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Valve just made two big changes to Steam: Wishlists are smarter, and it’s easier to gift games while telling your friends Hollow Knight Silksong “rules”
Valve has expanded Steam's wishlist functionality with a new tagging system that enables users to create custom categories for organising their saved games. Players can now assign labels to wishlisted titles—such as games for specific occasions, controller-compatible games, or event-featured recommendations—and filter their lists by these tags to navigate potentially large collections more efficiently.
The update includes preset tag suggestions to streamline the categorisation process and allows users to customise notifications for different wishlist categories. These additions appear designed to enhance the practical utility of Steam's wishlist feature for both personal game discovery and gift-giving purposes.
In short
- Valve added custom wishlist categories, allowing users to tag games with labels like 'controller-friendly' or 'for someone else' to organise collections
- Preset tag suggestions including 'Birthday List' and 'Waiting For a Sale' simplify categorisation, alongside tailorable notifications per category
Explained simply
Steam is a digital platform owned by Valve where PC gamers buy and play video games. A wishlist is a feature that lets users save games they are interested in buying, so they can track titles and watch for price drops.
Valve has given wishlists a tagging system that allows users to sort their saved games into custom categories. For instance, players can label games as suitable for certain occasions, compatible with specific controllers, or recommended by friends, and then filter their wishlist by these tags.
Many players accumulate large wishlists over time, making it harder to find specific games when they want to buy or gift. These new organisation tools are intended to help users find games more easily and to make choosing gifts for friends simpler.
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