Searching for games

[EnigManic]

I am frustrated with Steam's search tools.

Using Steam on my PC I frequently check upcoming games and I try to search for games that would interest me. We have the option to include or exclude tags to narrow down our searches but it works like absolute crap.

For example, I choose to see "more upcoming games'', filtered by release date. I select a couple tags to refine my search. Then Steam shows me a page of search results but many of the games listed have NONE of the tags I chose.

Does anyone else have this issue and what are your thoughts?

[Julymorning]

can you copy paste the search page that shows results for no listed tags

[wuddih]

if you include or exclude tags anywhere, results will have or not have that tag

games have more tags than the few ones displayed directly in view on the store page. there is a + button after those, that will display all tags. usually more than 10 for even slightly popular games.

[Wolfsun]

LOL!

It's marketing. Search algorithms on sites that sell something are built to show you what you ask for as well as what the seller wants to sell you and in some cases what they think you might like whether it fits your search criteria or not.

Steam does it and every other search engine - especially Amazon - does it.

Didn't used to be that way.

It's only gonna get worse - you can't fix it so suck it up and deal with it.

[EnigManic]

Цитата допису wuddih:

if you include or exclude tags anywhere, results will have or not have that tag

games have more tags than the few ones displayed directly in view on the store page. there is a + button after those, that will display all tags. usually more than 10 for even slightly popular games.

True but I checked multiple times. Barely half of the search results had at least one tag I'd chosen.