Search & Discovery Optimization

How Metadata-First Discovery Fixes Broken Game Search

Most platforms believe discovery is a ranking problem, but search and recommendation failures usually occur at the metadata layer. 


Use our Search & Discovery Optimization Checklist to diagnose where your discovery stack is breaking (from factual errors to structural gaps) and prioritize the fixes that actually improve player retention.

Most platforms believe discovery is a ranking problem, but search and recommendation failures usually occur at the metadata layer.


Use our Search & Discovery Optimization Checklist to diagnose where your discovery stack is breaking (from factual errors to structural gaps) and prioritize the fixes that actually improve player retention.

Most platforms believe discovery is a ranking problem, but search and recommendation failures usually occur at the metadata layer.


Use our Search & Discovery Optimization Checklist to diagnose where your discovery stack is breaking (from factual errors to structural gaps) and prioritize the fixes that actually improve player retention.

Audit your search foundations to ensure your index is metadata-complete and handles player intent aliases.

Audit your search foundations to ensure your index is metadata-complete and handles player intent aliases.

Audit your search foundations to ensure your index is metadata-complete and handles player intent aliases.

Evaluate if your filters reflect real player browsing behavior like playstyles and session-length.

Evaluate if your filters reflect real player browsing behavior like playstyles and session-length.

Evaluate if your filters reflect real player browsing behavior like playstyles and session-length.

Move beyond behavior-only recommendations by integrating metadata signals to solve the "cold-start" problem.

Move beyond behavior-only recommendations by integrating metadata signals to solve the "cold-start" problem.

Move beyond behavior-only recommendations by integrating metadata signals to solve the "cold-start" problem.

Identify and eliminate common implementation mistakes, such as using free-text tags where structured taxonomy is required

Identify and eliminate common implementation mistakes, such as using free-text tags where structured taxonomy is required

Identify and eliminate common implementation mistakes, such as using free-text tags where structured taxonomy is required