Free games added to library should be sorted as "most recent" just like purchased games

[Gr3atsaga]

When you add a free game to your library, it will show up as "no recorded activity" in your library and will not be sorted as the most recent just like games that you pay for are. This does not make sense. This makes it difficult sometimes to find specific free games in your library, especially if you add multiple of them. Sometimes I like to go through some of the free games in the store, add them, and then look through them afterwards to see if there is anything that might be worthwhile. The "recent activity" here is that it was added to the library. Just like the "recent activity" when you purchase a game is that it was purchased and added to the library.

[Crazy Tiger]

I would prefer a toggle for that, actually. I'm not interested in seeing them in that filter, but a toggle for people who do would be nice.

[Gr3atsaga]

Yes, they could add a new filter for free games... but recent activity is a sorting algorithm, not a filter.

[Crazy Tiger]

Sure, I'll rephrase it then: "I would prefer a toggle for that, actually. I'm not interested in seeing them in that sorting algorithm, but a toggle for people who do would be nice."

[LATINAPR]

GREAT IDEAS

[Nx Machina]

Originally posted by Gr3atsaga:

This makes it difficult sometimes to find specific free games in your library, especially if you add multiple of them.

Originally posted by Gr3atsaga:

Just like the "recent activity" when you purchase a game is that it was purchased and added to the library.

Create a collection named "free games" and add them to it.

[Gr3atsaga]

Originally posted by Nx Machina:

Originally posted by Gr3atsaga:

This makes it difficult sometimes to find specific free games in your library, especially if you add multiple of them.

Originally posted by Gr3atsaga:

Just like the "recent activity" when you purchase a game is that it was purchased and added to the library.

Create a collection named "free games" and add them to it.

Right... yeah, that solves it... it's not like I would still require to go hunt them down in the library to do so.

You know, maybe I should change my suggestion to "Remove newly purchased games from recent activity" - because, if you want to find them, just "Create a collection named "[New Games]" and add them to it."

I don't know why people feel the need to fight against something logical...

[Nx Machina]

Originally posted by Gr3atsaga:

Right... yeah, that solves it... it's not like I would still require to go hunt them down in the library to do so.

You would not have to hunt if you HAD created a collection to begin with.

[Gr3atsaga]

Originally posted by Nx Machina:

Originally posted by Gr3atsaga:

Right... yeah, that solves it... it's not like I would still require to go hunt them down in the library to do so.

You would not have to hunt if you HAD created a collection to begin with.

Alright smart guy... if I am currently on the store page and I click "Add to Library" on a free game... how would I go about getting that game into the collection?

[Nx Machina]

Originally posted by Gr3atsaga:

Alright smart guy... if I am currently on the store page and I click "Add to Library" on a free game... how would I go about getting that game into the collection?

It shows in your library as "uncategorised".

[Gr3atsaga]

Originally posted by Nx Machina:

Originally posted by Gr3atsaga:

Alright smart guy... if I am currently on the store page and I click "Add to Library" on a free game... how would I go about getting that game into the collection?

It shows in your library as "uncategorised".

Hmm... yeah... along with 1000 other games. Nonetheless, even adding it to a collection will not sort it by most recently added to library. So even still, I can't see which one was just added now.

[Nx Machina]

Originally posted by Gr3atsaga:

Hmm... yeah... along with 1000 other games. Nonetheless, even adding it to a collection will not sort it by most recently added to library. So even still, I can't see which one was just added now.

https://store.steampowered.com/account/licenses/

[Gr3atsaga]

Originally posted by Nx Machina:

Originally posted by Gr3atsaga:

Hmm... yeah... along with 1000 other games. Nonetheless, even adding it to a collection will not sort it by most recently added to library. So even still, I can't see which one was just added now.

https://store.steampowered.com/account/licenses/

Ah yes, the existence of that definitely means they shouldn't implement a feature which makes logical sense. NOW I have to copy the title of EACH free game I added, switch to the library tab, search it, then add it to the collection, which still won't tell me that it was the most recent, I will have to once again cross reference with that page.

Not to mention the fact I just added Town of Salem 2 to my library... it was nowhere to even be found in the library, even searching... until I searched for it on the store again and chose "Play Game" to install it. THEN it showed up in my library.

What else can you try to fight this with?

[Nx Machina]

Originally posted by Gr3atsaga:

Ah yes, the existence of that definitely means they shouldn't implement a feature which makes logical sense. NOW I have to copy the title of EACH free game I added, switch to the library tab, search it, then add it to the collection, which still won't tell me that it was the most recent, I will have to once again cross reference with that page.

Not to mention the fact I just added Town of Salem 2 to my library... it was nowhere to even be found in the library, even searching... until I searched for it on the store again and chose "Play Now" to install it. THEN it showed up in my library.

What else can you try to fight this with?

You are the one adding those games to your library therefore you should know the most recent one/s. You could for example write them down in a notebook but that link i posted literally tells you what you added.

[Gr3atsaga]

Originally posted by Nx Machina:

Originally posted by Gr3atsaga:

Ah yes, the existence of that definitely means they shouldn't implement a feature which makes logical sense. NOW I have to copy the title of EACH free game I added, switch to the library tab, search it, then add it to the collection, which still won't tell me that it was the most recent, I will have to once again cross reference with that page.

Not to mention the fact I just added Town of Salem 2 to my library... it was nowhere to even be found in the library, even searching... until I searched for it on the store again and chose "Play Now" to install it. THEN it showed up in my library.

What else can you try to fight this with?

You are the one adding those games to your library therefore you should know the most recent ones/s.

Ah right, yeah... I remember now, I was going to change my suggestion to "Remove newly purchased games from recent activity", Why do they need to go there when you purchase them? You should know what games you purchase, when you purchased them, and in what order you purchased them.

[cjlincol]

Idk if you have a steam deck but there is an option for dynamic filtering under advanced filtering options and you can filter by store tag, I created one with the free to play tag and it auto populates all my games that are free. Hope that helps!