Why am I seeing recommendations for smut and porn games? Because I'm playing Witcher 3. Witcher 3 has a few scenes where you see tits, and so it has a "nudity" tag. So Steam now thinks I'd be into this other weird shit because they, too, have "nudity" tags.

Fuck me, how have we still not come up with a better system than this? 🤦‍ It's braindead, vacuous and almost always misses the mark. And in this case, it makes my Steam front page look like I'm a chronic masturbator who can't even game without needing a mid-session wank.

How about a vibes-based recommendation system? Almost like a criminal profile, you look at the games which the user has played most, or where they've unlocked a certain percentage of the achievements, or something like that, then you build an ever-evolving profile of the kind of gamer 'personality' the user has. Then, to recommend a new game to them, you compare their profile with similar profiles, and whatever games the other profile has played (to a statistically significant degree) that you haven't yet played is the recommendation. Kinda like Last.fm's compatibility check between users, but under-the-hood and without any user being mentioned or even logged (I'm sure it'd be a privacy issue otherwise).

"You played Skyrim which has a dragon in it, therefore you'll like Dragon Fucker Hitler Bastard 5,000" has gotta be the worst way to recommend games - or any media - to people.

When browsing Steam, ever wonder if the publisher behind a game has a history of shutting down always-online titles and making them unplayable?

I built a userscript that checks the publisher on every store.steampowered.com page against the Stop Killing Games Dead Game List. If the publisher is known for killing games, you get a small amber banner above the purchase area with the specific reason.

Currently flags 16 publishers: Ubisoft, EA, Microsoft (Activision/Blizzard), Warner Bros, Bandai Namco, Sony, Square Enix, 2K, NCSoft, SEGA, Capcom, Rovio, Gameloft, NetEase, Nexon, Atari

Examples:

• Ubisoft → Shut down The Crew (2024), lawsuit in France
• EA → Anthem killed Jan 2026, unplayable
• Activision → Warzone Mobile killed Apr 2026
• Sony → Concord killed after 2 weeks

Design:

• Matches Steam’s native DRM warning styling (amber gradient)
• Dismissible, does not block purchases
• Links to per-publisher explainer docs with evidence
• No telemetry, open source

Install:

1. Install ViolentMonkey
2. Open https://codeberg.org/kimmitk/skg-publisher-warning/raw/branch/main/skg-warning.user.js
3. Click Install

Codeberg: https://codeberg.org/kimmitk/skg-publisher-warning

Cross-posted from "Steam Reportedly Blocks LGBTQ+ Game Tag In China, Following Similar Censorship In Russia" by @[email protected] in ![email protected]

In exciting news, a bunch of my yuri vns have been banned in Russia on Steam b/c the Russian government hates gay people, & Steam sent me this lovely message telling me this is my fault & I should have done my due diligence by pre-emptively complying with homophobic laws 🙏

I could easily see myself picking it up for $100 just like in the states. But because of the currency exchange rate, We're getting hit with a 50 dollar price hike.

Meanwhile the Xbox controller I bought was only $89.00.

Do any of my fellow Canadians also feel this way?

Just bought it and have some questions about legacy characters

If I keep leveling them up, will they eventually die of old age?

Can I reuse legacy characters if the next chapter is hundreds of years in the future?

crosspostato da: https://lemmy.world/post/40226242

Warn you if there’s a way you could get a product for cheaper before you purchase it.

ShiraNamiNani discovered this feature while purchasing Unrailed 2: Back on Track. At press time, this game was 30% off, for a total of $13.99. However, the Unrailed Collection Bundle, which includes both Unrailed 2: Back on Track and its predecessor, had a bigger discounted rate of 58%, meaning it only cost $13.58 – 41 cents cheaper than buying just the second game on its own. This is likely what triggered this alert, as it allowed them to not only save money but also get an extra game in the process.

"they will not be recommended to purchase the larger version if the total cost is still higher."

More Link: https://www.gamingbible.com/news/platform/steam/steam-store-addition-saves-you-money-194091-20251213

click on help on the top and then send. :)

Link: https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/

Old design (pulled from the web archive):