The game "Spacewar" is always my most recently played game after I start Steam.

[HawkEy3]

ISSUE

The game "Spacewar" is always my most recently played game after I start Steam.

OS

Windows 7 SP1

STEAM

Built: Jun 4 2015, at 10:37:54
Steam API: v017
Steam package versions: 1433441724

STEPS

• Start Steam
  
• Right click on the TRAY ICON
  
• It shows the five last played games

RESULTS

"Spacewar" is always on top

EXPECTED

The game I last played is on top of the recent game list.

NOTE

I do use family sharing with five other accounts.
After I start any game, it's now at the top of the most recently played games.
After I start five random games, "Spacewar" ist gone from the list until next restart.
The issue first appeared a few weeks ago, "Spacewar" which is neither in the community section nor in the steam store suddenly appeared as my most recently played game.
I started it, downloaded it, and executed it. Interesting little hidden game in steam but uninstalled it short time later.
The bug however persists.

[HawkEy3]

Issue still persists and now two non-steam game shortcuts are allways on top too. Please review this in the next update.

[Bumbefly (we/All)]

This is a known issue.
But i'ld like to compliment you for your detailed report on the variation you suffer. We need more ppl to post like you did.

[HawkEy3]

Thanks.
Good to hear it's a known issue, hope Valve can fix it eventually.

[HawkEy3]

Ok, a recent update fix the second issue. But "spacewar" problem still exists. Is there some registry or .dll file or something I could delete to force steam to reset?

[Atry]

I have this issue too. Any news about an upcoming fix / workaround?

[HawkEy3]

Not that I know of.

[Jericho]

Yes, I knew something was wrong. It's such a strange thing. Spacewar isn't even a game on steam and I had never played a game called "Spacewar" to begin with. I'm wondering if it's a filler for something that Steam can't recognize. It's definitely a mystery.

[Tev]

Originally posted by Comrade Sokol:

Yes, I knew something was wrong. It's such a strange thing. Spacewar isn't even a game on steam and I had never played a game called "Spacewar" to begin with. I'm wondering if it's a filler for something that Steam can't recognize. It's definitely a mystery.

It'a a Steamworks API demo, and generally whenever I see someone running it, I think someone's up to illegal stuff. Those who are know very well what I'm talking about.

That is, unless they're an actual developer.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Comrade Sokol:

Yes, I knew something was wrong. It's such a strange thing. Spacewar isn't even a game on steam and I had never played a game called "Spacewar" to begin with. I'm wondering if it's a filler for something that Steam can't recognize. It's definitely a mystery.

It is common for games that are pirated to run "Spacewar" to launch the game.