itch.io Restricted Pages

What itch.io Restricted Pages does

Upload a test build to itch.io for free and set the page to Restricted, so only people you give a download key or password can play it. It is listed in our Playtesting & QA category.

Pricing and free tier

itch.io Restricted Pages is listed as free. Plans change often, so confirm on the official site before you pay.

Best use for beginner game devs

We rate itch.io Restricted Pages 5/5 for beginners, which makes it one of the easiest tools in this category for beginners. Free uploads and a simple visibility switch. The easiest way to share a build with friends.

Best for: Private playtests with friends, a Discord or a small group of testers. Uploading to itch.io is free (checked Oct 23, 2026). Restricted pages do not appear in itch.io search or browse and are not indexed by search engines; you can revoke a key to remove access.

Alternatives to itch.io Restricted Pages

• GameAnalytics (Freemium, beginner rating 3/5): Game analytics with dashboards for player behavior, retention and custom events. Add the SDK to your game to see where players quit or get stuck.
• Steam Playtest (Free, beginner rating 3/5): Valve's free playtest feature. Players sign up from your game's Steam page and you let them in batches, without affecting your main game's reviews or wishlists.
• GUT (Godot Unit Test) (Free, beginner rating 2/5): Free, open source unit testing add-on for Godot. Write tests in GDScript and run them from an editor panel or the command line.
• Sentry (Freemium, beginner rating 2/5): Error and crash monitoring. When your game crashes on a tester's machine, Sentry collects the error and stack trace so you can fix it. Has SDKs for Unity, Unreal and Godot.
• Unity Test Framework (Free, beginner rating 2/5): Unity's built-in testing package. Write automated Edit Mode and Play Mode tests in C# (based on NUnit) to catch bugs before players do.

See every option on the Playtesting & QA page.