After running a massive charity bundle recently, a lot more eyes are likely on game store itch.io and now they have a big Summer Sale running with lots of games discounted.
itch do a lot more than just being a game store too, as they also constantly run Game Jams and because the barrier to entry is so low compared with the likes of Steam, itch is rammed full of smaller and often experimental experiences. This can, at times, make it hard to find the good stuff. So here's a few quick picks in their Summer Sale to get you started:
- On Rusty Trails - 80% off
- MidBoss - 75% off
- Tallowmere - 75% off
- The Hex - 67% off
- Depth of Extinction - 67% off
- Test Tube Titans - 50% off
- Verdant Skies - 50% off
- A Short Hike - 30% off
- Hyperspace Dogfights - 25% off
- Odd Realm - 25% off
If you need help managing your itch library, don't forget they have a sleek open source client too.
Additionally, itch also have the Summer Selects 2020 bundle with all titles supported with Linux builds: Desert Child, A Short Hike, Mutazione, Later Alligator and Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to) for $8 which is a great deal overall.
Head over to itch.io to pick up some cheap and great indie games. You can see all their Linux builds on sale on this page.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Quoting: PatolaMidBoss (which I got from the charity bundle) is not running here (Ubuntu 20.04), though. Exit Code 0x86 (134) for (MidBoss), according to the console message. Sent them a report but so far no answer or feedback. Anyone having this?Just tested the itch build, no issue here.
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Wonder what the result of the huge bundle is. People got to know itch.io and they're selling more - or everybody using itch.io is so full of games for years to come that they don't sell anything anymore.
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Quoting: EikeWonder what the result of the huge bundle is. People got to know itch.io and they're selling more - or everybody using itch.io is so full of games for years to come that they don't sell anything anymore.
Apparently they raised 8.2 million, way more than they were aiming for! :)
I'm gonna see what's on sale, try to assuage my guilt at getting like 1,700 games for $10 --- if I can find anything I don't already now own. ;)
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I just picked up The Hex (from the creator of Pony Island) and Depth of Extinction, which Liam has covered a few times and I kept meaning to pick up, but never got around to. Great deals.
Hmmm, except I'm confused. When I go the "Black Lives Matter" download page, it looks like they were part of the deal? Or is that just a generic "download" page which shows items I've bought? Because if they were part of the deal, they shouldn't allow me to buy them again, right?
Edit - Jeez, never mind. Just went to buy Rusty Trails and sure enough, it won't let me because it was part of the bundle. So the link page is just a generic "download stuff you already bought" page after all.
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Hmmm, except I'm confused. When I go the "Black Lives Matter" download page, it looks like they were part of the deal? Or is that just a generic "download" page which shows items I've bought? Because if they were part of the deal, they shouldn't allow me to buy them again, right?
Edit - Jeez, never mind. Just went to buy Rusty Trails and sure enough, it won't let me because it was part of the bundle. So the link page is just a generic "download stuff you already bought" page after all.
Last edited by scaine on 24 June 2020 at 11:44 am UTC
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Quoting: scaineI just picked up The Hex (from the creator of Pony Island) and Depth of Extinction, which Liam has covered a few times and I kept meaning to pick up, but never got around to. Great deals.If you've actually hit Download on your Racial Justice bundle download page for that game and added it to your library, you'll see a "You own this game" disclaimer at the top of the store page in a browser. In the Itch.io app this info will be in the bottom bar along with an Install button. I don't doubt both games deserved your cash, but you did own them already.
Hmmm, except I'm confused. When I go the "Black Lives Matter" download page, it looks like they were part of the deal? Or is that just a generic "download" page which shows items I've bought? Because if they were part of the deal, they shouldn't allow me to buy them again, right?
Edit - Jeez, never mind. Just went to buy Rusty Trails and sure enough, it won't let me because it was part of the bundle. So the link page is just a generic "download stuff you already bought" page after all.
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Quoting: tuubiQuoting: scaineI just picked up The Hex (from the creator of Pony Island) and Depth of Extinction, which Liam has covered a few times and I kept meaning to pick up, but never got around to. Great deals.If you've actually hit Download on your Racial Justice bundle download page for that game and added it to your library, you'll see a "You own this game" disclaimer at the top of the store page in a browser. In the Itch.io app this info will be in the bottom bar along with an Install button. I don't doubt both games deserved your cash, but you did own them already.
Hmmm, except I'm confused. When I go the "Black Lives Matter" download page, it looks like they were part of the deal? Or is that just a generic "download" page which shows items I've bought? Because if they were part of the deal, they shouldn't allow me to buy them again, right?
Edit - Jeez, never mind. Just went to buy Rusty Trails and sure enough, it won't let me because it was part of the bundle. So the link page is just a generic "download stuff you already bought" page after all.
Yep. I don't mind throwing another $10 at those guys, but I've got to get this off my chest - the Itch store is utter dogshit. The client too, if I'm being honest. I bought those games, I go to my client, they don't show up. So I search for them, I get the store page, with no notification I've bought it, and a prompt to buy it (again, as it turns out). In order to align the stars and planets, I have to find my original "download" link, search for the game there and press the "download" button, which I can then cancel, close my itch client and start it back up, and lo! the game has appeared.
Complete bollocks.
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Quoting: scaineIt's because the itch anti-racism bundle was unprecedented and they manually stopped it adding everything to your library to not overwhelm people. Not saying I agree or disagree with how it's handled, just that in this one specific case you need to manually add them because of how large it is. Otherwise, it's exactly how you would expect it to be for purchases.Quoting: tuubiQuoting: scaineI just picked up The Hex (from the creator of Pony Island) and Depth of Extinction, which Liam has covered a few times and I kept meaning to pick up, but never got around to. Great deals.If you've actually hit Download on your Racial Justice bundle download page for that game and added it to your library, you'll see a "You own this game" disclaimer at the top of the store page in a browser. In the Itch.io app this info will be in the bottom bar along with an Install button. I don't doubt both games deserved your cash, but you did own them already.
Hmmm, except I'm confused. When I go the "Black Lives Matter" download page, it looks like they were part of the deal? Or is that just a generic "download" page which shows items I've bought? Because if they were part of the deal, they shouldn't allow me to buy them again, right?
Edit - Jeez, never mind. Just went to buy Rusty Trails and sure enough, it won't let me because it was part of the bundle. So the link page is just a generic "download stuff you already bought" page after all.
Yep. I don't mind throwing another $10 at those guys, but I've got to get this off my chest - the Itch store is utter dogshit. The client too, if I'm being honest. I bought those games, I go to my client, they don't show up. So I search for them, I get the store page, with no notification I've bought it, and a prompt to buy it (again, as it turns out). In order to align the stars and planets, I have to find my original "download" link, search for the game there and press the "download" button, which I can then cancel, close my itch client and start it back up, and lo! the game has appeared.
Complete bollocks.
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Quoting: Liam DaweQuoting: scaineIt's because the itch anti-racism bundle was unprecedented and they manually stopped it adding everything to your library to not overwhelm people. Not saying I agree or disagree with how it's handled, just that in this one specific case you need to manually add them because of how large it is. Otherwise, it's exactly how you would expect it to be for purchases.Quoting: tuubiQuoting: scaineI just picked up The Hex (from the creator of Pony Island) and Depth of Extinction, which Liam has covered a few times and I kept meaning to pick up, but never got around to. Great deals.If you've actually hit Download on your Racial Justice bundle download page for that game and added it to your library, you'll see a "You own this game" disclaimer at the top of the store page in a browser. In the Itch.io app this info will be in the bottom bar along with an Install button. I don't doubt both games deserved your cash, but you did own them already.
Hmmm, except I'm confused. When I go the "Black Lives Matter" download page, it looks like they were part of the deal? Or is that just a generic "download" page which shows items I've bought? Because if they were part of the deal, they shouldn't allow me to buy them again, right?
Edit - Jeez, never mind. Just went to buy Rusty Trails and sure enough, it won't let me because it was part of the bundle. So the link page is just a generic "download stuff you already bought" page after all.
Yep. I don't mind throwing another $10 at those guys, but I've got to get this off my chest - the Itch store is utter dogshit. The client too, if I'm being honest. I bought those games, I go to my client, they don't show up. So I search for them, I get the store page, with no notification I've bought it, and a prompt to buy it (again, as it turns out). In order to align the stars and planets, I have to find my original "download" link, search for the game there and press the "download" button, which I can then cancel, close my itch client and start it back up, and lo! the game has appeared.
Complete bollocks.
Thanks - Tuubi also pointed out their disclaimer that they've added on the Download page - words to this effect. Frustrating, but it's good to know they're working on it.
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Quoting: scaineQuoting: Liam DaweQuoting: scaineIt's because the itch anti-racism bundle was unprecedented and they manually stopped it adding everything to your library to not overwhelm people. Not saying I agree or disagree with how it's handled, just that in this one specific case you need to manually add them because of how large it is. Otherwise, it's exactly how you would expect it to be for purchases.Quoting: tuubiQuoting: scaineI just picked up The Hex (from the creator of Pony Island) and Depth of Extinction, which Liam has covered a few times and I kept meaning to pick up, but never got around to. Great deals.If you've actually hit Download on your Racial Justice bundle download page for that game and added it to your library, you'll see a "You own this game" disclaimer at the top of the store page in a browser. In the Itch.io app this info will be in the bottom bar along with an Install button. I don't doubt both games deserved your cash, but you did own them already.
Hmmm, except I'm confused. When I go the "Black Lives Matter" download page, it looks like they were part of the deal? Or is that just a generic "download" page which shows items I've bought? Because if they were part of the deal, they shouldn't allow me to buy them again, right?
Edit - Jeez, never mind. Just went to buy Rusty Trails and sure enough, it won't let me because it was part of the bundle. So the link page is just a generic "download stuff you already bought" page after all.
Yep. I don't mind throwing another $10 at those guys, but I've got to get this off my chest - the Itch store is utter dogshit. The client too, if I'm being honest. I bought those games, I go to my client, they don't show up. So I search for them, I get the store page, with no notification I've bought it, and a prompt to buy it (again, as it turns out). In order to align the stars and planets, I have to find my original "download" link, search for the game there and press the "download" button, which I can then cancel, close my itch client and start it back up, and lo! the game has appeared.
Complete bollocks.
Thanks - Tuubi also pointed out their disclaimer that they've added on the Download page - words to this effect. Frustrating, but it's good to know they're working on it.
Being a simple bear of Very Little Brain, I think I'm just going to act as if I own everything on Itch.io and try to download it as if I do, counting on Itch to stop me if I don't. It's got to be a sight easier than figuring out what I do and don't own beforehand.
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Quoting: NanobangQuoting: scaineQuoting: Liam DaweQuoting: scaineIt's because the itch anti-racism bundle was unprecedented and they manually stopped it adding everything to your library to not overwhelm people. Not saying I agree or disagree with how it's handled, just that in this one specific case you need to manually add them because of how large it is. Otherwise, it's exactly how you would expect it to be for purchases.Quoting: tuubiQuoting: scaineI just picked up The Hex (from the creator of Pony Island) and Depth of Extinction, which Liam has covered a few times and I kept meaning to pick up, but never got around to. Great deals.If you've actually hit Download on your Racial Justice bundle download page for that game and added it to your library, you'll see a "You own this game" disclaimer at the top of the store page in a browser. In the Itch.io app this info will be in the bottom bar along with an Install button. I don't doubt both games deserved your cash, but you did own them already.
Hmmm, except I'm confused. When I go the "Black Lives Matter" download page, it looks like they were part of the deal? Or is that just a generic "download" page which shows items I've bought? Because if they were part of the deal, they shouldn't allow me to buy them again, right?
Edit - Jeez, never mind. Just went to buy Rusty Trails and sure enough, it won't let me because it was part of the bundle. So the link page is just a generic "download stuff you already bought" page after all.
Yep. I don't mind throwing another $10 at those guys, but I've got to get this off my chest - the Itch store is utter dogshit. The client too, if I'm being honest. I bought those games, I go to my client, they don't show up. So I search for them, I get the store page, with no notification I've bought it, and a prompt to buy it (again, as it turns out). In order to align the stars and planets, I have to find my original "download" link, search for the game there and press the "download" button, which I can then cancel, close my itch client and start it back up, and lo! the game has appeared.
Complete bollocks.
Thanks - Tuubi also pointed out their disclaimer that they've added on the Download page - words to this effect. Frustrating, but it's good to know they're working on it.
Being a simple bear of Very Little Brain, I think I'm just going to act as if I own everything on Itch.io and try to download it as if I do, counting on Itch to stop me if I don't. It's got to be a sight easier than figuring out what I do and don't own beforehand.
That's what I did. Which is why I ended up buying two games I already owned...
It's easy to miss and unlike Steam, Itch don't warn you on the buy page that you already own a copy.
Edit: I've created a forum post about this, which includes some useful links and my massive Itch Collection which you're all welcome to subscribe to.
Last edited by scaine on 26 June 2020 at 2:06 pm UTC
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