Itching to spend
You might have seen that£10 will go a long way in the Steam summer sale, but let me do you one better. Indie game store Itch.io has begunits own summer sale, and for those willing to delve into its rainbow-coloured heap of throwaway toys and fun experiments, plenty of deals await.
The sale starts today and ends July 12th. There are quite a few tasty nuggets deep in the creases of this bargainous sofa.Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasionsees ahefty price slash. Surreal JRPGHylicsgetsthe same. Comedy browser censorship simHypnospace Outlawhasa chunky discount. Architecturally unnerving refugee simulationNorthhas abig price cut. And mildly unsettling Zelda-likeAnodyneis alsogoing cheap. Yes, some of these are also currently discounted on Steam too, but I know some of you loathe Valve enough to never set digi-foot in their digi-mart. So this is a good alternative, a local car boot sale that will probably see creators get more money per sale.
Aside from games, Itch has also long been a good place for hobbyist developers to pick upassetsand ultra-specific tools for game development. The brightlow poly modeling tool PicoCADis on sale, for example, and so is chiptune music makerLovely Composer.
One little tip: if you see nothing but sex games when you log into Itch, that’s no surprise. Like Steam, it’s a wild west of boobs in there. This can make it hard to find the stuff you’re after. To hide the hodgepodge of horniness you can go to youruser settingsand untick a box that says “Show content marked as adult in search & browse”. Or don’t, I’m not judging. Some of that stuff is on sale too.
