The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has issued a statement regarding recent adult game bans on platforms like Steam and Itch.io, calling for "greater transparency and fairness" in…
July 29, 2025 | 10:44 EDT
Itch.io has announced that it's deindexing all of its adult-oriented NSFW pages from search engines and browsing due to "scrutiny from [its] payment processors". In a news post on the Itch.io…
July 24, 2025 | 07:55 EDT
Collectible company Funko and "online brand protection" software suite BrandShield have both denied causing yesterday's takedown of Itch.io, which resulted in the storefront being taken offline for…
December 10, 2024 | 08:53 EST
Indie storefront Itch.io was taken offline for several hours earlier today owing to what the site's owner describes as a "bogus phishing report" for a fanmade page based on the Funko toy property.…
December 9, 2024 | 08:47 EST
Night School Studio has announced that its horror-inflected narrative adventure Oxenfree will be delisted from a major digital storefront next month, and we're not entirely sure why it's happening.…
September 9, 2024 | 09:56 EDT
A new Itch.io sale is live this Black Friday, but it's a sale with a difference. The Itch.io Creator Day is waiving all proceeds the site would usually take from sales, meaning that 100% of the…
November 25, 2022 | 10:40 EST
June 24, 2022 - the day Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court - took away the federally protected right for people who can get pregnant to pursue safe and legal abortions across all 50…
July 7, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
An Itch.io bundle for reproductive rights has launched, featuring games, books, and other goodies for a minimum payment of $10. The Worthy of Better, Stronger Together for Reproductive Rights bundle…
July 5, 2022 | 09:51 EDT
A Web3 platform has been found to have stolen assets in both its design and its content. W3itch.io claims it is a "free-as-freedom open marketplace" for games that emphasizes Web3 technology like…
June 30, 2022 | 10:27 EDT
The Itch.io Ukraine bundle has done extremely well, raising $6.37 million, which is over $370k of its goal of $6 million. The Itch.io Ukraine bundle featured 991 games such as Celeste, A Short Hike,…
March 18, 2022 | 10:05 EDT
Indie gaming marketplace Itch.io has struck out against NFTs, calling them a "scam". The marketplace went after NFTs in no uncertain terms, saying that anyone who thinks NFTs are useful should "…
February 7, 2022 | 11:42 EST
There are new games coming out every day so the struggle to be original is getting harder. We can change our heroes and the setting, but that just change adds a new aesthetic to the mechanics we…
January 28, 2022 | 12:00 EST
Last month, we voiced our support for raising money to aid Palestinians during this humanitarian crisis. If you've been keeping an eye on these things in the last few weeks, however, you may have…
June 7, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
There’s an issue with puzzle games in that things can go very wrong very fast. You pick one up thinking you’ll test your mental mettle and enjoy a few successes to boost your confidence. Then it…
May 6, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
Untitled Goose Game, the game that lets you be a naughty goose, now has an official release date. Players will be able to bring low-key terror to a small village on September 20th via the Epic Games…
August 30, 2019 | 01:00 EDT
As gamers, we'll probably never get over PT. Despite being very short and self-contained, the playable Silent Hills teaser was the most original, scary horror game to be released for quite some time…
June 25, 2019 | 09:40 EDT
UK developer Viperante has released the first in its "Short Story" series. The Death of Erin Myers is a first-person point-and-click game and the first in a planned series of 5 standalone titles. In …
April 28, 2019 | 10:00 EDT
Some of the hardest subjects to tackle in the video game medium are ones that hit the closest to home. Even subjects that have been constantly approached by other media such as television and movies…
March 25, 2019 | 04:56 EDT
Imagine playing a narrative-rich game set in a Dutch countryside villa. Now imagine a future when smart devices have been replaced by AR and AI. Indie studio Codalyn, based in The Netherlands and the…
March 12, 2019 | 11:56 EDT
Indie games are unpredictable. Some overflow with creative storylines, unforgettable characters, or even a stimulating gameplay experience. However, there are numerous indie titles in the world that…
November 21, 2018 | 12:00 EST
Indie games are unpredictable. Some overflow with creative storylines, unforgettable characters, or even a stimulating gameplay experience. However, there are numerous indie titles in the world that…
November 14, 2018 | 02:00 EST
Indie games are unpredictable. Some overflow with creative storylines, unforgettable characters, or even a stimulating gameplay experience. However, there are numerous indie titles in the world that…
October 31, 2018 | 02:00 EDT
Indie games are unpredictable. Some overflow with creative storylines, unforgettable characters, or even a stimulating gameplay experience. However, there are numerous indie titles in the world that…
October 24, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
Indie games are unpredictable. Some overflow with creative storylines, unforgettable characters, or even a stimulating gameplay experience. However, there are numerous indie titles in the world that…
October 10, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
Indie games are unpredictable. Some overflow with creative storylines, unforgettable characters, or even a stimulating gameplay experience. However, there are numerous indie titles in the world that…
October 3, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
Indie games are unpredictable. Some overflow with creative storylines, unforgettable characters, or even a stimulating gameplay experience. However, there are numerous indie titles in the world that…
September 26, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
itch.io has revamped their itch app desktop client according to a post on the official blog of the digital games distributor. If you're unfamiliar with itch.io, it's one of many digital distribution…
September 18, 2018 | 10:15 EDT
I like to keep an eye out for indie titles that try something different. Usually, this is due to a game's art style, or due to having some interesting gameplay mechanics. Right away I was attracted…
October 23, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
My parents were prolific readers, and among their collection of books was a large library of Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys. I read these detective stories voraciously, and I've loved a good mystery…
October 4, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
For the past week, residents across the state of Florida have been dealing with the stress of potentially life altering damage caused by Hurricane Irma. Billboards have been destroyed, trees uprooted…
September 14, 2017 | 01:45 EDT
itch.io, the popular website allowing people to sell or just make their games available for download, has a bit of a problem. Scammers will try to do whatever they can to get money from people, and…
July 12, 2017 | 05:37 EDT
Steam is by far the dominant platform on PC when it comes to buying games digitally, but they're not the only game in town. There are other storefronts that serve up Steam keys and DRM-Free titles,…
July 5, 2017 | 08:28 EDT
Many bundles offer up several games for a reasonable price. Itch.io has introduced A Good Bundle, a bundle that you can grab for either $2, $8, or $20 that offers up 151 things for you to grab.…
November 22, 2016 | 09:43 EST
The visual novel genre thrives as a niche both on Steam and major mobile platforms. With so many available for purchase, choosing a single game becomes overwhelming and it can become difficult for…
October 15, 2016 | 09:00 EDT
It's not often you play a game that you can't understand. Abstraction is usually found in the theater, working best on the surreal indefinable machinations of a visionary. Naturally, games can't…
September 16, 2016 | 09:00 EDT
With titles such as Super Meat Boy, Undertale, and Broforce becoming instant hits, the creative charm of indie games is hardly disputable. It's difficult to find innovation across games, as…
June 20, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
itch.io is a D.I.Y. game distribution service that was launched in 2013 where just about anyone can create and upload a game, sell it, or make it available for free. Its focus has been on finding and…
April 14, 2016 | 10:05 EDT
Skeletons are bad guys. We know this because they are the reanimated dead, and they generally hang out with necromancers who have evil intentions. Skeletons also come in many shapes and sizes, from…
January 13, 2016 | 11:00 EST
The Steam storefront is thoroughly charted territory. Every day, loads of gamers explore Valve's digital shop, finding all sorts of curiosities tucked away behind Triple A releases and indie…
September 3, 2015 | 11:00 EDT
Incontinence and bladder control can be a squeamish subject for many people and isn't usually the topic of conversations, much less video games. Of course the idea of bladder control can come up in…
September 1, 2015 | 07:13 EDT
In the few short years since games such as Gone Home and Dear Esther have come into vogue, we have learned a lot about the limits of an interactive experience. There are quite a few people out there…
July 22, 2015 | 11:30 EDT