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itch.io

Category: Gaming

Scanned: Aug 31, 2026, 09:17 UTC · First seen: May 5, 2026 · Threat Engines: 1 / 91 · Times Scanned: 6
82 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of itch.io Captured Aug 31, 2026
https://itch.io
Screenshot of itch.io
14 years
Extremely Popular - #718 Tranco rank (>100M monthly visitors)
Flagged by 1 of 91 engines
✓ Valid (TLS)
Cloudflare, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
cloudflare
Ibm
104.26.9.198
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar 1API GmbH
Registered October 27, 2011
Expires October 27, 2030
Name Servers noah.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Cloudflare, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
1
1 of 91 engines flagged this website Flagged by 1 security vendor at the time of scanning
Not flagged Flagged
Flagged by 1 of 91 engines
Direct Threat Database Sources
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File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
12 files scanned
No threats
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Low Risk
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Medium Risk
5
High Risk
0
No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
itch.io/developers 12.4 KB Flagged: medium risk
itch.io/books 58.0 KB Flagged: medium risk
itch.io/game-assets 68.7 KB Flagged: medium risk
itch.io/devlogs 87.1 KB Flagged: medium risk
itch.io/# 89.7 KB Flagged: medium risk
itch.io/bundles 143.8 KB No threats
itch.io/blog.rss 327.5 KB No threats
itch.io/comics 53.9 KB No threats
itch.io/app 16.7 KB No threats
itch.io/directory 22.9 KB No threats
itch.io/community 29.5 KB No threats
itch.io/devlogs.xml 30.6 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
1917
External Links
25 Flagged
0
Iframes
Clean
267
Referenced Domains
8 Flagged
33
Flagged Resources
Detected
chaosium.itch.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
commondatastorage.googleapis.comFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
ebihime.itch.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
elseth.itch.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
limezu.itch.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
quaternius.itch.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
spoiledsweet.itch.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
triplejumpgames.itch.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://chaosium.itch.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://chaosium.itch.io/masks-of-nyarlathotep-handouts-packFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://chaosium.itch.io/the-derelictFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/itchio/static/screencast/home/player.jsFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/itchio/static/screencast/home/take_packed.jsFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://ebihime.itch.io/studied-seductionFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://elseth.itch.io/jest-messtersFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://elseth.itch.io/jest-messters/devlog/1642443/new-demo-availableFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://elseth.itch.io/recurseFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://elseth.itch.io/recurse/devlog/1645892/august-updateFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://limezu.itch.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://limezu.itch.io/modernexteriorsFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://limezu.itch.io/modernfarmFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://limezu.itch.io/moderninteriorsFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://limezu.itch.io/modernofficeFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://quaternius.itch.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://quaternius.itch.io/medieval-village-megakitFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://quaternius.itch.io/stylized-nature-megakitFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://quaternius.itch.io/universal-animation-libraryFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://quaternius.itch.io/universal-animation-library-2Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://quaternius.itch.io/universal-base-charactersFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://spoiledsweet.itch.io/the-second-sight-book-2-the-devil-and-the-wheelFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://spoiledsweet.itch.io/the-second-sight-book-2-the-devil-and-the-wheel/devlog/1646235/chapter-4-launch-datesFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://triplejumpgames.itch.io/atomcraftFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://triplejumpgames.itch.io/atomcraft/devlog/1646949/added-background-paintbrushFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://chaosium.itch.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://chaosium.itch.io/masks-of-nyarlathotep-handouts-packFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://chaosium.itch.io/the-derelictFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/itchio/static/screencast/home/player.jsFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/itchio/static/screencast/home/take_packed.jsFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
https://ebihime.itch.io/studied-seductionFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://elseth.itch.io/jest-messtersFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://elseth.itch.io/jest-messters/devlog/1642443/new-demo-availableFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://elseth.itch.io/recurseFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://elseth.itch.io/recurse/devlog/1645892/august-updateFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://limezu.itch.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://limezu.itch.io/modernexteriorsFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://limezu.itch.io/modernfarmFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://limezu.itch.io/moderninteriorsFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://limezu.itch.io/modernofficeFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
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Showing first 500 of 1917 entries.
chaosium.itch.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
commondatastorage.googleapis.comFlagged: Generic Malicious Object
ebihime.itch.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
elseth.itch.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
limezu.itch.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
quaternius.itch.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
spoiledsweet.itch.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
triplejumpgames.itch.ioFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
3005jin.itch.ioNot flagged
aaendi.itch.ioNot flagged
aak581.itch.ioNot flagged
adamatomic.itch.ioNot flagged
alfredbaudisch.itch.ioNot flagged
alysongreaves.itch.ioNot flagged
amos-makes.itch.ioNot flagged
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itch.io Overview

Description of itch.io

itch.io appears to be a long-running online platform focused on indie games and related digital content. Based on the page title, metadata, and screenshot, it allows users to discover, download, and distribute independent games, game assets, books, comics, soundtracks, and development tools. The homepage also highlights community features such as game jams, developer logs, forums, and creator pages.

The site appears to be operated as a creator marketplace and publishing platform rather than a single-brand game store. Its structure suggests that individual developers and studios can host their own subpages under the itch.io domain, which helps explain the large number of referenced creator subdomains and content pages found during scanning. With a strong traffic ranking and a domain age of more than 14 years, it appears to be an established service in the indie gaming ecosystem.

Safety Assessment for itch.io

Scan results show limited direct security concern at the domain level at the time of this scan. One out of 91 security engines flagged the domain, while broader blacklist and threat-database checks were reported as clean. The domain is also well established, has been registered for many years, and the visible site content matches a legitimate gaming distribution and creator-platform use case.

The main caution comes from a malware scan that marked several pages, links, and creator subdomains as generic suspicious objects, along with one externally hosted script path labeled as a generic malicious object. These findings appear to be heuristic in nature and are not strongly corroborated by the wider scan data. On large user-generated platforms, automated scanners may sometimes flag individual hosted pages or shared resources conservatively, especially when many creator pages and downloadable assets are involved.

Based on available data, no major content-malice blacklist hits were detected at the time of this scan, and the single-engine detection appears to be low-consensus. Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The domain uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Google Trust Services, with expiry shown in November 2026. It is hosted behind Cloudflare infrastructure, with Cloudflare nameservers and a Cloudflare-served web server/IP, which may provide CDN and protective edge services. DNSSEC appears to be unsigned at the time of this scan.

From an infrastructure perspective, the setup appears typical of a large modern web platform. No DNS-based blocklist hits were reported in the provided data. The main technical concern is the presence of heuristic scanner flags on some hosted pages and referenced resources, but these do not appear to be strongly supported by broader blacklist results.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#718
Tranco Rank
Extremely Popular
Visitors >100M/mo
Category: Gaming
Rank History (30 days)
Jul 20 Aug 30
3 cookies detected
Essential1
Analytics2
Advertising0
Social0
3 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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