It's one of the first things you see when you come to StartPlaying — Find Game! There's hundreds of games to search for, but how does the Game Search work?
How is the game order determined on the Find Games page?
Games on the Find Games page are sorted by how soon until they start. The games that are closest to their start time show up at the top of the page, while games that are more than a few hours or even days from their next session will show up lower on the search.
If you add additional search filters like "Day of Week" or "Start Time," the search will still show you the games starting earliest on that day or in that time frame.
No secret tricks like number of reviews or games run to get to the top — if your game is starting soon, it'll be up at the top 😁
Why is my game not showing up on the Find Games page?
If your game isn't showing up in the game search, it could be for a variety of reasons.
Only Public games with show up in the game search. Games that are set to private will not show up.
Games that do not have any active sessions scheduled will not show up in the game search.
Games with no players signed up will be removed from the game search four hours before the session's start time. This increases the odds of games with players booked into them filling up the rest of the way.
Games that have at least one player signed up are removed from the game search one hour before the scheduled start time. This limits the number of last minute sign ups that result in players not being able to get into sessions that they signed up for.
If your game is fully booked, it will not show up on the Find Games page.