th... Continue reading
Faux-retro games are hot right now, here's how to get started on one
May 09, 2019 by SPNKr
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In this weeks’ itch.io Recommends we talked about some new games that felt old. We’ve been seeing a lot of that lately so it’s high time we helped folks get into the aesthetic if they’re inter... Continue reading
Learn more about your favorite games with devlogs
April 11, 2019 by SPNKr
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Want to live on the cutting edge of gaming? Need to keep up to date on the development of your favorite games? You should check out the devlogs section of the site! For developers, devlogs are the bes... Continue reading
Here's where you can find analog games
April 02, 2019 by SPNKr
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Tell your friends, we’re not just for digital games anymore. I’m happy to say that tabletop and analog games have landed on itch.io! Ok we’ve had tabletop developers uploading their projects to... Continue reading
Baba is You is available and amazing
March 14, 2019 by SPNKr
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This week sees the release of one of my most anticipated games of the year and I wanted to take a second to make sure it’s on everyone’s radar. It’s called Baba is You and it’s… different. Y... Continue reading
5 years and a 2.0 update later, Mountain is still a uniquely brilliant game
January 17, 2019 by SPNKr
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You may have missed it in the madness of late 2018 but David OReilly’s 2014 summit-based masterpiece, Mountain got a major update in December. This update --Mountain 2.0 as it’s called-- refreshes... Continue reading

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