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5 days after publication date and i still cant find my game in search

A topic by Roman O created Jun 14, 2022 Views: 458 Replies: 4
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sorry for bad english. sooo. 5 days later for https://roman-o.itch.io/the-monster-under-your-skin after publication and game not indexed: https://itch.io/search?q=THE+MONSTER+UNDER+YOUR+SKIN.

i wrote to tech support 5 days ago, then 3 days ago, then yesterday. and i received only one response on first letter 5 days ago: "Your request (118724) has been received and is being reviewed by our support staff". and after that - silence. 

i've read https://itch.io/docs/creators/getting-indexed and:

* Your project must be published by selecting the Public option mentioned above. -- check
* You haven’t limited access to the page via the Public access settings. If you select either “Disable new downloads & purchases” or “Unlisted in search & browse” then you are opting out of being eligible for indexing. -- check
* You have a cover image uploaded on your page -- check
* Your project is available for purchase, download, or is playable in the browser. -- check. windows + linux
* The most common case is for new sellers: If you've just created an account and you're selling your first project, then your published page is placed in a queue for review. -- this game is not my first
* If your project is marked NSFW, it will only appear to people who have NSFW browsing enabled. -- no NSFW content in this game
* If you're selling your first page then your project may be in our review queue. New sellers are reviewed before their projects are indexed. -- i'm not selling. i've checked the donation option, but i have checked donation and for my first game as well.


3 days ago i got response from moderator https://itch.io/t/2165442/my-game-is-not-found-by-the-full-name-and-does-not-fin... that 

Second, it's possible your game didn't meet the quality standards until the latest changes. If that's the case, it should be picked up after the weekend.


sooo... weekend ended. i still dont violate any rules. my game is not complete garbage. so why it's not indexed? can someone explain?

Moderator(+1)

Hey there,

Since this is not your first project, and it’s not even paid, the process should be a bit faster. There might be another reason why it’s taking so long. I’ve mentioned this to the admins, as they would know more details about what might be going on.

I hope that helps :)

that... does not helps.

because 5 days after release (in my timezone today will be 6), and no one on this platform from tech support or moderators want to tell me what exactly wrong with my game or when it will be indexed.

i'm so frustrated that i do not have decent worlds to describe this situation.

during these five days I was able to submit a page for moderation in steam. twice. and yesterday it was confirmed.

Moderator

The review queue is more strict lately, so it's been taking more time than usual to review games. Given the situation, I gave your game a bump.

thanks! now i can find game in search%)

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