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Thank you for your kind thoughts. The full version is still under development. I have noted your feedback. Thank you for sharing a video of your experience. Have fun!

The game has now been indexed and appears in search results. However, as I mentioned earlier, it lost its initial momentum; before being indexed, the game used to get nearly 200 views and around 50 downloads a day, whereas now it receives only 3 views and 0 downloads daily. Those 3 views likely come from my YouTube video. Before being indexed, the game ranked under tags like "horror," "news," "new," and "popular," and was generating clicks from those sources. Essentially, because I’ve dropped in the rankings across all categories and tags, users no longer see the game. If your game gets indexed, this will likely happen to you too, so I wouldn't get your hopes up too high.

Thanks. It's very kind of you to play and share your experience even though my game isn't indexed. I hope you get to experience the full version. Have fun!

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It made me happy that there are people who truly understand me. I’m not dwelling on it anymore. I’ve stopped making development plans for itch.io; I don't believe I’ll get a fair return on my effort there. Instead, I’m going to make plans for Steam.

No, it hasn't been fixed. And I don't think it will be until the game loses all its hype. I added two tags to the game and posted a devlog, and then the game disappeared.

You're amazing, Jay. I really enjoyed watching this and loved your reactions. I'm grateful for your kindness and the reminder about the wish list. Have fun!

I wrote to the support team about a week ago, but no action was taken and I received no reply. I’ve encountered the same result here; I don’t know what to do.

Hi everyone and itch.io moderation team,

I am writing this post because I am deeply frustrated and losing my motivation as an indie developer.

Two weeks ago, I published the demo for my psychological horror game, Haunted Echoes. The launch was incredibly successful; the game started with amazing momentum, gaining hundreds of clicks, views, and downloads within just a couple of days in the horror category. The conversion rate and player engagement were highly promising.

However, after I carefully updated some tags and posted a devlog, the game completely vanished from all search results and tag listings. I know how the system works, and I strictly followed all the rules regarding the indexing queue. I haven't touched or spammed the dashboard since then, expecting the automatic process to clear it.

The issue is, it has been weeks and my game is still completely hidden from public search.

Because of this delay, my game has lost all of its initial algorithm hype and organic momentum. This has seriously broken my motivation. I was planning to constantly update and heavily support the itch.io version of my game to build a solid standing in the category here, but being completely invisible for days for simply updating my page feels incredibly punishing.

The game is still live and fully functional via the direct link, which proves there is no violation or ban on the project—it is just stuck in the index system indefinitely.

Please, could a moderator look into this and manually re-index my game? I just want to get back to developing my game with the motivation I started with.

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Hello. First of all, thank you for your thoughtfulness in mentioning the wishlist in the video. I watched the video from start to finish; even though I already knew everything that would happen, I analyzed your reactions and thoughts, and I really enjoyed watching it. Thank you for your kindness and kind words. See you in the full version. :)

It turned out to be a fantastic video; thanks for your interest. I really enjoyed watching it. Also, thanks for the reminder about Steam and the wishlist. See you in the full version. Have fun!

Great video. I really enjoyed watching it. I’ve noted down your feedback and will address it in the first patch. See you in the full version. :)

I'm glad to hear that. I spent a lot of time on the details you mentioned. See you in the full version. 😊

Great video. I enjoyed watching it; best of luck. Thanks for sharing your experience with me. See you in the full version. 😊

Thanks again for your interest. Have fun! 😊

Hi. okannyldz@gmail.com this is my e mail adress

First of all, thank you very much for your interest and feedback. I will look into this matter. I was also very happy that you shared your experience with a video.

As far as I noticed in the video, you experienced the older version. As of today, I have released a new version that includes many major updates. I would be thrilled if you’d like to try it out and share your feedback with me again. If you still notice any issues with the lighting that affect your experience, please let me know.

Have fun! :)