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Whether it's game engines, new algorithms, designing the perfect mechanic, working with a team, marketing, creating sounds, or coming up with a captivating story, anything about game development goes. Share tips and techniques, or find insights posted from other members of the community.

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StickyTipDistributing pre-release builds with itch.io

I see a lot of devs using a mix of these techniques to distribute early builds of their games/tools: .zip or installer i...

started by Amos Jan 10, 2016

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StickyTipFavorite Game Making Tools

Thought it might be fun to have a thread where everyone could share their favorite tools for making games. I'm gonna use...

started by flankstaek Dec 02, 2015 Last page

131 replies

28,908 views

TheMetalCarrotDev

Jun 01, 2024

StickyPersonal Games Resource List

Since itch.io is full of very interesting personal games, I thought it would be the best place to post something like th...

started by Vaida Dec 04, 2015

18 replies

18,330 views

IshikuraKanako

Jan 01, 2024

StickyTipCreating a GIF for your game

Since many people on itch.io used animated cover images I figure we should have a thread with some GIF creating resource...

started by leafo Dec 28, 2015 Last page

25 replies

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Jackyfied

Jan 15, 2023

StickyMental Health in Games Resource List

After having a blast making the personal games resource list , I decided to compile a list of games, articles and other...

started by Vaida Dec 15, 2015

20 replies

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GamesByJack

Dec 01, 2022

Playtesting before making the game public

Hello, I am making a game which is now in somewhat playable state but requires a lot of polishing (what I mean is it may...

started by deuxb 1 day ago

2 replies

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deuxb

19 hours ago

DesignHorror Game Flow/Progress

I was wondering if anyone has advice on designing the progression of a horror game. There are four characters, two you n...

started by TaLvYsH 5 days ago

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ProgrammingRenpy Help Camera for player in viewport

Hello, I need help creating a camera that centers the view on the player in a viewport. I've tried several things, but n...

started by zebra3d 7 days ago

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How do I make a simple, decision-based game?

Hello! I'm trying to make a simple decision-based game with multiple ending, just one of those simple ones that are quit...

started by bucket 8 days ago

2 replies

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No Time To Play

8 days ago

DesignWhich type of generation should I use for my game?

I am making a procedual dungeon crawling game but I can't decide between two different types of generation. Current gene...

started by Gub 14 days ago

7 replies

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Magicsofa

8 days ago

DesignASMR Games on Itch

Hey all. I see quite a few ASMR games on Itch but no topics in the community so I'm starting one. Do you have an ASMR ga...

started by Noggin Means Brains 12 days ago

3 replies

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Noggin Means Brains

11 days ago

ProgrammingAutosave in Twine (Harlowe) visual novel

Hi there! I'm good at writing texts (at least I'd like to think so), but I'm a terrible programmer. And I really need yo...

started by Kaigal 15 days ago

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ProgrammingHelp Renpy problem

Hello, I have a small problem. I suppose the answer must be quite simple, but no matter how hard I try, I can't achieve...

started by zebra3d 37 days ago

1 reply

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Snakey33

18 days ago

ProgrammingC++ help

hello I am a C++ learner and I want to make games for my projects but actually doesn't know that how to make it?

started by AdityaSKhorne 45 days ago

4 replies

189 views

Snakey33

18 days ago

Programming[Help] Rotating FPS Camera

Hey, I'm new to dev. If I rotate the player's gravity, how can I change the FPS camera appropriately? Effectively, how c...

started by shenanigans303 19 days ago

1 reply

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K. A. Laherty

19 days ago

TipPlay AGS games on Linux natively

I have seen a number of projects made with Adventure Game Studio which do not offer Linux build, even though the engine...

started by advega 24 days ago

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Tiled - Help with border objects

Hello all. I am looking for someone with experience that may be able to help me with an issue I am dealing with in regar...

started by pixelfps 32 days ago

2 replies

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pixelfps

26 days ago

Text-to-speech problem

Hi everyone, I need help with text-to-speech. My game uses mp3 and ogg instead of voiceover: text-to-speech from Windows...

started by Pizberry 33 days ago

1 reply

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Eldwood

26 days ago

TipHow to market my game and make my game popular?

Hi! I have made my own games on itch io but they are not that popular. Do yo have any tips for promoting and marketing m...

started by TheCatGameCompany 70 days ago

2 replies

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Hodslate

27 days ago

ProgrammingShare a mini 2d pixel art game engine: rust_pixel

RustPixel is a 2D game engine written in the Rust language, supporting both text and graphical rendering modes. The text...

started by zipxing 88 days ago

3 replies

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zipxing

29 days ago

Wondering if it's possible to Pack M.U.G.E.N. games with this tool..

There is an application called GameDreamFactory that is capable of running M.U.G.E.N games. on Android at 120FPS from a...

started by Maykel Fernández 48 days ago

7 replies

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Maykel Fernández

36 days ago

DesignTrends in Puzzle Game Development: What’s Hot in 2024

Puzzle games have always held a special place in the gaming industry, captivating players with their blend of mental cha...

started by studio saffron 43 days ago

4 replies

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studio saffron

35 days ago

Error: Game too laggy!

Hi, I'm making a raycaster game on pygame, but it's too laggy! Here is the code for it, and let me know what i have to f...

started by spraypaintdev 36 days ago

1 reply

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No Time To Play

36 days ago

ProgrammingHyper-compressed archives

Greetings, since there are so many developers here, and so many limitations (like the size of the uploadable files for b...

started by CIULLO CORPORATION 37 days ago

2 replies

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CIULLO CORPORATION

37 days ago

ProgrammingCreate game

Traduire du texte avec votre appareil photo hi, I'm new please can anyone help me create a game

started by Henock2p 43 days ago

3 replies

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No Time To Play

41 days ago

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