diff --git a/backend/alembic/env.py b/backend/alembic/env.py
index d9411ca..27505ab 100644
--- a/backend/alembic/env.py
+++ b/backend/alembic/env.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import create_async_engine
 
 from app.config import settings
 from app.database import Base
-from app.models import user, session, world, asset  # noqa: F401
+from app.models import user, session, world, asset, world_visit  # noqa: F401
 
 # this is the Alembic Config object, which provides
 # access to the values within the .ini file in use.
diff --git a/backend/alembic/versions/0003_add_discovery_metadata.py b/backend/alembic/versions/0003_add_discovery_metadata.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfd7c51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/alembic/versions/0003_add_discovery_metadata.py
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+"""add discovery metadata to worlds and create world_visits
+
+Revision ID: 0003_add_discovery_metadata
+Revises: 0002_add_date_of_birth_to_users
+Create Date: 2025-01-02 00:00:00.000000
+
+"""
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = "0003_add_discovery_metadata"
+down_revision: Union[str, None] = "0002_add_date_of_birth_to_users"
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    """Add discovery metadata columns to worlds and create world_visits."""
+    # Add discovery metadata columns to worlds.
+    op.add_column(
+        "worlds",
+        sa.Column("category", sa.String(length=100), nullable=True),
+    )
+    op.add_column(
+        "worlds",
+        sa.Column(
+            "tags",
+            postgresql.ARRAY(sa.String()),
+            nullable=True,
+            server_default="{}",
+        ),
+    )
+    op.add_column(
+        "worlds",
+        sa.Column("play_count", sa.Integer(), nullable=False, server_default="0"),
+    )
+    op.add_column(
+        "worlds",
+        sa.Column("last_played_at", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True),
+    )
+
+    # B-tree index on category, GIN index on tags.
+    op.create_index(
+        "ix_worlds_category",
+        "worlds",
+        ["category"],
+        unique=False,
+    )
+    op.create_index(
+        "ix_worlds_tags",
+        "worlds",
+        ["tags"],
+        unique=False,
+        postgresql_using="gin",
+    )
+
+    # Create world_visits table.
+    op.create_table(
+        "world_visits",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.Integer(), primary_key=True),
+        sa.Column("world_id", sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column("user_id", sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column("anonymous_token", sa.String(length=255), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column(
+            "visited_at",
+            sa.DateTime(timezone=True),
+            server_default=sa.func.now(),
+        ),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(
+            ["world_id"], ["worlds.id"], ondelete="CASCADE"
+        ),
+        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(
+            ["user_id"], ["users.id"], ondelete="CASCADE"
+        ),
+    )
+    op.create_index(
+        op.f("ix_world_visits_id"), "world_visits", ["id"], unique=False
+    )
+    op.create_index(
+        "ix_world_visits_world_id_visited_at",
+        "world_visits",
+        ["world_id", "visited_at"],
+        unique=False,
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    """Drop world_visits and discovery metadata columns from worlds."""
+    op.drop_index(
+        "ix_world_visits_world_id_visited_at", table_name="world_visits"
+    )
+    op.drop_index(op.f("ix_world_visits_id"), table_name="world_visits")
+    op.drop_table("world_visits")
+
+    op.drop_index("ix_worlds_tags", table_name="worlds")
+    op.drop_index("ix_worlds_category", table_name="worlds")
+    op.drop_column("worlds", "last_played_at")
+    op.drop_column("worlds", "play_count")
+    op.drop_column("worlds", "tags")
+    op.drop_column("worlds", "category")