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Share and find tips for using itch.io. This board is for smaller pieces of information or frequently asked questions. As always, you can find our full documentation on our docs section.

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This board is not for asking questions or getting support, but for sharing solutions to problems you have solved and wish to tell others about.

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This post will guide you through packaging your Unity game on Windows for a smooth upload and download experience for yo...
started by leafo Nov 02, 2023
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If you’ve ever tried to upload a larger game to itch.io, you may have noticed that we have a default file size limit...
started by leafo May 28, 2023
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Update (June 12, 2026): We’ve updated bundle creation, and you may no longer need to contact itch.io to convert a jam...
started by leafo May 23, 2023
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General itch.io tips! The annoying jam names on the side of a project page can be removed with any zoom above 100% 2: Pa...
started by CoderGenius72 75 days ago
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Hi everybody! If your game is a bit big, you might get bombarded with spam links every 4 seconds. It's annoying and hone...
started by Coolom Games Jan 03, 2026
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If you ever tried to change the theme of your page through your phone you might have realized that there isn't an edit t...
started by Snibo Dec 01, 2025
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Hey gang, recently released a game onto here that I've been working on for quite a while but because I'm using gamemaker...
started by Wikibell Aug 29, 2025
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How often do you rate games ? It usually takes me a while to make up my mind, and other times it's an absolute ten out o...
started by Nmodern Jul 18, 2025
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Hi everyone. I'm an extremely active game developer working on a new project. I'm by no means a professional, but I've a...
started by DragonSkies Jul 14, 2025
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Hi everybody. I'm noob here I'ts my first time posting something here. I know that moment when you publish your game and...
started by RubiWorks Jun 09, 2025
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As I have now been using itch.io for a few years I have been facinated in finding solutions to improve the look of pages...
started by VerzatileDev Mar 30, 2025
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I see many people who are freely giving away their discord username and assume everything will be ok. Sorry to say this...
started by firecat Oct 01, 2024
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I have seen some developer profiles that have 1k+ followers and their content is just a few projects and not very intere...
started by Retora Jul 22, 2024
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As the title says: reports can't be answered, so you can't get answers that way. If a moderator locked your topic and yo...
started by No Time To Play Apr 02, 2024
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Spent the week moving all my stuff from Gumroad, and thought this would be helpful to anyone else doing the same thing a...
started by Abbie Gonzalez Mar 23, 2024
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Hello Everyone! I've noticed some confusion around taxes, fees, and earnings on Itch.io, so I wanted to share some insig...
started by GreenNontr Mar 21, 2024
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I am serious. The amount of fake projects is scandalous. I am talking about indexed projects that are unchallenged for m...
started by redonihunter Feb 16, 2024
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Distributionpromoting
whys and help on promoting your game
started by Strain studios Jan 13, 2024
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AccountsWish list?
I was just thinking that it's a shame that itch.io doesn't have a wish list for people that are friends to purchase game...
started by Lunar001 Nov 27, 2023
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So for a long time now I am trying to sell of my game: https://uniprimesoftware.itch.io/universe-prime I have no idea wh...
started by Uniprime Software Oct 25, 2023
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When should I repost my help wanted post? Should I leave it where it is or post it again? If I don't repost it is there...
started by AceSilverFang Oct 05, 2023
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Hi guys! what type of Game Assets are you looking for when you are doing your game and need some art? What type of asset...
started by Notokapixel Aug 27, 2023
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Itch has an option to set metadata for your projects (games, assets don't matter what) but it is almost hidden. Sometime...
started by dustdfg Jun 15, 2023
7 replies
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