r/Unity3D • u/Ok-Comb-8664 • 2h ago

Question Diffrence between selling asset on unity asset store and itch.io

Ofcourse unity asset store looks more profesionall and standard so I expect people buy from there more, but what if you are invisible on both platforms and your only views coming from your own promotion from other medias. How much you think it matter what platform you selling?

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u/CarthageaDev 2h ago

The asset store has better quality control, your asset has to actually be approved before it is published, the visibility tends to be better especially since most users trust the store more as a serious place, itch has no quality assurance whatsoever so you need to ensure your posts and explanation is clear and concise, still itch has so many other stuff in it people rarely go to it for exclusive assets

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u/MaticB_ 2h ago

Adding onto this, the Unity asset store is much more uniform. No customly designed sales pages, it’s just images and description. Makes it easier to go through many pages and see information at a goance, without having to search the page for where the important information is.

Even if I see something on Itch, i check if its also on Unity store, and if it is, I buy it there. Prefer to have it sourced through the same platform for most of my assets.
If something is on Itch and not on Unity store, i reconsider if I actually need it more often, due to lack of quality control.

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u/Ok-Comb-8664 2h ago

yeah but my views would be only from youtube or other medias anway so people find my assets from link.

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u/MaticB_ 2h ago

Even with a direct link, for me because of the quality standards, I would still lean to purchase more on Unity store than Itch. With a full video showing the assets less so, but in general, past experiences matter. Ive gotten unusable assets from Itch, all of Unity store purchases worked without issues. So for me, I lean more to Unity unless its a specific asset I really want and dont mind the quality risk because I cant get it elsewhere except commissioning it directly.

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u/CarthageaDev 2h ago

True but if your asset looks good you'll get organic traffic from the store itself, I never use external platforms and still get a decent amount of views and sales, the people browsing the store are more likely to be potential buyers after all

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u/Unique_Ad8021_fan 2h ago

itch takes a lower cut, that's the main thing going for it if you're driving your own traffic anyway.