itch.io
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| Download the latest indie games | |
| languages | English |
| operator | Leaf Corcoran |
| Registration | Optional |
| programming language | TypeScript , CSS , HTML , JavaScript |
| On-line | March 3, 2013 (currently online) |
| https://itch.io/ | |
itch.io is a website for offering, selling and downloading computer games and software . The site was launched by Leaf Corcoran in March 2013 and today (July 2017) offers more than 40,000 games. Most of them are indie games .
history
On March 3, 2013, Leaf Corcoran posted a blog post on leafo.net that gave detailed descriptions of what the website would look like. The “ Pay what you want ” model was particularly important in the implementation . In an interview with Rock, Paper, Shotgun , Corcoran said that the original idea was to offer a place where users could create their own websites about their games instead of online trading.
In June 2015 the website already offered more than 15,000 games and programs.
In December 2015, the release of a platform for desktop computers was announced to make it easier to install games and programs on the website. The "itch.io app" is available for Microsoft Windows , Linux and macOS .
In June 2020, after the violent death of the African American George Floyd , itch.io offered a collection of games, the proceeds of which were to be donated to two human rights organizations . 1,391 developers contributed games and other content to the Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality collection . The campaign raised over $ 8 million.
sale
The developers can either offer their games and programs for free or set a minimum amount of money to be paid. In both cases, users can also pay more if they enjoy the game. In May 2015, this raised a total of $ 51,489. In the standard setting, ten percent go to the website operator. However, the developer can freely choose the proportion and even reduce it to zero. This freedom of choice for developers and buyers makes the platform unique in the industry.
Web links
- Official website
- itch.io: Cabinet of the curious pastime Eike Kühl, ZEIT ONLINE from July 20, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ↑ itchio / itch . GitHub . Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ↑ Tim Ww: Q&A: itch.io Interview with Leaf Corcoran . UBM TechWeb . 1st December 2014.
- ↑ How Itch.io became an indie PC game haven — and Steam's antithesis . In: PCWorld . ( pcworld.com [accessed October 12, 2017]).
- ^ Adam Smith: The New Curiosity Shop: Itch.io Interview . April 23, 2014.
- ^ A b Emanuel Maiberg: Itch.io Is the Littlest Next Big Thing in Gaming . Vice . June 23, 2015. Accessed August 15, 2015.
- ↑ Say hello to the itch.io app: itch . Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ↑ Hirun Cryer: Itch.io's Racial Justice and Equality Bundle Ends With Over $ 8.1 Million Raised. In: USgamer. June 16, 2020, accessed on July 28, 2020 .
- ^ Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. Retrieved July 27, 2020 .
- ↑ Brendan Sinclair: Itch.io lets developers dictate revenue share . March 24, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ↑ Phill Cameron: Itch.io launches open revenue sharing . UBM TechWeb . March 23, 2015.
- ↑ Christian Nutt: Game jams aside, itch.io's doing brisk business distributing games . UBM TechWeb . September 16, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2015.