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{{ProductCargo | {{ProductCargo | ||
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|ArticleType=Service | |ArticleType=Service | ||
|Category=Digital storefront, Video games | |Category=Digital storefront, Video games | ||
|Logo=Itch.io. | |Logo=Itch.io.svg | ||
|Website=https://itch.io | |Website=https://itch.io | ||
|Description=Online digital distributor mainly for games. | |Description=Online digital distributor mainly for games. | ||
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[[wikipedia:Itch.io|itch.io]] is a website used to find and share video games made by independent developers online. | [[wikipedia:Itch.io|itch.io]] is a website used to find and share video games made by independent developers online. | ||
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* User Privacy | * User Privacy | ||
* Business Model | * Business Model | ||
* Market Control}} | * Market Control}}'''User freedom''' | ||
* Itch.io does not add [[Digital rights management|DRM]] to the games sold on its platform.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Creator FAQ |url=https://itch.io/docs/creators/faq |url-status=live |access-date=13 Aug 2025 |website=Itch.io |at=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 Mar 2018 |title=Are games from itch.io DRM free? |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/850uea/are_games_from_itchio_drm_free/ |url-status=live |access-date=13 Aug 2025 |website=Reddit}}</ref> | |||
'''Business model''' | |||
*Itch.io relies on "open revenue sharing" which sends to itch.io a percentage of the transaction chosen accordingly by the creator (default 10%).<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 2013 |title=Introducing open revenue sharing |url=https://www.tumblr.com/itchio/112709605589/introducing-open-revenue-sharing |website=Tumblr}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> | |||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== |