Ranking and featuring
Ranking
Ranking refers to how games are sorted in the Yandex Games catalog.
Games are ranked based on ML algorithms that evaluate various metrics, including:
- Game Card Completion Progress scale.
- Rating.
- Session count.
- Session duration.
- Number of returns.
- Revenue.
The games with the best metrics rise to the top of the sections and are first to catch the user's eye.
The ML algorithm is constantly evaluating games. If you make significant improvements to your game, boosting its key metrics, this will be reflected in its ranking.
Featuring
Featuring is when a game is included in a themed collection compiled by Yandex Games. Use the Card Completion Progress scale to track how ready your game is for featuring.
Card Completion Progress is a tool that evaluates a game's ability to take full advantage of the Yandex Games toolkit for driving traffic. It doesn't directly assess the game's quality, but checks that all necessary materials are provided for it: images and videos for promotion and advertising, texts, and so on.
View the progress of your game's scale in the Games Console:
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Access the Games Console with your developer account.
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Click Applications in the upper-left corner of the Games Console.
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Find a previously uploaded game in the list and click its name.
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Go to the Draft tab.
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Switch between languages to assess the completeness of the card for each one:
- Red — The game's draft is almost empty and needs to be filled out more.
- Yellow — Many of the draft's fields are filled in, but some materials need to be added.
- Green — The draft is fully filled out, and the game has every chance to rise in the rankings.