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Slartibartfst
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My Alpha list is very short now

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So I spent some time unlocking being able to access Alpha a few years ago, and sometime this year I got some kind of notice that I hadn't alpha tested in a while, and was removed from the program, but could rejoin. I rejoined, but since then, my alpha list is very short, and is missing things that are mentioned in the alpha section. The games that are on my list seem like they might have been ones I opted into, but I want to see the entire list again. Is there something I am missing?
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Re: My Alpha list is very short now

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Slartibartfst wrote: 23 July 2026, 23:05 So I spent some time unlocking being able to access Alpha a few years ago, and sometime this year I got some kind of notice that I hadn't alpha tested in a while, and was removed from the program, but could rejoin. I rejoined, but since then, my alpha list is very short, and is missing things that are mentioned in the alpha section. The games that are on my list seem like they might have been ones I opted into, but I want to see the entire list again. Is there something I am missing?
I see 256 games in the list, which leads me to believe there are even more and they just limited what's retrieved from the database to a power of 2. Or did you click on the button that says "show only games I'm reviewing"?
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Re: My Alpha list is very short now

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I see the same 265 on the Games page, Alpha tag. I'm sure 256 was just a typo.

But to the main question, I wonder if you just need to play an alpha game (you have access to) to completion, or simply close out one or more open alpha "reviews", if the special alpha page shows any - maybe those are the only ones you can see, for something to reset your status.
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Re: My Alpha list is very short now

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lefalaf wrote: 24 July 2026, 01:23 I see the same 265 on the Games page, Alpha tag. I'm sure 256 was just a typo.
Not a typo. I wasn't looking at games with an Alpha tag on the Games page. I was looking on the Alpha reviewers page, which I assume is where the OP is looking because they referred to rejoining the reviewers group. I saw 256 before, and now 257. So it's not limited by a power of 2, but it differs from what's on the Games page which is open to everyone.

I'm only seeing 260 alpha on the Games page.
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Slartibartfst wrote: 23 July 2026, 23:05 So I spent some time unlocking being able to access Alpha a few years ago, and sometime this year I got some kind of notice that I hadn't alpha tested in a while, and was removed from the program, but could rejoin. I rejoined, but since then, my alpha list is very short, and is missing things that are mentioned in the alpha section. The games that are on my list seem like they might have been ones I opted into, but I want to see the entire list again. Is there something I am missing?
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Lymon Flowers wrote: 24 July 2026, 12:37
Slartibartfst wrote: 23 July 2026, 23:05 So I spent some time unlocking being able to access Alpha a few years ago, and sometime this year I got some kind of notice that I hadn't alpha tested in a while, and was removed from the program, but could rejoin. I rejoined, but since then, my alpha list is very short, and is missing things that are mentioned in the alpha section. The games that are on my list seem like they might have been ones I opted into, but I want to see the entire list again. Is there something I am missing?
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