itch.io
No written verdict yet. Here is what commenters said.
6recommend
0warn against
Nov 13, 2025first mention
Oct 22, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Itch.io is an option for people who don't want to set up a site or handle payments.”
“itch and steam both have ways to find them.”
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“Have you considered also releasing it to itch.io?”
“I'm really surprised that more people don't use Itch.io for distributing software”
“Itch.io allows for browser-based app distribution and is probably a better path to a large audience”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
Often compared with
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All comments 11
“Itch has this filter”
“Itch.io is an option for people who don't want to set up a site or handle payments.”
“itch and steam both have ways to find them.”
“Let me introduce you to itch.io[0] where, in fact, people bang out HTML5 games”
“Have you considered also releasing it to itch.io?”
“I'm really surprised that more people don't use Itch.io for distributing software”
“You can upload to itch.io yes”
“Itch.io allows for browser-based app distribution and is probably a better path to a large audience”
“Does Itch have a CLI for installing the games?”
“Itch by default only takes a 10% cut instead of 30%.”
“all of which are DRM-free stores”