A bit of context : I've been a webmaster for many years and I'm not doing this alone - I have a team of moderators around me who help keep things running smoothly.
To answer your points :
On quality guidelines : there's no strict scoring system : the goal of Discovergg is discovery.
As long as a game is free, browser-based, and not malicious, it has a very good chance of being accepted.
In practice, around 90% of submissions get approved (according to my experience) (except spamming and nsfw game) . The review is mainly a safety check, not a quality gate.
On scaling : the moderation workload is shared, and since the bar for acceptance is intentionally low, reviews are quick. If submissions grow significantly, we'll adapt accordingly.
The community also plays a big role - users can comment and share their opinions, so the real curation happens organically through player feedback rather than top-down gatekeeping.
I recently launched Discovergg https://discovergg.com , a small curation site focused exclusively on free browser games.
The idea is simple : developers can submit their games for review, and players can easily discover hidden gems. Games are reviewed before going live to keep the quality consistent.
If you have a free browser game on itch.io, I'd love to feature it. Submissions are open and free at: https://discovergg.com/submit
Always happy to get feedback on the site too / it's still early and I'm building it with the indie dev community in mind.
