I don’t know what the numbers are, but itch.io is a million miles better than gamejolt in my opinion. It feels like such a nicer place. It’s cleaner and easier to navigate and more scope for customisation.
I’ve had great success on itch.io, not so much financially but then again there’s very little money to be made these days in indie games unless you pull FNAF out your bum! That said $700 over my lifetime here is not to be sniffed at.
I’d like to see a bit of love given to the assets side of the site; I’m not sure how and it’s always going to have lower numbers but it tends to feel a little neglected, that might just be me though.
I’d like there to be itch-vouchers so I could give $10 to a friend that could redeemed on any games they want to play or donate to. That would encourage at least knowledge of the platform.
Do you think itch.io could set up a kickstarter type thing specifically for indie games? I know it’s a big ask but Kickstarter is saturated and indie devs just get lost; simelarly with patreon. It feels like if you didn’t join 5 years ago you missed the boat. I’d happily try my hardest to release stuff if there was a $1 subscription per sub. Again, this might not work given the numbers compared to patreon but I’m just thinking out loud.
If the owners/founders of itch.io could tell us what would really help them out or what they are in need of I’d gladly do my best. It’s the best games platform online!