# TWP on itch.io and Citizen of the Future

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**Created:** [December 6, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/twp-on-itch-io-and-citizen-of-the-future/3388 "2018-12-06T03:23:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/twp-on-itch-io-and-citizen-of-the-future/3388/5 "2018-12-06T11:24:54Z")

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> [@Just released adventure games](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/just-released-adventure-games/1428/270):
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> I do not own a game on itch which doesn’t come as a zip file

Looking at my Humble Windows games about 50% have installers and about 50% ZIP files.

I don’t have a lot of games on itch.io but most I have seen use ZIP files.  
Here is an example of a game [I’ve posted recently](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-adventure-games-on-sale-thread/2838/201) which uses an Windows installer:  
[Captain Disaster in: Death Has A Million Stomping Boots](https://captaind.itch.io/captain-disaster-in-death-has-a-million-stomping-boots)

> [@Just released adventure games](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/just-released-adventure-games/1428/270):
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> kiss

Of course developers try to have as few dependencies as possible but sometimes you have them.  
On Windows very common ones are versions of Visual C++ Redistributable, DirectX and .NET Framework.

Looking at my Windows Steam games 30% need Visual C++, 45% DirectX, 8% .NET.

> [@Just released adventure games](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/just-released-adventure-games/1428/270):
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> I think it’s unfortunate that TWP isn’t available on itch and that the HBS only offers a Steam key.

Games on Humble which offer Steam keys only are rather useless. But not completely: IF I want a game which is only on Steam I rather pay Humble money instead of giving Steam any payment information.

> [@Just released adventure games](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/just-released-adventure-games/1428/270):
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> due to the publishers

They publish their (PC) games themselves.  
For a comment about itch.io see

> [@How many verbs are perfect?](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/how-many-verbs-are-perfect/2383/58):
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> [itch.io](http://itch.io) is a mess. TWP isn’t on there either. If you’re on [itch.io](http://itch.io), you need to make your own Windows installer (Steam/GOG do this for you). Not rocket science, but it’s a hurdle. And you have to set up your store and make a bunch of images in formats very different from Steam. Puting a game on a store is a pain in the ass. Plus, you probably have to do a different build if you’re doing anything with Steam APIs (achievements). Now you’re managing 2 builds. And you have a new place to monitor…

He considered putting it on there later. Apparently it didn’t happen.

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