# BeaverCheck Audit Report — https://itch.io

**Date:** April 21, 2026  
**URL:** https://itch.io  
**Overall Grade:** C (76/100)  
**Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/063cd6a0-77e9-485c-b007-5cc2c0b35c9b

## Top Findings

1. **[CRITICAL]** Content-Security-Policy header is missing — Security > Security Headers
2. **[CRITICAL]** HSTS header is missing — Security > Security Headers
3. **[CRITICAL]** No Content-Security-Policy header found — Security > Content Security Policy
4. **[CRITICAL]** 2 button(s) with no accessible text — Accessibility > Link & Button Quality
5. **[CRITICAL]** 64 link(s) with no accessible text — Accessibility > Link & Button Quality

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## Lighthouse Scores

| Category | Score |
|----------|-------|
| Performance | 65 |
| Accessibility | 77 |
| Best Practices | 100 |
| SEO | 92 |

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## Security

### Security Headers (D — 40/100)

*5 of 10 headers properly configured*

- **[CRITICAL]** HSTS header is missing — Strict-Transport-Security forces browsers to use HTTPS, preventing downgrade attacks. Add the header with a max-age of at least 1 year.
- **[PASS]** X-Content-Type-Options is properly configured
- **[PASS]** X-Frame-Options is properly configured
- **[PASS]** Referrer-Policy is properly configured
- **[WARNING]** Permissions-Policy header is missing — Controls which browser features (camera, microphone, geolocation) are allowed. Set it to restrict unused features.
- **[CRITICAL]** Content-Security-Policy header is missing — CSP is the most important header for preventing XSS attacks. See the CSP section for detailed analysis.
- **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing — COOP isolates your browsing context, preventing cross-origin side-channel attacks. Set to 'same-origin'.
- **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing — COEP prevents loading cross-origin resources without explicit permission. Required for SharedArrayBuffer and high-resolution timers.
- **[PASS]** X-Powered-By header is not present
- **[PASS]** Server header is present without version info

### Content Security Policy (F — 0/100)

*No enforcing CSP policy found*

- **[CRITICAL]** No Content-Security-Policy header found — CSP is the most effective defense against XSS attacks. Add a Content-Security-Policy header to restrict resource loading.

### TLS & Certificates (A+ — 100/100)

*TLS 1.3, 7 checks passed*

- **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 is used
- **[PASS]** Strong cipher suite is used
- **[INFO]** HTTP/2 is not negotiated — HTTP/2 provides multiplexing and header compression for better performance.
- **[PASS]** Certificate is valid (expires in 33 days)
- **[PASS]** Certificate chain has 3 certificates
- **[PASS]** Certificate uses modern signature algorithm
- **[PASS]** Certificate covers 2 domain(s)
- **[PASS]** Certificate is issued by a trusted CA

### Cookie Security (A+ — 95/100)

*1 cookies analyzed, 2 checks passed*

- **[PASS]** Cookie 'itchio_token' has the Secure flag
- **[PASS]** Cookie 'itchio_token' has the HttpOnly flag
- **[WARNING]** Cookie 'itchio_token' has no SameSite attribute — Without an explicit SameSite attribute, browser default behavior varies. Set SameSite=Lax or Strict.

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## Advanced Security

### Subresource Integrity (F — 20/100)

*0 of 5 external resources have SRI*

- **[WARNING]** External script from www.googletagmanager.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External link from static.itch.io lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.itch.io lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.itch.io lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from static.itch.io lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.

### JS Library Vulnerabilities (A+ — 100/100)

*No known vulnerabilities*

- **[PASS]** No known JavaScript library vulnerabilities detected

### Information Leakage (A+ — 100/100)

*No exposures*

- **[INFO]** No security.txt found — Consider adding a security.txt at /.well-known/security.txt.
- **[PASS]** No sensitive files exposed

### Email Security (D — 50/100)

*DMARC: none*

- **[WARNING]** DMARC policy is none — monitoring only — This only monitors, it doesn't block spoofed emails. Change to p=quarantine or p=reject.

### Permissions-Policy (D — 40/100)

*No header set*

- **[WARNING]** No Permissions-Policy header — Consider adding a Permissions-Policy header to restrict browser feature access from embedded content.

### CORS Configuration (B — 80/100)

*No CORS headers*

- **[PASS]** No CORS headers present — secure default

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## Performance

### Page Weight Budget (B — 84/100)

*1.0 MB transferred, 35 requests*

- **[PASS]** Page weighs 2.1 MB (1.0 MB transferred)
- **[PASS]** 35 HTTP requests
- **[INFO]** Estimated 0.22 g CO2 per page load

### Third-Party Impact (D — 50/100)

*98% third-party, 0 ms blocking*

- **[WARNING]** Third-party code accounts for 98% of page weight (1.0 MiB of 1.0 MiB)
- **[PASS]** Third-party blocking time is low (0 ms)

### Text Compression (A+ — 100/100)

*All text resources are compressed*

- **[PASS]** All text resources are compressed

### Image Optimization (B — 75/100)

*21 images, 0 KB saveable*

- **[PASS]** All images are well-optimized

### JS Execution Cost (C — 60/100)

*1217ms total JS execution*

- **[WARNING]** https://static.itch.io/index.min.js?1776731319: 304ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://itch.io/: 272ms CPU time
- **[INFO]** Unattributable: 211ms CPU time
- **[INFO]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-36R7...: 210ms CPU time
- **[INFO]** https://static.itch.io/lib.min.js?1776731319: 143ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** Third-party scripts: 945ms (78% of total)

### Font Loading (A+ — 100/100)

*4 fonts (76 KB)*

- **[INFO]** 4 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional)

### JS Bundles (B — 80/100)

*4 scripts, 129 KB unused*

- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-36R7...: 61 KB unused (41%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://static.itch.io/index.min.js?1776731319: 23 KB unused (69%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://static.itch.io/lib.min.js?1776731319: 23 KB unused (52%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://static.itch.io/react.min.js?1776731319: 22 KB unused (43%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[INFO]** Total unused JavaScript: 129 KB

### Resource Caching (A+ — 100/100)

*All resources properly cached*

- **[PASS]** No caching issues found

### Critical Rendering Path (A+ — 100/100)

*No render-blocking resources*

- **[PASS]** No render-blocking resources detected

### Resource Hints (A+ — 100/100)

*No optimization needed*

- **[PASS]** No resource hint issues

### Page Weight Inventory (A — 85/100)

*35 resources · 1.0 MB · 129 KB savings available*

- **[WARNING]** Page weight 37 KB over 1MB target
- **[INFO]** ~129 KB of savings available
- **[WARNING]** 30 third-party resources (98% of weight)

### Render-Blocking Resources (A+ — 100/100)

*No render-blocking resources detected*

- **[PASS]** No render-blocking resources detected in <head>

### Third-Party Resources (A+ — 100/100)

*No third-party resources detected*


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## Content Quality

### Links (F — 40/100)

*200 links checked, 58 healthy, 142 broken*

- **[CRITICAL]** 58 of 200 links are healthy
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://itch.io/devlogs.xml — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/login — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/register — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/platform-web — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-multiplayer — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/genre-simulation — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/platform-osx — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-roguelike — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/platform-linux — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/soundtracks — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/physical-games — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/randomizer — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/price-sale — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/price-demo — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/top-sellers — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/price-500 — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/price-1500 — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/app — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/updates/ameyega-mode — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/updates/what-is-creator-day — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/blog/1096153/the-itchio-halloween-sale-20... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://joespacio.itch.io/draftula — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/b/3525/ttrpgs-for-trans-rightsidaho — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://ilananight.itch.io — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/new-and-popular/featured — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://minmaxwell.itch.io/inn-over-your-head — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/minmaxwell/inn-over-your-head/add-to-co... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-fantasy — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://emlise.itch.io/conservation-of-bass — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/emlise/conservation-of-bass/add-to-coll... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-pixel-art — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://nimbusgames.itch.io/black-omens-house-of-crimson-... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/nimbusgames/black-omens-house-of-crimso... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-psychological-horror — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-escape-game — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://twoandahalfstudios.itch.io/a-date-with-death-2-re... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/twoandahalfstudios/a-date-with-death-2-... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-otome — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-amare — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://jvolonte.itch.io/pegote — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/jvolonte/pegote/add-to-collection?sourc... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-card-game — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://mistermorrisgames.itch.io/pegs-x-stickers — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/mistermorrisgames/pegs-x-stickers/add-t... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-roguelite — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/genre-strategy — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://managore.itch.io/print-gallery-of-an-artist — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/managore/print-gallery-of-an-artist/add... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-short — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://dirigogames.itch.io/moth — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/dirigogames/moth/add-to-collection?sour... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-dystopian — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://dinopoloclub.itch.io/rtfm — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/dinopoloclub/rtfm/add-to-collection?sou... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-co-op — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/newest/fresh — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://finn-truong.itch.io/life-and-lemon — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/finn-truong/life-and-lemon/add-to-colle... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://alperoo2.itch.io/nswemaze — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/alperoo2/nswemaze/add-to-collection?sou... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://virtuosoofficial.itch.io/santacorps-snow-patrol-dx — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/virtuosoofficial/santacorps-snow-patrol... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/genre-puzzle — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-feel-good — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/lastminutecreations/atarenium-falcon/ad... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-16-bit — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://tykenn.itch.io/trees-hate-you — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/tykenn/trees-hate-you/add-to-collection... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-weird — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/genre-adventure — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://azagamestudio.itch.io/chasmtide — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/azagamestudio/chasmtide/add-to-collecti... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-singleplayer — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://pinapl.itch.io/wormomancy — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/pinapl/wormomancy/add-to-collection?sou... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-idle — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://davidprograma.itch.io/skillteam — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/davidprograma/skillteam/add-to-collecti... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-retro — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/dataerase/labyrinthos/add-to-collection... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-dark-fantasy — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-dungeon-crawler — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://aktanedev.itch.io/crossgunr — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/aktanedev/crossgunr/add-to-collection?s... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/sproutcoo/cosy-bear-cafe/add-to-collect... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://secretofdawnstone.itch.io/secret-of-dawnstone — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/secretofdawnstone/secret-of-dawnstone/a... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-folklore — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-action-adventure — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://incrementalist-games.itch.io/hole-is-mine — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/incrementalist-games/hole-is-mine/add-t... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://retroplasmid.itch.io/pteropus — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/retroplasmid/pteropus/add-to-collection... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-arcade — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://fantastico-studio.itch.io/desktop-driller — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/fantastico-studio/desktop-driller/add-t... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://starrymari.itch.io/fih — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/starrymari/fih/add-to-collection?source... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-underwater — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/aplovestudio/poker-night-at-aploves/add... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-no-ai — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://byeorisim.itch.io/brush-jjaemu — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/byeorisim/brush-jjaemu/add-to-collectio... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://virtualassets.itch.io/axion — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/virtualassets/axion/add-to-collection?s... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-science-fiction — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-turn-based-strategy — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://garanlorn.itch.io/dead-reckoning — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/garanlorn/dead-reckoning/add-to-collect... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://manolloz.itch.io/pokepet-desktop — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/manolloz/pokepet-desktop/add-to-collect... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-fangame — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://gate.itch.io/derelict-star — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/gate/derelict-star/add-to-collection?so... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-exploration — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-2d — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-75 — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/pizzapranks/indiepocalypse-75/add-to-co... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://diesoftgames.itch.io/little-nemo — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/diesoftgames/little-nemo/add-to-collect... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/genre-platformer — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-colorful — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://oddwarg.itch.io/distributrains — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/oddwarg/distributrains/add-to-collectio... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-tycoon — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://wer8888.itch.io/horse-magnifier — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/wer8888/horse-magnifier/add-to-collecti... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://mokka.itch.io/virtues-heaven — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/mokka/virtues-heaven/add-to-collection?... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://andreifomin.itch.io/effulgencerpg — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/andreifomin/effulgencerpg/add-to-collec... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-ascii — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-cyberpunk — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://teamfoxglove.itch.io/burn-the-midnight-oil — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/teamfoxglove/burn-the-midnight-oil/add-... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/games/tag-vampire — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://mokadevs.itch.io/the-moon-looks-beautiful-tonight... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/mokadevs/the-moon-looks-beautiful-tonig... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://game-endeavor.itch.io/zatcd — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/game-endeavor/zatcd/add-to-collection?s... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://juicybeast.itch.io/deviled-dice — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 429.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://itch.io/g/juicybeast/deviled-dice/add-to-collecti... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.

### Mixed Content (A+ — 100/100)

*No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS.*

- **[PASS]** No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS

### Open Graph (C — 75/100)

*Open Graph tags are partially configured — some improvements recommended.*

- **[WARNING]** Missing og:image — The og:image tag provides a preview image for social sharing.
- **[INFO]** og:description is long (206 characters) — Descriptions over 200 characters may be truncated in social sharing previews.
- **[INFO]** Missing og:url — The og:url tag specifies the canonical URL for the shared content.
- **[INFO]** Missing og:type — The og:type tag helps social platforms categorize the content.

### Structured Data (D — 65/100)

*1 JSON-LD block(s) found — issues found that may affect search visibility.*

- **[WARNING]** Missing or invalid @context in block #1 — The @context should be "https://schema.org" for search engines to recognize the data.
- **[WARNING]** Missing required property "name" for WebSite — The "name" property is required for the WebSite schema type.
- **[WARNING]** Missing required property "url" for WebSite — The "url" property is required for the WebSite schema type.
- **[INFO]** Missing recommended property "description" for WebSite — Adding "description" can improve how search engines display your content.
- **[INFO]** Missing recommended property "potentialAction" for WebSite — Adding "potentialAction" can improve how search engines display your content.

---

## Infrastructure

### DNS Records (A+ — 100/100)

*3 A records, 33 ms lookup*

- **[PASS]** Resolves to 3 IPv4 address(es)
- **[PASS]** Has 3 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
- **[PASS]** 2 nameserver(s) configured
- **[PASS]** 2 mail exchanger(s) configured
- **[INFO]** CAA records not checked — CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
- **[PASS]** SPF record present in TXT
- **[PASS]** DNS resolution time: 33 ms

### Redirect Chain (A+ — 100/100)

*No redirects — direct access*

- **[PASS]** No redirects — direct access

### IPv6 Readiness (A+ — 100/100)

*IPv6 reachable (17 ms)*

- **[PASS]** IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2606:4700:20::681a:9c6, 2606:4700:20::ac43:4563, 2606:4700:20::681a:8c6

### Crawlability (A+ — 100/100)

*robots.txt present, sitemap with 112 URLs*

- **[PASS]** robots.txt is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is valid XML
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml contains 112 entries
- **[PASS]** Sitemap index with 112 child sitemaps
- **[PASS]** robots.txt references sitemap

### URL Variants (A+ — 100/100)

*www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS*

- **[PASS]** www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: non-www)
- **[PASS]** HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

### Domain Intelligence (A+ — 100/100)

*itch.io — via 1API GmbH, 14 years, 8 months old*

- **[PASS]** Domain registered until Oct 27, 2030 (4 years, 7 months remaining)
- **[PASS]** Registrar: 1API GmbH
- **[PASS]** Registrar lock is enabled — Domain cannot be transferred without explicit unlock from the registrar. This protects against unauthorized transfers.

---

## Compliance

### WCAG Compliance (A+ — 100/100)

*No testable criteria*


### Cookie Consent & Privacy (B — 80/100)

*No consent signals detected*

- **[WARNING]** No privacy policy link detected — A privacy policy page is recommended for transparency and may be legally required.
- **[INFO]** No terms of service link detected
- **[INFO]** No cookie consent banner detected
- **[PASS]** 1 cookie(s) set on initial load (functional)
- **[INFO]** This is an automated check, not legal advice — BeaverCheck detects technical indicators of consent management. This does not constitute a legal compliance assessment. Consult a privacy professional for GDPR/CCPA compliance.

### Language & i18n (A — 90/100)

*Lang attribute present*

- **[PASS]** <html lang> attribute is present
- **[PASS]** <html lang> value is valid
- **[INFO]** No Content-Language HTTP header
- **[INFO]** Language signals are inconsistent — The <html lang> attribute and Content-Language header should agree.

### Readability & Typography (A+ — 100/100)

*Font sizes and tap targets checked*


### Viewport Configuration (A+ — 100/100)

*Viewport properly configured*

- **[PASS]** Viewport meta tag is present
- **[PASS]** width=device-width is set
- **[PASS]** User zooming is allowed

### Third-Party Trackers (C — 55/100)

*3 trackers detected*

- **[INFO]** 3 third-party trackers detected — Found 2 analytics, 0 advertising, 0 marketing, 1 tag manager trackers.
- **[WARNING]** Trackers detected but no cookie policy found — This page loads 3 trackers but no cookie policy was detected. GDPR requires disclosure when using tracking cookies.
- **[WARNING]** Trackers detected but no privacy policy found — Most data protection regulations require a privacy policy when collecting user data via trackers.

### Cookie & Tracker Inventory (A+ — 100/100)

*1 cookies · 3 trackers · 0 pre-consent*

- **[INFO]** 1 cookie(s) could not be classified
- **[INFO]** 3 third-party tracker(s) detected on page

---

## Legal

### Legal Page Ecosystem (B — 75/100)

*3 of 7 expected legal pages detected*

- **[PASS]** Privacy Policy detected — Found at /docs/legal/privacy-policy, linked from footer.
- **[PASS]** Terms of Service detected — Found at /docs/legal/terms, linked from footer.
- **[PASS]** Cookie Policy detected — Found at /docs/legal/cookie-policy, linked from footer.
- **[INFO]** Accessibility Statement not detected — No link matching common Accessibility Statement URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Accessibility Statement, especially those collecting user data.
- **[INFO]** DMCA / Copyright Notice not detected — No link matching common DMCA / Copyright Notice URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a DMCA / Copyright Notice, especially those collecting user data.
- **[INFO]** Refund / Returns Policy not detected — No link matching common Refund / Returns Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Refund / Returns Policy, especially those collecting user data.
- **[INFO]** Acceptable Use Policy not detected — No link matching common Acceptable Use Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Acceptable Use Policy, especially those collecting user data.

### Copyright Notice (A+ — 100/100)

*© 2026 itch corp · Directory · Terms · Privacy · Cookie…*

- **[PASS]** Copyright notice is up to date — Copyright notice is up to date: © 2026 itch corp · Directory · Terms · Privacy · Cookies
- **[PASS]** Copyright holder: itch corp · Directory · Terms · Privacy · Cookies

### Regulatory Indicators

*2 regulatory indicator(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** This is a technical scan, not a legal assessment — BeaverCheck detects technical indicators that may suggest regulatory relevance. This is not a compliance audit and should not be relied upon for legal decisions. Consult qualified legal counsel for compliance assessments.
- **[INFO]** GDPR indicators detected (moderate confidence) — Indicators suggesting GDPR may be relevant: Privacy policy page found. EU General Data Protection Regulation — governs collection and processing of personal data of EU residents.
- **[INFO]** HIPAA indicators detected (weak confidence) — Indicators suggesting HIPAA may be relevant: Text mentions: phi. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — protects sensitive patient health information.

### Third-Party Data Sharing

*1 third-party service(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** Data inventory for transparency purposes — This inventory identifies third-party services that receive data from your site visitors. Under regulations like GDPR (Article 30), maintaining records of data processing activities is commonly considered a best practice. This automated scan provides a starting point — it may not capture all data flows.
- **[INFO]** 1 third-party services across 1 categories — 1 third-party services detected across 1 categories: Analytics (1). Each of these services receives some user data from your site visitors.
- **[INFO]** Google Analytics (Analytics) — Detected via script URL. Typically collects: Page views, User behavior, Demographics, Device info, IP address. Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. Data Processing Agreement available.

### Compliance Badges (C — 55/100)

*0 compliance badge(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** No compliance badges detected — No recognized compliance certification badges or seals were found. This is common — many sites do not display compliance badges.

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## Availability

### CDN & Delivery (A — 85/100)

*Cloudflare (DYNAMIC)*

- **[PASS]** Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: CDG)
- **[INFO]** CDN cache status: DYNAMIC

### HTTP Caching (F — 30/100)

*No cache headers*

- **[WARNING]** No Cache-Control header found — Browsers will use heuristic caching, which can be unpredictable. Set explicit cache headers.

### Transport Security (B — 75/100)

*HTTP/3, HSTS, and TLS version analysis*

- **[INFO]** HTTP/3 (QUIC) not advertised — HTTP/3 eliminates head-of-line blocking. If your CDN supports it, consider enabling it.
- **[WARNING]** Missing Strict-Transport-Security header — HSTS tells browsers to only use HTTPS, preventing SSL stripping attacks.
- **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT)

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## Accessibility

### Landmark Structure (C — 55/100)

*No landmarks*

- **[CRITICAL]** No <main> landmark found — Screen reader users cannot quickly navigate to the primary content. Wrap your main content in <main>.
- **[WARNING]** No <nav> landmark found
- **[INFO]** No banner (header) landmark
- **[INFO]** No contentinfo (footer) landmark
- **[PASS]** Skip navigation link present

### Heading Hierarchy (A+ — 100/100)

*11 headings*

- **[PASS]** Single H1 present

### Alt Text Quality (F — 30/100)

*81 of 83 images have issues*

- **[CRITICAL]** 81 image(s) missing alt attribute — Images without alt text are invisible to screen readers.
- **[CRITICAL]** 68 image-in-link without alt text — An image inside a link with no alt creates an empty link.
- **[PASS]** 2 image(s) with good alt text

### Form Accessibility (B — 84/100)

*2 of 2 controls have issues*

- **[WARNING]** 2 control(s) rely on placeholder only — Placeholder text disappears on focus and is not a reliable label.

### Link & Button Quality (F — 30/100)

*66 issue(s) across 401 links and 4 buttons*

- **[CRITICAL]** 64 link(s) with no accessible text — Links without text are announced as raw URLs by screen readers.
- **[CRITICAL]** 9 image-only link(s) without alt text — Image-only links need alt text on the image (or aria-label on the link) so screen readers can announce them.
- **[CRITICAL]** 2 button(s) with no accessible text — Icon-only buttons need an aria-label so screen readers can announce them.
- **[PASS]** 328 link(s) with descriptive text

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## UX

### 404 Error Page (B — 80/100)

*HTTP 404, custom page*

- **[PASS]** Correct 404 status code returned
- **[PASS]** Custom styled 404 page
- **[PASS]** Navigation links present on 404 page
- **[PASS]** Homepage link present on 404 page

### Favicon & Branding (F — 25/100)

*2 icon(s) detected*

- **[PASS]** favicon.ico present at site root
- **[INFO]** No apple-touch-icon detected — iOS devices use this when users add your site to their home screen. Add <link rel='apple-touch-icon' sizes='180x180' href='/apple-touch-icon.png'>.

### Web Manifest (C — 65/100)

*Valid manifest*

- **[PASS]** Name present: indie game zone
- **[WARNING]** No 192x192 icon — A 192px icon is required for PWA installation.
- **[PASS]** Display mode: standalone

### Dark Mode Support (D — 45/100)

*Theme color only*

- **[INFO]** Theme-color present but no dark variant — A theme-color is set but no dark-specific variant was found. The browser toolbar may not adapt for dark mode users.
- **[INFO]** No dark mode signals detected — Consider adding CSS with @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and <meta name='color-scheme' content='light dark'>.
- **[INFO]** Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles — External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.

### Print Stylesheet (D — 40/100)

*No print styles*

- **[INFO]** No print-specific styles detected — When users print this page, they get the screen layout including navigation and non-essential elements. Add @media print rules to hide navigation and optimize layout for paper.

### Navigation UX (F — 20/100)

*1 navigation pattern(s)*

- **[PASS]** Skip navigation link detected
- **[PASS]** Hamburger menu detected (responsive design)

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## SEO

### Canonical URL (B — 80/100)

*Minor issues*

- **[WARNING]** No canonical tag found — Search engines will determine the canonical URL themselves, which may cause duplicate content issues.

### Meta Tags (A+ — 95/100)

*Title optimized*

- **[PASS]** Page title is set
- **[PASS]** Title length (41 chars) is optimal
- **[INFO]** Title and H1 have very different wording — Alignment helps users confirm they've reached the right page.

### Content Depth (A+ — 100/100)

*1701 words, Fairly Difficult*

- **[PASS]** Page has 1701 words — good depth for search engines
- **[INFO]** Reading level: Fairly Difficult (grade 9)

### Internal Links (A+ — 95/100)

*269 internal, 132 external*

- **[PASS]** 269 internal links (67%)
- **[PASS]** 84% of links use descriptive anchor text
- **[INFO]** Page has 401 links — consider reducing
- **[INFO]** 269 internal / 132 external links

### Image SEO (B — 75/100)

*83 images, 5 descriptive filenames*

- **[WARNING]** 94% of images have non-descriptive filenames — Search engines use filenames as a signal. Rename to descriptive names like 'team-photo.jpg'.
- **[INFO]** 81 image(s) missing alt text — see Accessibility tab

### Hreflang

*0 hreflang tags*


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## Sustainability

### CO2 Per Page Load (A — 85/100)

*0.25g CO2 per view*

- **[PASS]** 0.25g CO2 per page view — This page transfers 1.0 MB, producing an estimated 0.25g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.01g, network 0.05g, end-user device 0.19g.
- **[INFO]** At 10,000 monthly views: 29.4 kg CO2/year — With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 29.4 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 3677 smartphones.
- **[PASS]** Green hosting reduces data center emissions

### Green Hosting (A+ — 100/100)

*Green (both)*

- **[PASS]** Both hosting and CDN use renewable energy
- **[INFO]** Cloudflare: Verified by the Green Web Foundation
- **[INFO]** Cloudflare: 100% renewable energy for global network since 2019
- **[INFO]** Green hosting status based on known provider commitments — Green hosting detection uses a curated database of provider renewable energy commitments. This is not a real-time verification. For authoritative checks, visit thegreenwebfoundation.org.

### Repeat Visit Weight (A+ — 100/100)

*98% cached*

- **[PASS]** 98% reduction on repeat visits — Returning visitors download only 18 KB (vs 1060 KB first visit). 34 of 35 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.24g CO2 per repeat visit.
- **[INFO]** Repeat visit: 0.00g CO2 (first visit: 0.25g)

### Carbon Budget (A — 85/100)

*14th percentile*

- **[PASS]** 0.25g CO2 — below the sustainability target of 0.50g — Cleaner than an estimated 86% of websites analyzed. This page meets the Web Sustainability Guidelines target.
- **[INFO]** Estimated 14th percentile — Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.

### Transfer Efficiency (B — 80/100)

*88% efficient*

- **[INFO]** Transfer efficiency: 88% — An estimated 128 KB (12%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 128 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.03g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.

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