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Neonfire Studio18 days ago (2 edits) (+2)

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?

IRoRoI18 days ago(+2)

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 :(

Neonfire Studio18 days ago (5 edits) (+2)

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?

IRoRoI18 days ago(+2)

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

Neonfire Studio18 days ago (1 edit) (+2)

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.