Publish the game on Itch.io¶
Create an account¶
First, we want to create an Itch.io account to publish our game on. Make sure to have an unique name which isn’t already picked and create a strong password.
Creator Dashboard¶
After we’ve made an account we want to navigate to our dashboard. On this page we can add a new game to our account with the big red “Create new project” button. You can also view your downloads, amount of views and your followers on your creator dashboard of all your published games.
Game Settings¶
After creating a new project we want to give the project the same name as your game you want to upload. Make sure to add a project url. I used the game’s page where everything can be found about the game we’ve made.
You also want to add a description to make it more intreging to people viewing your game which will help them download you game.
You may add a payment treshold, however our game is free of charge so it will also be free over on Itch.io for download.
Next, you want to select your game genre to make it easier for people to find the type of game they want to play. For instance “Shooter” or “Bullet Hell Game”.
You may also add tags to generate more downloads/views, App store links/google playstore/steam etc.
There is also a tab on which you can adjust some settings about your community such as comments.
After deciding the price you may upload your game file with “upload files or choose from dropbox”. And last but not least, we want to add a description to the game to give people some information about our game which can interest them in downloading and playing it.
If you’re not certain about what you can upload and what can not be uploaded, make sure to read through Itch.io’s terms of service. You may also navigate to Itch.io Terms of Service Research