What Is hai!touch Studios on itch.io?

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hai!touch Studios (haitouch.itch.io) is the itch.io page of an independent video game developer led by Haley Walker, with help from other community members such as programmers and translators. The page hosts a catalog of small games that can be played in the browser, spanning action, puzzle, platformer, and educational genres. It also includes a short FAQ and links to the developer's other profiles.

What you'll find on the page

The listing presents each game with a title, a one-line description, a genre tag, and a "Play in browser" option. The catalog shown on the page includes:

Game Description on the page Genre
Dozo-Dozo (ドーゾ・ドーゾ) Pong meets Breakout; challenge IRL friends Action
2048: Ball Merge Merge bouncy balls to get to 2048 Puzzle
Salty Trivia with Candy Barre Ridiculous questions, serious answers Puzzle
Paintformer Draw your way to the goal in an NDS-style platformer Platformer
Shingo! Shavian word bingo Educational
Sedimental Journey NES-styled high score attack Action
Skitter Critter An indirect action game about bridging critters home Puzzle
Connectiles A puzzle game about connections —
MalBots, Begone! A retro-style puzzle game Puzzle
CROSSNIQ (NES style demake) A Y2K puzzle game remade in 8-bit style Puzzle
Multistak Multitasking block stacking Puzzle

Who makes the games, and how

According to the page's FAQ, most of these games were built with Godot Engine 3 LTS, Godot Engine 4, or Redot Engine, and the developer says they are experimenting with new engines and frameworks. The FAQ also answers two common questions directly:

  • iOS versions: The developer states there will never be an iOS version, because exporting for iOS requires a Mac running Xcode, which they don't have and don't plan to get.
  • Bug reports: You can report a bug by commenting or starting a thread on the itch.io listing, or by messaging in the official Matrix chat.

When this page is useful to you

This page is a good starting point if you want free-to-try, browser-based games in a retro or puzzle style and prefer to play without installing anything. It's also useful if you want to follow the developer's work or report an issue: the page links to their other profiles (haitouch.ga and their Bluesky account) alongside the game listings. If you specifically need mobile releases, note the FAQ's clear statement that iOS versions aren't planned.