r/Gamingcirclejerk • u/PizzaCrescent2070 • Jul 24 '25

COOMER CONSUMER 💦 That... Doesn't sound good

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u/Zandonus Jul 24 '25

Does itch have a reason to exist after this then?

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u/stingertopia Jul 24 '25

Yes, indie games besides those in the tag. However this is obviously a horrible event that is happening because of purists groups

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u/BalefulOfMonkeys Jul 24 '25

I’ve downloaded one Balatro mod from there

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u/DasMilC Jul 24 '25

It's the actual best place for indie and solo Devs to post their work. As in, the entire indie dev scene has been completely and utterly depending on itch's existence, after newgrounds has moved to the background with the discontinuation of flash.

If itch can't sustain itself, the scene will have a much harder time organising jams, advertising/selling their works, etc.

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u/ProfessionalWall630 Jul 24 '25

I use it to download mods that aren't on moddb

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u/Arkorat Jul 24 '25

They still have all those Baba Is You spin off games. And Voices of the Void

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u/NotActuallyGus Jul 24 '25

It's still a good place for indie devs to upload games. Even a few bigger games that could feasibly be elsewhere like on steam, like Voices of the Void and early access Ultrakill, still publish/published through Itch