What is Itch.io? A short history of one of the most unrestricted platforms for game developers

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  • Опубликовано: 15 янв 2023
  • What is Itch.io? In this video, we take a closer look at the history of one of the most accessible platforms for game developers and digital producers, starting from the company's humble beginnings in 2013 to the growing pains it experiences today.
    Games from itch.io featured in this video:
    00:08 - October
    00:47 - Code, Eat, Debug
    00:55 - X-Moon
    01:20 - Voting Simulator
    01:26 - Gate
    01:31 - Gift Distribution
    02:38 - Uploaded
    02:49 - Coding Buggies
    03:03 - Money Money
    03:12 - Fee to Play
    03:21 - The New Hire
    04:01 - Community Companion
    04:12 - Launch
    04:18 - Control
    04:23 - Definitely No Game Development
    04:40 - Refinery Rush
    04:48 - Freelancer
    04:52 - Overland
    05:55 - A Good Snowman is Hard to Build
    06:24 - Completion Lawn Care
    06:34 - Bowuigi Zine
    07:22 - Growing Pains
    07:26 - Sorting Radioactive Trash
    07:40 - Bots
    07:49 - Office
    07:57 - Grow Crow
    08:35 - X-Moon
    #itchio #indiegamedev #indiegame

Комментарии • 237

  • @Scypek
    @Scypek Год назад +461

    What a wonderful corner of the internet that is. Like a glimpse of utopia! I'm well familiar with the pay what you want scheme, but I forgot about the revenue slider. When I put my own games on there, I think I'm gonna set it to 31%.

  • @particlesystem
    @particlesystem Год назад +89

    As the artist of freelancer and on behalf of the team , thank you for this video. It is a great honor to be one of the examples you've chosen to show.

  • @MalicProductions
    @MalicProductions Год назад +88

    I wouldn't be half the game developer I am without Itch's open platform. This was a well done origin documentary, you have most assuredly earned a sub.

  • @terrancopeland6978
    @terrancopeland6978 Год назад +3

    I still think bundle for Ukraine would have been cooler if it went towards arming their military. What are civilians even for anyway?

  • @torahu4443
    @torahu4443 Год назад +6

    Itch is where I get 90% of the games I play. And they are all free because I mostly play Visual Novels

  • @krischi_mk
    @krischi_mk Год назад +2

    You sound quite drunk 😂

  • @Elkdin
    @Elkdin Год назад +11

    Wow I didn’t even know that this existed.

  • @bloodraven2537
    @bloodraven2537 Год назад +64

    What a nice documentary. Good job!

  • @brandonlogan11
    @brandonlogan11 Год назад +18

    It's friendly to adult content as well. Places for adult creators are shrinking every year an it's so nice to have a safe haven like itch.

  • @ifjNagyMiklos
    @ifjNagyMiklos Год назад +4

    On the other hand, complete freedom also means the lack of quality control...

  • @TheVoiceOfChaos
    @TheVoiceOfChaos Год назад +864

    Itch is the modern newgrounds for me.

  • @themore-you-know
    @themore-you-know Год назад +343

    A problem I see with Itch is the lack of tooling for better searches.

  • @nicknesses
    @nicknesses Год назад +249

    Wow! This is great on so many levels! And the whole story is short and sweet. What a wonderful little documentary. Good luck!

  • @SebastianGraves
    @SebastianGraves Год назад +8

    Wasn't aware of the founders background. He seems like a really cool dude.

  • @Waspeil
    @Waspeil Год назад +44

    This is so professional I thought that this must be a massive channel. I hope you find the success you deserve.

  • @woutervanham8246
    @woutervanham8246 Год назад +13

    2:29

  • @kid6417
    @kid6417 Год назад +9

    While watching, I noticed that he says "Itch tries not to be like other platforms" but in the subtitles, it adds "especially Steam" at

  • @lynxstudio7636
    @lynxstudio7636 Год назад +7

    Its nice to see people like this helping out and being community-friendly. We need more people like these guys.

  • @projectgorgonfan
    @projectgorgonfan Год назад +2

    6:50

  • @hcam93
    @hcam93 Год назад +21

    Way to go man, this was very well made video and was very interesting