How to list your website on itch.io
Custom page for your game, tool or asset pack on the indie marketplace, with links to your site.
- Link
- Nofollow link
- Cost
- Free
- Effort
- Moderate
- Reach (our estimate)
- Established
- Region
- Worldwide
- When
- Weeks 2 and 3
Short answer
itch.io is free to join, and the link is nofollow, so its value is visitors and trust rather than ranking. To get listed, create an itch.io account; it takes about an hour.
How to get listed on itch.io
- Step 1: Create an itch.io account.
- Step 2: Choose Upload new project and pick the project type.
- Step 3: Upload files or a web build with screenshots and a description.
- Step 4: Add your website link, set the price (free or pay-what-you-want) and publish.
You need
An itch.io account and a real game, tool, asset pack or other download hosted on itch.io.
Good to know
Project page links are nofollow. The site is for games and creative downloads, not general businesses, and pages that only point to other stores can be dropped from browse and search.
Have these ready before you start
- Business or product name, written the same way everywhere
- Website address (the exact page you want linked)
- A 50-word and a 150-word description
- Logo, plus two or three screenshots or photos
- Contact email, and address and phone for a local business
At a glance
- Website
- itch.io
- Category
- Developer communities
- Reach (our estimate)
- Established
- When to do it
- Weeks 2 and 3
- Position
- 23 of 28 in Developer communities
About the link
The link carries rel="nofollow": it brings visitors and trust signals, little ranking value.
Best for
- Developers
- Creators
On these lists
Questions about itch.io
Are itch.io links dofollow?
No. itch.io marks its links rel="nofollow", so they pass little ranking value. They still bring visitors and help show your business is real.
Is itch.io free?
Yes. Listing on itch.io is free.
How much work does a listing on itch.io take?
A full profile with screenshots or a verification step: about an hour. How long approval takes is up to itch.io: many sites review a listing before it goes live.
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