Updated Steam Search Feature, Now Searching Games Is Easier

The abundance of content collections, support for various features and integrations make Steam a reality platform the first digital distribution that comes to PC users' minds when they want to buy game. Even for the non-gamers and user layman, Steam is not at all difficult to use. To get the desired application, we just need to register, install client software and log-in, then perform a search via the box search in the store.

Valve understands that search is one of the most important functions on Steam. As part of the Steam Labs experiment, developer this week launched a line essential update on features search on Steam, making sure it's more sophisticated and easy to use. Past Update In addition, Valve also intends to collect user input. They know how user interact with Steam differently, so it's very important for developer to measure the benefits.

From now on, we can use more filter to narrow the search process. User welcome to determine the maximum price of game and view special offers. That means, finding games that match the contents of your wallet is easier. And by ticking the option Special offer (special offer), Steam will soon present the titles that are getting discounted prices.

Furthermore, Valve also includes a variety of options tag divided by category: preferences, gender, product type, game mode, language and so on. Besides that, user can hide already owned titles, games in wishlist or virtual reality games (because maybe you don't have headset VR). So slide shifted or when tag enabled, Steam responsivelyUpdate game list.

At the top of the list column game, you can find the option 'sort by'. By default, Steam selects 'relevance' which is closely related to tag. The system utilizes smart algorithms in displaying the game. Of course, we can still sort game based on high/low prices, reviews, or release times.

In aspect interface, developer change the presentation of results search page based to Infinite scrolling so you don't have to click anymore page Manually. Presentations like this make navigation much more practical. But if you prefer the traditional look, feel free to change via settingStore Preferences.

On its blog, Valve explains that the feature update search Steam started from their efforts to explore algorithms ranking. However, due to high consumer demand for a better user experience, developer finally apply this technology in function search.

With The Verge.