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New dev friendly Itch Alternative

A topic by Peepocraft created 76 days ago Views: 222 Replies: 4
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I don't know if because my account is new but my games wont show up in search and support doesnt respond.


I have no idea why anyone would use Itch, There was 0 benefits game doesnt show up in search or anywhere. On top of that unlike steam, Itch isnt available for everyone. I spend the first 2 days teaching my friends how to bypass itch's 403 to download my game. After that I had to go and remove Itch from everywhere because they cant even find the game.

I'm shocked there's no warning. why would anyone upload a game here less than 0 benefits? 

Is there any alternative to itch that's available to everyone like steam and wont redirect people looking for my game to other random games?

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Please read this unofficial FAQ. And you can try Game Jolt.

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Gamejolt changed a lot. You need 1000 followers on certain social media for them to consider you as a game creator. 

And from a user's perspective, they ask for hundreds of "legitimate" interest cookies for like a dozen different purposes.

People just do not grasp how good Itch is. Itch could do a lot by strategically placing information helpers. People do not read community threads. Information needs to be available where it is needed, not only for people specifically looking for it when a problem arises. A disclaimer when hitting publish the first time might do wonders. And updating the faq. The "few days" or whatever is written there is ridiculous and wishful thinking that has nothing to do with reality. It creates unnecessary support tickets that bog down everything on top of all.

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Try the internet. Make your own site. No one prevents you from having your own domain. That is available for everyone.

I have no idea why anyone would use Itch

So, why did you use it then?

Is there any alternative to itch that's available to everyone like steam

Funny that you should mention Steam. I suggest you try releasing your games on Steam and find out how available to everyone Steam actually is. Or places like Gamejolt.

Your game is 16 days old. Waiting time for getting indexed can be over a month.

And what you should realize, not being indexed is not hindering your ability to promote your game! People do not randomly search for peep craft. You give them the direct link to your game in promotion.

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Itch.io is extremely dev friendly. So much so that the site is packed full of developers.  Problem is - developers need a site that is packed full of gamers actively looking for games and who are willing to play anything - even the 1000th iteration of a flappy-bird clone. Perhaps AI will create these elusive gamers for us.

But seriously: Tell people to use the App to bypass security issues. And even if your game isn't indexed, you can send your friends a link. 

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