The search capabilities of Valve’s Steam storefront have been the topic of a recent upgrade that was just made available behind the scenes and announced by the company. Players now have the ability to search for items other than game titles directly as part of the update. These things include tags, categories, developers, publishers, and franchises.
One of the examples that Steam provides is the ability to search directly for a game, such as Star Wars or Final Fantasy, rather than having to fill down the individual game titles. Players also have the option of searching for Bethesda, as well as searching across categories such as free-to-play and tags such as survival or zombies.
According to an article that provides further information on the update, the search function has been improved to better help users in the event that they make typographical errors when typing. In the article, an example is given that demonstrates how successfully searching for “hgwart” might get results for the Hogwarts Legacy website.
Steam’s core functionality has been a focus of Valve’s development efforts for a considerable amount of time. The Steam PC client received a makeover to its in-game overlay as part of a recent update that was released around a month ago. This update included a large number of new features as well as further improvements to the client’s user experience.