Itch

Itch is the official Itch.io app, one of the most popular digital distribution platforms for video games in the world, alongside Steam and Epic Games. This desktop client for Windows offers a simple and comfortable platform to download all your video games and keep them up to date. And, since many Itch.io games are designed to be played directly in the browser, this client guarantees you can play them without encountering any problems, regardless of which browser you generally use.

Log in with your Itch.io account

You'll need an Itch.io user account to use Itch. It is free to sign up, so if you don't currently have an account, you can simply enter a valid email address, username, and password. After logging in, you can browse all your purchases and download and install any of them with a single click. Of course, you can also manage your own creator profile and edit any of your creations.

Find your new favorite game

From the Itch Explore tab you can check out everything that is available on the platform. Thanks to the great number of filters available, finding something of interest to you is very easy. For example, the first thing you should do is confirm what you are looking for, since Itch.io offers more than just video games. Here you can find: games, tools, comics, books, physical games, soundtracks, and more. Once you have narrowed that down, you can sort the results by different criteria and search using tags. As a result, if you are looking for games with PSX aesthetics, you will quickly be able to find them.

An indie game paradise

If Itch.io is known for one thing, it's for being one of the leading platforms for indie games. Here you will not only find some of the best indie games on the market, which you can buy, download and install with great ease, but you can also find the latest and greatest from the independent scene before anyone else. If an indie game is worth playing, you will probably be able to play it here first.

Keep your games up to date

One of the great advantages of this desktop client over downloading games directly from Itch.io is that they can always be kept up to date. Itch displays notifications whenever an update is available for one of your installed games. Of course, installing updates is not always necessary in order to play. The app will never force you to install anything you don't want to install. Ultimately, it will be up to you to decide if you want to play the latest version of a game or if you prefer a previous version.

Enjoy the best browser games

Many games from Itch.io's catalog can be played directly in a browser. This is incredibly convenient, but it can cause problems as each user accesses them through a different browser, with a different browser version, with a resolution that may not be supported by the game in question, etc. With Itch, you can play these browser games without facing any of the above problems. Just click on Install and choose the HTML5 option. And that's it. The game will open in a new tab and you can enjoy a worry-free experience.

Much more than just video games

As mentioned above, although Itch.io is primarily known for being a video game platform, it also offers role-playing games, books, comics, soundtracks, development tools, mods and much more. And, with this client, you can download them all. You can download any book or comic through Itch. You can even download your soundtracks. All downloaded content will be stored on your hard drive and you will be able to open it offline.

Discover one of the best video game platforms

Download Itch if you like video games. Itch.io is not just a hotbed of creativity, it's where the world's largest community of independent video game developers gather. This is where ideas are generated that, months or even years later, go on to reach the general public and other platforms. If you want to develop video games, or you just like playing video games, this is undoubtedly the platform for you.