Ability to Hide Select Games

[noodlecow]

I would love the ability to hide select games from the public eye, only want my main games visible, dont like the all-or-nothing approach.

After multiple people misunderstanding: Currently, there is no way on steam to hide on your games tab a select game or two. Deleting a game does not do that job either, it still remains in your games library. I was not talking at all about hiding it from my view on my PC but on my profile. This should have been clear through the use of the word "public eye."

[YourSkita]

I agree neonnightzz. 100% Solid idea :)

[Callahan420]

I say nay!
Just don't buy games that you are too embarrassed to have in you library or get a second account for such games.

Is Hentai Girl Division any good? Asking for a friend.

[noodlecow]

Originally posted by Callahan420:

I say nay!
Just don't buy games that you are too embarrassed to have in you library or get a second account for such games.

Is Hentai Girl Division any good? Asking for a friend.

I get ♥♥♥♥ gifted and I accept it, idgaf what it is. Are you for real saying no for me? Telling me I dont need it when I'd like to have it? I don't think what you said has any place in a discussion. I want to have 20 of the 400+ games I have (majority of my entire library is AAA but I only want my main+multiplayer games) shown. That's it. Don't talk for other people.

[Sazzouu]

Originally posted by IFIYGD:

Amazing! we already have this!

https://prnt.sc/tayhoc

AMAZING... it's literally not what OP request here. The only thing this puppy does his hiding them in your library for YOUR eye. What OP wants is the game not being show as "owned" for him for example when going on the storepage as his friend or when visiting his games list.


@OP
You have two options:

1. Hide your gameslist entirely with the privacy options
   
2. "Remove" said game "permanently" from your account via the Support Page

The second option does not actually remove your game. It just makes it entirely invisible until you restore it with the very same method - or of course rebuy it but that would be rather stupid

[IFIYGD]

Funny thing is, we already have this feature, and have had it for some time.

https://prnt.sc/tayhoc

[Sazzouu]

Originally posted by IFIYGD:

Funny thing is, we already have this feature, and have had it for some time.

https://prnt.sc/tayhoc

Still not what OP requests

[IFIYGD]

Originally posted by BeatZ:

Originally posted by IFIYGD:

Amazing! we already have this!

https://prnt.sc/tayhoc

AMAZING... is literally not what OP request here. The only thing this puppy does his hiding them in your library for YOUR eye. What OP wants is the game not being show as "owned" for him for example when going on the storepage as his friend or when visiting his games list.


@OP
You have two options:

1. Hide your gameslist entirely with the privacy options
   
2. "Remove" said game permanently from your account via the Support Page

The second option does not actually remove your game. It just makes it enirely invisible until you restore it with the very same method - or of course rebuy it but that would be rather stupid

But you just proved it does hide it, if you set the privacy settings for game details to either Friends Only, or Private.

Friends Only- only people on your friends list will be able to see the game in your library. Private, no one will be able to see it.

Your second option is just a PITA, though. If you remove a large number of games from your account, you better keep a written or printed list, so you know what Store page you need to go to to reinstall it again.

Personally, I think Friends Only is a better option. If you have so-called "friends" who give you a hard time about what games you own, are they really friends?

The Hidden Games are meant to be a form of Parental Control, so you can hide games that may not be appropriate for underage children in your household who you may let play some games on your account. It does not hide them from your eyes, when you are signed into your account. They are perfectly visible, and easily accessed from the top left "View" link, clicking on the "Hidden Games" option. So, if you have smart kids, lol... they aren't really hidden if you let them use your account.

I do agree, it would make more sense if they were actually hidden from all, and required a password to access, though that would get just as many complaints as anything else Valve does.

[YourSkita]

Cool, thanks for the 411 :)

[noodlecow]

Originally posted by IFIYGD:

Originally posted by BeatZ:

AMAZING... is literally not what OP request here. The only thing this puppy does his hiding them in your library for YOUR eye. What OP wants is the game not being show as "owned" for him for example when going on the storepage as his friend or when visiting his games list.


@OP
You have two options:

1. Hide your gameslist entirely with the privacy options
   
2. "Remove" said game permanently from your account via the Support Page

The second option does not actually remove your game. It just makes it enirely invisible until you restore it with the very same method - or of course rebuy it but that would be rather stupid

But you just proved it does hide it, if you set the privacy settings for game details to either Friends Only, or Private.

Friends Only- only people on your friends list will be able to see the game in your library. Private, no one will be able to see it.

Your second option is just a PITA, though. If you remove a large number of games from your account, you better keep a written or printed list, so you know what Store page you need to go to to reinstall it again.

Personally, I think Friends Only is a better option. If you have so-called "friends" who give you a hard time about what games you own, are they really friends?

The Hidden Games are meant to be a form of Parental Control, so you can hide games that may not be appropriate for underage children in your household who you may let play some games on your account. It does not hide them from your eyes, when you are signed into your account. They are perfectly visible, and easily accessed from the top left "View" link, clicking on the "Hidden Games" option. So, if you have smart kids, lol... they aren't really hidden if you let them use your account.

I do agree, it would make more sense if they were actually hidden from all, and required a password to access, though that would get just as many complaints as anything else Valve does.

It seems that you were unable to understand what I was saying. I'm quite disappointed in you. Does it really matter what you think or want when it comes to what I think or want? Let me explain something for you. I have a library of 400 games. When people go to look at my library, its a lot to take in, and a lot of games (NieR Automata, are single player, so why does anyone need to know I have it?) dont need to be seen. When you delete a game from a library, it does NOT remove it from your owned games, as in playtime, achievements, and info still remains to both yourself, and others. I want a clean, cognitive library, not some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ that it currently is. You continued to tell BeatZ that you were in the right, that you knew everything I was talking about and wanted, when he was right. And you, were wrong. I, in my original statement brought up that you can only hide all the games, or none of them. Its a feature in the privacy settings. What I don't understand is how you misunderstood that I wasn't looking for that feature, but instead a more customizeable one. I dont even get how you trailed on to Family View when that wasnt even remotely the conversation.

[Wolf on Wheels]

Steam does need to allow users the option to "hide" specific games from Friend/Public view. There are many reasons why such an option should be added.

One example if for streamers. Many streams build a reputation for playing certain types of games. Like everyone else, streamers have down-time and very well might enjoy playing other types of games during that time. There have been cases where viewers will harras streamers after seeing that the streamer has played a game in their off time that differs from the games they stream.

A lot of people like certain games that friends/fans might think are childish, too, feminine, etc. In today's online society, people don't have filters. Meaning they'll say anything that comes to mind without thinking. After all, in most cases, they are anonymous with little or no real-world repercussions for what they do online.

Giving users the ability to better control what others see is the responsible thing for Steam to do. The lack of understanding by Steam is in part why there are more and more people that dislike Steam. This is an option that has been requested for a long time now. Steam continues to ignore this issue like with other issues. At the VERY LEAST Steam could come out and explain why certain features can't/won't be added.

[LOVHINE]

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