Hey everyone, quick update focused on making things run smoother!
🚀 What's Been Optimized
Browse Page So I noticed the browse page wasn't scrolling as smooth as it should. Tracked down some janky code that was causing it - all fixed now. Should feel way more responsive.
Library This one's been bugging me for a while. Light users with ~100 games probably never noticed anything, but if you're a heavy user with 500+ games? Yeah, it would b...
2025-11-02 16:32:09 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
New: Similar Games You Might Like
I added a new feature that recommends games based on what you're into.
Here's the gist:
How it works: It looks at the games you've loved/liked/favorited, figures out which tags you're drawn to, and suggests games accordingly. It automatically filters out stuff already in your library or games you've disliked. The more you interact with games (loving, liking, favoriting), the smarter it gets at understa...
2025-10-23 17:23:26 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
✨ What's New:
Tag Guide is Here! You can now see what each tag means. Just click the little "i" button next to Tags in the filters, or check it out in FAQ → Glossary.
Interactive Onboarding for New Users: If you're new to GameStoryLog, you'll now get a nice interactive tour when you first log in. It'll walk you through main pages of the site - browsing games, library, game pages, custom lists, integrations, etc.
2025-10-10 07:25:44 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
I've made some changes to the notification system to help keep the site running smoothly. To improve performance, I've turned off a bunch of notification types by default:
List activity notifications
Forum thread activity and mentions
Forum thread view notifications
~Achievement unlocked~ (removed completely)
~Achievement progress~ (removed completely)
Miss getting those notif...
2025-09-18 10:43:34 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
🔐 Google Authentication is Here:
🔧 Here's how it works:
For new users: Just click "Continue with Google" when you visit the site, pick your Google account, and boom - you're all set up and ready to go!
Already have an account? If you signed up with a Gmail address, this is super easy. Just hit "Sign in with Goo...
2025-09-16 13:00:30 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Just dropped a pretty exciting update that I've been working on for a while now.
🔥 Major New Feature:
Patreon Integration - This is the big one! You can now connect your Patreon account to GameStoryLog.
Here's what this gets you:
Import ALL the games from creators you support on Patreon
Automatic Member+ role if you support GameStoryLog on Patreon
View all your Patreon pledges to any creator (no...
2025-09-14 07:46:59 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone! 👋
🎮 New Feature: Report Playtime
You can now track and share your playtime for games! This helps other players estimate how long games actually take to complete.
How it works:
Click "Report Playtime" on any game page to log your total hours
See community averages based on real player data on game sidebars
Update your playtime anytime as you continue playing
Smart Feature...
2025-09-06 10:26:32 +0000 UTC
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NEW: 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?
Hey everyone! 👋
Major improvement to how game rankings work in GameStoryLog - now using Bayesian Weighted Ratings!
🚨 What I've Fixed
The old system had a problem: I was using a minimum 20 ratings condition to prevent new games from dominating rankings, but this created an all-or-nothing situation. Games either needed 20+ reviews to appear in "Highest Rated"/"Top Rated" at all, or they were completely exclu...
2025-08-29 18:17:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Just released a fresh update with some changes:
✨ New Glassmorphic Design
Discovered this glassmorphic design a few weeks ago and was trying to implement it, but finally!
🏠 Home Page Redesign
Completely redesigned homepage, especially the hero banner section(looks absolutely stunning!)
Added nav controls - hover over the banner to find play/pause and left/right controls
🎨 UI Compo...
2025-08-25 18:31:18 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Just pushed out a new update with some great features:
🔔 Game update Notification Controls
You can now choose exactly which update notifications/alerts you need, based on your library status. Example: Only get notified for "Playing" and "Plan to Play" games, skip the "On Hold" and "Dropped" ones.
By default, notifications are enabled for all statuses. You can adjust them anytime in the notifications settings.
🏆 Game Leaderboards
V...
2025-08-20 19:35:10 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Just dropped a major update that I've been working on for a while - Chart Analytics for tracking game development progress!
✨ What's New:
📈 Progress Analytics Dashboard
Visualize how games grow over time across 5 key metrics: renders, animations, music tracks, sound effects, and word count
Compare up to 4 games simultaneously - perfect for seeing how...
2025-08-13 16:07:22 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
This update is all about making it easier to discover awesome developers and navigate the platform. Plus some nice quality-of-life improvements!
🔍 Developer Discovery
New Developers Page: Browse all developers, view from explore page (find developers button)
Leaderboard: Added Most Followed Devs and Most liked dev-updates leaderboard
Developer Updates Hub
2025-07-31 17:05:57 +0000 UTC
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Hey Everyone, This release is mainly for you game developers out there, but there's some cool stuff for users too.
The big thing - Developer Dashboard
So I basically built you guys a full analytics suite. You can now see:
How many people are checking out your games
Who's adding your stuff to their libraries
Your ratings and review trends
Even which of your external links (Patreon, Discord, Steam etc) peopl...
2025-07-29 14:04:55 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! I've rolled out a small update, Here's what's new:
✨ Major Features
🔗 Clean URLs Are Here! No more messy URL strings! Games and developer pages now use clean, readable URLs:
Before: /games/111-343-32424.. , /developer/2422-35234-45..
After: /games/test, /developer/test/
Note: The old ID-based URLs will still work for backward compatibility. If you spot any of those old-style URLs anywhere on the...
2025-07-24 10:09:07 +0000 UTC
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Hey Everyone! Just dropped another update for GameStoryLog! and there's some stuff I'm excited about!
What's new:
Blind Reviews - This is a fun one! You can now read reviews one by one without knowing which game they're for, then hit "reveal" to see what game it was about.
Library Updates - Made some major UI/UX changes in the l...
2025-07-22 17:15:56 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! If you're getting "something is not right" errors or pages are acting weird, it's probably because of cached data from the old design clashing with all the new changes I just rolled out.
The fix is super simple - just clear your browser's site data once!
Here's how to do it:
Hit Ctrl+Shift+Delete (Mac users: Cmd+Shift+Delete)
Change the time range to "All time"
Make sure "Cached images and files" and "Sit...
2025-07-17 19:18:58 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Just pushed a massive update that I've been grinding on. This one's all about making the site look and feel way better. Checkout the site and see the changes
Here's what's new:
🌟 Category Reviews
You can now rate games across 6 different categories - story, visuals, audio, animations, characters, and lewd content. Just head to the review tab and click "rate by category."
...
2025-07-16 17:49:39 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
Just added email change and password change options in your profile settings. Finally!
That's it for this one - short and sweet!
2025-07-10 18:10:27 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
Here's what's new in this update:
📚 Library Sorting Made Easy
Added up/down arrow buttons to reorder games in your library and custom lists.
⏰ Game Update Tracking
You can now see "time since last update" on game pages - finally know when that game you're waiting for actually got updated. Also added a history icon below for the previous update timeline.
🖼️ Avatar Upload
Ditched the whole URL thing - now you can just uploa...
2025-07-08 15:32:34 +0000 UTC
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What's up everyone! Time to hear from the community about what's working, what's not, and what you'd love to see next on GameStoryLog.
Whether you're a daily user or just checking us out, your thoughts matter. This quick feedback form helps me prioritize what to work on next:
https://tally.so/r/wgPak1
2025-07-06 08:40:35 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks!
Got some pretty cool stuff to share with you all this time around.
✨ What's New
Game Details Page
React to Games: Okay, this one's kinda fun - you can now hit Love, Like, or Dislike on any game. The more you react, the better I can recommend stuff you'll actually want to play.
Made some changes in game details page, you can notice few changes.
Way Better Toasts/Notifications
Hey guys! Just pushed out another small update and honestly had this random idea I can’t stop thinking about…
*Latest Changes:*
- Slapped CAPTCHA on login/register/password reset pages
- Finally fixed that annoying password reset bug where clicking the email link was directly logging you in instead of taking you to the actual reset page
- Made some design tweaks to the forgot password page
- Adjusted the reset emails so they’re less likely to get t...
2025-06-27 18:34:30 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Fixed some issues with this update.
Android Fixes
For those using the APK - grab the new version from the updated link and do a fresh install.
Browse & Library Improv...
2025-06-26 19:33:21 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
Just pushed out another small GameStoryLog update and wanted to share what's new:
🌐 New Domain We're now at gamestorylog.com! Way more professional and easier to remember than the old one.
📚 Library Refresh - You know that annoying bug where refreshing your library after reordering stuff wouldn't update properly? Yeah, that's fixed. Your changes show up righ...
2025-06-25 13:44:56 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
Just pushed out a small update for GameStoryLog with a bunch of small but useful fixes and improvements. Here's what's new:
✨ New & Improved Features
1. Creator Search in Browse Page: You can now search for games by creator right from the browse page! Should make it way easier to find your favorite devs and check out all their games.
2. Br...
2025-06-20 20:06:13 +0000 UTC
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Hey Everyone!
Just dropped another update for GameStoryLog! and there's some stuff I'm genuinely excited about!
Here's what's new:
🔗 Related Games Info
You can now see sequels, prequels, and spin-offs right in the game details sidebar (sits just below the developer info). Super useful when you're trying to figure out what order to tackle a series in.
📊 Game Ana...
2025-06-18 16:10:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
Back with another banger update for GameStoryLog! 🔥
✨ What's New :
📸 Screenshot Gallery - Complete Overhaul
🖼️ Immersive edge-to-edge lightbox - no more cramped viewing
👆 Swipe navigation + arrow controls + Mobile-first responsive design
🔵 Beautiful pagination dots - know exactl...
2025-06-12 14:42:41 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
Thanks to your backing, I've been able to dedicate serious time to some features that have been on my wishlist forever. This update is probably the biggest one yet!
What's New
🔔 Notification System
Finally built the notification system!
Now you'll actually know when:
Your favorite games get updated
Someone appreciates your reviews
There's activity on your game lists
You gain...
2025-06-08 13:28:53 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
Just dropped some major updates to GameStoryLog - check out the website and see what's new! ✨
1. 🏆 Lists: Likes, Views, and Leaderboards
