How to Install
How to Install Itch on Ubuntu and Other Linux Distributions
Itch is a platform for independent digital creators with main focus on indie games. It was actually started as website to host, sell and download indie video games but these days, Itch also provides books, comics, tools, board games, soundtracks and more digital content from indie creators.
As a user, you can download these digital content either for free or for a price set by the creator. All your downloads and purchases are synced to your account so that you can download them whenever you want.
Consider it like Steam but more focused on indie developers and creators.
You can browse Itch from its website but Itch also provides and open source desktop client that gives you some additional advantages. With the desktop client:
- You can browse games and other content and download them on your system.
- The desktop client is automatically updated with all the new features.
- Your downloaded games are also automatically updated.
- If you play browser-based game on Itch, you can play it offline using the Itch desktop client.
In this tutorial, I’ll show you the steps to install Itch on Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution.
Installing Itch on Linux desktop
Itch provides an installer file named itch-setup. You can download this file from its download page.
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