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The Itch

The Itch is a 2D platformer centered around using heart rate as a resource to make objects move, grow, and shoot in order to find a doctor who can cure a deadly virus. The path to the doctor is full of…

2 September 2019

The Itch is an adventure developed by Dane Sherman, released 2 September 2019 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Itch is

The Itch is an adventure game developed by Dane Sherman and released in 2019. It was published by MAGIC Spell Studios. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Itch is a 2D platformer centered around using heart rate as a resource to make objects move, grow, and shoot in order to find a doctor who can cure a deadly virus. The path to the doctor is full of obstacles as you traverse cavernous environments filled with plant life and people.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Itch launched on 2 September 2019, within three weeks of Control, Borderlands 3, GreedFall and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019).

Released around the same time: Control, Borderlands 3, GreedFall, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019).

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When did The Itch come out?
The Itch was released on 2 September 2019 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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