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Fair point, @Simpl_pseudocode, and I agree a priority lane makes sense for studios like Double Fine.

I’m just curious how “high profile” is defined in practice. Is it audience size, or is it trust (clean history, verified identity, a track record of safe downloads)? Raw traffic alone can be gamed, and it would leave out small developers who are perfectly safe but simply new.

@leafo, if there’s a written or even rough criteria, it would help developers understand what to aim for. If it’s case-by-case, that’s understandable too. Thanks for the clarity either way.

Agreed. same as me. I think the feature on Recently Updated is bugged

Thanks for the update! Have you considered a Verified role system? The verified roles is like x system. "User Name" ✔ [Verified Developer]. So you can protected the users from malware, and reduced your workload.

A user becomes “Verified” after meeting basic criteria, for example:

• Account is at least XX days old
• Clean track record (no reports or violations)
• Has published a few pages that people actually downloaded or played
• Their game is already available or promoted on other trusted sites

Then the flow is simple:

• Verified user → auto-approved for indexing. No manual work for admins. BUT IF IT GOT CAUGHT CHEATING, PERM BAN
• Not verified → goes to the review queue. Admins check if the game or app looks legit. Obvious spam or malware can be auto-rejected.

For extra filtering, unverified users could contact support if their game isn’t indexed, using a quiet support channel rather than a public announcement. This way, only people who really need help would reach out.

Admins would then spend their time only on risky or unknown accounts, trusted devs get indexed right away, and publishing stays free for everyone. And Itch io will be leading market. I think steam is doing like this

If you dont trust, you can copy and paste to the claude my text, what good and bad for this rules happen, what best should i do to reduces staff workload, and reduces users from malware. make the scenario

Same problem.

Any reason why my devlogs is not approved, and others is approved?

I am having same problem with you, Any solutions?

Hope staff accept my devlog, i am not spam, real human, want to contribute to this great comunity. you can see my track record. thanks staff and admin

This keeps happening to me. my previous update also didn't show up in the recent games list, and now the same thing is happening again with this one.

Currently the game is over 5GB+, and a lot of content. I see adult game can be indexed on from the last day tagged Adult (18 results) - 21/10/2026

Already doing:

• Promoted it on itch.io via Reddit, updated the game through the itch.io desktop app, and stayed active. My game is actually quite popular on other sites (F95zone, Fapnation, etc.).
• Promote into my own site, redirect to itch io
• Promote into my own discord server
• I am using itch io app on desktop, to push new builds. 

Is there anything that i can do? to staff approve my dev logs? 

ticket id: 414407

Already delete the link, sorry dont know. Thank you admin. 

Hope staff accept my devlog, i am not spam, real human, want to contribute to this great comunity. you can see my track record. thanks staff and admin

This keeps happening to me. my previous update also didn't show up in the recent games list, and now the same thing is happening again with this one.

Currently the game is over 5GB+, and a lot of content. I see adult game can be indexed on from the last day tagged Adult (18 results) - 21/10/2026

Already doing:

• Promoted it on itch.io via Reddit, updated the game through the itch.io desktop app, and stayed active. My game is actually quite popular on other sites (F95zone, Fapnation, etc.).
• Promote into my own site, redirect to itch io
• Promote into my own discord server

Is there anything that i can do? to staff approve my dev logs? 

ticket id: 414407

Thanks for the support! What stage/level are you currently at? I'd be happy to guide you on what to do next!

Will check it soon. But did you like the translation ? China translation i mean

Thanks, really appreciate it! Which parts of the UI feel weakest to you: menus, textbox, save/load, settings? And is it more the visuals or the usability? Any specifics help me prioritize

Still not showing up on recent game list

This keeps happening to me. my previous update also didn't show up in the recent games list, and now the same thing is happening again with this one.

I updated a lot of things for v0.5. the update itself is over 1.5GB in size. I've also:

• Promoted it on itch.io via Reddit, updated the game through the itch.io desktop app, and stayed active. My game is actually quite popular on other sites (F95zone, Fapnation, etc.).
• Already promoted accross all reddit, and redirected to this itch io game page

Is there anything that i can do? to staff approve my dev logs? 

ticket: 405585

Hey, sorry to hear that. We haven't seen this reported by anyone else and nothing in the save system changed between .2 and .3, so it's likely something local on your end, not a bug in the game.

Worth trying again though, v0.4 just dropped and cuts down a lot of the earlier grind. Let me know if it happens again.

I think you are pressing wrong button

Click button -> 

HowtoraisehappyHarem-0.4-android.apk

Just click on android download link

Hello its been 5 days, and my games is not in most recent.

- The updates is big, 1GB+ and added a lot of content

- Already promote from other website (f95zone, fapnation, lewdzone, reddit, patreon, facebook, etc etc). Its was quite popular outside itch io

- The download link is using direct itch io (i am upload my games using itch io app)

ticket -> 38515
or new ticket id -> 386054

up post. my games is still not in most recent

There was issue on nari life lesson, our member in patreon report to me.

So i fix this, sorry for inconvinient.

Thank you. i will promote accross another site and reddit too.

ticket -> 38515

My game is have new major update, v0.3 -> Have a lot of content. but not showing in most recent

Please showing up on most recent / review it.

ticket -> 38515

My games:

https://haremsoft.itch.io/how-to-raise-happy-harem

No there are no time gated content, i will fix the description soon. You can play as much as you want.

Absolutely! 💕 Breast expansion is definitely on the menu

I'm a huge fan too! 💗
Expect WAY more growth content coming down the pipeline. The bigger, the better~ 💖

Totally agree! 💕 I'm working on adding more petite charm to the game

Don't worry though! Big boobs beautiful girl are coming soon too 💗

Think of it like yin and yang: different sizes, same gorgeous energy ✨💕

Great idea! We'll add it in the next update for v0.3 ❤️🥰💕

Don't worry, this game is completely free. No Patreon pop-ups or anything like that. 💖

Still in development, updated will happen in the future

Done , i already upload my game directly to itch io, not using external links. 

I use itch.io app, you can check on my games:
https://haremsoft.itch.io/how-to-raise-happy-harem

Hello, i updated the game, add new image, and added new link because there was new update v0.2

why suddenly my game got deindexed? Can you look into this?
This is my game: https://haremsoft.itch.io/how-to-raise-happy-harem

I already promote from other website. reddit/f95zone/other download game link

Thank you

Support ticket: 378144

I’m experiencing the same issue.

I recently published a major update for my game (v0.2), but it still hasn’t been indexed. It also hasn’t appeared at the top of the Most Recent or New & Popular feeds as I expected after the update.

Game page: https://haremsoft.itch.io/how-to-raise-happy-harem

Could you please look into this? Thank you!

Sorry to ask, but if I update my game, will it be indexed again? I’m planning to update my game and would like to know.

I checked it alread deindex, not showing on search

Hello, my games seem to have been deindexed. The CTR has dropped significantly, and the games are no longer appearing in search results. Could you please help me understand what might be causing this issue? I really love this platform and would appreciate any guidance.

https://haremsoft.itch.io/how-to-raise-happy-harem

Please fixing this issue.

And please add donation box for itch io, ready to support because i really like this platform.

In the next update (v0.2), we'll be adding the Pregnancy Feature! 👶💕✨ And yes, free members can enjoy it too~ 🥰💖

Thank you for your patience and continuous support! 💕💕