Hello everyone,

I recently published my game on itch.io, and I’m really happy with the response it has received so far. The game has already been downloaded over 400+ times and has received close to 1,000 views! 🎉

However, I’m facing an issue: My game does not appear in itch.io's search results. This makes it difficult for new players to discover my game, and it’s also impacting my ability to market it effectively.

Here are some details about my game:

• Game Title: Silent Nightmare
• Game URL: https://games294.itch.io/silent-nightmare
• My itch.io Username: https://games294.itch.io/

I have already checked the following:

• My game is published.
• The visibility settings are set to "Public".
• I haven’t restricted my game from being indexed.

Despite this, the game is still not showing up in search results.

Has anyone faced a similar issue? I would really appreciate any suggestions or advice on how to fix this problem. Also, is there any way to contact the itch.io support team directly to resolve this?

Thanks in advance for your help! 😊

https://itch.io/t/4120453/game-quarantined-search-or-indexing-problem-read-this

If you did not market it and got so many views, your game might have been temporarily delisted after your update.

If you did market it, it might not have been indexed yet. You have payment active. Indexing usually takes longer for first time payment active.

tl;dr Please wait.

 it’s also impacting my ability to market it effectively.

No, it does not. Direct links work just fine. And who is gonna search for your game's name without knowing it at a place where you promoted the direct link?