I really liked the colours, so decided to make a short looping gif. I’ll be doing a full post of Desolus in the future when it’s a bit further along. :) You can take a look at some gameplay in the video below.
“Desolus is a first person puzzle and exploration game where you control a powerful black hole to absorb and redirect energy from elemental stars.”
I put together a collection of itch.io pages that I thought were pretty well designed. Hopefully if you’re a gamedev you can get some ideas of what to do for your own page. Some of them look fancy, but really the colour scheme, font, and background choice go a really long way to encouraging people to stick on your page long enough to read the description, or watch a video.
If you’re not a game developer you can still take a look, some of the pages lead to some cool games. :)
Good use of colours and a neat page border.
[gfycat data_id="MemorableCarelessAndalusianhorse"]Looks exactly like the game. The control mapping icons are really well done. Could do with video/gifs of gameplay.
[gfycat data_id="FaithfulMeekCutworm"]The game is playable in the browser. The colours and background of the page make it feel like the page is an extension of the game.
[gfycat data_id="FoolishRecklessHylaeosaurus"]Unique and fitting art for the description, border, and arrangement of screenshots/gifs. Description gets to the point.
[gfycat data_id="DependentPowerlessAustralianshelduck"]Impactful colours and banner, though it’s a bit too large. I don’t usually like artsy descriptions but this one for some reason felt right. Nice header fonts.
[gfycat data_id="UnsightlySlimBumblebee"]Great banner, really weird combination of font colours which fits the game well and is memorable, but also readable.
[gfycat data_id="MilkyHeartfeltAlleycat"]Simple aesthetic with a bunch of blended gifs throughout.
[gfycat data_id="OfficialAptImpala"]An impactful banner (though too large I think), nice colours.
[gfycat data_id="AlarmingInexperiencedAmericanlobster"]Great aesthetic that fits the game, but not a very helpful description. It could also use some gameplay gifs/video.
[gfycat data_id="DiligentAmbitiousAmericanratsnake"]A very simple page with a blended gif that shows off the gameplay well.
[gfycat data_id="RipeDiligentCleanerwrasse"]Good title font, background, overall colours, and readability. Description is a bit weird, but fits the game.
[gfycat data_id="FlawlessDelectableCaimanlizard"]Nifty gif for the title that blends into the rest of the page. All the info as soon as you enter (though admittedly info is sparse).
[gfycat data_id="DigitalUnnaturalGrub"]Page really fits the theme of the game with nice colourful page breaks.
[gfycat data_id="CoolSelfishAmericanavocet"]Overall a well designed page that feels very much like the game itself; nice fonts, blended gifs, mysterious text etc.
[gfycat data_id="EvilCarefreeHorse"]Just a very functional page. Straight to the point description, video above the fold. Though the banner could be a bit smaller.
[gfycat data_id="RegalThickAmericanalligator"]developed by Unfold Games | Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
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“A unique psychological horror game set in a zero-gravity lucid dream.
“The game tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who becomes aware of the fact that he is dreaming. To Lloyd’s misfortune, the dream quickly turns into a nightmare and all attempts to wake up end in failure. While exploring the darkest corners of his subconscious, Lloyd learns how to survive the nightmare by bending the laws of physics and manipulating the fluid fabric of the dream world.”
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Really I just like the tiled background with the borders. I find it can go a long way to making the page look fitting to the game as well as pleasing to the eye.
[gfycat data_id="ExcitableImpassionedBluebottlejellyfish"]Just a really simple minimalist design.
[gfycat data_id="FakePlushHound"]Animated side borders that meld into the game window in the center of the page. (jitters caused by recording on a potato laptop)
[gfycat data_id="MadeupWetHornet"]Developed by mhanka | Platform: Windows
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A roguelike that contains no text, only pictograms which emulate the ancient Egyptian setting that the game is set in.
“A Prussian adventurer gets lost in an ancient Egyptian pyramid buried deep under the sand of the desert, full of traps and monstrous beings. He must decrypt hieroglyphs to learn spells and to understand the magical nature of armour and weapons.”
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via /r/gamedev