Question 1

What is Averent?

Accepted Answer

Averent is a discovery-first home for indie games. Creators can show what they are making, share updates and content, and give players an easy place to find, follow, and support new projects.

Question 2

Who is Averent for?

Accepted Answer

Averent is for solo devs, small teams, student creators, WebGL and browser-game makers, demo and prototype builders, game jam teams, digital indie creators, and players who like finding promising games early.

Question 3

Is Averent a replacement for Steam or itch.io?

Accepted Answer

No. Averent is built to sit alongside Steam, itch.io, Discord, game websites, mailing lists, and creator communities. Think of it as a discovery layer that helps more people find the places your game already lives.

Question 4

Can creators link to Steam, itch.io, Discord, and their own websites?

Accepted Answer

Yes. An Averent page can send players to your Steam page, itch.io build, Discord server, website, newsletter, demo, or wherever your community is already gathering.

Question 5

Will Averent support demos, prototypes, WebGL games, or game jam projects?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Averent is being designed with early builds, WebGL games, prototypes, demos, and game jam projects in mind, with hosting or embeds where they are safe, practical, and useful for players.

Question 6

How does Averent help creators build communities?

Accepted Answer

Discovery should not end at one click. Averent gives creators a home base for game pages, updates, follows, saves, feedback, demos, and community links so interested players know what to do next.

Question 7

What stage is Averent in?

Accepted Answer

Averent is in closed beta for selected indie game creators and testers. We are onboarding early creators, helping them build Product Pages, testing discovery and feedback workflows, and preparing for a broader open beta once the creator experience is stable and valuable enough.

Question 8

How can creators take part in closed beta?

Accepted Answer

Join the Averent Discord to start a conversation about your game, closed-beta user tests, working sessions, feedback, and onboarding help. Participation is coordinated with selected creators and testers.