• Kick off 2025 with these game jams
  January 16, 2025 byitch.io

  146

  #itchio-recommends, #game-jams

  The new year brings a fresh wave of game jams ! From tournament-style competitions to cozy winter creations. Here are some notable jams to check out this month. Upcoming Jams Pirate Software - Game Ja...Continue reading

  

2024

• The Autumn Sale starts this Wednesday, plus Creator Day on Friday!
  November 25, 2024 byleafo

  223

  #site-promotions, #creator-day

  We’ve got two exciting events coming up this week that you won’t want to miss. First up is our Autumn Sale starting Wednesday, November 27th at 10:00 AM PT, running for a full week. Over 7,400 pro...Continue reading

  
• Top Rated Spooky Games to Play This Halloween
  October 24, 2024 byitch.io

  92

  #itchio-recommends

  Halloween is one week away, and we’ve got a selection of spooky -themed games pulled from our list of top rated games of all time. From psychological horror to festive celebrations, here are our rec...Continue reading

  
• Fresh action games you can play right in your browser
  October 18, 2024 byitch.io

  84

  #itchio-recommends

  Looking for something to play this weekend without the hassle of downloading? We’ve got a selection of fresh browser games that you can jump into with just a click, this time with a focus on action...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: More Ludum Dare 56 Games
  October 15, 2024 byitch.io

  62

  #itchio-recommends, #ludum-dare

  Ludum Dare 56 wrapped up on October 7th, 2024, challenging developers to create games around the theme “Tiny Creatures” in just 48 or 72 hours. With over 800 games tagged Ludum Dare 56 on itch.io...Continue reading

  
• Get Ready for Spooky Season with These Game Jams!
  October 14, 2024 byitch.io

  32

  #itchio-recommends, #game-jams

  October is here, Halloween is coming, and we have a slew of exciting game jams . From horror -themed challenges to music composition and procedural generation . Here are some upcoming jams to keep you...Continue reading

  
• Free and fresh browser games for your weekend
  October 12, 2024 byitch.io

  60

  #itchio-recommends

  We understand that downloading a game might be a bit more work than you’re willing to invest in a lazy weekend so check out this collection of recently released/updated browser based games you can s...Continue reading

  
• Pixel Perfect: GB Pixel Art Jam 2024
  October 11, 2024 byitch.io

  47

  #itchio-recommends, #game-jams

  We’re always impressed with the wide range events people have used our Jams feature for. In the recently concluded GB Pixel Art Jam 2024 , participants were summoned to create Game Boy-inspired pixe...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: "Tiny Creatures" for Ludum Dare 56
  October 10, 2024 byitch.io

  32

  #itchio-recommends, #ludum-dare

  Ludum Dare, the bi-annual event where developers spend 48 or 72 hours creating a game from scratch, took place this past weekend from October 4th to October 7th. In Ludum Dare 56, developers created g...Continue reading

  
• Top 20 Games From YouTube of August 2024
  September 30, 2024 byitch.io

  44

  #itchio-recommends, #youtube

  Did you know that itch.io has a YouTube channel that showcases videos of interesting games daily? After you’ve subscribed right here check out the top 20 viewed games from our YouTube channel during...Continue reading

  
• The itch.io Spring Sale & Bundles are here
  March 18, 2024 byleafo

  137

  #bundles, #sales, #site-promotions

  Spring is in the air and that means it’s time for the itch.io Spring Sale ! We’ve notified with creators across the site and they’ve responded with discounts on over 12,000 games, assets, tablet...Continue reading

  

2023

• The itch.io Winter Sale 2023 is live!
  December 20, 2023 byleafo

  118

  #sales

  It’s that time of the year again, where we bring you the best deals on your favorite games, tabletop RPGs, game assets, and more! We’ve sent word to our diverse community of developers and they’...Continue reading

  
• Pick up 5 great games in the itch.io Autumn TTRPG Selects Bundle!
  November 29, 2023 bySPNKr

  68

  #bundles

  Gear up for the holidays with a pack of great tabletop rpgs! Gather around the table and pick up 5 of our favorite systems for just $12 and support developers while doing it. But act quickly, because...Continue reading

  
• The next itch.io Creator Day is this Friday November 24th!
  November 20, 2023 bySPNKr

  69

  #site-promotions, #creator-day

  Get ready to gobble up some deals this Black Friday, and thank your favorite devs while you're doing it. Yep, this Friday is the next itch.io Creator Day! From midnight to midnight (Pacific Time) on F...Continue reading

  
• The itch.io Halloween sale is live!
  October 25, 2023 bySPNKr

  39

  #site-promotions

  A chill runs down your spine, a black cat yowls, there's something in the air. That something ..... is deals on your favorite games, tabletop RPGs, game assets, and more! From now until 10am PT on Nov...Continue reading

  
• Games of the Week: Mr Platformer, Videoverse, and TEST TEST TEST
  September 22, 2023 bySPNKr

  60

  #itchio-recommends

  Look, I know we're trapped in the AAA game deluge where multiple 30+ hour games are released every week. So what if I filled your plate up with a deluge of indie games . Sounds compelling, right? Mr P...Continue reading

  
• Games of the Week: Papers, Fish, and Frogs
  August 31, 2023 bySPNKr

  43

  #itchio-recommends

  Happy Thursday itch.io fans! Roll into the weekend with a stack of hot new games! This time we're bringing in a remake of a classic, Sokpop's cutest game ever, and a surprisingly poignant fishing game...Continue reading

  
• The Next itch.io Creator Day is this Friday, August 25th!
  August 21, 2023 bySPNKr

  80

  #site-promotions, #creator-day

  Good Morning itch.io fans! It's been a while since our last itch.io Creator Day, but I'm happy to announce the drought is over! This Friday August 25th (midnight to midnight Pacific Time) we're not ta...Continue reading

  
• Games of the Week: Labor, Cute Labor, and Community
  August 07, 2023 bySPNKr

  57

  #itchio-recommends

  Are you ready to talk about the perils of labor? What about the strength of community? Ok but what if I told you we're actually talking about games? Yep, it's time for Games of the Week! Read on for o...Continue reading

  
• Games of the Week: Sludge, Stickers, and Seals
  July 24, 2023 bySPNKr

  38

  #itchio-recommends

  Looking for something to play? Need something to do inside while you hide from the heat? Well check out 3 of our favorite new games to help keep things fresh! Sludge Life 2 You may remember Terri Vell...Continue reading

  
• Welcome to the itch.io Summer Sale!
  June 27, 2023 bySPNKr

  19

  #site-promotions

  Happy June everyone! It’s been a little while since we’ve done this last, but don’t worry bundle fans we haven’t forgotten about you. That’s right! It’s time to announce our newest itch.io...Continue reading

  
• Friday, March 17th is the next Creator Day! (Now Extended)
  March 13, 2023 bySPNKr

  141

  #creator-day

  Hey itch.io fans! It's that time again, time for another itch.io Creator Day! Yep, our semi-frequent day celebrating everyone who makes itch.io so great is back this Friday March 17th! For 24 hours (f...Continue reading

  
• Looking for a new Tabletop RPG to play? Here are some of our favorites!
  February 06, 2023 bySPNKr

  258

  #itchio-recommends

  Over the last several years tabletop RPGs have been in something of a renaissance. Where before the lion's share of a small pool of players was monopolized by the World's Most Popular Game, we've seen...Continue reading

  

2022

• The itch.io Winter Sale and Tabletop itch.io Selects bundle start now!
  December 20, 2022 bySPNKr

  49

  #site-promotions, #bundles

  Welcome to the itch.io Winter Sale! It’s a year end tradition for us, but we’re excited to announce it every time. We’ve partnered with developers across the side to offer hundreds of discounts...Continue reading

  
• The next itch.io Creator Day is November 25th!
  November 21, 2022 bySPNKr

  97

  #creator-day

  Howdy itch.io community! Mark your calendars because the next itch.io creator day is coming! This Friday from Midnight to Midnight (Pacific Time) we’re not taking a portion of any sales on the site...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: 3 new games, and 9 old ones!
  November 14, 2022 bySPNKr

  70

  #itchio-recommends

  This month feels a bit like a homecoming on the blog. This time we’re featuring 3 new games, but they’re all from truly great series. If you consider these recommendations as also overarching seri...Continue reading

  
• The itch.io Halloween Sale and Selects Bundle are on now!
  October 27, 2022 bySPNKr

  20

  #site-promotions, #bundles

  Get your costumes on everyone, it’s Halloween time! Whether you’re a ghost, a witch, or one of those animes you’re always watching we’re welcoming everyone to the annual itch.io Halloween Sale...Continue reading

  
• Games of the Month: surrealist solitaire puzzles
  September 26, 2022 bySPNKr

  54

  #itchio-recommends

  What’s that? You need more games? I hear you, anonymous itch.io fan. We’ve reached the part of the year when games start coming out fast and furious so it can be hard to keep track of them all, le...Continue reading

  
• Games of the Month: Puzzles! (and some non-puzzles)
  August 30, 2022 bySPNKr

  70

  #itchio-recommends

  Sometimes you need a good puzzle game, just something to throw all of your attention at and ignore anything else going on. Well if that sometime for you is right now, then you’re in luck because in...Continue reading

  
• The next itch.io Creator Day is July 29th!
  July 22, 2022 bySPNKr

  103

  #creator-day

  I don’t think I’m allowed to make the entire body of this post “The next itch.io Creator Day is taking place on Friday July 29th.” I mean it’s true, we are hosting the next itch.io Creator D...Continue reading

  
• Games of the Week: Let's play cards, tabletop, and more!
  July 14, 2022 bySPNKr

  36

  #itchio-recommends

  Need something to fill the void between AAA releases? It’s ok, we won’t judge. Well here are a handful of games ready to keep you entertained while you wait. Stacklands It’s always a good day wh...Continue reading

  
• Welcome to the itch.io Summer Sale!
  June 21, 2022 bySPNKr

  74

  #sales, #site-promotions

  Come one, come all to the annual itch.io Summer Sale! If you’re in the northern hemisphere you’re probably reading this with the air conditioner on full blast, so let us take your mind off the con...Continue reading

  
• How to play itch.io games on the Steam Deck
  June 14, 2022 bySPNKr

  327

  #guides

  So you’ve got a brand new Steam Deck and are looking to install some games from your favorite storefront: itch.io. Surely that’s impossible, right? Wrong. Here’s how you can get your itch.io lib...Continue reading

  
• Come get the Pre-Summer itch.io Selects bundle!
  May 25, 2022 bySPNKr

  18

  #bundles, #site-promotions

  It’s been a few months since we last spoke folks and for that I am truly sorry. As an apology I’ve come back home from my travels with an armful of treats! This is a metaphor, the treats aren’t...Continue reading

  
• Games of the Week: Foxes, Space Ships, and Louisiana
  April 04, 2022 bySPNKr

  76

  #itchio-recommends

  What’s good itch.io gamers, welcome back to the channel. By channel I mean blog and by gamers I mean people with good taste, but the sentiment is the same! Welcome back to the itch.io Blog! This tim...Continue reading

  
• Games of the Week: Spooky Vampires and Quiet Art Galleries!
  February 16, 2022 bySPNKr

  48

  #itchio-recommends

  Howdy itch.io partners! We’ve saddled up for a brand new edition of our semi-frequent Games of the Week round up. Each week/month/year we highlight some of the great new stuff that’s surfaced on t...Continue reading

  
• The Next itch.io Creator Day is February 18th!
  February 14, 2022 bySPNKr

  200

  #creator-day

  Come one, come all to the next itch.io Creator Day! This Friday, February 18th we’re not taking any of our usual portion of sales. From Midnight to Midnight (Pacific Time) developers will earn 100%...Continue reading

  

2021

• The itch.io Winter sale and Tabletop itch.io Selects Bundle are here!
  December 20, 2021 bySPNKr

  29

  #bundles, #site-promotions

  While it may have felt like more of a marathon than a sprint, we’re finally in the waning days of 2022. Let’s celebrate with 1000s of projects on discount and a brand new Tabletop itch.io Selects...Continue reading

  
• Games of the Week: Anger, Sadness, and Fear
  December 16, 2021 bySPNKr

  44

  #itchio-recommends

  Are you ready to finish the year with a selection of handpicked games to brighten up your holiday season? In this last 2021 edition of Games of the Week we’ve got 3 really great experiences for what...Continue reading

  
• This Friday is an itch.io Creator Day!
  November 22, 2021 bySPNKr

  108

  #creator-day

  This year for Black Friday we’re honoring our oldest tradition: we’re bringing back Creator Day! Ok the tradition isn’t that old, but this Friday (November 26th) from midnight pacific time to mi...Continue reading

  
• Games of the Week: Fires, Time, and SCARES!
  October 25, 2021 bySPNKr

  52

  #itchio-recommends

  Things are getting spooky over here at itch.io HQ. The weather is getting colder, and I’ve broken out my collection of inappropriately large sweaters. This means it’s now the best time of year for...Continue reading

  
• Announcing the Game Making itch.io Selects Bundle 2
  October 13, 2021 bySPNKr

  23

  #bundles, #site-promotions

  Let’s get ready to make some games! Earlier this year we launched our first ever Game Making itch.io Selects bundle, and now we’re back with a second edition to help folks make new games whether i...Continue reading

  
• Games of the Week: Free JRPGs and Avian Skating!
  September 30, 2021 bySPNKr

  32

  #itchio-recommends

  I don’t know about you, but I could use some time indoors relaxing with some games. I certainly haven’t had enough of that in the last year and a half, so let’s make our time inside a little bit...Continue reading

  
• Games of the Week: Swords, Bracelets, and an accessible RPG
  August 30, 2021 bySPNKr

  35

  #itchio-recommends

  You may have noticed that we’re doing these more recently. There are just too many great games coming out for us to keep our recommendations locked to once-a-month posts! Check out all of the great...Continue reading

  
• Games of the Week: Chickens, Cats, and Horrific Eldritch Monstrosities!
  August 11, 2021 bySPNKr

  32

  #itchio-recommends

  Get your controllers charged, pull out those blue-light blocking gamer glasses, and prep yourself for a stack of new games. I took a bit to scour the new releases and I’m happy with the results. Che...Continue reading

  
• The itch.io Summertime Selects bundle is now live!
  August 04, 2021 bySPNKr

  12

  #bundles, #site-promotions

  Happy August, itch.io Community! It’s been a while since we hosted our last itch.io Selects Bundle, so let’s change that! As of 10am on August 4th (that’s this morning) the itch.io Summertime Se...Continue reading

  
• The second itch.io Creator Day is Friday, 7/23
  July 19, 2021 bySPNKr

  94

  #creator-day

  Hi itch.io Community, I was going to write a whole goofy intro to this, but instead I’m just going to play this one straight: This Friday (July 23rd) is our second ever itch.io Creator Day. This mea...Continue reading

  
• Games of the Month: Boats, Dogs, and Dinosaurs.. Oh my!
  July 15, 2021 bySPNKr

  22

  #itchio-recommends

  Welcome back to the Games of the Month! How was that Summer Sale last week? Did you pick up anything cool? Well get ready to fall in love all over again with a whole new group of games from our recomm...Continue reading

  
• Announcing the itch.io Summer Sale and Tabletop Selects Bundle!
  June 22, 2021 bySPNKr

  37

  #bundles, #site-promotions

  Do you hear the sounds of people enjoying the beach? What about those cheers of children without a care in the world? This can mean only one thing: it’s summertime! (in the Northern Hemisphere, plea...Continue reading

  
• Announcing the first itch.io Creator Day!
  May 12, 2021 bySPNKr

  276

  #creator-day

  Hi itch.io Community, I’m happy to announce that this Friday — May 14th, will be our first itch.io Creator Day. This means that from Midnight to 11:59pm PT we won’t be taking our usual cut of sa...Continue reading

  
• The itch desktop client is now available on the Epic Games Store!
  April 22, 2021 bySPNKr

  107

  Howdy itch.io Community! I’m happy to announce that as of this morning the itch desktop client is available to download on the Epic Games Store . If you prefer to launch your game launchers through...Continue reading

  
• Announcing the Game Making itch.io Selects Bundle
  March 31, 2021 bySPNKr

  32

  #bundles, #site-promotions

  It’s time for a brand new itch.io Selects bundle , but this time we’re trying something a little different. You may remember our previous bundles as collections of some of our favorite games, but...Continue reading

  
• Games of the Month: wholesome baking, horror chills, and a duck on a scooter
  March 22, 2021 bySPNKr

  45

  #itchio-recommends

  Happy March everyone! We're back again with our Games of the Month post to recommend you some great games from the last 30 days. This month's recommendations come from a ton of different genres and st...Continue reading

  
• Announcing the itch.io Lunar New Year Sale and Selects Bundle!
  February 09, 2021 bySPNKr

  18

  #bundles

  We’re done with rats, now it’s time to embrace 2021 with the strength of the ox! Happy Lunar New Year everyone! We’re celebrating by partnering with developers to put thousands of games on sale...Continue reading

  
• Games of the Month: Dreams, Time Travel, and Cyber Gods
  January 20, 2021 bySPNKr

  76

  #itchio-recommends

  The calendar may show a new year, but we’re up to our usual tricks at itch.io HQ. We took a break for the holiday season but we’re looking at some of our favorite games that have launched in the l...Continue reading

  

2020

• Announcing the itch.io Winter Sale and Winter itch.io Selects Bundle
  December 17, 2020 bySPNKr

  20

  #bundles

  It’s been a …. Challenging year for all of us so let’s end things on a high note. Things are pretty cold over here, so let’s warm up around a pile of great deals! As is our custom, we’ve ask...Continue reading

  
• Black Friday on itch.io
  November 27, 2020 bySPNKr

  42

  #site-promotions

  Hello itch.io community! This year for Black Friday we’re doing something a little different. 2020 has been…. Unprescedented so we wanted to help give back to the developers out there. From the ti...Continue reading

  
• Games of the Month: Disc Room, Cube Escape, Lucifer Within Us, and more!
  November 18, 2020 bySPNKr

  30

  #itchio-recommends

  It’s been feeling like it’s impossible to keep up with all of the good games released these days. Seems like every week there’s another game coming in from left field ready to eat my free time w...Continue reading

  
• Announcing the itch.io Halloween Sale and Tabletop Selects Bundle!
  October 27, 2020 bySPNKr

  12

  #site-promotions, #bundles

  There’s a haunting at itch.io headquarters. Is it a ghost? A ghoul? Nope, it’s the annual itch.io Halloween Sale! From now until Tuesday November 3rd at 10am PT hundreds of games, tabletop adventu...Continue reading

  
• Games of the Month: Monster's Expedition, Spiritfarer, Among Us, and more!
  September 21, 2020 bySPNKr

  80

  #itchio-recommends

  I don’t know about you, but my game playing has spiked during quarantine. The time I used to spend going out with friends, eating in restaurants, and seeing the sun is now my game time. Fortunately...Continue reading

  
• Announcing the 2020 Tabletop itch.io Selects bundle
  September 04, 2020 bySPNKr

  30

  #bundles

  While we may not be able gather friends around our table for mythic adventures, that doesn’t mean you have to lock up your dice. We’ve partnered with a bunch of great devs to bring you a brand new...Continue reading

  
• Games of the Month: Cellular Harvest, Hylics 2, and more!
  July 21, 2020 bySPNKr

  33

  #itchio-recommends

  It’s been a really hectic couple of months here at itch.io, we’ve been hard at work and that’s left scant few hours for playing games. But don’t worry we’ve persevered and have sorted throug...Continue reading

  
• Announcing the itch.io Summer sale and Summer Selects Bundle!
  June 24, 2020 bySPNKr

  38

  #bundles

  We may not be allowed outside, but that doesn’t mean our summer vacation has to be ruined. Make staying off the beaches and away from other people fun with a stack of brand new games, tabletop RPGs...Continue reading

  
• Games of the Month: Tales from Off-Peak City, Samsara Room, and More
  May 28, 2020 bySPNKr

  46

  #itchio-recommends

  We’re nearing the halfway point of 2020 already and it feels like the year has both flown by and taken forever. Usually at this point in the year I’ve gotten a pretty good taste of the best games...Continue reading

  
• Games of the Month: Treachery in Beatdown City, Mackerelfish Media and More!
  April 23, 2020 bySPNKr

  59

  #itchio-recommends

  We’re back, back, back again with a brand new edition of itch.io’s Games of the Month! Yes I know it’s been a bit longer than a calendar month but that doesn’t mean the games are anything less...Continue reading

  
• Games of the Month: February 2020
  March 12, 2020 bySPNKr

  78

  #itchio-recommends

  Hey itch.io fans, it’s been a while hasn’t it? We didn’t want to leave you high and dry without any games to play (I mean you could also check out our Youtube channel or our email digest) so we...Continue reading

  
• Hit 2020 running with a list of our favorite games from 2019!
  January 07, 2020 bySPNKr

  132

  #itchio-recommends

  With 2019 done and dusted we’re feeling a bit nostalgic for the year that was. Sure we’re only a week into the new year, but what better way to start moving forward than by looking back? Here are...Continue reading

  

2019

• Announcing the itch.io Holiday Sale and Holiday itch.io Selects Bundle!
  December 19, 2019 bySPNKr

  15

  #bundles

  We’ve almost made it through 2019 so it’s time to celebrate! We considered inviting everyone over to itch.io HQ but considering that itch.io HQ isn’t a physical location that might be a little t...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: a pack of cute animals
  December 10, 2019 bySPNKr

  32

  #itchio-recommends

  Sometimes you need some cuteness in your life. Maybe you want a break from real life, or perhaps you’re just super into adorable as an aesthetic. Either way, this week’s recommendations are a pair...Continue reading

  
• Check out itch.io on YouTube!
  December 05, 2019 bySPNKr

  37

  #youtube

  We do a pretty good job of featuring games around here. From our front page, to our blog and digest emails we have tons of ways for you to get your gaming fix. But sometimes the best way to learn abou...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: tabletop and jam games
  December 03, 2019 bySPNKr

  12

  #itchio-recommends

  We’re almost into 2020 but that doesn’t mean that we’re going to slack off on recommending games for you. We’re back with another pair of recommendations to help fill these long winter nights...Continue reading

  
• Pick up 7 tabletop hits for $8 in the Tabletop itch.io Selects Bundle!
  November 29, 2019 bySPNKr

  11

  #bundles

  Grab your dice, call your friends, and get ready for the Tabletop itch.io Selects Bundle ! This entry in our series of bundles highlights the best in analog gaming. There’s something for everyone wi...Continue reading

  
• Fall into a brand new game jam
  November 21, 2019 bySPNKr

  16

  #game-jams

  It’s a busy time of year for games. There are games coming out left, right, and center, and more holidays than I know what to do with. It feels like there aren’t enough hours in the day in the las...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: smiling and puzzling
  November 19, 2019 bySPNKr

  11

  #itchio-recommends

  We’ve been hard at work on some secret projects at itch.io HQ (don’t worry, you’ll hear about them soon) but that hasn’t stopped us from checking out some games for you to play! Are you ready...Continue reading

  
• itch.io changelog: Library & Recommendations enhancements, improved jam browsing, & more
  November 13, 2019 byleafo

  53

  #changelog, #jams, #library, #homepage, #sales

  Hello everyone, welcome back to the itch.io changelog. We’ve got an assortment of updates for you today. No big feature launches as we were quite busy with the Halloween Sale , but there are some th...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Games about dungeons, real life
  November 12, 2019 bySPNKr

  14

  This week is a double feature of game recommendations. One is a polished take on a familiar formula and the other looks at the real life financial trouble plaguing the people of Chile. Yeah it’s an...Continue reading

  
• There are 200,000 games on itch.io. Here's how to find your new favorite
  November 07, 2019 bySPNKr

  57

  #editorial

  This week we passed 200,000 games on itch.io. That’s well, that’s a ton of games. Truly more than one human can play in their lifetime. So how do you find which games are your jam? Well let’s ta...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Family histories and great free games
  November 05, 2019 bySPNKr

  18

  #itchio-recommends

  How about that Halloween sale, huh? What about that great itch.io Selects Bundle? There sure was a lot going on last week. Now I know we didn’t have any posts for you, but let’s make up for it wit...Continue reading

  
• The 2019 itch.io Halloween Sale is on now!
  October 24, 2019 bySPNKr

  25

  #sales

  I hope you’re feeling brave, because it’s the spookiest time of the year: The itch.io Halloween Sale! That’s right, ghosts and ghouls have once again descended upon the itch.io offices and have...Continue reading

  
• Return of the itch.io changelog: Markdown, Sub Prducts, Jam Updates & more
  October 23, 2019 byleafo

  42

  #changelog, #jams, #homepage, #community, #discovery

  Hello everyone, it’s been a while since we’ve had a formal post on our Updates Blog . We haven’t been sitting around doing nothing, in fact we’ve added a ton of stuff. I ran into this issue wh...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Histories and Mysteries!
  October 22, 2019 bySPNKr

  10

  #itchio-recommends

  October is winding down which means we’re running out of time to thematically recommend horror games. You know how we’re going to celebrate that? By recommending more non-spooky games. Sorry horro...Continue reading

  
• Need even more Ludum Dare? Here are more picks from the competition!
  October 17, 2019 bySPNKr

  17

  #ludum-dare, #itchio-recommends

  With over 1000 games developed as a part of Ludum Dare 45, it’s more than a little tough to sort through all of them. Last week we highlighted a couple of our favorites but I took a look through mor...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: the future of point-and-click, the puzzles of the past
  October 15, 2019 bySPNKr

  14

  #itchio-recommends

  I was going to try to do this thing in October where I recommended a new horror game each week until Halloween, but life had other plans. I fully intended to check out some of the promising horror gam...Continue reading

  
• Over 1000 new games are on itch.io courtesy of Ludum Dare 45! Here are some of our favorites
  October 10, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends, #ludum-dare

  The dust has settled on Ludum Dare 45 and there are over 1000 new games on itch.io because of it. As is always the case with the week after Ludum Dare, the stack of new games is an intimidating Evere...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: dating and dying!
  October 09, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  Fall has arrived at the itch.io office which means it’s time for drinking tea, dressing in fashionable layers, and getting spooked by a series of terrifying games. I can’t help you with the tea or...Continue reading

  
• Code your way to strategic victories in Bot Land: an interview with Adam Damiano
  October 03, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #interview

  I can’t think of many games where professionals have cameras pointed at their hands. Starcraft is one of the few I’ve seen that puts pros’ digits on display, and one quick look will tell you why...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: a double-dose of adventure!
  October 01, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  Set sail for adventure with this week’s itch.io Recommendations! This time we’re heading underground and underwater with a pair of games that look for exploration through mechanics. If you want to...Continue reading

  
• Nowhere Prophet grew through early access to become a great deckbuilder
  September 26, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #editorial

  Back in the olden days people used to have to wait until a game was done to be able to play it. But we live in more enlightened times now. Sure there are pros and cons to buying (or releasing) a game...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: hand-drawn hits!
  September 24, 2019 bySPNKr

  22

  #itchio-recommends

  I don’t usually plan out themes for these articles but every now and again the stars align and something perfect happens. This week we’re featuring two games who both happen to have hand-drawn art...Continue reading

  
• Need something to do with the rest of 2019? Try a game jam!
  September 19, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #game-jams

  Jammers gather around, because we’ve prowled the itch.io Jams page and I’m back with the spoils of our hunt. If you want to see every jam currently scheduled on the site you can check out the Jams...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Cars, Spaceships, and... Ducks?
  September 17, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  This time of year is always an interesting one for indies. Historically the end of the year is dominated by AAA releases, but every year is different and 2019 is already showing off some really strong...Continue reading

  
• A quarter century making games: a conversation with Spiderweb Software
  September 12, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #interview

  Few developers have had as long of a history as Jeff Vogel and Spiderweb Software. Their 25 year run has produced scores of hardcore RPGs and they show no signs of stopping. This week they released th...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Tennis Kings
  September 10, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  It’s time to live your dream in this week’s itch.io Recommends post. Well, you’ll live your dream so long as you’re thinking of becoming a monarch or playing tennis. You know, those two common...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: The fastest games around
  September 05, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  Here’s hoping you like frantically paced games because this week has a duo of games ready for you that will test just how fast you can think. First up is Wilmot’s Warehouse, the tale of a warehous...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Even more non-gaming projects!
  August 29, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  Every few months I like to take some time to feature some awesome non-gaming content. Yes itch.io is mostly a site for video games, but that’s far from the only thing we host. There are comics, albu...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: games with awesome artstyles
  August 27, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  I hope you love games with distinct artstyles because that’s we’ve got two of them ready and waiting for you. Each is a little different -- one is a gross dungeon crawler, and the other is a cute...Continue reading

  
• Zach Barth on how Zachtronics have shocked and surprised with Eliza
  August 22, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #interview

  My praise for Zachtronics’ Eliza seems to know no bounds. I wrote in my recommendation on Tuesday, “Eliza stands as one of the best written games I’ve played this year.” It’s a game that has...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: therapy and crabs
  August 20, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  When you boot up a new game, you never know what you’re going to get. Sometimes it’s a wacky arcade romp, other times it’s a personal narrative experience. This week’s recommendations mirror t...Continue reading

  
• Dicey Dungeons is a brilliant introduction to Roguelikes and Deckbuilders
  August 15, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #editorial

  In what has been a long time coming, this week marks the full release of itch.io-favorite Dicey Dungeons . Indie superstar Terry Cavanagh (and team) has turned from puzzles and action to craft what is...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends some of the games from GMTK Jam 2019
  August 13, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  We’re breaking records all over the place at itch.io with last week’s GMTK Jam 2019 coming in as our biggest jam ever. With nearly 2700 entries GMTK Jam 2019 games represent a massive amount of ga...Continue reading

  
• Remaking Shakespeare: How Golden Glitch made Elsinore
  August 08, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #interview

  If you regularly read the itch.io Recommends posts every week you likely remember Elsinore , a game about Ophelia from Hamlet trying to solve her way out of a time loop. I ended up really enjoying my...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: cults and relaxation, jungles and islands
  August 06, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  This week’s recommendations are an unlikely duo. One is a tense exploration of faith and cults, the other is about chilling out in the woods. See what I mean? The thing that unites them both is just...Continue reading

  
• Can Androids Pray? An interview with Xalavier Nelson Jr of 2019's hottest mech game
  August 01, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #interview

  It’s not every day you see a game launch with Red and Blue versions so when I saw Can Androids Pray I was immediately intrigued. What followed was an intense narrative experience that I ended up enj...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: the bard, some students, and a game we missed
  July 30, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  It’s a unique week for our weekly recommendations post. This week we’ve toiled away and would like to present to you, the itch.io community, the fruits of our labor. This week we’re getting Shak...Continue reading

  
• Sokpop Collective's games continue to impress through creativity, frequency
  July 25, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #editorial

  Running this blog comes with its fair share of responsibilities. What should we cover, what shouldn’t we cover, which games need the coverage? All of this sets us up for a complicated balancing act...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Essays, demos, and games we were late to
  July 23, 2019 bySPNKr

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  Get your game on this week with a release I slept on, an awesome proof-of-concept demo, and a collection of essays on some of my favorite games. It’s a veritable buffet of hot projects ready for you...Continue reading

  
• How to get started on itch.io
  July 18, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #guides

  In my day-to-day I get asked a lot about how to get started on itch.io. This comes from established developers looking to move their projects over to itch.io and new devs looking to upload a project f...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: four machine games
  July 16, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  This week’s recommendations are all about machines. Building them, using them, and.. what it means for them to be alive? There’s a lot of diversity inside of this general theming, and I’m happy...Continue reading

  
• Fill up July with a bunch of great game jams!
  July 11, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #game-jams

  Are you worried that you don’t have enough things to do? Have you somehow run out of games to play and want to help make sure nobody in the future has this problem? Try out a game jam! We have a pag...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: games that aren't even out yet! (And one that is)
  July 09, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  We’re getting weird with time this week as we recommend two pre-release games (and one that’s already out). Think of how cool you’ll be when these games get huge and you will have already been p...Continue reading

  
• Tips and tricks to help your itch.io launch
  July 05, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #guides

  In the interest of transparency, we’re going to do something a bit differently on the blog this week: we’re lifting the curtain a little bit and discussing how the site works. Specifically I want...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: a whole bunch of animals
  July 02, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  How about that itch.io sale that just ended? Pretty wild huh? Well we’re back with a new batch of games to recommend to fill your time in case you missed the sale or have somehow finished all of the...Continue reading

  
• The itch.io Summer Sale is here!
  June 21, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #sales

  Take a vacation into the land of hot deals with the itch.io Summer Sale! From the time you’re reading this until the 1st of July at 10am PST hundreds of games, projects, and soundtracks are availabl...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: experimental new games
  June 06, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  Let’s get experimental y’all. This week’s recommendations are a pair of games that don’t really behave like any others. First up is Kids, a strange and wild look at peer pressure and puberty...Continue reading

  
• We're celebrating #loveindies2019, are you?
  June 04, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #editorial

  We love indies at itch.io so we’re happy to support #loveindies2019! But what is #loveindies? An annual celebration of all things indie, #loveindies is a concerted push to connect developers with th...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: hot new visual novels
  May 28, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  Get your visual novel on with this week’s recommendations. The wordiest genre is back with two cutting edge entries. One is heavily polished jam game and the other is a demo for what could end up be...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: new tabletop games
  May 23, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  Tabletop RPGs are in a renaissance right now. Spurred on by a variety of forces but namely the rise of Actual Play videos and podcasts has driven flocks of new players to the scene and developers have...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: surprising entries in new genres
  May 21, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  I’m a sucker for games that get weird. When you’ve played as many games as I have you begin to get tired of seeing the same old thing. That’s why this week I’m happy to say all three of our re...Continue reading

  
• Fill your summer up with these rad projects
  May 16, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  The weather is starting to warm up which means Summer is around the corner. Hopefully you’ll have a little more free time to relax with friends and family. Why are we bringing this up? Because games...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: a demo and a game we can't talk about
  May 14, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  This week’s recommendations are going to be a bit different than usual. We’re recommending less games for one, and the second game I can’t really talk about without ruining it for another. Also...Continue reading

  
• Faux-retro games are hot right now, here's how to get started on one
  May 09, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #editorial

  In this weeks’ itch.io Recommends we talked about some new games that felt old. We’ve been seeing a lot of that lately so it’s high time we helped folks get into the aesthetic if they’re inter...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Old-but-new
  May 07, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  There’s a theme to our recommendations this week: Games that feel old but are new (and a bonus older game that’s new to us). Take a trip down memory lane, or figure out what all the buzz is about...Continue reading

  
• Ludum Dare 44 wrapped, and we have tons of new games
  May 02, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #ludum-dare, #itchio-recommends

  Gather around everyone, Ludum Dare 44 just wrapped up which means we have thoughts! The crew here have been busy checking the submissions for gems and we’ve been working on a collection that feature...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: roguelikes, puzzles, and exploration!
  April 30, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  Is it just me or are there more and more early access games coming out these days? It feels like every week I’m recommending games that haven’t hit 1.0 and this week is no different. This time the...Continue reading

  
• Celebrate spring with a trio of game jams
  April 25, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #game-jams

  Spring has sprung, so let’s do one of our semi-frequent jam roundups! This time we’re ready to fill your next month to the brim with a trio of weird and wonderful jams that offer everything from f...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: fresh releases, hidden gems, and an upcoming hit
  April 23, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  It’s feeling like spring over here, and new games are popping up like flowers from the earth. So come, let us watch games grow and enjoy them. This week’s recommendations have a demo for an upcomi...Continue reading

  
• A fresh batch of non-gaming content on itch.io
  April 18, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  It’s been a while since we last covered non-gaming content on itch.io, so let’s do it again! If you’re new to this kind of thing… welcome! We may be mostly known for gaming at itch.io, but tha...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: a game we missed, and games we're watching
  April 16, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  Have you ever been late to the party on a game? What about early? This week you can be both! I didn’t give our first recommendation enough love when it came out, and the others are both currently in...Continue reading

  
• Learn more about your favorite games with devlogs
  April 11, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #editorial

  Want to live on the cutting edge of gaming? Need to keep up to date on the development of your favorite games? You should check out the devlogs section of the site! For developers, devlogs are the bes...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Relaxation, horror, and visual novels
  April 09, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  This week we’re trying something a bit new on the ol’ itch.io Recommends post, as we’re featuring not one, not two, but 92 different games. Wait, please don’t run away I promise this post is t...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: A week packed full of surprises!
  April 04, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  This week is one of those times where I feel like three recommendations just aren’t enough. With so many good games coming out it’s hard not to sit here and write up every project launched on the...Continue reading

  
• Here's where you can find analog games
  April 02, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #editorial

  Tell your friends, we’re not just for digital games anymore. I’m happy to say that tabletop and analog games have landed on itch.io! Ok we’ve had tabletop developers uploading their projects to...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: the internet, music, and capitalism?
  March 28, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  I’m so sorry, itch.io fans. Last week the team was out at GDC and I missed our Games of the Week appointment. Hopefully none of you were waiting by your computer or phone hitting refresh. As an apol...Continue reading

  
• Finding the joy in spinning stuff: An interview with the Vignettes team
  March 26, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #interview

  I first ran into Vignettes on recommendation from itch.io Coder Extraordinaire Amos. He called it a game about spinning stuff until it turns into other stuff, and while that’s technically right he n...Continue reading

  
• Baba is You is available and amazing
  March 14, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #editorial

  This week sees the release of one of my most anticipated games of the year and I wanted to take a second to make sure it’s on everyone’s radar. It’s called Baba is You and it’s… different. Y...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Puzzles, Puzzles, Puzzles!
  March 12, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  Hey itch.io faithful! It’s a hectic time at itch.io HQ with GDC coming up (did you see the announcement that we’re helping Github with their party ?) but I still found the time to check out some n...Continue reading

  
• We're bringing games to Github's GDC party!
  March 08, 2019 bySPNKr

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  We’ve partnered with our friends at Github to help bring their GDC party to life! That’s right, on March 19th Github are throwing open their office doors and inviting in the community to play game...Continue reading

  
• Prepare for GDC with these quick tips
  March 07, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #guides

  It’s springtime in San Francisco which means that we’re about to play host to thousands of game devs for GDC. The annual (wildly expensive) conference is back which means that it’s going to be a...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Apes, Birds, and Demons, oh my!
  March 05, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  Hot diggity, we’ve got a new group of games! It’s finally starting to feel less like winter in itch.io HQ (note: there is no itch.io HQ) so let’s celebrate with some cool games. I’ve been look...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: a pair of instant classics
  February 28, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  Didn’t you see the post on Tuesday? There are game jams happening RIGHT NOW! Ok, ok, game jams aren’t for everyone so here are some games! Everyone likes games, right? This week we have a pair of...Continue reading

  
• Need something to do this weekend? Try out a game jam!
  February 26, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #game-jams

  Jams, jams, jams! If jam hosts could take a break for just one minute, I’d appreciate it, but that’s not really in the spirit of jamming is it? This week there are a trio of popular jams that dese...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Goats, Souls, and Puzzles. Oh my!
  February 21, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  What’s a new week without new games? Nothing, that’s what. This time around we’re taking a look at a motley assortment of games. There’s an anthropomorphic goat, some soulslike love, and a sta...Continue reading

  
• Analog games are on itch.io, here are some of our favorites
  February 19, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  In case you didn’t know, itch.io isn’t just the best place to buy digital games but also the best place to buy analog games. On the home page if you navigate to the “ Physical Games ” link on...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: the weird brilliance of 2019
  February 14, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  I’m genuinely excited for 2019. In a month and a half we’ve already seen a ton of absolutely amazing projects and this week keeps the streak alive. I’m happy to say that each of the three games...Continue reading

  
• Announcing the itch.io Midwinter Selects Bundle!
  February 12, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #bundles

  Shake off the cold with a bunch of hot games in the itch.io Midwinter Selects Bundle ! Grab 6 games for just $10 and support developers while you’re at it. That’s right, for a crisp $10 bill you...Continue reading

  
• The Stillness of the Wind is about "nostalgia and loss" — an interview with Coyan Cardenas about his new game
  February 07, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #interview

  Fans of slow-paced games about farming might remember when we featured Where the Goats Are on the itch.io blog. The game was a beautiful slow-burn about a woman living with the titular goats while try...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: The Games of Global Game Jam 2019
  February 05, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  Global Game Jam is one of the year’s biggest jams, and it just wrapped up a week ago. The annual jam boasted almost 900 locations and, as usual, we have tons of new games for you to check out on itc...Continue reading

  
• Join the itch.io community translation project
  February 04, 2019 byleafo

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  #localization

  We've received many requests over the years about making itch.io available in new languages, either because someone would like to use the site in their own language, or they'd like to introduce others...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: charm, promise, and the avant-garde
  January 31, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  This week is a wild one for recommendations. I’m happy to say that this week features a game that has absolutely stolen my heart, an incredibly promising demo, and an avant garde collection of exper...Continue reading

  
• "No matter what, we never stop fighting to do good." Heather Flowers on Extreme Meatpunks Forever
  January 29, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #interview

  Heather Flowers had a busy 2018. Early in the year she teamed up with Ryan Rose Aceae to release the brilliant Genderwrecked and then later on she released her episodic tour de force Extreme Meatpunks...Continue reading

  
• There are scores of great VR experiences on itch.io
  January 24, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  So you’ve gotten your hands on that hot new VR set up, plugged in the headset, cameras, and controllers and are ready to live the sci-fi dream. But you’re missing one key component: games. Where c...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Relaxation, Relaxation, Relaxation
  January 22, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  There has been a deluge of games recently about relaxing and I love it. Sometimes we’re relaxing on boats, sometimes we’re in forests, but this week we’re going in two directions I haven’t see...Continue reading

  
• 5 years and a 2.0 update later, Mountain is still a uniquely brilliant game
  January 17, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #editorial

  You may have missed it in the madness of late 2018 but David OReilly’s 2014 summit-based masterpiece, Mountain got a major update in December. This update --Mountain 2.0 as it’s called-- refreshes...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Romance, Relaxation, and Strange Game Hybrids
  January 15, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  I swear, the indie community doesn’t take a break. In the time it has taken me to get over my New Years’ hangover there have already been dozens of fantastic games released. In an effort to highli...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: old-school roguelikes, co-op shenanigans, and retro shmups
  January 10, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  If you’re hoping to find a list of games with broad appeal… you should probably read the recommendations we made in previous weeks because we’re going hyper-specific this time. If you like couch...Continue reading

  
• A new year means new game jams! Here are a few to check out
  January 08, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #game-jams

  It’s a brand new year and that means there are another 365 days worth of game jams you can take part in! There’s a brand new look for our Jam Tracker , which makes it easier to choose either the c...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: start the new year with new games!
  January 03, 2019 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  Welcome to 2019! We can take a collective sigh of relief as we made it through the Running Man gauntlet that was 2018. Let’s start the new year off with something positive and talk about some great...Continue reading

  

2018

• Announcing the itch.io Winter Sale!
  December 18, 2018 bySPNKr

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  #sales

  The itch.io Winter Sale is live now. Check here for all the discounts. Howdy, itch.io Faithful! The weather may be cold, but the deals are red hot. Gather around the fire and pick up your new favorite...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: specific games for specific people
  December 13, 2018 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  One of my favorite parts of running this blog is finding and recommending games that are going to appeal to very specific people. I realize that if I wanted to “maximize sales” I’d pick only the...Continue reading

  
• A conversation with the curator of the PICO-8 Advent Calendar
  December 11, 2018 bySPNKr

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  #interview

  One of my favorite memories of the holidays has to be gathering around with my family and opening our advent calendars every night. The idea of building toward something throughout the season was, and...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Ludum Dare 43 Games!
  December 06, 2018 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends, #ludum-dare

  It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Chr- Ludum Dare! If you somehow missed one of the biggest jams of the year… welcome back! Last weekend thousands of developers descended upon their keyboa...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: new friends, hidden friends, and dazzling critique
  December 04, 2018 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  It’s Tuesday which means it’s time for another roundup of great games! This week, we’ve got a delightful hidden object game, a promising mashup of two of Nintendo’s classics, and the return of...Continue reading

  
• Celeste is one of our favorite games of 2018. Here's why we love it.
  November 29, 2018 bySPNKr

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  #editorial

  What are the games you find yourself coming back to? Is it your favorite game from when you were a child? Is it the intriguing but flawed experience nobody but you seems to understand? Maybe it’s an...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: A Detective Frog, a Grizzled Detective, and Beach Date!
  November 27, 2018 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  Welcome back to the itch.io Blog, everyone! We were out for most of last week, so there weren’t any posts, but we did have the Black Friday Not-Sale to keep you occupied. Did you pick up any new pro...Continue reading

  
• Announcing the itch.io Black Friday Not-Sale!
  November 15, 2018 bySPNKr

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  #editorial

  What are you doing on Friday the 23rd? Getting up to buy a new TV at 4am? Skip the lines and support charity in the itch.io Black Friday Not-Sale! What’s a not-sale? It’s pretty simple: we’re no...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Fresh new picks to ban your midweek blues
  November 13, 2018 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  New week, new games! This week we’re back with a whole squad of new games for you to play and fall in love with. Need another reason to look down below? All of the games we’re highlighting this we...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: beautiful, horrific, pizza games
  November 08, 2018 bySPNKr

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  #itchio-recommends

  If you’re reading this it means that you managed to survive the spookiest holiday. Congratulations! Celebrate your continued not-being-scared-to-death with a cornucopia of new games! This week we h...Continue reading

  
• October was a month full of game jams. Here are some of our favorites
  November 06, 2018 bySPNKr

  8

  #game-jams

  I don’t know what it is about October, but it looks like everyone and their mom decided to host or participate in a game jam. As always, you can check out all of the past and current jams over on ou...Continue reading

  
• Post mortems are here on itch.io! Write them, read them, and support developers!
  November 01, 2018 bySPNKr

  30

  #editorial

  You may have seen the update to our blogging system a few weeks back that expanded the types of devlogs that we support. Now there are official tags for tutorials, culture pieces, and what we’re tal...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Some games to get you started in the #itchHalloweenSale
  October 30, 2018 bySPNKr

  7

  #itchio-recommends

  The Halloween Sale is in full swing for another few days (it’s going until Thursday at 10am PST) but with hundreds of games on sale it might be a little intimidating to wade through them all. Paraly...Continue reading

  
• Announcing the itch.io Halloween Sale and itch.io Selects Bundle!
  October 25, 2018 bySPNKr

  12

  #editorial, #bundles

  Gather round children. Tonight we have a tale of fun and frights in the itch.io Halloween Sale! Scare up some deals on your favorite games from now until November 1st at 10am PDT. Hundreds of games ar...Continue reading

  
• Get your game on with the GitHub Game Off!
  October 24, 2018 bySPNKr

  20

  Get ready to get busy with the annual GitHub Game Off. That’s right, the internet’s largest git repository is back with one of the year’s largest game jams and you’re invited to take part. Get...Continue reading

  
• How CrossCode modernizes classic design: an interview with Felix of Radical Fish
  October 23, 2018 bySPNKr

  17

  #interview

  As I mentioned in our Games of the Week last week, CrossCode was a game that took me by surprise. Underneath its classic 16-bit exterior lies a deeply modern hack-and-slash with a shockingly complex s...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: even more Halloween games!
  October 18, 2018 bySPNKr

  14

  #itchio-recommends

  We don’t usually do this over here at the itch.io blog but this week we’re double-double dipping. Yep, it’s buckwild over here. Instead of just recommending games once this week, we’re doing i...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: bad metaphors and great games!
  October 16, 2018 bySPNKr

  11

  #itchio-recommends

  Cruise on in to the itch.io pit stop where we’ll fill you up with all kinds of great games! Fill up your tote with the freshest farm-to-table games at the itch.io farmer’s market! No I’m not gre...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Experimental Adventures
  October 11, 2018 bySPNKr

  14

  #itchio-recommends

  I hope you’re ready to get experimental this week, because we’ve got a trifecta of wild experiences for you do dive headfirst into. This week there’s antiviral adventures, a demo of what could b...Continue reading

  
• "I've been on a personal journey to be a more compassionate, empathetic person and I wanted to explore that in my work" An interview with Greg Lobanov of Wandersong
  October 09, 2018 bySPNKr

  6

  #interview

  Wandersong is a deeply impressive game. Usually when we talk about impressive games its because of their draw distance, detail of their models, or other technical wizardry. Wandersong is impressive be...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: wholesome fun, gross fun, and classic fun
  October 02, 2018 bySPNKr

  11

  #itchio-recommends

  Games, get your games! Fall games season (or as I like to call it: Novembergeddon) is starting up and we’ve got some great games to share from it. I’ve been following Wandersong and Pig Eat Ball f...Continue reading

  
• Need to fill your October up with spooky games? Start here!
  September 27, 2018 bySPNKr

  5

  #itchio-recommends

  I’m kind of a baby when it comes to scary games. I can handle spooky movies and books just fine, but give me a direct role in the action and I become a babbling mess. For some reason that I don’t...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Films, Criticism, and Alien SmashTV
  September 25, 2018 bySPNKr

  11

  #itchio-recommends

  This week is a wild one. We’ve got movies, we’ve got criticism, we’ve got smart games, we’ve got (seemingly) dumb games. More than any other week, I feel like we’ve got something for everyon...Continue reading

  
• 3 reasons why you'll love the new itch app
  September 20, 2018 bySPNKr

  36

  #editorial

  Last week we launched a full revamped itch desktop client and I may be a little biased, but it’s downright incredible. You may have seen our interview with the app’s steward, Amos last week where...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: The network museum of the heart
  September 18, 2018 bySPNKr

  12

  #itchio-recommends

  Did you see all of that content we had up on the blog last week? Two interviews and our first guest post ? That’s a lot to read! Sadly we didn’t have any time for games of the week. Here are some...Continue reading

  
• Years In the Making: How Kitfox Games played the long game with Boyfriend Dungeon hype
  September 14, 2018 byKitfoxgames

  27

  #guest-post

  Editor's Note: Our friends at Kitfox Games have something special on their hands with the upcoming Boyfriend Dungeon. We thought a lot of folks could learn from their experiences so we invited them to...Continue reading

  
• Meet the new and improved itch app!
  September 13, 2018 bySPNKr

  43

  #editorial

  In case you hadn't heard: our desktop client, is new, improved, and lightning fast! ( And you can download it now by clicking here ) Our engineer Amos has been working on this update for what feels li...Continue reading

  
• "We egg each other on like teenagers designing an unsafe skateboard trick." How Aether Interactive is able to launch two games in a month
  September 11, 2018 bySPNKr

  15

  #interview

  I've maintained for quite a while that the folks at Aether Interactive are doing some of the most interesting work in interactive fiction ever. Their games repeatedly play with both the structure and...Continue reading

  
• The games we saw at PAX that should be on your radar
  September 06, 2018 bySPNKr

  19

  #editorial

  We just flew in from PAX and boy are my arms tired. The rest of my body is also tired as evidenced by the fact that my brain couldn’t stop me from writing that terrible, terrible joke as a lede. Any...Continue reading

  
• Devlogs: Post types, enhanced browsing, and more
  September 05, 2018 byleafo

  37

  #devlogs, #discovery

  Since launching devlogs we've seen over 42,000 posts published across 15,000 projects. We're really happy with how much creators have to say about their work. A devlog is a great way to keep in touch...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Gods, Murder, and Juiceboxes
  September 05, 2018 bySPNKr

  18

  #itchio-recommends

  Yes this list of recommendations is late. I know, I know, I’m sorry. Look PAX happened, and then there was a holiday. I understand that you’re disappointed in me, but don’t worry it won’t happ...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Highlights from #LOWREZJAM 2018
  August 30, 2018 bySPNKr

  16

  #itchio-recommends

  There must be something in the water because we’ve got another world-class game jam on our hands. This year’s #LOWREZJAM just wrapped up and the entries are great. If you haven’t kept track of L...Continue reading

  
• Join a game jam with our jam tracker!
  August 23, 2018 bySPNKr

  29

  #game-jams

  I’ve maintained for years that everyone has art in them. Maybe it’s an album, could be a painting, a poem, or maybe it’s a game. Unfortunately making a game is a long process. Many of your favor...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Ludum Dare 42 games!
  August 21, 2018 bySPNKr

  8

  #itchio-recommends, #ludum-dare

  Ludum Dare was the weekend before last and the team over here has done basically nothing but play entries from the jam since then. This year we’ve had more than 1800 games uploaded to the Ludum dare...Continue reading

  
• Visual novels are having a Moment
  August 16, 2018 bySPNKr

  41

  #editorial

  We’ve written before about visual novels here before, but in the year since that last post the genre has been in a renaissance. Games like Doki Doki Literature Club have been playing with the struct...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Coffee, Kids, and Puppies!
  August 14, 2018 bySPNKr

  6

  #itchio-recommends

  Indie games as a community has finally reached a point of maturity where we have career indies. Since the explosion of the indie scene through digital distribution, full-time indie development has bec...Continue reading

  
• Rough games deserve our love and respect
  August 09, 2018 bySPNKr

  96

  #editorial

  To call modern game development risky is an understatement. It’s no secret that developers are investing big and losing their shirts over it. Budgets and team sizes are swelling while sales expectat...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Dungeons, More Dungeons, and... Bob Ross?
  August 07, 2018 bySPNKr

  14

  #itchio-recommends

  Writing this column is one of my favorite things to do each week. I believe really strongly in taking a human approach to curation (more about that here) so this column feels equal parts sharing aweso...Continue reading

  
• Pilot a mech, Explore the stars, and Sext your Enemies: An interview with the developers of Heaven Will be Mine
  August 02, 2018 bySPNKr

  20

  #interview

  One day in the future we’ll be all be riding in mechs. We’ll fight in mechs, go grocery shopping in mechs, and if the folks behind Heaven Will be Mine have their way-- dating in mechs. If HWBM loo...Continue reading

  
• A Game by its Cover starts today. Here are some of our favorite games from past years
  July 31, 2018 bySPNKr

  17

  #game-jams, #itchio-recommends

  Game jams, dear readers, are everywhere. We cover them fairly frequently here on the itch.io/blog and in our email digest. We’ve even got an entire game jam tracker in case you want to know what’s...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Gnog, moon adventures, and the whole city of Melbourne
  July 26, 2018 bySPNKr

  12

  #itchio-recommends

  We missed you last week. We were uh… vacationing? Does that sound believable? Yeah sure we were on vacation. Don’t worry, we’ll never leave you alone like that again. As an apology for our absen...Continue reading

  
• Baldi's Basics in Development: An interview with the developer of one of 2018's biggest games
  July 24, 2018 bySPNKr

  49

  #interview

  Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning is not a pleasant game to play -- it's a great game, but it's one that never really makes you feel good. First it starts off as a janky-but-charming educationa...Continue reading

  
• #loveindies on itch.io ➔ Find things to rate + new library page
  July 18, 2018 byleafo

  22

  #ratings, #discovery

  #loveindies is a week long movement to help support independent developers by getting people to rate, review and recommend indie games. You can learn more about it here: https://twitter.com/itshannah...Continue reading

  
• Community upgrades: New header, Search, Colors, Devlogs, Moderator tools & more
  July 12, 2018 byleafo

  25

  #community

  Ready for some upgrades to the itch.io community system? If you weren't aware, itch.io's community system lets any game developer, project owner, or jam host create a message board for their fans and...Continue reading

  
• Bringing a decade old installation game to modern audiences: An interview with Tracy Fullerton of the Game Innovation Lab
  July 12, 2018 bySPNKr

  9

  #interview

  When I first heard of the Game Innovation Lab I was excited by its premise. An entire group of people with the express purpose of pushing the boundaries of game design. This week I got a chance to tal...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Anthropomorphic Dice, Cyberpunk Orphans, and Post-Modern Platforming
  July 10, 2018 bySPNKr

  10

  #itchio-recommends

  Sometimes while recommending games in this column I become concerned that I’m recommending too many similar games. I mean last week we had two adorable games. While they were both great I was worrie...Continue reading

  
• Developing a game every two weeks: How the Sokpop Collective is turning gamedev on its head
  July 05, 2018 bySPNKr

  75

  #interview

  The idea of making a game every two weeks for the foreseeable future stresses me out. How can anyone keep up with a breakneck pace? Well this cannonball run of game development is currently going down...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: relaxing cuties and an artistic brawler
  July 03, 2018 bySPNKr

  10

  #itchio-recommends

  Another week, another round-up of the best games around. How y’all are able to keep making games at this pace is a mystery I’ll never solve, but that won’t stop me from trying to check out as ma...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Surreal landscapes, Dangerous Hellscapes, and Indonesian Horror
  June 28, 2018 bySPNKr

  10

  #itchio-recommends

  “Hey Spencer, didn’t you just feature a bunch of games on Tuesday”? Yeah but those were old games, and these are new games. That makes this totally different, ok? Anyway, we’ve got a ton of gr...Continue reading

  
• A handful of games you might have missed
  June 26, 2018 bySPNKr

  20

  #itchio-recommends

  Every week we like to feature some of the freshest, most interesting games we can find, but we can’t get them all. Unfortunately that means that some games fly under our radar. This week I’d like...Continue reading

  
• Announcing the itch.io Summer Sale!
  June 19, 2018 bySPNKr

  16

  #sales

  The itch.io Summer Sale is live now. Check here for all of the discounts. Grab your swimsuit and suitcase because we’re going on vacation. Next stop: the tropical island of the itch.io Summer Sales...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Voyageur, Magic Scroll Tactics, Like Camping
  June 14, 2018 bySPNKr

  15

  #itchio-recommends

  You might have thought that we would have been quiet this week in light of the AAA explosion that is E3. Well guess what gang, indie never sleeps. We’re trucking right along with another hot batch o...Continue reading

  
• "The internet is not a kind place for human brains" An interview with the masterminds behind Cultist Simulator
  June 12, 2018 bySPNKr

  26

  #interview

  Cults are so hot right now. Film, literature, games, everybody is making cult media right now. Alexis Kennedy and Lottie Bevan are the minds behind the recently launched Cultist Simulator, possibly th...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Awesome projects that aren't videogames!
  June 07, 2018 bySPNKr

  19

  #itchio-recommends

  You want games? We’ve got games. We’ve got so many games. There are games everywhere in itch.io HQ. Open a drawer? Boom, games. Trying to take a shower? There’s another game. Pouring your mornin...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Cults, Cars, and Bullets (oh my!)
  June 05, 2018 bySPNKr

  8

  #itchio-recommends

  Every week I write this article I’m always tempted to just spill the beans on what we’re working on behind the scenes at itch.io or link the lyrics to 90s hip-hop songs. These are on the opposite...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: running, surviving, and fighting
  May 31, 2018 bySPNKr

  5

  #itchio-recommends

  I maintain that one of the best parts of digging through each week’s new releases is the frequency with which I’m surprised. I’ve written before about how I thought I was too jaded to be blindsi...Continue reading

  
• Updates to itch.io seller accounts, payouts, & tax interview
  May 30, 2018 byleafo

  12

  #payments

  We've made some changes to our seller terms of service, along with some new requirements for getting paid by itch.io. New seller policy Our updated Terms of Service from May 24th includes new clause...Continue reading
• ESC's creator opens up about the game and working with a game design dream team
  May 29, 2018 bySPNKr

  12

  #interview

  ESC is a game about the future, but not a future of flying cars and high tech corporate espionage -- a future that is at odds with its past. It’s a game that asks the player to look into a cyberpunk...Continue reading

  
• A Minute with the Minit devs: What they learned developing 2018's hottest Zelda-like
  May 24, 2018 bySPNKr

  28

  #interview

  Minit has become one of my favorite games that has come out this year. The top down 2-color adventure grabbed my attention and held it until its scant runtime was over roughly an hour and a half later...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: games you can get for less than a cup of coffee
  May 22, 2018 bySPNKr

  9

  #itchio-recommends

  “Didn’t we just do a games of the week post?” You may ask yourself. Yes, well-intentioned reader, we did BUT there are even more great games in the universe than last week so we must soldier on...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: free games for your weekend
  May 17, 2018 bySPNKr

  25

  #itchio-recommends

  Do you ever see a game and think to yourself, “Dang, they could have charged way more for this”? I know I do, and that feeling is especially noticeable when you play great free games. This week I...Continue reading

  
• Make your game pages beautiful to boost your sales
  May 15, 2018 bySPNKr

  34

  #editorial

  So you’ve been working away on your game for days, weeks, months, or years. It’s been a labor of love and you’re almost ready to drop your masterwork onto the world. Now what does that mean? Pre...Continue reading

  
• Announcing the 3rd itch.io Selects bundle!
  May 10, 2018 bySPNKr

  14

  #editorial, #bundles

  Strap yourself in for another deluge of deals and check out some of our favorite games at a wallet friendly price. Yep, it’s another entry in our line of premium itch.io Selects bundles. This time w...Continue reading

  
• Everything is Going to be OK's final update is out and it's brilliant
  May 09, 2018 bySPNKr

  18

  #editorial

  Everything is Going to be OK has received its final update and it completes the story of one of 2017’s best games. If you’ve never played Nathalie Lawhead’s interactive zine, now is the best tim...Continue reading

  
• itch.io isn't just for games: Check out our non-gaming content
  May 03, 2018 bySPNKr

  16

  #editorial

  If you’re reading this blog you already know that itch.io is the best place to buy games. Our tools are flexible enough to allow anyone to upload their projects, and our community creates amazing wo...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Paradise, Heterotopias, and the Knuckle Sandwich Demo
  May 01, 2018 bySPNKr

  8

  #itchio-recommends

  Howdy itch.io Blog faithful. You seem well, is that a new haircut? Are you doing something new with your teeth? Haha, we sure do have fun here, right? I tell jokes, you laugh at jokes (I hope) and the...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Ludum Dare 41 Games
  April 26, 2018 bySPNKr

  26

  #itchio-recommends, #ludum-dare

  In case you hadn’t heard, last weekend was Ludum Dare 41 which means --once again-- we’re flooded with awesome jam games on the site. This compo’s theme was “Combine 2 incompatible genres” a...Continue reading

  
• Here's how to find and join game jams on itch.io
  April 24, 2018 bySPNKr

  19

  #game-jams

  Oh no! You missed last weekend’s Ludum Dare game jam! (Ok, I missed Ludum Dare and yes I’m still salty about it.) If only there was some way you could see all of the upcoming game jams and their d...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Adventure Skate Queens
  April 19, 2018 bySPNKr

  6

  #itchio-recommends

  Get ready for a relaxing weekend with a handful of great games. We’ve got some wacky giraffe antics, the best skating game in years, and my favorite princess-maker. Yeah, it’s a packed week. Check...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Collections are great and you should use them
  April 17, 2018 bySPNKr

  35

  #editorial

  How often has this happened to you: You’ve found a creator you really like but you can’t scroll through their Twitter to find all of their favorite games. Or maybe you want to keep track of games...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Literate Pixel Teens
  April 12, 2018 bySPNKr

  12

  #itchio-recommends

  When writing these posts every week I like to imagine myself as Christian Bale in Newsies. A plucky youngster who has to deliver the news to the people at all costs. Also there’s singing and dancing...Continue reading

  
• "Make a game someone would kill a man to play" An interview with Brianna Lei of Butterfly Soup
  April 10, 2018 bySPNKr

  61

  #interview

  We love Butterfly Soup over here. We held it up as one of our favorite free games of last year , and I certainly haven't cooled on the game over time. I got the opportunity to meet the game's creator,...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Cozy Time Pirates
  April 05, 2018 bySPNKr

  4

  #itchio-recommends

  Alright itch.io community, what gives? Y’all keep producing amazing games and if I’m being honest, it’s hard to keep up. There are so many games coming out that I don’t have time to sleep, to...Continue reading

  
• Announcing the #museumjam AKA the Pippin Barr Game Idea Jam #2
  April 03, 2018 bySPNKr

  11

  #game-jams

  We’re pleased to announce the #museumjam in partnership with the Zium Musem. Throughout the entire month of April you’re invited to make any sort of 3D art you want for a chance to be featured in...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: A Flashy Duck Collective
  March 29, 2018 bySPNKr

  8

  #itchio-recommends

  It’s hard to overstate how impressed I am by the itch.io community. Each week I work on these recommendations and think “After all of these years there’s no way I’ll be surprised by games” a...Continue reading

  
• We're losing our Flash game history but we don't have to
  March 27, 2018 bySPNKr

  47

  #editorial

  I spent a lot of time as a kid playing games. Sure there was a lot of Pokemon and N64 but I also fell in love with Flash games during my formative years. In many ways the Flash community of the mid-20...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Horror, Tech Horror, and IP Horror
  March 22, 2018 bySPNKr

  10

  #itchio-recommends

  It may be GDC week, and a good portion of the itch.io team has descended on San Francisco but that didn’t stop me from playing some games to recommend to you. Included this week are a sublime horror...Continue reading

  
• Amanita Designs opens up about their creative process and comedy on CHUCHEL
  March 20, 2018 bySPNKr

  19

  #interview

  Last week we recommended the recent point and click comedy adventure, CHUCHEL. It's a delightful romp that refines point and click mechanics beautifully, but it's also a game that shows off the hearts...Continue reading

  
• How we Curate
  March 15, 2018 bySPNKr

  74

  #editorial

  Alright gang, pull up a seat and let’s talk about the number one topic on the hearts and minds of children everywhere: curation. If you’re unaware already, curation in this context is the act of s...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Jokes, Technology, and a Co-op Roguelike
  March 13, 2018 bySPNKr

  13

  #itchio-recommends

  Howdy itch.io community. If you read last week’s recommendations you’ll remember that we just celebrated 5 years of itch.io. Well we’re following that up with another milestone: 100,000 projects...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Surrealist Adventures and Assets
  March 08, 2018 bySPNKr

  14

  #itchio-recommends

  It’s been a big week over here at itch.io HQ. If you missed the news, we’ll soon be shipping off to kindergarten as the site just turned 5. It’s been a crazy journey so far and I can say without...Continue reading

  
• A handful of tips to maximize your first convention
  March 06, 2018 bySPNKr

  14

  #guides

  As much as it pains me to say it, we’re entering convention season. Starting with GDC this month we average roughly one major trade show a month until PAX in September. This means that a lot of memb...Continue reading

  
• Project tool classification and tagging updates
  March 05, 2018 byleafo

  717

  #distribution, #discovery

  Ready for some updates? We've added some new things for project browsing and classification. Tools, Engines, & Devices A good way to find cool stuff on itch.io is to filter through games with our ric...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Hiversaires, Fossil Hunters, and Go Morse Go!
  February 27, 2018 bySPNKr

  11

  #itchio-recommends

  Sweet mercy, look at all of these games! Another week has passed which means it’s time for another week’s worth of new games! I’m really pleased with the diversity of games this week as we veer...Continue reading

  
• Features, get your features! Here are our best features you're not using
  February 22, 2018 bySPNKr

  44

  #editorial, #bundles, #widget, #refinery

  We’re a pretty busy crew over here at itch.io. You may have seen some of the recent posts on our updates blog detailing some of the changes we've been hard at work on. We’re all really excited to...Continue reading

  
• Updates to project analytics: filtering, collections, impressions and more
  February 21, 2018 byleafo

  74

  #distribution, #analytics

  We've updated the project page analytics with some new features and additional data. Take a look! New header & navigation The navigation on all project edit pages has been updated. We've visually clea...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: A Raven Monologue, Speed Dating for Ghosts and Dino Run DX
  February 20, 2018 bySPNKr

  6

  #itchio-recommends

  How about that Valentine’s Day itch.io Selects bundle and Sale, huh? There sure were a ton of great games available on discount. I know that I grabbed a bunch of stuff to check out, but how about yo...Continue reading

  
• Announcing the itch.io Valentine's Day Sale and Selects Bundle!
  February 12, 2018 bySPNKr

  12

  #site-promotions, #bundles

  It’s that time of year again when the days get a little brighter, the coldest part of winter is behind us, and there’s a little something in the air. That’s right it’s pollen season! Wait, it...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Curse of the Arrow, NUTS, and Packets, Please
  February 08, 2018 bySPNKr

  7

  #itchio-recommends

  It’s Global Game Jam season which means our site has been flooded with awesome content that talented devs were able to cobble together in less than a few days. This is common knowledge by now but it...Continue reading

  
• Peering into the Rusty Lake: An interview with the series' creators
  February 06, 2018 bySPNKr

  8

  #interview

  If you’ve been reading the blog for long enough you’re probably already familiar with how enamored with Rusty Lake we are. The series is 12 games deep and despite that manages to surprise with eac...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Celeste, Apocryph, and Quiet as a Stone
  February 01, 2018 bySPNKr

  13

  #itchio-recommends

  It’s hard to recognize when you see the birth of a classic. Typically classics are defined in the cold light of the future but this week we’ve got a new classic, a faux-classic, and a stone-classi...Continue reading

  
• 5 Questions with Porpentine, one of indie's most prolific stars
  January 30, 2018 bySPNKr

  25

  #interview

  Porpentine has had a career throughout the lifespan of the modern indie renaissance. Releasing her first games in 2012 she’s been around even longer than itch.io and her name became synonymous with...Continue reading

  
• A new homepage for 2018
  January 29, 2018 byleafo

  64

  #homepage, #design

  In our 2017 year in review post we hinted at updates to our homepage. Over the past few weeks we've been incrementally pushing out functionality and today we're ready to tell you what's new! The itch...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Aria's Story, Bit Rat: Singularity, and Genderwrecked
  January 23, 2018 bySPNKr

  20

  #itchio-recommends

  Another week, another group of upsettingly good games. Why do good games upset me? Because I know I’ll never be able to play all of them. Think of all of the gems lying cold and unloved in the lost...Continue reading

  
• More embed options for HTML5 games
  January 22, 2018 byleafo

  29

  #html5, #design

  HTML5 games & projects get an update today with new options for how projects are embedded and some new theme editing tools. New embedding options From your project's edit page you'll find a new sectio...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Impossible experiences
  January 18, 2018 bySPNKr

  15

  #itchio-recommends

  There are a lot of reasons to love games. They can build empathy for people going through things you’ve never experienced, you can relax and unwind with games that make you feel like the world’s g...Continue reading

  
• Everything is Going to be OK: A conversation with Nathalie Lawhead
  January 16, 2018 bySPNKr

  45

  #interview

  Nathalie Lawhead had a busy 2017. Her autobiographical digital zine Everything is Going to be OK released, was shown publicly, and was nominated for IGN’s Most Innovative Game Award. She was also bo...Continue reading

  
• Welcome to 2018, now play some beautiful games
  January 11, 2018 bySPNKr

  15

  #itchio-recommends

  We’ve finally made it into 2018 and we’re in the part of the year where anything feels possible. Sure nothing changed but the date when the clock struck midnight on the 31st but that doesn’t mea...Continue reading

  
• A labor of love: an interview with the developers of Love on the Peacock Express
  January 09, 2018 bySPNKr

  11

  #interview

  Dating sim romance options are no longer stuck in the realm of high school girls and 20-something office professionals. Games like Hatoful Boyfriend and Dream Daddy have pushed the boundaries into the...Continue reading

  
• Jams updated: judge feedback, manual ranking, locked uploads
  January 08, 2018 byleafo

  19

  #jams

  In today's update, we've got more tools for game jam hosts with support for judge feedback, custom ranking, and file locking. If you weren't aware, itch.io was the first site to let you instantly host...Continue reading

  
• itch.io year in review 2017
  January 04, 2018 byleafo

  98

  #year-in-review

  The start of a new year marks a good time to look back and reflect. Now that 2017 is over with let's take a moment to see what’s been going on at itch.io for the past year. In addition to highlighti...Continue reading

  

2017

• Our favorite paid games of 2017
  December 28, 2017 bySPNKr

  27

  #itchio-recommends

  This post marks the final entry in our end of year "favorite games" series. We've talked about a bunch of awesome projects that you can read about here , here , and here . But today's not about all of...Continue reading

  
• Our favorite non-gaming content of 2017
  December 21, 2017 bySPNKr

  26

  #itchio-recommends

  One of my favorite parts of working for itch.io is seeing the community use the tools we’ve built in ways we never expected. When we first launched itch.io it was a site for games, and it still is...Continue reading

  
• Announcing the itch.io Holiday Sale!
  December 18, 2017 bySPNKr

  8

  #site-promotions, #bundles

  Get the itch.io Selects Bundle Let’s get festive! By the time you’re finished reading this the itch.io Holiday Sale will already have begun! That’s right games are discounted across the site fro...Continue reading

  
• Our favorite jam games of 2017
  December 14, 2017 bySPNKr

  15

  #itchio-recommends

  We’re huge fans of game jams at itch.io. We’ve got the best jam tracking page around and a good portion of our team takes part in jams on the regular. Even now, at the end of the year there are ne...Continue reading

  
• Our favorite free games of 2017
  December 07, 2017 bySPNKr

  42

  #itchio-recommends

  The year is coming to a close and we wanted to celebrate some of our favorite games of the year. This is the first of a series of posts we’ll be putting up in the coming weeks highlighting games and...Continue reading

  
• The Challenges of Curating a Digital Museum: an Interview with Michael Berto
  December 05, 2017 bySPNKr

  9

  #interview

  The Zium Museum has been out for a little over a week now, and it’s been a project I have kept coming back to over the past days. You might be familiar with the project as a player (it’s free and...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommmends: Games?
  November 28, 2017 bySPNKr

  17

  #itchio-recommends

  What is a game? What counts as a Video Game? The pedants would tell you that the only experiences worthy of such a valuable categorization are games with graphics, guns, and empowerment. The businessm...Continue reading

  
• Announcing itch.io Selects, curated bundle of some of our favorite games
  November 22, 2017 bySPNKr

  28

  #bundles

  Curation is more important than ever. Here at itch.io we’re dedicated to finding and celebrating the best content. As a part of this we’re happy to announce a fresh bundle bundle of handpicked co...Continue reading

  
• Developing Games and Tools from the Ocean: An Interview with Hundred Rabbits
  November 21, 2017 bySPNKr

  22

  #interview

  When covering creators and their works there is always the fear that the creator is more interesting than the work. Percy Bysshe Shelley comes to mind. When I discovered Hundred Rabbits' work I was s...Continue reading

  
• Here's some incredible non-gaming content on itch.io
  November 16, 2017 bySPNKr

  25

  #itchio-recommends

  itch.io is known for all kinds of things: unique games, diverse tools, and in-depth stock advice. Ok maybe not that last one, but one of our best kept secrets is the treasure trove of content that has...Continue reading

  
• A new theme editor for project pages
  November 14, 2017 byleafo

  58

  #design, #distribution, #guides

  One of my favorite parts of itch.io is how developers can take the creativity they put into their project and display it on their project/store pages. From the very beginning , one of itch.io's guidin...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: a Variety of Relaxing Games
  November 14, 2017 bySPNKr

  11

  #itchio-recommends

  If you read last week’s games of the week post you’ll remember that I was frustrated by the lack of November games. Nothing has changed this week I just wanted to remind you in the hopes that if I...Continue reading

  
• Discounting for Developers: How and when to do it
  November 09, 2017 bySPNKr

  21

  #guides

  Discounting your game has become one of the surest ways to increase exposure in this crowded scene, but it’s also one of the most contentious. Critics argue that heavy discounting has devalued indie...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: These Aren't Autumn Games
  November 07, 2017 bySPNKr

  5

  #itchio-recommends

  While October has a gluttony of games that fit the theme of the month there isn’t anything that feels like a real November game. What’s the deal there? November isn’t a bad month, it’s got bea...Continue reading

  
• Kickin' down doors to murder Satan: an interview with Terri Vellmann of High Hell
  November 02, 2017 bySPNKr

  11

  #interview

  “Hey you’ve got to check out this game, you shoot Satan in the face a bunch” High Hell was announced at the most recent PAX and it came out with all of the intensity and drama of kicking a door...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Games from the Halloween Sale
  October 31, 2017 bySPNKr

  7

  #itchio-recommends

  The temperature is going down and the air is chill. Tonight is the night when the barrier between the living and the dead is thinnest. If you’ve ever seen a horror movie, you know that you should st...Continue reading

  
• itch.io meets Japan
  October 30, 2017 byleafo

  25

  #distribution, #localization

  Although itch.io is primarily an English speaking platform, we've seen a wide variety of creators speaking many different languages sharing their work. Additionally, the contributions we've received o...Continue reading

  
• Patreon integration on itch.io
  October 30, 2017 byleafo

  634

  #distribution, #patreon

  We're delighted to announce that we now have Patreon integration on itch.io. We're big fans of Patreon, with a similar goal of helping creators make an earning building what they want. Many of our cre...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Not Halloween games
  October 26, 2017 bySPNKr

  10

  #itchio-recommends

  The last Games of the Week post before Halloween means one thing: we’re definitely not talking about spooky games. After all when the whole world is spooky, why would you want even more of the same?...Continue reading

  
• Let's get sad and talk about death and stuff: An interview with Gabby DaRienzo of A Mortician's Tale
  October 24, 2017 bySPNKr

  8

  #interview

  Human bodies are gross. We’re all bags of meat and juices that (hopefully) kick around for 90 years and then stop moving. Dead bodies are even grosser. Or at least that’s what I thought before I p...Continue reading

  
• Register and log in with GitHub
  October 23, 2017 byleafo

  10

  #accounts

  In celebration of the GitHub Game Off being hosted on itch.io , we've added the ability to log in and register an account on itch.io with your GitHub account. (P.S. You can join the jam here ) Existin...Continue reading

  
• Announcing the GitHub Game Off on itch.io
  October 20, 2017 bySPNKr

  14

  #game-jams

  Perhaps you’ve heard of Github, the largest code repository online. You may recognize it as the place where we keep the code for our open source desktop app , itch. So perhaps you’d like to hear t...Continue reading

  
• How to maximize your launch on itch.io
  October 19, 2017 bySPNKr

  58

  #guides

  To describe the modern indie scene as “crowded” is a major understatement. Reports come out on a seemingly weekly basis that there are more games launching than ever before. Every storefront is bu...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: 2 cozy games and some anime
  October 17, 2017 bySPNKr

  12

  #itchio-recommends

  We’re reaching peak AAA season here in the games universe which in past years has signaled the hibernation of the indie community. Turns out, we’re way more resilient than that now. This week we...Continue reading

  
• Create OAuth applications on itch.io
  October 16, 2017 byleafo

  20

  #api

  Today we're launching support for OAuth Applications . It will allow developers let players log in with their itch.io account inside of a game or program. OAuth provides a flow for your program to se...Continue reading

  
• Let's make more mystery games
  October 12, 2017 bySPNKr

  10

  #editorial

  There’s something inherently attractive about detectives. Talented crime-solvers have charmed audiences for centuries, there’s a good chance that your grandparents’ grandparents read Sherlock Ho...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: The games of Indiecade
  October 10, 2017 bySPNKr

  6

  #itchio-recommends

  In case you somehow missed it Indiecade was last weekend and we were on site to check everything out. For the uninitiated, Indiecade is an annual festival honoring indie games and developers that take...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Hot Takes on Cold Genres for the Week of 10/5
  October 05, 2017 bySPNKr

  9

  #itchio-recommends

  Despite the date, we’re back from last week’s trip into the spooky zone. Well, sort of. This week we’ve got one spooky game, but it’s flanked by a surreal adventure and a fresh take on a class...Continue reading

  
• Your Game Jam Forecast for the rest of 2017
  October 03, 2017 bySPNKr

  6

  #game-jams

  Oh game jams how do I love thee let me count the ways: you inspire people to think creatively, you teach people to start developing, and you force people to accept scaling design. As far as I can tell...Continue reading

  
• Kentucky Route Zero is Half-off and All-good
  September 28, 2017 bySPNKr

  8

  #editorial, #sales

  Kentucky Route Zero is not a new game -- the Kickstarter launched in 2011-- but it’s definitely a fresh game. Detailing the supernatural adventures of a deliveryman on “one last job” Kentucky Ro...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Spooky Games for the Week of of 9/26
  September 26, 2017 bySPNKr

  6

  #itchio-recommends

  To say horror games have become popular in the past few years would be an incredible understatement. Since Amnesia: The Dark Descent came out in 2010 horror games have bloomed into a beautiful scene...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Punctual Games for the week of 9/21
  September 21, 2017 bySPNKr

  4

  #itchio-recommends

  Do you look forward to these recommendations each week? I know I do. I’m not inside of each of your homes (yet) but I choose to believe that y’all mark your calendars and set alarms each week for...Continue reading

  
• Zines are awesome, unique, and available on itch.io
  September 19, 2017 bySPNKr

  23

  #editorial

  Zines -- short for magazines or fanzines -- are growing in popularity everyday. We have seen more and more of these compact works of writing crop up on itch.io and they’re consistently interesting a...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Better yourself for the week of 9/14
  September 14, 2017 bySPNKr

  5

  #itchio-recommends

  If you were cynical you’d call this week’s post on games that heal an excuse to recommend games twice in a week. That would be very cynical and definitely inaccurate . In continuing with our theme...Continue reading

  
• Better support for mobile HTML games & more
  September 13, 2017 byleafo

  32

  #mobile, #design

  I have a confession to make, I just bought my first (real) smartphone just a few weeks ago. When we originally added support for mobile web on itch.io I did it with Chrome’s phone emulator and hoped...Continue reading

  
• Games are a great way to take a break from the nightmare that is 2017
  September 12, 2017 bySPNKr

  7

  #editorial

  Anyone who plays games regularly understands their ability to heal. We’ve got endless books written about this, charities set up behind this idea, and now game designers explicitly making games abou...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Experiences for the week of 9/7
  September 07, 2017 bySPNKr

  3

  #itchio-recommends

  I think one of the best parts of itch.io is the diversity in not only our community, but our content. Y’all have created all kinds of rad things. Everyone knows we host games, but we also have sound...Continue reading

  
• Your Quick Guide to Making Friends/ Talking to the Press
  September 05, 2017 bySPNKr

  16

  #guides

  So you’re making a game. That’s great! You spent countless hours and sleepless nights to make sure that your brainchild made it out into the world. Now, if you want to make rent it’s time to get...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Amazing Games for the Week of 8/31
  August 31, 2017 bySPNKr

  11

  #itchio-recommends

  It's been a good week for games. Yeah, it feels like every week is a good week for games but this week was especially good for games. We've got a whole new selection of games for you and hot damn they...Continue reading

  
• Primary rating criteria for game jams
  August 30, 2017 byleafo

  4

  #jams

  On itch.io you can host two kinds of jams: ranked and unranked . When hosting a ranking jam you provide "voting criteria" to specify how participants can rank other entries. Previously, if you had mu...Continue reading

  
• Manage your external keys
  August 29, 2017 byleafo

  7

  #distribution

  ' External keys ' are itch.io's way of letting you distribute keys for other marketplaces with an itch.io purchase. We support Steam or keys of your own format. You can bulk add thousands of keys at a...Continue reading

  
• One Man's Quest to Become Every Team's Artist
  August 29, 2017 bySPNKr

  14

  #interview

  I wouldn’t call Kenney Vleugels a household name. He doesn’t have the name recognition of John Romero or Shigeru Miyamoto, but you’ve probably seen his work. To make things a little more intrigu...Continue reading

  
• Classify your projects' uploads
  August 24, 2017 byleafo

  19

  #uploading, #organization

  We're introducing a new way to classify the files you've uploaded to your project. Previously, when uploading a new file, we would ask you which platform it was for, eg. Windows, Linux, macOS. Since m...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: #LOWREZJAM 2017 games for the week of 8/24
  August 24, 2017 bySPNKr

  9

  #itchio-recommends

  When you see as many game jams as we do at itch.io, it gets hard to be genuinely surprised by a jam’s results. Impressed? Sure. Excited? Definitely. Blown away? Almost never. Low Rez Jam finished up...Continue reading

  
• In Defense of Puzzle Games
  August 22, 2017 bySPNKr

  9

  #editorial

  I’ve been harboring a deep secret that I need to let out: I love puzzle games. I’ve spent a few nights over the past week staying up late playing games like Rusty Lake Roots and I’ve loved every...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Fresh games for the week of 8/17
  August 17, 2017 bySPNKr

  4

  #itchio-recommends

  Early access games get a bad rap. Sure there are lots of cash grabs that will never be finished, but at the core early access can be an awesome way to engage with games and developers in a more substa...Continue reading

  
• Why Tacoma's UI is secretly brilliant
  August 15, 2017 bySPNKr

  7

  #editorial

  A clarity of purpose is a key part of designing a game. Trimming out what is unimportant to your game is a deeply necessary act of development. This goes for all elements of your work. Tacoma understa...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Surprising games for the week of 8/10
  August 10, 2017 bySPNKr

  5

  #itchio-recommends

  Surprises are -- by and large-- great. Sure you occasionally get hit with something rough (I’m looking at you, check engine light) but unexpected treasures are about the only respite we have in the...Continue reading

  
• Jamming for charity: Announcing War Child's HELP game jam
  August 08, 2017 bySPNKr

  5

  #game-jams

  Sure game jams are fun. At this point everyone knows it. But what if jams were something more? What if jams could help with real world issues. War Child is a charity that works with children in some o...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Ludum Dare 39 games for the week of 8/3
  August 03, 2017 bySPNKr

  3

  #itchio-recommends, #ludum-dare

  If you don’t check itch.io often you would be forgiven for not knowing how much we love game jams. After all, we’ve only posted about it twice in the past week . Well strap in for a 3-peat because...Continue reading

  
• Want to get into game jams? Here's how
  August 01, 2017 bySPNKr

  14

  #ludum-dare, #guides, #game-jams

  Game jams. They’re here, they’re important, and you should take part. It’s not a secret that we love jams at itch.io. We host them, write about them, consult on them, and track them. Many member...Continue reading

  
• Get ready for Ludum Dare: Game development tools
  July 28, 2017 byleafo

  134

  #ludum-dare, #guides

  Ludum Dare 39 starts today! I previously wrote about Ludum Dare  with tips for completing your game along with getting the most out of itch.io, so check that out if you haven’t already. Ludum Dare...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Strange Games for the week of 7/27
  July 27, 2017 bySPNKr

  4

  #itchio-recommends

  It’s hard recommending games to people. You’ve got to take individual tastes into account, how fresh a game is, and what the recommendee will think of you afterward. But that’s also what makes r...Continue reading

  
• Short download keys for printing & bulk key viewer
  July 26, 2017 byleafo

  434

  #distribution

  A download key is a special URL that gives someone access to a project’s files. On itch.io you can either generate a single key or generate them in bulk . Download keys use very long URLs to make th...Continue reading

  
• Your field guide to fantasy consoles
  July 25, 2017 bySPNKr

  36

  #guides

  A long-haired elven woman sighs as she enters her house, the weight of the day visibly pressing her down toward the earth. “This can’t keep going.” After pouring a drink she sinks into the couch...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Stylish games for the week of 7/20
  July 20, 2017 bySPNKr

  8

  #itchio-recommends

  Did y’all read the Moshboy interview from earlier this week? I thought we were hustling over here with our 3-ish games a week, but Steve is in a league beyond. 1000 creators over 3 years? That’s m...Continue reading

  
• 3 years and 1000 creators, Steve Cook's quest to curate the un-curateable
  July 18, 2017 bySPNKr

  13

  #interview

  There are a lot of games in this world. Like, a lot a lot and that’s become a problem for developers and customers alike. It’s a complicated problem that nobody (not even us!) has 100% figured out...Continue reading

  
• Image uploading everywhere
  July 17, 2017 byleafo

  15

  We've enhanced all the text editors on our site to now support image uploading! This has been a long requested feature and we apologize for taking so long to add it. Whether you're leaving a reply on...Continue reading

  
• Click to play for HTML embedded games
  July 15, 2017 byleafo

  25

  #html5

  HTML5 game embeds allow you to deploy your browser based game directly to a page on itch.io. Visitors can start playing immediately without having to navigate anywhere. Although this is convenient, s...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Pay what you want games for the week of 7/13
  July 13, 2017 bySPNKr

  7

  #itchio-recommends

  I feel like we’ve developed a rapport, you and I. I play a bunch of games, you love a bunch of games. It’s symbiotic, isn’t it? Luckily for the both of us, it’s been a week since we last did t...Continue reading

  
• Accessibility in games is the industry's next great hurdle
  July 11, 2017 bySPNKr

  16

  #editorial

  The games industry has been moving towards diversity over the past few years. We’ve been making strides to include more people of color, LGBT, and non-male leads into our games. This is amazing, but...Continue reading

  
• The Tearoom is subversive, gay, and brilliant
  July 06, 2017 bySPNKr

  3

  #editorial

  The following is Not Safe for Work. Robert Yang is one of the most banned people on Twitch. The New York-based academic and developer has created more banned games than literally every person on the p...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Double Fine games for the week of 7/3
  July 03, 2017 bySPNKr

  15

  #itchio-recommends

  If you've been alive for more than 10 years you probably remember playing a Double Fine game. After all, there are a lot of hits in that catalog: Psychonauts, Grim Fandango, and Stacking are all class...Continue reading

  
• William Chyr of Manifold Garden talks about the future of games
  June 29, 2017 bySPNKr

  10

  #interview

  How do you build a game that ignores the most basic rules of geometry? Over the past 5 years William Chyr has worked tirelessly to find out. Manifold Garden is the Chicago-based developer’s upcoming...Continue reading

  
• Announcing the #itchsummersales!
  June 27, 2017 bySPNKr

  6

  #site-promotions

  How many times has this happened to you: You’re sitting at your computer with access to the sum total of humanity’s knowledge and have nothing to do? Well wonder no further, selectively bored read...Continue reading

  
• Jams enhanced: contributors, judges, and more
  June 22, 2017 byleafo

  21

  #jams, #community

  A game jam is a great way to get developers together for an event or cause. We were the first site to allow anyone to create a customized game jam with just a few clicks . The premise is simple: creat...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: E3 Apology games for the week of 6/22
  June 22, 2017 bySPNKr

  6

  #itchio-recommends

  Hey itch fans, it’s been a while hasn’t it? Sadly, last week I abandoned my post to galavant around E3 and talk to devs about games, and Giant Bomb about Pixy Stix . It was a fairly productive tri...Continue reading

  
• In defense of visual novels
  June 13, 2017 bySPNKr

  31

  #editorial

  Just like Batman, I’m here to right wrongs. Unlike Batman I care about videogames. Without punching, let’s talk about how visual novels aren’t given a fair shake and why you should give them a t...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Non-gaming content for the week of 6/8
  June 08, 2017 bySPNKr

  8

  #itchio-recommends

  We have fun here at itch.io, don’t we? We spend all of our time talking about games and the people who make them. But that’s not the only thing we have here at itch.io, we’ve also got a massive...Continue reading

  
• Feature preview: the story behind, and the future ahead of the itch app
  June 06, 2017 bySPNKr

  17

  #itch-app, #interview

  When I first joined the team here at itch.io I was asked what my favorite part of the site was. Sure I could have said it’s our dedication to indie creators. I could also have highlighted some of th...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Nostalgic games for the week of 6/1
  June 01, 2017 bySPNKr

  6

  #itchio-recommends

  Alright gang, let’s get introspective here for a minute: getting older sucks. And it doesn’t suck a little, it sucks a lot. But that’s ok, right? We all get old together and get to come to grips...Continue reading

  
• What every developer can learn from short games
  May 30, 2017 bySPNKr

  65

  #interview, #editorial

  Games are getting longer. Look at any AAA RPG and you’ll see the industry’s race for 100 hour playtimes. But what about games that go in the opposite direction? What about microgame-- games that t...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Cerebral games for the week of 5/25
  May 25, 2017 bySPNKr

  5

  #itchio-recommends

  Hey everyone, it’s been a while since we talked about awesome games for you to play over the weekend. Last week the itch.io office was besieged by a large squid and we weren’t able to save our rec...Continue reading

  
• World of Horror is Poland's bloody tribute to Junji Ito and HP Lovecraft
  May 23, 2017 bySPNKr

  11

  #interview

  You're walking downtown unnerved for some unknown reason. You feel hundreds of eyes on the back of your neck but there is no one else on the street. As you turn the corner you see your neighbors' bodi...Continue reading

  
• Updates to devlogs
  May 22, 2017 byleafo

  20

  #devlogs

  A few weeks ago we released devlogs in order to give you an easy way to post updates about your projects . Over 1,000 posts have been written since then! We've made a handful of minor changes to make...Continue reading

  
• Get started livestreaming your development with these quick tips!
  May 16, 2017 bySPNKr

  17

  #guides

  Everybody is on Twitch these days. From players to developers and talk shows to tabletop it seems like everyone has a seat at the big purple table. But what does it take to really show the project you...Continue reading

  
• A new itch.io blog
  May 15, 2017 byleafo

  16

  #blog

  For the past 4 years, we've been using the itch.io blog to announce all the cool things we're working on, and sometimes sharing cool things other people are working on. (Blast from the past, here's th...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: Fresh Games for the week of 5/11
  May 11, 2017 bySPNKr

  6

  #itchio-recommends

  There's nothing better than being the friend with good taste. That person who everyone goes to looking for recommendations on shows, restaurants, and movies. We here at itch.io can't make you cool, bu...Continue reading

  
• Single file mode for butler
  May 09, 2017 byleafo

  3

  #butler, #uploading

  For most developers using butler we recommend avoiding packaging your game into a single file before uploading it. This is because butler needs to access all your game's files in order to generate pat...Continue reading

  
• Tumbleseed is the next great Roguelike-like
  May 09, 2017 bySPNKr

  9

  #editorial

  When I was younger I was diagnosed with a fairly rare heart condition. It didn't affect me much on the whole but there were stretches where I'd be trapped in bed for days at a time. This is where my l...Continue reading

  
• Introducing devlogs
  May 08, 2017 byleafo

  718

  #devlogs

  For many developers, projects on itch.io are living pages with frequent updates, new images, and gameplay videos. We think it's important for creators to start building and talking with their audience...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends Beautiful Games for the week of 5/4
  May 04, 2017 bySPNKr

  10

  #itchio-recommends, #ludum-dare

  It's Thursday and you know what that means! Taco Tues- a fresh crop of games for you to play! That's right, your good friends at itch.io are here to fill up your weekend with great new games. Strap in...Continue reading

  
• Politics and Game Jams: A Roundtable with the Organizers of #ResistJam
  May 02, 2017 bySPNKr

  8

  #interview, #game-jams

  Art and activism have a beautiful history together. From avant garde artists to the punk bands of the past 40 years outsider art has proven to be a safe haven for the marginalized and a base for activ...Continue reading

  
• The Raft Developers Open up About Successes and School
  April 27, 2017 bySPNKr

  15

  #interview

  How do you make a game about rafting if you don't like rafting? How do you make one of the best selling survival games about rafting if you don't like rafting? Apparently all it takes is a team of ded...Continue reading

  
• Intimidated by Ludum Dare 38? Let itch.io give you a place to start
  April 25, 2017 bySPNKr

  5

  #ludum-dare, #itchio-recommends

  Ludum Dare 38 , one of the most influential game jams, concluded its 15th year anniversary this past Monday. 2,936 games were completed over 48 or 72 hours, with about 1,100 uploaded to itch.io as of...Continue reading

  
• Get Ready For Ludum Dare
  April 21, 2017 byleafo

  29

  #ludum-dare, #guides

  Ludum Dare is a 48 hour and 72 hour game jam. The jam takes place this weekend (April 21st to 24th). The “compo” portion takes 48 hours and is for solo participants. The “jam” portion starts a...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Recommends: What to play on the week of 4/20
  April 20, 2017 bySPNKr

  7

  #itchio-recommends

  Hey itchy people! Let's get real for a second: part of why we love itch.io is the huge breadth of content you can find on the site. Want an opera about dogs? We've got that. Looking for game assets to...Continue reading

  
• In Our Darkest Hour, Cuteness is Here to Save Us
  April 18, 2017 bySPNKr

  16

  #editorial

  There's an unblinking face on each of the trees. When I look up, there's a face on the clouds and sun. Inside the house, there are faces on breakfast, the furniture, and the plates -- it's cute as all...Continue reading

  
• Import Indiegogo backers and more
  March 24, 2017 byleafo

  13

  #distribution

  Since introducing the Kickstarter backer import tool last year, projects have delivered digital rewards to over ten thousand backers. This includes a claimable download on itch.io, handing out Steam...Continue reading

  
• Rewards enhanced & claimable sales
  January 23, 2017 byleafo

  583

  #rewards, #seller-tools

  As part of itch.io refinery , we released an “ Exclusive content ” system allowing you to create limited quantity rewards for buyers. Today we’ve launched some new functionality to the system to...Continue reading

  
• A quick overview of how awesome our app has become
  January 21, 2017 byleafo

  18

  #itch-app

  First off, our apologies for not updating this blog recently. We've been quite busy, and we'll be posting regular updates showcasing what's new again. We have a twitter bot that highlights some of the...Continue reading

  
• itch.io digest January 2017
  January 02, 2017 byitch.io#itchio-recommends

  Hey everyone! Welcome to another edition of itch Digest! As always, we've got news to share, and awesome games to show off. The holiday season has swept right by, and we welcome 2017! This week we're...Continue reading

  

2016

• itch.io digest December 2016
  December 17, 2016 byitch.io#itchio-recommends

  Hey everyone! The digest returns this week with news and updates, as well as some awesome indie games to check out. The hamster wheels are greased, and team itch is busier than ever, working on the ap...Continue reading

  
• A Good Bundle — updated and extended
  November 28, 2016 byleafo

  58

  #bundles

  6 days ago, 115 creators donated 151 games and other works to A Good Bundle , a bundle to combat some of the ugliness that feels increasingly comfortable rearing it’s head in our world. With 100% o...Continue reading

  
• Find something new for Halloween with the randomizer
  October 28, 2016 byleafo

  8

  #randomizer

  We’ve made a minor update to the itch.io game randomizer that lets you find something new via tags. Discover something new for Halloween 🎃 Spooky games randomizer Enjoy...Continue reading

  
• Coupon codes for sales & bundles
  October 24, 2016 byleafo

  47

  #seller-tools, #sales, #bundles

  Earlier this year, as part of itch.io week, we let you make it so sales could be made available to those who own something else you’ve released . We’re adding a new type of limited access sale: co...Continue reading

  
• More tools & visual refresh for communities
  October 03, 2016 byleafo

  8

  #design, #community, #mobile

  On itch.io you can create your own message board for games and game jams . Our message boards come packed with a lot of features for keeping discussion going and moderating your community. Today we’...Continue reading

  
• Join GBJAM 5 on itch.io
  September 30, 2016 byleafo

  26

  #game-jams

  We’re proud to be helping host GBJAM 5. A 10 day game jam where you create a GameBoy themed game. This means a resolution of 160px x 144px and only 4 colors. The restricted rules are a great way to...Continue reading

  
• itch.io digest September 2016
  September 26, 2016 byitch.io

  1

  #itchio-recommends

  Hey again! Thanks for checking out the digest. As always, If you have any questions or comments about the email visit our thread in the community . Staff Picks Vamp 'em ups, surviving pups, DIY Power...Continue reading

  
• itch.io at XOXO
  September 09, 2016 byleafo

  17

  This weekend, itch.io is headed to beautiful Portland. We’re honored to have been invited to the XOXO Festival . We have a slot at the arcade , and Leaf will be giving a talk about itch.io in the co...Continue reading

  
• Change your username & URL
  September 07, 2016 byleafo

  53

  #accounts

  This is the most common support email we get, so I think it's worth mentioning on the blog. If you need to change your username & URL then you can now do so directly on the account settings page: We'l...Continue reading

  
• Jam hosts can now email participants
  August 24, 2016 byleafo

  16

  #jams

  We recently enhanced itch.io’s emailing feature to give you finer control over who you contact when sending an email about your game. Game jams now have similar functionality! Jams are events, so it...Continue reading

  
• Improved buyer emailing & Kickstarter integration
  August 18, 2016 byleafo

  54

  #distribution, #kickstarter

  Hey all, it's been a while since we announced any updates but we've still been hard at work. Today we're launching two new features: Kickstarter integration If you've run a Kickstarter campaign and ar...Continue reading

  
• itch.io digest August 2016
  August 10, 2016 byitch.io

  1

  #itchio-recommends

  Hey again! Thanks for checking out our 2nd digest. As always, If you have any questions or comments about the email visit our thread in the community . New releases Boiling Bolt by Plug In Digital & P...Continue reading

  
• itch.io digest July 2016
  July 19, 2016 byitch.io#itchio-recommends

  Welcome to the first itch.io digest. If you have any questions or comments about the email visit our thread in the community . Recent releases Kentucky Route Zero by cardboardcomputer [$12.50, 50% off...Continue reading

  
• Saved Credit Cards
  July 05, 2016 byleafo

  14

  #payments

  If you use a credit card to buy games on itch.io you may have noticed that you need to type it in each time you want to purchase or donate. This is no longer the case! If you have an account then you...Continue reading

  
• The itch.io app, itch, v18 release
  July 02, 2016 byleafo

  14

  #itch-app

  We’re proud to release the next big version of the itch.io app, itch . This is a major release, with over 600 commits since v17.6.6. You can view the entire changelog on GitHub . If you already ha...Continue reading

  
• itch.io @ E3
  June 09, 2016 byleafo

  15

  UPDATE (6/13) - We’ve added another awesome developer to the roster- Ethan Redd ( kiddraddical.itch.io ) We’ll be streaming some games of his on Thursday at 2:30 PST! —– itch.io is going to be...Continue reading

  
• Graphs upgraded with more details
  May 22, 2016 byleafo

  13

  #analytics

  Graphs upgraded even more! You can hover over splits to highlight just that game Clicking on a chunk will take you to to that game’s analytics There’s a dot on top for showing the total for that d...Continue reading

  
• itch.io week day 5 part 2: interviews with Adam Saltsman & Joni Kittaka
  May 13, 2016 byleafo

  6

  #itchio-week

  Developer interviews Joni Kittaka is a game maker and artist whose work includes Secrets Agent, minkomora, how do you Do It, Anodyne and the upcoming @eventheocean Adam Saltsman is founder and directo...Continue reading
• itch.io week day 5 part 1: itch.io refinery
  May 13, 2016 byleafo

  107

  Early access has a problem.  Yes, the original idea of releasing in-development games to the public in order to gain meaningful feedback and build a community was sound, however, we’ve seen and hea...Continue reading

  
• Developer interview with Joni Kittaka
  May 13, 2016 byjunklatch#itchio-week, #interview

  This post is part of day five of itch.io week. We'll be interviewing developers all week. Learn more here: https://itch.io/week Joni Kittaka Joni Kittaka is a game maker and artist whose work includes...Continue reading

  
• Developer interview with Adam Saltsman
  May 13, 2016 byjunklatch

  2

  #itchio-week, #interview

  This post is part of day five of itch.io week. We'll be interviewing developers all week. Learn more here: https://itch.io/week Adam Saltsman Adam Saltsman is founder and director at Austin-based (for...Continue reading

  
• itch.io week day 4: Dashboard, Communities, Arielle Grimes and Mushbuh
  May 12, 2016 byleafo

  28

  #itchio-week, #community, #analytics

  itch.io has always been about building the best tools for the creators that upload their work. itch.io implemented pay-what-you-want pricing from day one to let game creators make more through the gen...Continue reading

  
• Developer interview with Arielle Grimes
  May 12, 2016 byjunklatch

  1

  #itchio-week, #interview

  This post is part of day four of itch.io week. We'll be interviewing developers all week. Learn more here: https://itch.io/week Arielle Grimes Arielle Grimes is a game developer who creates interactiv...Continue reading

  
• Developer interview with Mushbuh
  May 12, 2016 byjunklatch

  4

  #itchio-week, #interview

  This post is part of day four of itch.io week. We'll be interviewing developers all week. Learn more here: https://itch.io/week Mushbuh Mushbuh is making something cool called Burrito Galaxy 65 . Chec...Continue reading

  
• itch.io week day 3 BONUS: Co-op bundles
  May 11, 2016 byleafo

  19

  #itchio-week, #bundles

  This is a bonus post for day 3. In the previous post we talked about our bundling system for solo developers . In this post we re-visit our other kind of bundle: the co-op bundle. Bundles are a pretty...Continue reading

  
• itch.io week day 3: Sales, bundles, Kenney Vleugels and Daniel Linssen
  May 11, 2016 byleafo

  21

  #itchio-week, #sales, #seller-tools

  Hosting a promotion is powerful tool when you’re trying to sell a game. It’s a good way to get people talking about your project, and encourage anyone who may have held off buying to make their pu...Continue reading

  
• Developer interview with Daniel Linssen
  May 11, 2016 byjunklatch

  7

  #itchio-week, #interview

  This post is part of day three of itch.io week. We'll be interviewing developers all week. Learn more here: https://itch.io/week Daniel Linssen View on itch.io: https://managore.itch.io Follow on Twit...Continue reading

  
• Developer interview with Kenney Vleugels
  May 11, 2016 byjunklatch

  8

  #itchio-week, #interview

  This post is part of day three of itch.io week. We'll be interviewing developers all week. Learn more here: https://itch.io/week Kenney Vleugels View on itch.io: https://kenney.itch.io Follow on Twitt...Continue reading

  
• itch.io week day 2: The widget, Robert Yang & Kyle Seeley
  May 10, 2016 byleafo

  50

  #itchio-week, #widget

  Ready for day 2 of itch.io week ? In case you missed, yesterday was about the about the new app . The widget https://itch.io/widget Many game developers tend come with their own pages for their games...Continue reading

  
• Developer interview with Kyle Seeley
  May 10, 2016 byjunklatch

  1

  #itchio-week, #interview

  This post is part of day two of itch.io week. We'll be interviewing developers all week. Learn more here: https://itch.io/week Kyle Seeley View on itch.io: https://kyleseeley23.itch.io/ Follow on Twit...Continue reading

  
• Developer interview with Robert Yang
  May 10, 2016 byjunklatch

  2

  #itchio-week, #interview

  This post is part of day two of itch.io week. We'll be interviewing developers all week. Learn more here: https://itch.io/week Robert Yang View on itch.io: https://radiatoryang.itch.io Follow on Twitt...Continue reading

  
• itch.io week day 1: itch app & Ditto
  May 09, 2016 byleafo

  54

  #itch-app, #itchio-week

  Thanks for following along with itch.io week . As a reminder, each day this week we’ll be revisiting some part of itch.io with upgrades and releasing developer interviews with members of the itch.io...Continue reading

  
• Developer interview with Ditto
  May 09, 2016 byjunklatch

  1

  #itchio-week, #interview

  This post is part of day one of itch.io week. We’ll be interviewing developers all week. Learn more here: https://itch.io/week Ditto View on itch.io: https://ditto.itch.io Follow on Twitter: dittoma...Continue reading
• Get ready for itch.io week
  May 06, 2016 byleafo

  74

  #itchio-week

  Are you ready for 5 days of creators, functionality & more… and our next big release at the end? I hope so because starting May 9th (next Monday) we’re hosting our first itch.io week ! View the it...Continue reading

  
• Introducing Game Embeds
  April 17, 2016 byleafo

  122

  #uploading, #embeds

  You’ve just finished your Ludum Dare 35 game, and you’re looking to take advantage of embedding your game directly into your Ludum Dare submission page… or… you have your own page where you...Continue reading

  
• Come say hello at PAX East
  April 07, 2016 byleafo

  6

  Are you going to be at PAX East? Come find Leaf and Chris to talk itch.io. We won’t have a booth but we’ll be walking the floor looking for creators, gamers, and anyone else who’s interested. If...Continue reading
• Vote for itch.io’s app on Steam Greenlight
  April 02, 2016 byleafo

  18

  #april1st, #itch-app

  Thanks for the support over the past 3 years, you can now vote for us on Steam Greenlight! Support itch.io by voting YES on our Greenlight page: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=6...Continue reading

  
• Introducing Reverse Sales
  April 01, 2016 byleafo

  239

  #seller-tools, #sales

  You may have heard murmurings of the indiepocalypse, how the price of your average indie game is quickly approaching zero as desperate developers race to run bargain bin sales or join pay what you wan...Continue reading

  
• Better participant tools for game jam hosts
  March 31, 2016 byleafo

  27

  #jams

  Jam hosts have a brand new interface for keeping track of participants. You can find it on the participants tab on any jam’s edit page. If you weren’t aware, itch.io lets you host a game jam with...Continue reading

  
• New purchases dashboard
  March 10, 2016 byleafo

  18

  #analytics, #payments

  We’ve released an updated purchases dashboard with a couple more features that should make it easier to browse and find any purchases on your account. You can find it on the Purchases tab of your d...Continue reading

  
• External links, support email + more
  February 24, 2016 byleafo

  23

  #interact, #support

  We’ve got a couple new features that you might find useful. The focus this time has been on improving communication with buyers and sellers. External links If you have any related URLs for your proj...Continue reading

  
• HTTPS now forced everywhere
  February 11, 2016 byleafo

  6

  #security

  We mentioned at the end of last that year we’d be transitioning to forced HTTPS for anyone that loads itch.io through a browser or the API. Although HTTPS has been optional since then, today we’ve...Continue reading
• itch.io Year in Review 2015
  January 08, 2016 byleafo

  33

  #year-in-review

  Just like last year , we’d like to take a moment to look back on everything itch.io has been up to for the past year. (Sorry we’re a little late!) We’re really proud of what has been accomplishe...Continue reading

  
• Communities enhanced
  January 03, 2016 byleafo

  25

  #community

  Since launching communities for jams & games , along with the new global itch.io community , we’ve gotten a lot of feedback. We’ve added and fixed many things, here are some of the highlights: New...Continue reading

  

2015

• Game communities now available
  December 17, 2015 byleafo

  56

  #community

  The same great community tools that power the new itch.io global community and jam communities are now available for all of your game and other project pages. When creating a community for your projec...Continue reading

  
• Say hello to the itch.io app: itch
  December 14, 2015 byleafo

  116

  #itch-app

  Although the itch.io website is great for finding games , supporting creators , participating in communities , creating game jams , and following developers , there are a few things that just don’t...Continue reading

  
• Switching to HTTPS everywhere
  December 01, 2015 byleafo

  18

  #security

  itch.io will be switching to forced HTTPS everywhere Monday, December 7th [1]. HTTPS is a standard protocol that adds encryption on top of your regular browser requests to ensure that your private inf...Continue reading
• Introducing the itch.io community
  November 30, 2015 byleafo

  58

  #community

  Today we’re launching the itch.io global community! A community has always been a big part of growing itch.io. Over the past few months we’ve added features like comments on project page , and m...Continue reading

  
• Enhanced browsing
  October 31, 2015 byleafo

  22

  #discovery, #mobile

  Happy Halloween! Hope you don’t mind an itch.io update in your treat bag. Today we’re launching brand new browse pages. Since we’ve got over over 20,000 games now, making it’s easy to browse...Continue reading

  
• Introducing the “interact” tab
  September 27, 2015 byleafo

  17

  #interact, #ratings

  All project pages now have a new “ Interact ” tab from their edit page. The interact tab is where you’ll find any tools itch.io provides to help you keep in touch with those interacting with you...Continue reading

  
• New itch.io guide pages
  September 26, 2015 byleafo

  12

  #guides

  The itch.io guide pages have been updated with a new layout, better organization, and plenty of new guides. Each time we launch a core feature we try to have an alongside guide post detailing how the...Continue reading
• Comments for your project pages
  September 13, 2015 byleafo

  29

  itch.io is great for hosting games of all sizes . Whether you’re releasing your next ambitious project or a small prototype assembled in a weekend, itch.io has the tools to make sure you can effortl...Continue reading

  
• Introducing jam communities
  September 08, 2015 byleafo

  101

  #jams, #community

  Creating a game jam on itch.io is a simple, ad-hoc way to get together a bunch of people to create games with a similar cause. If you’ve ever wanted to organize discussion or a community around your...Continue reading

  
• The itch.io randomizer
  July 17, 2015 byleafo

  50

  #randomizer

  I feel like I’ve been starting every update lately with “there are a lot of games on itch.io.” Well, it’s true, there are a lot, and helping people discover games is a top priority. There are...Continue reading

  
• Better game classification
  July 11, 2015 byleafo

  33

  #organization

  itch.io has almost 16,000 games as of today. That’s a lot! When itch.io’s game browsing interface was first launched there were only a few hundred games. These days it’s quite cumbersome to sift...Continue reading

  
• A new notifications system
  June 29, 2015 byleafo

  18

  Starting today itch.io now has a brand new notification system to keep you updated on things like your sales, comments, and new followers. Any unread notifications will be signaled to you with a white...Continue reading

  
• Running an Indie Game Store 2015
  June 20, 2015 byleafo

  30

  About nine months ago, I wrote Running an indie game store , a post describing some of the analytics I collected while running itch.io for the first 14 or so months. It was dedicated to all the great...Continue reading
• Two factor authentication now available
  May 31, 2015 byleafo

  13

  #security

  Starting today you can now add two factor authentication to your itch.io account. Two factor authentication gives your account an additional layer of security on top of your password by asking you to...Continue reading

  
• Introducing Bitcoin support
  May 30, 2015 byleafo

  26

  One of the most common requests we get is adding more methods to pay when buying games. Starting today you can now pay with Bitcoin to any seller that is using itch.io’s payout system . You don’t...Continue reading

  
• New sale pages
  May 15, 2015 byleafo

  4

  #sales, #seller-tools, #design

  In case you missed it, itch.io just launched a revamped bundle system just a few weeks ago, check it out: Introducing Co-op Bundles . A few other changes also snuck out, but now we’re officially ann...Continue reading

  
• Introducing co-op bundles
  April 30, 2015 byleafo

  57

  #bundles

  In the past itch.io made it possible to sell bundles of your own games at once by letting you set a buy all price on any sale you host. This was a great feature, but a big downside was that there was...Continue reading

  
• Awesome new updates
  April 11, 2015 byleafo

  46

  #uploading, #html5, #discovery, #mobile

  Whoa, it’s almost been a month since we last posted updates. We haven’t been doing nothing! Here’s some some stuff you might like: Credit cards now supported for “collect and pay later” itch...Continue reading

  
• Games pages (& more) now available for mobile browsers
  March 13, 2015 byleafo

  41

  #mobile

  Effective immediately all game pages on itch.io are now a lot easier to use on mobile browsers! This change also comes with a handful of other features making it easier to use the site when on a phone...Continue reading

  
• Introducing open revenue sharing
  March 04, 2015 byleafo

  270

  #payments

  Since October 2013, itch.io has let developers sell their content without taking any of the money. It was originally disabled for the Ludum Dare October Challenge , which challenges people to build a...Continue reading

  
• Jam hosting open for everyone
  March 02, 2015 byleafo

  24

  Since itch.io launched a host your own game jam service last year over 3000 games have been uploaded for game jams. Previously, in order to host a jam, you had to send a message to itch.io admins to g...Continue reading

  
• New sale/bundle and jam pages for developers
  March 01, 2015 byleafo

  9

  #sales, #bundles, #jams

  You’ll now find two new tabs from your My games page to help you manage game jams you’ve interacted with or and sales/bundles you’ve created. Both of these things were previous hidden away on t...Continue reading

  
• Miscellaneous things to make your day better
  February 28, 2015 byleafo

  11

  #uploading, #analytics, #discovery, #design

  Hidden uploads If you’ve ever wanted to upload a file when you’re not quite ready to release it, or maybe hide an old file when you’re not quite ready to delete it, you now can with the new “H...Continue reading

  
• Bulk key generation for sellers
  February 14, 2015 byleafo

  17

  #distribution

  itch.io has a great system for giving free copies of your game called download keys . There are a couple shortcomings with it though: the system only lets you create 1 key at a time, doesn’t give yo...Continue reading

  
• Introducing collection contributors and a new way to write about games
  February 09, 2015 byleafo

  14

  #collections

  If you weren’t already aware, itch.io has a great system for managing collections of games . You can make public or private collections of the games you like (or dislike). Public collections can be...Continue reading

  
• New aggregated purchases page for sellers
  February 01, 2015 byleafo

  12

  #analytics, #payments

  If you’re a seller on itch.io with multiple games (or sales/bundles ) you now have a new page that lets you see and export the aggregated purchases across all of your projects. You’ll find a new...Continue reading

  
• A new payout system and an update to handling VAT
  January 19, 2015 byleafo

  39

  #payments

  When 2015 rolled around, new VAT tax laws set in place by the EU affected all sellers with buyers in the EU. itch.io responded by giving sellers all the necessary information to comply with the new r...Continue reading

  
• itch.io Year in Review 2014 - The Features
  January 08, 2015 byleafo

  18

  #year-in-review

  Although we’re almost 10 days into 2015 but I’d like to take a moment to reflect back on 2014 for itch.io. A lot of great stuff came out, many games were downloaded, played, and bought, and tons o...Continue reading

  

2014

• Getting ready for VAT in 2015
  December 31, 2014 byleafo

  71

  #payments

  What’s changing Some significant changes are coming to how VAT is handled for sellers and buyers in the EU starting January 1st, 2015. You can read more about this change from the official documents...Continue reading

  
• Introducing sale goals and sale analytics
  December 25, 2014 byleafo

  25

  #sales, #analytics

  A handful of new features for sales have come out today! If you didn’t already know, any developer can host a sale on itch.io ! The name sale is a bit of a misnomer because recently sales got the ab...Continue reading

  
• Updates for sitelocked games
  December 20, 2014 byleafo

  7

  Some changes are coming to itch.io’s infrastructure regarding the domain where web games are served from. This might affect you if you’ve placed a sitelock within your code . A sitelock is s ometh...Continue reading
• Updates to the game edit page
  December 16, 2014 byleafo

  22

  #organization

  A couple of important changes have been rolled out to the game edit page to get ready for new browsing updates coming to itch.io! Here’s a quick overview. The new things: There’s now a Release sta...Continue reading

  
• New features for game jams
  November 18, 2014 byleafo

  16

  #jams

  With a handful of some pretty cool jams going on, 7DFPS , Procedural Generation Jam 2014 , and Leap Motion 3D Jam , I decided it was a good time to add some new features to help making discovering g...Continue reading

  
• Updates to your purchases
  November 03, 2014 byleafo

  8

  #library

  A couple changes regarding how purchases are linked to accounts have been deployed over the past few days. In the past a purchase was only associated with an account if it shared the same (verified) e...Continue reading

  
• Introducing the games feed!
  October 27, 2014 byleafo

  24

  #discovery

  Wow, itch.io sure has changed a lot since it first came out! Starting today everyone now has access to a brand new games feed. If you’re logged in, you can find your personal feed here: http://itch...Continue reading

  
• Follow itch.io members & privacy settings
  October 14, 2014 byleafo

  8

  #discovery

  itch.io will be releasing some new features that make things a bit more social. You may have noticed a “Follow” button started appearing on some pages of the site. You’ll find it on user profile...Continue reading

  
• Enhanced itch.io tagging system
  September 17, 2014 byleafo

  10

  #organization

  A good game discovery system gives someone looking for games a wide range of methods to slice up games to find something interesting. In the past itch.io only let you browse games by platform, genre a...Continue reading

  
• Running an indie game store
  September 16, 2014 byleafo

  24

  I always get excited when an indie game developer releases a post mortem . A detailed writeup describing how their game sold after launch, along with insights about what did and didn’t work. I curre...Continue reading

  
• Try out some recommended games
  September 03, 2014 byleafo

  6

  #discovery

  Over the past month I’ve been experimenting with building a game recommendation system for itch.io. It’s really awesome how there’s so much interesting and diverse content on itch.io. A disadvan...Continue reading

  
• Games that hurt people aren't cool - updates to the itch.io acceptable use policy
  August 27, 2014 byleafo

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  #policy

  Hello, My name is Leaf. I’ve created itch.io over the past year and a half. itch.io is the culmination of well over a thousand hours of work: tens of thousands of lines of code, hundreds of support...Continue reading
• New page for viewing your purchased games
  August 04, 2014 byleafo

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  #library

  For those of you that have bought a handful of games and linked them to your account , using the purchases list on the My collections page to view your games isn’t ideal as it’s pretty cramped. Yo...Continue reading

  
• View where purchases come from
  July 31, 2014 byleafo

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  #analytics

  The game analytics pages have been updated to give you better insight about where purchases are coming from. If you’re familiar with itch.io then you might know there are a few different ways to buy...Continue reading

  
• Game bundles on itch.io
  July 30, 2014 byleafo

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  #bundles

  All developers on itch.io now have the ability to host their own game bundles on itch.io! Bundles are a great way to encourage people to buy multiple of your games at once by giving them a discounted...Continue reading

  
• Updates to the press system, new application form
  July 12, 2014 byleafo

  7

  #partners

  itch.io launched its press system about 3 months ago . The press system is a method for letting content creators with a focus on indie games get access to paid games that opt in for free. There has be...Continue reading
• You can now offer downloads with web games
  July 02, 2014 byleafo

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  itch.io is pretty cool because it lets you either host downloadable games (optionally with a price) or embed a web game directly in the page. In the past if you wanted to combine the two into a single...Continue reading

  
• Game jams - itch.io
  June 11, 2014 byleafo

  7

  #jams

  itch.io now has a new page for browsing game jams! Link: Game jams - itch.io...Continue reading
• Upload game files with Dropbox
  June 10, 2014 byleafo

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  #uploading

  For those that have a Dropbox account, you can now upload your game’s files directly from your Drobox account. You can find the new “Choose with Dropbox” button next to the original file upload...Continue reading

  
• Enhancing jams: late submissions and entry editor
  May 27, 2014 byleafo

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  #jams

  Jam admins now have a few more tools to make hosting jams easier than ever (and it’s already pretty easy to begin with, check out jam hosting on itch.io ). Starting today all jams now have a submiss...Continue reading

  
• Enhancing jams: new jam admins feature
  May 27, 2014 byleafo

  5

  #jams

  Did you know that anyone can host a game jam on itch.io ? Well now you do, great! A lot of game jams are collaborative events, hosted by more than just one person. For this reason, starting today, you...Continue reading

  
• Buying a game on itch.io
  May 21, 2014 byleafo

  4

  #guides

  A handful of sellers have asked about what it’s like for a buyer to purchase a game on itch.io. I’ve written a guide that hopefully gives you a detailed view of the entire purchase process. Enjoy...Continue reading
• Easily view all your rated games
  May 20, 2014 byleafo

  6

  #library

  For those of you that have been utilizing itch.io’s game rating feature , you can now view all the games you’ve rated on a full screen page. Just click " Game’s you’ve rated" title of the lis...Continue reading

  
• Public domain field for jams on itch.io
  May 17, 2014 byleafo

  6

  #jams

  In the spirit of The Public Domain Jam , itch.io’s game jam creation feature now lets any jam creator provide a CC0 public domain field to the entries of the game jam. You can find the public domain...Continue reading

  
• Public Domain jam on itch.io
  May 17, 2014 byleafo

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  #game-jams

  itch.io is proud to be helping host The Public Domain Jam in collaboration with Gritfish ! 1) Find a PUBLIC DOMAIN story or character 2) Make a game between May 17 and May 24 3) Submit it to the jam...Continue reading
• Host a game jam on itch.io
  May 15, 2014 byleafo

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  #jams

  Check out itch.io’s game jam feature, now open to the public. Link: Host a game jam on itch.io...Continue reading
• Try out the itch.io Android app
  May 12, 2014 byleafo

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  #mobile

  Introducing the Itch.io Developer Dashboard . In collaboration with @gotosleep , itch.io now has an Android app for game developers. You can get a quick overview of your game’s stats along with a...Continue reading

  
• TOJam 9 on itch.io
  April 28, 2014 byleafo

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  #game-jams

  itch.io is proud to be helping host TOJam 9 ! Check out some of the awesome games submitted already on http://itch.io/jam/tojam9 More information about TOJam 9 on the official website . Link: TOJam 9...Continue reading

  
• Browse Ludum Dare 29 games!
  April 28, 2014 byleafo

  10

  #ludum-dare

  Looking for an easy way to check out some of the games submitted for Ludum Dare 29? Have a look at the Ludum Dare Game Browser , hosted by itch.io. http://ludumdare.itch.io The browser lets you quickl...Continue reading

  
• Welcome the first round of press users
  April 21, 2014 byleafo

  3

  #partners

  About 1 week ago itch.io launched its new press system , a way for indie game developers to opt their paid games in to be downloaded by special users with press access. Here are the press users that h...Continue reading
• You can now rate games
  April 16, 2014 byleafo

  28

  #library, #ratings

  itch.io has a lot of games! It can be overwhelming trying to search through them looking for something to play. Starting today (actually as of a day or so ago) you can now rate games. The rating data...Continue reading

  
• Collections, now enhanced!
  April 16, 2014 byleafo

  7

  #collections

  A few months ago itch.io got the ability to create collections of games and share them on your profile. Today collections are getting a slight upgrade. All collections now have a dedicated browsing pa...Continue reading

  
• Contribute to itch.io through the public issues tracker
  April 14, 2014 byleafo

  1

  In an effort to organize all the excellent feature requests and bug reports I’ve been getting I’ve created an a public GitHub repository with an issues tracker. You can view current issues or open...Continue reading

  
• Games can now be reported
  April 14, 2014 byleafo

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  #security

  One of the disadvantages of running an open content submission platform is sometimes you get content that doesn’t belong. In order to help keep itch.io’s content well organized and free of spam yo...Continue reading

  
• Classify your content
  April 14, 2014 byleafo

  7

  #organization

  Although itch.io is primary a place for hosting video games, there’s a lot of other interesting content that has been uploaded. While it’s nice to see different kinds of content it can be confusin...Continue reading

  
• Download keys can now be claimed
  April 14, 2014 byleafo

  14

  #distribution

  Download keys is a cool feature of itch.io that lets you generate a unique URL for someone to download your game without having to buy it. One of the biggest enhancement requests I’ve gotten about...Continue reading

  
• Opt your games into the itch.io press system
  April 14, 2014 byleafo

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  #partners

  One of the biggest struggles with launching an indie game is figuring out how to market it. itch.io hopes to provide you with a rich set of features for not only distributing your game’s files but a...Continue reading

  
• You can now configure your notification settings
  April 14, 2014 byleafo

  4

  #accounts

  Currently itch.io only emails those of you with accounts when you’ve made a sale or you’re verifying an email address. Because sometimes the sales emails can be a little overwhelming you can now t...Continue reading

  
• Cyberpunk Jam results are now live
  March 24, 2014 byleafo

  6

  #game-jams

  Thanks to everyone who participated in the Cyberpunk Jam on itch.io. 269 games were submitted between 03/01/2014 and 03/12/2014. 2726 ratings were cast by those who entered to 265 of the entries (98.5...Continue reading

  
• You can now purchase games as gifts on itch.io
  March 17, 2014 byleafo

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  #payments

  Starting today you can now purchase a game for someone else on itch.io . Just click click the Give this game as a gift checkbox on the purchase popup: After paying for the game you’ll be put on the...Continue reading

  
• Introducing the itch.io JSON API
  March 11, 2014 byleafo

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  #api

  Starting today, in addition to the embeddable widget and the JavaScript button API , itch.io now has a server side JSON over HTTP API for querying data about your games. You can read the documentat...Continue reading
• Browse the Flappy Jam results
  March 10, 2014 byleafo

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  #game-jams

  Now that the Flappy Jam is over don’t forget to browse the top games voted by those who entered. http://itch.io/jam/flappyjam/results 798 games were submitted between 02/10/2014 and 02/24/2014 ...Continue reading
• You can now display your user profile in a grid
  March 10, 2014 byleafo

  6

  #design

  If you have a lot of games on itch.io but not much to say on your user profile then the default column layout isn’t ideal. Starting today you can now change the layout of your profile page to put ga...Continue reading

  
• Participate in the Cyberpunk Game Jam on itch.io!
  February 28, 2014 byleafo

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  #game-jams

  itch.io is proud to be helping host the Cyberpunk Game Jam organized by @deviever . Build a Cyberpunk game based on the theme image from March 1st to March 10th and submit it on itch.io to participate...Continue reading

  
• Rating now open for the Flappy Jam!
  February 25, 2014 byleafo

  5

  #game-jams

  The Flappy Jam game submission period is officially over. 798 games were submitted! That’s itch.io’s biggest game jam yet. If you’ve submitted a game to the jam then you’re eligible to rate g...Continue reading

  
• Offer a demo alongside your purchasable games
  February 25, 2014 byleafo

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  #uploading, #organization

  If you’ve ever wanted to provide a demo to go alongside your paid game you may of had to employ some workaround such as creating a separate page or just making a link in your description to a downlo...Continue reading

  
• Share your game before it's published with a private share URL
  February 18, 2014 byleafo

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  #project-management

  Because it’s nice to get feedback on your game’s page before making it public you now have access to a secret share URL for unpublished games that lets anyone view the page. You can find the URL o...Continue reading

  
• Let collaborators edit your game pages with the new game admins feature
  February 18, 2014 byleafo

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  #project-management

  I handful of people have asked me if it was possible to have multiple accounts edit the same game page. It’s now possible with the new g ame admins feature! A game admin is someone who has access to...Continue reading

  
• Give Desura or other download keys with a purchase
  February 12, 2014 byleafo

  3

  #distribution

  A few weeks ago itch.io got the ability to provide a Steam key with a purchase on itch.io. Now you can also provide a Desura key or even an unbranded key for each purchase on itch.io. An unbranded ke...Continue reading

  
• Participate in the Flappy Jam on itch.io!
  February 11, 2014 byleafo

  6

  #game-jams

  itch.io is proud to be helping host the Flappy Jam : Make a hard, almost unplayable game. Use assets inspired (not ripped) from classics. FLAPPY word or gameplay not mandatory. Have fun, be supportive...Continue reading
• Set suggested purchase price for downloadable games
  February 09, 2014 byleafo

  5

  #payments

  If you’ve ever uploaded a web game to itch.io before you may have noticed that you can supply a Suggested price as the default price when someone is donating to your game. For downloadable games it...Continue reading

  
• You can now email your buyers from itch.io
  January 29, 2014 byleafo

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  #interact

  If you’re selling a game then it’s now incredibly easy to contact those who have purchased your game. itch.io now has it’s own interface for composing and sending an email, perfect for telling...Continue reading

  
• Give Steam keys with your purchases
  January 26, 2014 byleafo

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  #distribution

  If your game is also for sale on Steam (Congratulations Paper Sorcerer ) you can now offer Steam key redemption from your game’s purchase and download page. You can find the External keys page on t...Continue reading

  
• Old game URLs will redirect to most recent if changed
  January 13, 2014 byleafo

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  #organization

  Starting today if you change the URL of your game from the edit game page you don’t have to worry about breaking any links you may have already shared. Old URLs will stay active and redirect to the...Continue reading
• Enhancements to the file uploader
  January 13, 2014 byleafo

  4

  #uploading, #organization

  File uploads on itch.io have received a few enhancements today: You can now tag your uploads with the platform they are for. The platform will show up when someone is downloading the game to help them...Continue reading

  
• You can now use Google Analytics with itch.io
  January 08, 2014 byleafo

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  #analytics

  If you’ve ever wanted more detailed analytics for your game pages on itch.io you can now insert your own Google Analytics tracking ID in order to get pageview data about your game pages and profile...Continue reading

  
• RSS feeds for browsing games
  January 07, 2014 byleafo

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  You can now subscribe to itch.io RSS feeds to get up to date lists of games right in your feed reader. For any browse page URL, such as  http://itch.io/browse/price-free  you can append .xml to the...Continue reading