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Thought it might be fun to have a thread where everyone could share their favorite tools for making games. I'm gonna use...
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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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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
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Since many people on itch.io used animated cover images I figure we should have a thread with some GIF creating resource...
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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
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Introduction On a cold December evening in 2022, I discovered Stardew Valley game. I had already been fond of pixel art...
started by DeKore 4 days ago
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Made a quick tutorial on retro props the quick and easy way ;)
started by Kruk2024 7 days ago
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I recently started planning a game. This game is largely inspired by Hogwarts Legacy but also by others in some ways. I'...
started by WhispV Feb 02, 2024
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As a beginner in game development, there is a lot of stuff that I have yet to explore and and there is a lot of stuff to...
started by Biswa_29 Apr 22, 2021
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I'm interested in how other developers feel about the updated requirements to keep your Googleplay developers account...
started by K. A. Laherty 15 days ago
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MarketingKickstarter day 1 is done
Hello everyone I wanted to say thank you so far from everyone who has supported my game M.Y.S.O.U.L so far. By next Frid...
started by christianciaro 41 days ago
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Hello :) i got a simple quick tip for everyone struggling on expanding their texture library but still need to have the...
started by Kruk2024 17 days ago
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Hi! I am working on CLIPS ( https://snow140.itch.io/clips ), a point-and-click horror game with mini-games and a deep st...
started by Snow140 21 days ago
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This is my first post here and im making a PSX-style game. I'm very divided on something - do i make the game in a high...
started by kodenmachou 29 days ago
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Programmingconsejos y guias para novatos
muchos llegan al mundo del desarrollo por una razon u otra muchos no sabemos como empezar alguin quiere compartir algun...
started by D19962024 24 days ago
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ProgrammingEnemy AI in Unity part 2
Have you seen part 2 creating enemy in Unity?
started by FireRaccoon Games 25 days ago
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What elements do you think make a good horror game? be it assets, screamers, story, etc.
started by kichokhrizzz 32 days ago
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The videos from pre-GDC 2009 on their website seem to be mostly (all?) flash-based. They say "Get the Flash Player to vi...
started by peqvim 30 days ago
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Hi! I was planning on making a visual novel mixed with a point and click puzzle style game but i wasnt sure what softwar...
started by R0ttt1ngg_P4tchezzzzz 33 days ago
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ProgrammingUnity WebGL VR game doesn't enter VR mode
It loads, I see the viewport, the game is there rendering, I hear the music, but there is no way to kickstart the VR mod...
started by POLYMAD 34 days ago
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I installed Debian on Android with Termux but I can't get any practical use out of it. I installed Godot but it's very s...
started by Maykel Fernández 36 days ago
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In the world of indie game development, speed and efficiency are super important. With tight budgets and short deadlines...
started by Chmerry May 30, 2024
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Earlier, when I made a browser game and selected Embed in Page, it would embed in page. If I clicked Fullscreen, it made...
started by Kasper Hviid May 03, 2024
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I struggle with polish. When it comes to polishing up your games for release, what is everyone's approach? Do you throw...
started by ohmygiggles 49 days ago
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