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Hey bro, just asking out of curious, why didnt ur game showed up in new and popular category, or popular category? Am I the only who thinks itch.io's algorithm working weird in 2026 than 2025? I felt like, before the algorithm was clean and perfect, but from 2026, I feel it isnt working properly as it is supposed to be.
Btw this is a cool game, i already gave my feedback on ratings. It perfectly captures the experience of the grandpa, and atmosphere is just amazing.

I mean, based on the ratings you have, u should be at top, but it isnt, why? I think something is wrong?

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Hello! Thank you for your kind words :) Typically, popularity is determined by the number of comments and ratings received within a short period of time, for example, within 12 hours (as far as I understand). The game does not have many ratings, and comments on videos are rare. I believe that due to the abundance of bugs, people do not complete the game :(

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Okay, I wish you luck! But I don’t really think this game is buggy. Its a nice game, it should be in the top 10 most popular by now. I checked the “New & Popular” tab, and most of the games there were actually released a few years ago, recently updated, and then pushed into the “New & Popular” section. Not just one or two games, but most of them are like that.

thats fine, but it’s not just this. I feel like it’s behaving very differently compared to mid–late 2025. I might be wrong, Im not completely sure  but I’ve been observing the algorithm since 2025. From what I can see, something seems off with the algorithm. Maybe Im mistaken, and I could be misunderstanding something, but that’s just my observation.

Before, it was pretty smooth to get at top, just recently it was, all you need was a good game, but now.....

You might already experienced how the old algorithm worked before, with ur previous cool projects. Did you felt that too? Like something is off now?

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Honestly, I don't think the algorithm has changed much. In my opinion, compared to Abodtion, this game performs worse :)

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Alright, thanks for your reply! :D

Its a really nice game, it perfectly captures the experience it was aiming for. I’m just a bit confused about why it isn’t performing that well and why it doesn’t have total 5-star ratings overall.

Personally, I didn’t encounter any bugs. There were some minor performance issues, but overall it ran smoothly on my GTX 970.

I really think it deserves more recognition.