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 obstacles as you traverse cavernous environments filled with plant life and people.
- Release Date:9/2/2019
- Developer:Dane Sherman
- Publisher:MAGIC Spell Studios
- Last Updated:11/23/2024
- Steam App Id:1095520
The Itch
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- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Itch has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 0% lower than its previous all-time peak of 1 players achieved on 1/9/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Itch. It has received a total of 96 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 80 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Itch and its growth over time. It currently has 285 followers on its community page.
About The Itch
The Itch is an Indie, Adventure, and Free to Play game developed by Dane Sherman. On 9/2/2019, it was released on the Steam Store by MAGIC Spell Studios.
Players have rated The Itch as "Very Positive" out of 96 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 86 positive reviews and 10 negative reviews — an overall 90% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play completely for free.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
According to Steam’s category system, The Itch supports the following features:
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
From the Steam community, The Itch has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Platformer
- Free to Play
- Indie
- Adventure
Media & Sceenshots
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Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Itch data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 23). The Itch on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1095520
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 23). The Itch. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1095520
- Dane Sherman. (2023, July 12). The Itch. The Itch. https://github.com/Dayn9/TheItch