Hey there, I’ve recently been working on creating a proprietary sort algorithm that surfaces small, new-ish games with viral potential - or just a great niche audience - to replace or supplement Roblox’s own Up & Coming sort. Across this forum, twitter and discord I’ve seen a lot of devs complaining about the Up & Coming sort’s alleged editorialising, blacklisting/ softbanning of games and it’s generally bad job at surfacing unknown or lesser known games.
Beause of this, I’ve created RTrack Trending, a game sort that changes every few hours and shows 100 of the top Up and Coming games that RTrack can find. The algorithm is constantly being worked on, but I think I’ve got it pretty good already. You can see it in action on the RTrack landing homepage: https://v3.rtrack.live
Chrome Extension Support
The way I’d really like to get this sort rolled out is with the support of extension creators. The best way to get this in front of people, and publicise developers whose games aren’t being properly shared by Roblox - but also expose players to a whole set of new games that the front page isn’t showing at all, is to get extension creators on board!
The sort has a single API endpoint, that is free to use: No API Keys, No Rate Limits, No Cost
Ask your favorite plugin’s creator to add this sort!
All I ask is that the sort is titled RTrack Trending, and that it is not adapted (e.g. you remove or add games based on your own algorithm) - there are no other requirements. I’ve also developed the API response to be as compatible as possible with Roblox’s existing endpoints to make it easy to implement.
If you’re a plugin creator, please reach out to me! Here or on luke@rtrack.live
Any further questions, please leave them below! Also check out my twitter thread: