Hi everyone and itch.io moderation team,
I am writing this post because I am currently experiencing the exact same issue, and I must admit it is deeply demotivating.
This is my very first game on the platform. I have spent 4 months of incredibly hard work developing O.W.T.F.A, which is a fully functional 256-client ready, online multiplayer mobile Face-to-Face racing game.
Before publishing, I spent hours carefully setting up my page. I read through all the guidelines, support topics, and community discussions on how to properly set up a project to ensure smooth indexing. I applied every single rule to the letter.
However, despite my best efforts and waiting patiently without touching or spamming the dashboard, my game remains completely invisible in all search results and tag listings.
Releasing my first major project after months of technical hurdles only for it to be completely hidden from the public is really heartbreaking. The game is fully playable and accessible via the direct link, so there are no bans or violations, it just seems to be permanently stuck in the automated indexing queue.
Could a moderator please look into this and manually re-index my game? I would love to finally share my hard work with the Itch.io community.
Game Link: https://inde-production.itch.io/owtfa
Thank you so much for your time and help.