{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0353144f397ad93b13caa075","clusterId":"c_15b335d06bbaa9eade9f70f3","slug":"roblox-s-new-discovery-algorithm-reads-28-days-not-one-week","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Roblox's New Discovery Algorithm Reads 28 Days, Not One Week","summary":"At the Roblox Developers Conference 2026, Roblox staff and outside creators explained how the platform's recommendation system now works. The old algorithm judged games on a single 7-day window after launch. The replacement measures Day 1, Day 2-7 and Day 8-28 separately, and adds two entry-point signals: how often a Home recommendation is actually played, and how quickly first-time players leave. Brookhaven RP, which caps lifetime spending under 70 dollars, is in the top 10 for revenue across Roblox.","whyItMatters":"The new window and the two entry-point signals explain how a low-pressure game like Brookhaven can sit in the top 10 for revenue while the algorithm stops rewarding day-one spikes.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe discovery session had Behnam Rezaei, Roblox\u0026#39;s vice president of engineering, and Sandeep Rajagopal, product manager for discovery features, walk through the change. Rajagopal said the 7-day goal of finding long-played games quickly was right, but the short window led to many misreadings.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe signals themselves did not change: play days, play time, co-play days, valid play sessions, monetization days and Robux spent. What changed is how long they are measured over. More than 20 signals feed the system, and Rajagopal said lining up that many is what lets different genres be compared on one footing.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Brookhaven RP keeps lifetime spending under $70 and still lands in Roblox's revenue top 10. The new metric set rewards games players stay in past day 7, not ones that paywall early.","twitterPost":"Brookhaven RP caps lifetime spending under $70 yet sits in Roblox's revenue top 10. The D8-28 window rewards retention, not paywalls.","threadsPost":"Brookhaven RP caps lifetime spending under $70 and still lands in Roblox's revenue top 10. Roblox's algorithm now judges Day 8-28 separately and tracks how fast first-time players leave, which rewards games people keep returning to, not games that gate content early.","newsletterBlurb":"At the Roblox Developers Conference 2026, Roblox staff explained the platform's new discovery algorithm: a 28-day judgment period divided into Day 1, Day 2-7 and Day 8-28, plus two entry-point metrics for recommendation click-through and early bounce. The play and monetization signals themselves did not change. Brookhaven RP, which caps lifetime spending under 70 dollars, is in the top 10 for revenue across Roblox.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/612/G061218/20261021046/\",\"title\":\"Brookhaven RP Ranks in Top 10 Earners Despite Low Monetization Pressure - What Roblox's Recommendation Algorithm Looks At\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4675,"outputTokens":649,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792654628,"createdAt":"2026-10-22T07:32:30.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T07:36:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T07:36:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_15b335d06bbaa9eade9f70f3","canonicalTitle":"「Brookhaven RP」は課金圧が低くても収益トップ10に入る。Robloxの推薦アルゴリズムが見ているものとは","representativeArticleId":"a_9e526c969e0770cf5460c169","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Brookhaven RP\"],\"studios\":[\"Roblox\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-22T06:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-22T06:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T07:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/612/G061218/20261021046/","title":"「Brookhaven RP」は課金圧が低くても収益トップ10に入る。Robloxの推薦アルゴリズムが見ているものとは"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Brookhaven RP"],"studios":["Roblox"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}