cannot unhide 'hidden games'

[Dedmoin]

I have this problem already since one year or so but just recently I got so annoyed to contact Steam support who didn't have a clue why and how to fix it either.

My Steam client and using my browser for Steam web pages behaves exactly the same so there is no issue with local Steam client files.

Ok, here is my problem.
When browsing store pages some games are not shown and I see 'x games are hidden'.
Unchecked all occurences of 'hide ignored' and 'hide in library'.
I switched back and forth between English as primary language but no combination changed anything (games in other languages would not be shown as 'are hidden' anyway but this was what support suggested)
As mentioned, I used Steam client and Steam internet portal and both behave the same way.
I don't have any age or content restrictions activated.

Ok, now the funny part.
I see some games with the 'ignored' and 'in library' label on the store page while there is the note 'x games are hidden'.
I also see some of the games sometimes that are hidden otherwise. Like when I was at one of the promo pages and say one game with 'ignored'. I changed to list view of the publisher and the game was not shown (but there were still other games with 'ignored' label).

Any idea how to show those 'hidden' games without resetting my ignore list (which might not help anyways)?

[Iceira]

yeah use another pc, whatever the problem is that cache or cookie is doing something wrong assume problem is at user side ofc, do understand its better be point at its your pc now we need to proof it.

login at friends pc with your account and unhide it there. or spare pc even. see it as a pc you never did it on could be best so mistake either get with you or not, you need to understand the many process of faulthy finding and get what im try to do and proof it.

clear webcache browser DATA should also do this, cookie was once there but is now combined as web browser data.

they juist change to new location, inside a game in overlay then you can see Clear web Browser data, very odd place to put it.

lets see how it goes, what i dont get is why steam dont know if code has hide on a game option is on. ( maybe its a local issue, even here it will fail if you login at other pc, so as you see i dont get it make no sense, i though it was on the profile or maybe you need to ask them again.

there is also steam config flush , ( google it ) so you never forget it there for a reason.

and you look skilled enough to understand the many what if this and that here.

watchout for cross platform settings , linux vs pc , i dont say there is, but you know how it is with all them things we dont know here.

[Iceira]

hmm make sure its not Filter thats dont show hidden Title
i also had one Skyrim scriot extended, as game title, why will i have to see it as a game then its not a game.

it actual told me cant show because of Filter in the collections, and in hide in top of this.
could be seen as overlooked if you dont read it correctly. ( i doubt it's that but who knows )

dont bother with it if you made a mistake say so, so other steam user can learn the diffrence just as i did just now.

[Dedmoin]

I am using Windows and I assume big studios and publishers don't release games only on Linux or Mac OS. So this won't be the reason neither.

I found a current case of my problem. If I go to KLEI Fest promo page there are four games shown right at the top of the page and one small '1 hidden'.
What do you see?

I now tried on my iPad and see the same.
I am normally using Firefox and now logged into Steam with Edge browser for the very first time and see the same.

[Dedmoin]

Originally posted by Iceira W10:

they juist change to new location, inside a game in overlay then you can see Clear web Browser data, very odd place to put it.

sorry I don't understand this part


Steam config flush resets everything, my local config and cache files and also all my preferences. This is something I not very likely to do. Then I prefer to not see some games and don't buy them :D

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Are you in Germany?

[Dedmoin]

I am from Austria.

Because of possibly banned games?
This won't be the cause of the problem. Austria doesn't have regulation as strict as in Germany and those games will be filtered similarly like games in different languages I guess.

Anyways, the developer studio Klei produces 'kids friendly' games.
Probably the most 'serious' of their games is Don't Starve and is for 12+

[Dedmoin]

Meanwhile I found where and how to clear Steam client web data & cookies but it still shows 'x hidden'.