Change Log

Social Overview page

• A brand new 'Social Overview ' page is now live, consolidating your social media stats into one convenient location. Read all about it here

Steam Reviews

• Reviews are now presented in a bar chart format, breaking down positive and negative reviews per language, with markers indicating the number of positive reviews needed to reach the next Steam rating.
• The language bar visual has been cleaned up to show how many positive reviews are needed to reach the next rating threshold (e.g., Mixed, Mostly Positive, etc.).

Bug fixes and improvements

• Improved Twitter search functionality now supports searches containing colons and differentiates between similar phrases like "Order: 13" and "Order 13."
• Bluesky search now supports '&'.
• Fixed issues with navigation and filters on the review page to improve user experience.
• Resolved issues with Twitter search functionality to support more complex queries accurately.
• A whole bunch of tweaks to support users signing in with Discord or via Email (and now supporting users that use both)

Teams

• You can now invite colleagues to view your Gameplainer dashboard with an email invite. Super easy! Head to settings/team and go to town
• You can now also sign up for Gameplainer with an email address, no Discord needed!

Reviews

• Introducing Audience Overlap: See what other games your reviewers play and their sentiment compared to the overall playerbase.
  

  
  
  
  

• Review auto-response generator now uses your last 5 responses to maintain consistent tone and syntax.

✨ Enhancements

• Bluesky users with only a handle (no name) are now correctly displayed in messages.
• Searches containing ampersands now work properly, thanks to feedback from Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander.
• Whole bunch of backend updates and fixes

New Features

Steam Forums

• Brand new home page for Steam Forums with improved navigation.
• Added a drop-down filter to display changes since each developer's last post or any developer's last post.
• Steam Forums are now linked to demo reviews or DLC reviews to allow mapping of forum feedback to specific apps. Now you can see which app (a demo, your DLC, or main app) is linked to which player feedback

Reddit & Google Alerts

• New analytics chart available in channels to better visualize your alert data.

✨ Enhancements

Steam Forums

• Last sync date is now visible on both the index and activity pages for better tracking.
• Activity pages are now paginated for easier browsing. ### Bluesky, Twitter & Reddit
• Improved support for phrase searches and negative word searches.
• Tweets will now summarize exclusions and abbreviate follower counts for clarity.

🐛 Bug Fixes

Steam

• Fixed an issue where games with no reviews wouldn't sync correctly. ### Twitch
• Resolved a bug preventing more than 20 streams from being returned for certain games.
• Corrected a bug where a streamer's follower count would be incorrectly displayed as viewer count.

🚀 New Features

Steam Forums

• New report shows forums updated in the last hour, 8 hours, 24 hours, week, or since a team member posted.
• Forum overview now includes stats on the percentage of visitors who reviewed and their review sentiment.
• Displays the number of forum threads posted in the last 8 hours that haven't received a team response.
• Added links to associated Demo, DLCs, and Music app forums on the reviews page.

✨ Enhancements

Search Setup

• Improved discoverability for "negative" keyword searches on Twitter, X, and Bluesky, making it clear when setting up new searches.
• Color-coded icons for new searches on YouTube, Twitter, or Bluesky to easily identify the platform.

Mobile Experience

• Blog posts, especially the weekly Steam review, are now better formatted for mobile viewing.

🐛 Bug Fixes

Reddit

• Fix for Reddit searches that have more than 3 sub-reddit filters.

Steam Reviews & Forums

• Fixed an issue showing "56 years since last played" for reviewers who never played the game. Oops 😅
• Corrected post identification to properly indicate if a user post was a reply or a first post in a thread.

Discord Onboarding

• Resolved duplicate prompts for setting up a Discord server when users only have a Discord user account for Gameplainer.
• Fixed missing channel in the dropdown menu when creating a new Gameplainer Channel for Discord.

UI and Icons

• Fixed a missing icon in the social analytics graph.

🚀 New Features

YouTube

• Automatically find videos tagged to a 'game' channel by entering the channel_id in the forum setup.

✨ Enhancements

Reviews

• Users can now filter reviews by the number of hours a player has played a game since they reviewed it.
• A new dedicated form on the reviews page allows searching for reviews by a specific user.
• Extended review filters to automatically query the database on change, removing the need to click 'search'.
• Filter reviews to show players who have played any amount of time since reviewing, not just specific hour bands.
• Review analytics now have a separate tab, making it easier to dive deep into reviews and overall analytics.

🐛 Bug Fixes

Reviews

• Fixed an issue where review updates wouldn't show if a user posted a forum post with just an emoji or punctuation.

🚀 New Features

Steam Reviews

• A new word cloud feature visualizes the top 50 words from your reviews, helping you understand common themes and feedback.
• Users can customize their word cloud by removing words they don't want (or.. add removed words back!)
• The word cloud supports multiple languages including English, Russian, German, French, Polish, Spanish, Swedish, and Norwegian. Hoping to add Chinese, Japanese and Korean soon!

✨ Enhancements

Steam Forums

• The forum page now includes overall forum stats, making it easier to gauge forum activity at a glance.
• Review activity charts for Steam will no longer display the 'last 3 months' chart if there isn't any new data from the last week, ensuring more relevant insights.

Review Reports

• Sentiment reports now feature actionable examples, showcasing reviews that clearly demonstrate suggested improvements or issues.
• Expanded the list of excluded words for the word cloud in various languages such as German, French, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, and Polish.

Discord

• Categories created by Gameplainer are now private by default, aligning with the privacy settings of channels.

🐛 Bug Fixes

Steam Reviews

• Fixed an issue where Oculus Rift reviews were not being imported correctly. Apparently no one noticed because there haven't been any Oculus Rift reviews 😅
• Resolved a bug preventing review translations from the gameplainer.com/reviews page.
• Corrected links leading to Steam review sentiment reports.

Twitter (X)

• Fixed incorrectly named labels on reach graphs.

Discord

• Removed a block on sending messages that affected notifications if multiple users followed the same game.

Twitch

• Fixed a bug where only one user was notified when multiple users followed the same game during a stream.

Blog

• Fixed an issue with blog titles being improperly escaped, ensuring correct display of characters.

• Discord Integration Enhancements:

  • New Discord slash commands for analytics, allowing users to access channel statistics over various timeframes directly out of Discord. Try it out by typing / (slash) into a Discord channel managed by Gameplainer
  • Flipped review reports now include translated text and provide clearer date references.
  • Updated blog content with a massive weekly steam report, showcasing games with the most reviews.

• Account Management Improvements:

  • Streamlined downgrading to the Free plan, removing the notification popup and grace period for users choosing to downgrade.
  • Improved clarity in messages related to upgrading or downgrading accounts.
  • Monthly and annual subscription options are now visible as a simple toggle for downgraded plans.

• Bug Fixes and Updates:

  • Fixed an issue that prevented users from creating new subreddit monitors, enhancing engagement with Reddit content.
  • Resolved bugs related to reviewing and filtering processes, improving overall performance and user experience.

• Changelog Visibility: The change log is now fully visible on the main page, making it easier to stay updated. Check it out at Gameplainer Changelog , with updates also sent to the Gameplainer Discord Server

• Landing Page Enhancements: The landing page now features clearer descriptions of Gameplainer's offerings and interactive graphs showcasing real-time Twitch data, providing a better understanding of our services.

• Game Reviews Improvement: You can now see when each reviewer last played the game and filter reviews based on the last played date, helping you make informed decisions.

• User-Friendly Settings: Heaps up updates to the user settings page for easier navigation and configuration.

• Trial Notifications: Users will now receive clearer communication about trial durations, included features, and alerts when forums are disabled.

• Email Preferences: Users can now opt out of receiving emails and DMs from Gameplainer for system updates, providing greater control over communications.

• User Settings Improvements: Enhanced visibility on Discord configuration and better error handling for connection issues, ensuring a smoother user experience.

We're excited to introduce a couple of improvements to enhance your experience with Gameplainer:

• Change Log Visibility: You can now view the entire change log directly on the main page without any extra clicks. Just visit our change log to see all updates at a glance.
• Discord Updates: Stay informed with the latest changes as they are now communicated directly to the 'Updates' channel in our Gameplainer Discord Server. Join the conversation and never miss an important update!

Blog Improvements

• Revamped the Gameplainer documentation for mobile users, providing a more user-friendly and responsive experience.
• Made the entire page more functional and accessible for easier navigation.

User Signup & Server Sync

• Fixed an issue that prevented users from signing up if they had no servers
• Discord Servers are better synced with Gameplainer. Now channels are updated here when you update them there!