GameStoryLog v0.4.9: Rising Stars Filter + Smarter Game Requests
Added 2025-08-31 18:03:26 +0000 UTCNEW: Rising Stars Filter!
Some complained that popular games dominate the browse page while quality new/underrated games get buried. So I built something about it!
What's Rising Stars?
It shows games with 4-50 reviews and 3.7+ rating - basically quality games that deserve more attention but aren't mainstream yet.
Why these specific numbers?
4+ reviews: Gets rid of games with no ratings
Max 50 reviews: Cuts out the already-popular stuff
3.7+ rating: That's our site average, so only above-average games make it
How to find it:
Browse page β Sort dropdown β "Rising Stars" (it's the 3rd option)
As the site grows and games get more reviews, I'll bump up these numbers so it stays relevant.
π Better Game Requests
Ok so the old system was killing us. Every time someone requested a game, we had to:
Hunt down the Patreon/Steam/Itch page
Copy description, tags, images, ALL the details manually
Then approve it
That sucked and took forever.
(When I say "us" or "we" - I mean me and our awesome mods! Solo dev life but not solo team π)
What's different now:
When requesting a game, you get two options:
Simple mode (old way): Just give us title + creator + links β we do the rest
Detailed mode (new way): You fill everything out yourself (description, current version, date, tags, engine, upload images, etc.) - many fields are optional in case you don't want to add all the info, we'll take care of the leftover fields β mods just double-check and approve
Why this rocks:
Games that used to take 1-2 days to get added? Now they can be live in 5 minutes if you use detailed mode!
Look, I get it - filling out forms isn't fun. But it literally takes 5 minutes and means games get added instantly instead of sitting in a queue. Plus we can focus on actually improving the site instead of being data entry slaves.
So please, if you're requesting a game, throw us a bone and use detailed mode. The whole community wins when games get added faster!
What's next?
Email updates! Hopefully game update notifications and email confirmation when new users register.
π Support GameStoryLog If you're enjoying the site and want to see more features like this, consider supporting on Patreon - every bit helps keep the servers running and lets me spend more time building cool stuff!
π€ Join the Community:
Questions? Complaints? Let me know what you think!
Comments
Hey, proof can be something simple like a screenshot of your Patreon dashboard or another platform account that clearly shows you as the developer. Anything that reasonably confirms ownership will work. Also, feel free to join the Discord you can reach me there anytime with suggestions, ideas, or complaints.
GameStoryLog
2025-09-01 15:27:51 +0000 UTCNot sure where to ask this but i saw we could get edit control over our own game titles and it gave an email to contact and said we needed to show proof of game ownership but never said what kind of proof? Can someone elaborate on this?
Turbo Kinetic's
2025-08-31 19:48:34 +0000 UTC
