For the uninitiated, Itch.io is one of the biggest platforms on the web for hosting, sharing, selling, and showcasing Indie games and projects of all sizes and scopes. Some of my favorite games were hosted on Itch.io at one point or another, including Mixolumia, Celeste64, and Cosmic Collapse. Not only that, but Itch.io has been home to some of the biggest game bundles ever seen on the internet with some as large as 1,741 creator works for just $5 at a minimum, almost always in support of a genuinely good cause. And that’s outside of the constant game jams that keep rocking the internet. But this news article isn’t about how great Itch.io is, its about their latest update shared on October 6th.
The update was mainly for two things. The first of which being updates for their app. There’s a few things in there, worth looking at, and I’d check out the full rundown on their Github or the updates page, but the gist of their apps update is this:
- You can Manage Your Itch.io Collections from the Desktop App
- Updates to Reliability regarding adding Itch.io games as Steam Shortcuts
- The App itself now requires butler 15.32.0
But the big thing to talk about is their Donk. Particularly Itch Donk. Originally showcased on Moonscript’s Twitter page back in early September, Itch Donk is essentially the Itch App, ported and scaled down to run (to a degree) on our favorite ARM Linux handhelds. In particular, the RG35XXH and RG40XXH having been the ones shown off the most. Moonscript mentioned in their older Twitter post that their 35XXH is running MuOS.
It’s still a work in progress, but this is the first time in a while I’ve genuinely gotten excited for a development on the Linux side of things for these smaller lighter handhelds. While I may not have any sticks on it, my Anbernic RG35XX SP is going to be ready for this. I’m quite excited to get some Indie roms on my handhelds, and I hope you are too.
