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Exporting to Other Websites (like itch.io)

Want to share your game to your itch.io or newgrounds.com page? Are you participating in a gamejam and need to upload your game to itch.io, Ludum Dare, Global Game Jam or another gamejam platform?

Here is how to do it:

  1. Publish your game. Open your project in the Editor, go to the Publish tab and follow the instructions.
  2. Export your game. Now that you have published, while still in the Editor go to the Manage tab and then go to the Export subtab. Follow the instructions to get a zip file of your game.
  3. Upload your game to the platform of your choice. Each platform has its own instructions for uploading, so follow those instructions to upload your game.

itch.io tips​

  • Choose the HTML option when uploading your game to itch.io. This allows it to be played in the browser without downloading.
  • Check the box that says This file will be played in the browser when uploading your zip file to itch.io.
  • For best results, for How should your project run in your page? choose Click to launch in fullscreen.

Your upload remain linked​

Easel generates a zip file which uses an HTML <iframe> to embed the published version of your game. This means:

  • If you update your game and publish again, the game on itch.io (or the platform of your choice) will automatically update as well, without you needing to reupload to that platform.
  • If you delete your game, the game on itch.io will stop working as well.
  • The platform you upload to must support external traffic to the published version of your game. Many platforms like itch.io and newgrounds.com support this as it is necessary for multiplayer games, but some do not.