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Gaming SEO: Get Your Game Found Before Launch Day and Long After

Gaming SEO is how a studio, a publisher or an esports organization gets found while players search: "cozy farming games like Stardew Valley", "[your game] system requirements", "how to beat the second boss", "[your team] roster". Today those searches end on wikis, video channels, forums and AI answers, and the official site often comes last. Sorank publishes the articles that make your own site the reference for your game, from the announcement to the tenth patch, and tracks every month which games and teams ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini recommend.

It suits small teams that ship games, not blog posts.

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Ranking of the competing domains cited by the AI assistants in Sorank for a demo site, aggregated over all analyses, with their citations, visitors, keywords and Google position
  • Assurances Van Herpe
  • Abecassis Avocat
  • Maison Leverage
  • Addictik
  • DBW
  • The New Black AI
  • AlloTaxis
  • Althévia
  • Luvaika
  • Apollo Health Institute
  • Art Vision Awards
  • The Deployer
  • Bolieu
  • Borrello
  • Fullstack
  • Immersion Cinéma
  • Decovase
  • TheArsenale
  • Silénis
  • LAB N°4
  • Suigar
  • Fripe'in Store United
  • Informanet
  • Mon Robot Lave Vitre
  • Inova Green
  • JurisCorrect
  • Home Services Lux
  • Laponie Trip
  • Le Mary Lili
  • Outside The Box
  • Mat-Elect
  • Natis Lab
  • LV3D
  • Neutraliz
  • PES Engineering
  • Petite Diane
  • PM Business Support Services
  • PolitiMind
  • TribuColor
  • Zero Data Protocol

27,199

Articles created

11,080,734

Visits from Google

18,446

Visits from AI

SEO silos in Sorank for a demo site: one pillar topic of 84 keywords split into core, supporting and exploratory categories, each keyword with its intent, difficulty and volume

Map what players search around your genre

"Roguelike deckbuilders on Switch", "co-op games for two players on PC", "best beginner class in [your game]": players look for a genre, a platform or a fix long before they look for a studio. Sorank turns these searches into silos around your game, each keyword with its intent, difficulty and volume, so launch pages, guides and comparisons never compete for the same query.

The silos come from the topical cluster generator.

Keep publishing between two updates

Announcement, demo festival, launch, first big patch, new season: each milestone brings its own searches, and a quiet month in between loses ground to the wikis. Sorank fills a monthly calendar on autopilot, so explainers, guides and update articles go out on schedule while your team works on the build.

Plan the months ahead in the content planner.

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Content calendar of a demo site in Sorank with autopilot on: articles published at the start of the month, one being generated and the next ones scheduled day by day
Spy on this competitor window over the AI competitors ranking in Sorank for a demo site: the chosen domain will be analyzed at the next keyword generation to inspire new keyword ideas

Learn from the sites the assistants quote instead of you

Ask Gemini "what are the best indie metroidvanias of the year?" and it may quote a gaming site, a forum thread and a rival's store page. Mark any of those domains in the competitors ranking and Sorank studies it at the next keyword generation, so the topics it covers and you do not reach your plan.

Try it with SEO competitor spy.

How it works

Connect the official website

WordPress, Webflow and Wix connect directly; a custom site or a headless setup receives articles through a webhook. Sorank reads Search Console to see which game, platform and troubleshooting searches already reach you.

Describe your games, platforms and calendar

Genres, platforms, store pages, release dates, update rhythm, and for esports the titles you compete in and your sponsors. Sorank proposes the questions players ask at each stage, ranked by volume and difficulty.

Review, publish, measure

Keep drafts on if your community manager wants to check names and numbers, then let the calendar run. Each article links to your store page or wishlist button, and its clicks appear next to the visits sent by the AI assistants.

What Sorank publishes for gaming and esports

  • Pre-launch explainers"Everything we know about [your game]: release window, platforms and demo", kept up to date and linked to your store page.
  • Genre guides"Games like Hades for players who want more story", the lists players search when they look for their next game.
  • Beginner and progression guides"Five mistakes to avoid in your first hour", written from the notes your designers provide.
  • Update and support articles"What changes in season 3", "how to fix the black screen on launch", so the answer comes from the studio.
  • Esports pagesRoster changes, tournament previews and "how to watch" guides, linked to your schedule and sponsor pages.
  • A monthly AI reportThe games and teams ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude recommend for your genre, and the sites they quote.

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Testimonials from ambitious founders

Organic growthE-commerce

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x55 clicks in 5 months

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x6.6 clicks in 4 months

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x4.2 clicks in 5 months

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x4 traffic in 5 months

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x2.7 traffic in 5 months

Thomas Giraudthe-deployer.fr
Organic growthFashion

x2.5 clicks in 6 weeks

Alice Attalipetitediane.com
Organic growthFine food

x2 clicks in 7 weeks

Frédéric Chaineerablechezsenequier.com
Organic growthSoftware

0 to 5000 clients in 8 months

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x98 clicks in 2 months

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x44 clicks in 5 months

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x6.2 clicks in 7 weeks

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Organic growthHome services

x4.2 clicks in 3 months

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Organic growthTravel

x3.3 clicks in 6 weeks

Jenny Diablaponie-trip.fr
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x2.6 clicks in 3 months

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Organic growthE-commerce

x2 traffic in 30 days

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Thibault Besson-Magdelain, Founder of Sorank

Founder’s Note.

I ran my own SEO agency for years. I built Sorank to deliver the same results to every business, at scale.

Everything I know about Google rankings and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is coded into this software, and it runs on autopilot for you.

Thibault Besson-MagdelainFounder of Sorank

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What is gaming SEO?

Gaming SEO, or video game SEO, is the work that brings players to a studio's, a publisher's or an esports team's own website from Google and from AI assistants: when they look for a new game, check whether it runs on their machine, get stuck on a level or follow a team. Store pages sell the game, wikis and video channels explain it; the official site is where the facts should come from, and where you control the message.

The competition for attention is large. The Entertainment Software Association's 2026 economic impact report finds that the US video game industry contributed $65.5 billion to US GDP in 2025 and created and supported 250838 jobs across the economy. Thousands of games launch every year, and most players hear about them through search, video and recommendations rather than advertising.

Where do players decide to try a new game?

On the store page, after a long path of searches and videos. Valve's Steamworks documentation on wishlists explains that players who have a game on their wishlist at release receive an email or a mobile notification, that a discount of 20% or more triggers another one, and that wishlists can be an important factor in where a game appears on Steam; it advises putting up a Coming Soon page as soon as you can.

Your website feeds that page. A player who searches "upcoming co-op survival games" or "[your game] release date" and lands on your article should find the trailer, the platforms, the date and a wishlist link. Every search you answer before launch can become a notification on launch day.

What should a studio publish before and after launch?

Before launch: an explainer page that answers the release date, platforms, price model, languages and accessibility options, articles on the genre and the games yours will be compared with, and devlog-style stories that give the press and the assistants something to quote. After launch: patch notes in readable text, known issues and fixes, system requirements, beginner guides and the answers your support team gives every day.

Fan wikis will cover your game in detail, and that is good news. Your site should keep what only the studio can state with authority: official numbers, roadmap, fixes and policies. Our glossary entry on topic clusters shows how to organize these pages around one game.

How do AI assistants recommend games?

Each model leans on a different kind of source. In our gaming AI citation study (3525 answers, May to August 2026, mostly in French), Perplexity's leading source is YouTube at 10.47% of its answers, Gemini's is Reddit at 4% and ChatGPT's is Wikipedia at 4.85%. A game that is well described in videos, discussed in forums and documented on reference pages has a chance with all three; our YouTube AI citation study shows how much video weighs model by model.

The practical consequence: put your trailers and devlogs on YouTube with full descriptions (see our guide on video SEO), take part openly in the communities of your genre, and publish the facts on your own site so every source tells the same story.

Which keywords should a game studio or esports team target?

  • Discovery: "games like [famous title]", "best co-op games for two on PC", "upcoming [genre] games 2027".
  • Facts: "[your game] release date", "[your game] system requirements", "is [your game] cross-platform".
  • Help: "[your game] crash on startup", "how to unlock [character]", "best build for beginners".
  • Updates: "[your game] season 2 changes", "[your game] patch notes".
  • Esports: "[team] roster", "how to watch [tournament]", "[team] tryouts".

Many are long-tail searches with little competition, the easiest to win first.

Keywords of one research topic in Sorank for a demo site, filtered on a difficulty of 0 to 20 and grouped into a core and a supporting category, with the intent, difficulty and volume of each keyword and autopilot switched on
Filter on low difficulty to start with the searches a small studio can win.

Which structured data helps a game page?

The software app markup. Google's documentation on SoftwareApplication structured data requires the name, the price (0 for a free game) and a rating or review, lists GameApplication among the categories, and states that Google does not show a rich result for apps typed only as VideoGame. Add it to your game page, alongside the store links; our guide to structured data for AI search explains how assistants read it. Mobile games also depend on their store listings, covered in our guide to app store optimization.

What does Sorank do, and what stays with your team?

Sorank handles the keyword research by game and genre, the articles with images and internal links, publication on your CMS or through a webhook, backlinks from other sites of Sorank clients, the monthly AI tracking and one dashboard for Search Console, Analytics and AI visits. Your team keeps store pages and wishlists, trailers and press kits, community channels, patch content, sponsorship deals and the final word on every number. Streamers and video creators have their own page on content creators; tool makers in neighboring fields can compare with AI companies and SaaS.

How much does gaming SEO cost, and how long does it take?

Sorank costs $49 a month per website on the yearly Essential plan, or $99 month to month, with 20 articles and 10 tracked prompts in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. Pro ($129 yearly, $249 monthly) brings 60 articles and adds Grok; Business ($249 yearly, $499 monthly) brings 120, useful for a publisher with several games. Each plan has a 3-day free trial and the 90-day results-or-refund guarantee (see pricing).

Google gives no fixed delay. Start several months before launch so the explainer and genre articles are indexed when the trailer lands, then judge each game on its Search Console impressions, its AI mentions and the clicks toward your store page.

Frequently asked questions

When should a studio start SEO before launch?

As soon as the game is announced and its store page is live. Explainer and genre articles need several months to be indexed and to gather impressions, so starting early gives them time to send players to your wishlist before release.

How much does gaming SEO cost with Sorank?

From $49 a month per website on the yearly Essential plan, or $99 month to month, with 20 articles a month and a 3-day free trial. Publishers with several games usually choose Pro or Business.

How do we get our game recommended by ChatGPT?

Make sure every source tells the same story: clear facts and guides on your site, trailers and devlogs on YouTube, open participation in the forums of your genre, and an accurate reference page. Then track prompts such as "best cozy co-op games" every month.

Can Sorank keep up with patches and seasons?

Yes. Add the topics of each update to the calendar with a short instruction, and Sorank writes the articles on the dates you set. Your team provides the patch details and can approve each draft.

Does Sorank handle esports teams as well as studios?

Yes. For an esports organization, Sorank writes roster, tournament and how-to-watch articles linked to your schedule and sponsor pages, and tracks which teams the AI assistants name for your games.

Does Sorank work with our website?

Yes. Sorank publishes to WordPress, Webflow, Wix and Shopify, and to custom or headless sites through a webhook. Store pages on Steam or the console stores stay outside its scope.

How does Sorank compete with billion-dollar tools like Semrush?

We don't. Sorank isn't trying to be another Semrush or Ahrefs. Those tools are built for data, Sorank is built to do the work. Instead of more dashboards to check, it turns SEO and GEO insights into actions: articles written and published, backlinks earned, technical fixes and AI visibility tracking. Less complexity, more results.

How much does Sorank cost?

From $49/month per website on a yearly plan, with a 3-day free trial and a 90-day money-back guarantee (conditions apply). Every plan includes articles, AI visibility tracking and access to natural backlink acquisition; higher plans add more articles, more AI prompts tracked and more backlinks. No setup fees, no paying for seats you don't use.

You don't have time and a big budget?

You shouldn't need a full marketing team or expensive tools to grow. Sorank handles your entire SEO and AI visibility, so you save time and money.

Others

Feature

Cost

Keyword Analysis
$516
Rank Tracking
$120
Content generation
$89
Text optimisation
$49
Reporting
$19
Backlinks Analysis
$499
AI search analysis
$499
Automation
$40
SEO brainstorming
$80
Technical audit
$99
Cluster Generator
$60

Total

$2070
$99

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