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It probably got stuck in the queue. I gave it a bump.

Seems that your bump put the game like it was indexed 2 weeks ago. Finally showed up today on general search, but 13 pages down when using the newest adult games tag. Is this some glitch?

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No Time To Play1 year ago

No, your game gets places at the top of new releases when you make it public. That's why you need to make sure it's ready first.

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Cesar_Games1 year ago

My game has been public and accessible through direct link since the day I got notification from Itchio saying it was published (21st February). Only yesterday it did showed up doing a search, but way deep down on the newest releases, like it has been there already for +2 weeks, which was not the case, it has never been on top of the list, that's why I'm asking if there was a glitch.

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No Time To Play1 year ago

That's because a game is considered new from the moment it's published, not the moment it's indexed. There's no glitch.

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Cesar_Games1 year ago(+1)

So if a game gets stuck on the review queue longer than usual (not dev's fault) you're in for bad luck, and window of opportunity to show at top of newest games is gone for good. Thanks for the explanation.

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No Time To Play1 year ago

Not necessarily. You can also try to make a devlog marked Major Update or Launch at the first opportunity. You should also advertise your game outside itch.io anyway. And the official social media accounts will often boost a good-looking game if you ping them.

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