The Algorithm Edition for the Game Industry is built for game search workloads. It addresses two common pain points in game search: high search latency caused by large dictionaries, and frequent no-result queries from high resource consumption. The edition includes Intelligent Semantic Understanding, vector recall, and sorting algorithms pre-tuned for game content — as well as a multimodal search solution — so you spend less time configuring and more time shipping.
Quick comparison
| General-purpose Edition | Algorithm Edition for the Game Industry | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | Manual: configure query analysis, sort policies, and drop-down suggestions after creating an application | One-stop: select features from game-industry templates; application and index schema templates pre-configured |
| Query analysis | General-purpose features: synonym configuration, stop word filtering, spelling correction, term weight analysis, category prediction | Game-industry enhanced analyzer; better tokenization and query intent detection for game terminology |
| Sort policy | Configure and test sort policies manually per business scenario | Pre-built rough sort and business sort expressions for game scenarios; no extra configuration needed |
| Dictionary updates | Default system dictionaries updated on a regular schedule | Continuously updated based on changes to nouns and products in the game industry |
| Vector recall | Not included | Game-industry vector model included; supports multi-path search for long-tail queries, typos, and synonym replacement |
| Available for | Shared and Dedicated applications | Dedicated applications only |
When to choose each edition
Choose the Algorithm Edition for the Game Industry if:
Your application is a game discovery or search feature (item lookup, event search, wiki search)
You need out-of-the-box handling for game-specific terminology, abbreviations, and naming conventions
You want pre-built sort expressions without manual tuning
Long-tail queries, typos, or synonym-heavy searches are causing no-result queries
Your application runs on a Dedicated instance (required)
Choose the General-purpose Edition if:
Your use case is outside the game industry
You need fine-grained control over query analysis and sort policy configuration
Your application runs on a Shared instance
You may need to revert the edition later — converting from the Industry-specific Enhanced Edition back to the General-purpose Edition is not supported
Feature details
Query analysis
The General-purpose Edition covers common query analysis needs: synonym configuration, stop word filtering, spelling correction, term weight analysis, and category prediction.
The Algorithm Edition for the Game Industry extends this with an enhanced analyzer trained on game industry data. It builds indexes and detects query intent more accurately for game-specific searches — handling abbreviated game titles, character names, item names, and community terminology that general-purpose dictionaries miss.
Tokenization comparison
The following examples show how each edition tokenizes the same queries (tokens are separated by spaces):
| Query | General-purpose Edition | Algorithm Edition for the Game Industry |
|---|---|---|
| Genshin Impact Artifacts | Original Holy Artifacts | Genshin Impact Artifacts |
| Support Attack Table | Assist Protect Attack Table | Support Attack Table |
| Mountable entity | Ride Mount entity | Mount entity |
| Effect applied by beacon | Effect by trust mark applied | Effect by beacon applied |
Sort policy
The General-purpose Edition requires you to manually configure and test sort policies after creating an application.
The Algorithm Edition for the Game Industry provides pre-built rough sort and business sort expressions for common game scenarios. These expressions cover most game search ranking requirements without additional configuration.
Vector recall
The Algorithm Edition for the Game Industry includes a vector model trained on game industry data. It improves retrieval for:
Long-tail queries: low-frequency or niche searches that exact matching misses
Queries with typos: common in mobile game search
Synonym-based queries: player slang, abbreviations, and alternate names for the same item or game
Multi-path search combines vector recall with other retrieval strategies to improve overall query accuracy.
The following examples show vector recall results for game-related queries:
| Query | Top 1 result | Top 2 result | Top 3 result |
|---|---|---|---|
| blhx | Commander: Azur Lane | Grenville added to Ordnance Shop exchange Azur Lane | Azur Lane Luck and Speed |
| Yuanshen map | Map Genshin | Map tutorial Genshin | Genshin map tool |
| Yanyu Jiang shallow beach tour | Immortal_Life Newbies come see | Ultimate Monster in Yanyu Jianghu | Immortal_Life Taibai hidden ultimate sword technique |
Usage notes
To create an Algorithm Edition for the Game Industry application, see Algorithm Edition for the Game Industry.
A Dedicated General-purpose Edition application can be converted to the Industry-specific Enhanced Edition. The conversion is one-way — an Industry-specific Enhanced Edition application cannot be converted back to the General-purpose Edition.
The Algorithm Edition for the Game Industry is available only for Dedicated applications.
If you are upgrading a Shared application to Dedicated before converting, make sure the online application specifications and instance type are both set to Dedicated before starting the conversion.
In the application schema, add the field name that corresponds to the field label. Omitting this causes an error.