I fully agree with the suggestions here—itch.io really needs more robust filtering and sorting. Simple things like excluding tags or creators, or sorting by price and discount, would vastly improve discoverability. I ended up using a userscript to make browsing manageable. It’s great that the community is proactive, but native features would be a game-changer for everyone.
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What can the script do? Mine can hide games. https://itch.io/t/3477347/add-an-option-to-exclude-owned-games-when-searching