Today we’re launching the itch.io world neighborhood! A neighborhood has all the time been an enormous a part of rising itch.io. Over the previous few months we’ve added options like feedback on mission web page, and message boards on sport jams.

The world neighborhood is a public neighborhood for all of itch.io. A spot the place folks of comparable pursuits can discuss sport improvement and different inventive tasks. There’s a brand new “Community” hyperlink on the highest of each web page, or you possibly can click on right here:

Our major purpose for this neighborhood is to make a protected and constructive place for any member of itch.io. We’re releasing a brand new set of neighborhood guidelines that ought to make it clear what sort of conduct we’d prefer to see. These guidelines apply to all neighborhood sections on itch.io, together with sport feedback and jam boards. Check them out: http://itch.io/docs/basic/community-rules

Community boards

In order to get the neighborhood began we’ve put collectively a pair boards with subjects we expect folks is perhaps taken with. They are positively not ultimate! If you’ve received any suggestions we’d love to listen to it. Since nearly all of our viewers is sport builders we’ve began off with some sport developer particular sections.

These embody:

We encourage self promotion, however we ask not simply to dump hyperlinks. Use it as a method to increase your viewers by constructing a relationship with those that take a look at the itch.io neighborhood.

Starting a model new discussion board and asking folks to hitch will be difficult, so we’ve additionally received a brainstorming subject. We’d prefer to combine the neighborhood into itch.io so if there are any occasions or subjects you suppose are lacking don’t hesitate to talk up.

Thanks and luxuriate in!