For developers
An itch.io alternative for when a browser game should earn
itch.io is an honest place: you set how much goes to the platform, nobody puts ads on your page, the rights stay yours. It has one gap: a free browser game earns nothing there, and you bring the traffic yourself. klyo games fills that gap and does not make you choose.
What itch.io gives you (their FAQ, 17 September 2026)
Open revenue sharing: you pick the percentage that goes to the platform. HTML5 games run in the browser on the game page. No advertisements on your pages. Payments through Stripe or PayPal. Full ownership of your content, with the right to remove it at any time.
That is a model for sales and donations. A free browser game gets a page but no revenue, and visibility depends on what you promote yourself.
What klyo games adds
We place the ads next to the game and share the revenue: 70% net for the developer, paid by bank transfer from 100 PLN. As of September 2026 the ads are not switched on yet; the share counts from the first day they run.
The game gets its own subdomain g-yourgame.klyo.pl and a catalogue page in English and Polish, with description, controls, age label and comments, that Google can index. On top: a shelf for its genre, gameplay recordings, leaderboards and cloud saves in the SDK without your own server.
You do not have to choose. You move a game from itch.io with one address: paste the link, we fetch the files and put up a copy. The itch.io page stays, klyo adds a second one.
What we do not have
Selling the game for money and donations: games on klyo are free and revenue comes from ads. If you sell your game, itch.io stays your store and klyo can be the demo with a link to buy.
itch.io and klyo games side by side
| What | itch.io | klyo games |
|---|---|---|
| Publishing | instant, anyone | instant after an automatic package check |
| Ad revenue on a free game | no ads | yes, 70% printed publicly |
| Payout threshold and method | Stripe or PayPal to your own account | bank transfer from 100 PLN |
| Own address for the game | page on itch.io | own subdomain g-yourgame.klyo.pl |
| Exclusivity | none | none, ever |
| Rights to the game | stay with you | stay with you |
| Leaderboards and cloud saves | your own server | in the SDK, free |
| Game page in two languages | no | English and Polish, translated for you |
| Moving a game that already exists | you package and upload it yourself | paste the address, we fetch the files |
| Gameplay clip | you upload a finished video | recorded in the browser in one click |
| Publishing a game from an AI assistant | no | yes, nine MCP commands for games |
CrazyGames and itch.io data from their own developer pages (docs.crazygames.com/faq, itch.io/docs/creators/faq), checked on 17 September 2026. If anything changed, tell us and we will fix it.
Questions people ask most
Do I have to take my game off itch.io?
No. Neither side requires exclusivity. The game can live in both places, and klyo fetches the files straight from the itch.io address.
Does klyo put ads on the game page?
Eventually yes, next to the game, and it shares the revenue: 70% for the developer. Today the ads are not switched on, so the game page has none.
Do I keep the rights to my game?
Yes, just like on itch.io. You give us a non-exclusive licence to show the game; you can remove it at any time.
How do I move a game from itch.io?
In the studio choose “Move a game”, paste the address of the game page on itch.io and wait for the files. Then fill in the description and release it to the catalogue.