Summary
Steamusers are asking for improved sorting controls over their own game libraries. For all its quality of life features,Steamlacks some key abilities to improve the organization of one’s games, and it’s something that some players are saying is long overdue for an upgrade.
Steam has a massive library of games to choose from, and more titles are being added to the service all the time. The large number of titles, combined with regular sales and discount periods, means that many fans havetons of games in their personal Steam libraries. This is typically seen as a good thing, but it can come with some drawbacks with the way currently Steam works.
Steam users have taken to social media to talk about the game platform’s lack of organizational options for game collections. A screenshot shared by one fan demonstrates the problem, with thegame collection for FromSoftwaredisplayed. The games are organized alphabetically, but due to differences in the way the games are labeled and the use of Roman numerals,Dark Souls 2and its DLC is listed first, followed byDark Souls 3, and finally the originalDark Souls. Being able to manually rearrange them would resolve this problem quickly, but that’s currently not an option on Steam.
Steam Players Want Better Organization
Some players have pointed out that in some rare cases, it seems as though the game developer or publisher has changed something to fix this ordering. This was reportedly an issue with series likeCrysisandSaints Row, and ended up getting fixed. However, it’s not something a user can do on the client side.
Some games are more prone to issues with collections on Steam than others. Some fans frustrated by organization have asked for at least the ability to sort games in collections by the order in which they were released. However, this gets messy with remasters and remakes, as the titles may not appear in the order they should be played in. Add in the possibility ofa game series changing its nameor releasing both numbered and non-numbered games, like theLike a Dragon/Yakuzafranchise, and it quickly becomes apparent how chaotic one’s grouped game collection can get.
It’s always possible that more organization options will be added to Steam over time, but players don’t seem optimistic. The OP points out from the start that the21-year-old gaming platformstill lacks the ability, and one user noted that this has been a frequent demand on Steam’s forums, but seems to be ignored. For now, users will have to wait and see what happens, but they probably shouldn’t hold their breath.
Steam
Steam is a digital video game storefront and program developed by Valve that allows gamers to purchase, play, and mod their titles all through one convenient program.
