Hi, I have created a website that allows you to browse and search games on itch.io with more filtering options than currently available on itch.io. I have had some frustrations with the limited options for excluding tags in on the existing browse page and saw that others felt the same way.
Check out https://better-itch-search.kalrog.com/
Features
- full text search for title, tags, short description, full game page text to help you find games, not just titles
- AI, NSFW and exclude tags filter to hide what you aren't interested in
- tags, platform, price, release date, genre, input method, average session length, multiplayer and accessibility filters like on itch.io
- advanced query language with not, and, or and comparison operations (<, >, =) to find specifically what you want
- save searches lists and RSS feeds to share your search and stay up to date with games you are interested in
- no accounts required, everything is anonymous or stored locally in your browser
Notes
There are some limitations to what I can provide without direct access to itch.io's internal data. The popularity and top-rated search are based only on ratings, not on page hits or similar metrics (which I'd guess is what itch.io uses). Release dates and update dates are also not always up to date on my page because they aren't publicly visible for all games on itch.io, but they should generally be accurate for games that have been released after the May 10, 2026, and for popular top ranked games. For all other games the release dates are estimated. I currently, cannot provide up-to-date sale information on games, so the sales are hidden, this may change in the future.
This site is not affiliated with itch.io and all game data was gathered using information that is publicly available on the internet, through standard web crawling techniques.