88: $5 on Itch.io

This week we are exploring the insanely varied world of indie game marketplace itch.io. Each of our hosts spent $5 on itch and played two or three games from a variety of vibrant micro-indie creators. If you’re not familiar with Itch.io, it’s most easily summed up as “bandcamp for video games.” Anyone can post their work on Itch and create a custom store page to tell their story. Creators set prices, from zero to whatever they like, and everything works as a “suggested donation” so you can pay whatever you like above the creator-set minimum. It’s a great place for developers to share and sell their work, especially for games that might be too niche to get through a system like Steam Greenlight. Itch also does a wonderful job of fostering a community by featuring a parade of interesting stuff on their homepage and twitter account. We discuss a bunch of games this week. We have gathered them together into a collection that you can view on itch. Mentioned on The Short Game: An Itch.io Collection Played for this episode Animal Inspector by Tom Astle Ultra Hat Dimension by Eniko Robot Heist by anna anthropy Cuckoo Curling by chromacool Masques and Murder! by James Patton windowframe by Daniel Linssen Grimsfield by escooler Minirl by endigo9740 Subterrarium by slimefriend Lieve Oma by Florian Veltman Also mentioned: Overland by Finji Jenny LeClue by MOGRAFI ANATOMY by Kitty Horrorshow Crowtel by Sink Hot Date by George Batchelor Risky Bison by Captain Games Tick Tock Isle by Squiddershins (ASMR) Vin Diesel DMing a Game of D&D Just For You by merritt kopas Eczema Angel Orifice by Porpentine Bellular Hexatosis by neotenomie You can follow our show on Twitter at @_shortgame Like the show? Support us by writing a review on iTunes! Your hosts this week were: Laura Nash – @laurajnash Raygan Kelly – @raygank Nate Heininger – @natestl Shane Kelly – @8bitShane