Distribution
An overview of the ways to distribute a Pixi’VN game — website, itch.io, Reddit, desktop, and mobile — to help you choose the right one before development starts.
How you plan to distribute your game is one of the most important decisions to make before development starts: it determines which players you can reach and how they'll play the game.
Since Pixi’VN games are built with JavaScript/TypeScript, they can natively be distributed on any device capable of running a browser — which already covers a huge range of platforms. Discord, for example, is a JavaScript/TypeScript project shipped as a desktop app, a web app, and a mobile app — the same is possible for your game.
Pick the distribution channel that best fits your game:
Website (native support)
Host your game on a server and let players run it straight from the browser, no download required.
Desktop & Mobile devices
Wrap your game with Tauri to ship lightweight native desktop and mobile builds.
Steam
Integrate Steam into your game using the built-in Tauri + Steamworks support.
itch.io
Upload your game to itch.io and make it playable in the browser.
Distribute your game on Reddit.
Here's an overview comparing the technologies currently available for release: