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Game Not Appearing in New & Popular After Update

A topic by Passion's Portal created Jul 01, 2024 Views: 280 Replies: 5
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Passion's Portal166 days ago

Hello,
I wanted to reach out because I seem to be facing an issue with the visibility of my game after updates.
I've noticed that when other developers update their games, their titles appear in the New & Popular section. However, when I update my game, it does not appear there.
I'm referring to significant updates. The last time I updated the game was on January 3rd, and couple days ago, I released a new version with a major update. I made a post about it and tagged it with "Major Update or Launch," but my game still isn't showing up in the New & Popular sectio at all 

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No Time To PlayModerator166 days ago(+1)

That is correct, devlogs must be approved by staff before they result in your game being marked as new again. There's no guarantee.

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Passion's Portal166 days ago

Thank you for responding quickly.

How do I do this? Is there something required from me?

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No Time To PlayModerator166 days ago

There's nothing in particular you can do. I don't know what the criteria are. I recommend trying to get organic traffic instead of counting on your devlogs being vetted by staff.

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Passion's Portal166 days ago (1 edit)

I usually get good feedback when it appears in New & Popular. And I notice that games that update frequently appear there. But I only update once every half year, and the game doesn't get featured in New & Popular. It's a bit sad to be honest.  Even in Developer Logs in New and Popular, my post about the new update doesn't get displayed. :(

I just update the link and add a link to the new version of the game. How can this be verified by the staff that I really updated the game? Can I somehow write to them and provide proof that the game is updated? 

In my previous attempts, it was the same, and it didn't appear in New and Popular. I thought it was because I didn't fill something out completely.

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No Time To PlayModerator166 days ago(+1)

Like I said, I don't know what the criteria are.

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