Steam Allows Users to Block Publishers and Content Creators

[cageymaru]

Steam now allows users of the service to block publishers and developers. Tired of seeing recommendations for visual novels? Block them. Don't want point and click adventures from a certain developer in your feed? Block that developer! You can find ignore button just below the golden Beta button and to the left of the "report this creator" flag.

 

[cageymaru]

I'm not advocating a block on Valve Software. Just used them as an example!

 

[sirmonkey1985]

about damn time but you know developers are going to cry about it..

 

[SolarisGuru]

WONDERFUL. Been wanting a feature like this for years. I'm going to be busy tonight.

 

[jnemesh]

Perfect! Tired of seeing recommendations for BS, low effort "puzzle" games of questionable quality. Nice to know I can block the devs themselves and rid my screen of this crap permanently!

 

[wyqtor]

I'm not advocating a block on Valve Software. Just used them as an example!

I guess any news on Half Life 3 or Portal 3 will be posted over here anyway, so...

 

[mkk]

It's the next best thing after Steam curating itself, which will never happen.

I'll block Valve for that. Thanks for the idea. :-D

 

[Zarathustra[H]]

I've never noticed this was a problem.

I use Steam exclusively for purchasing games, as I don't want to have multiple clients installed, but I have it set to open to my library. When I go to the store, I usually just use the search function to find the game I want and buy it.

I've never paid any attention to Steams recommendations, so this has never bothered me.

 

[cageymaru]

I've never noticed this was a problem.

I use Steam exclusively for purchasing games, as I don't want to have multiple clients installed, but I have it set to open to my library. When I go to the store, I usually just use the search function to find the game I want and buy it.

I've never paid any attention to Steams recommendations, so this has never bothered me.

I love the indie game genre and the Steam recommendations list is the only real way to keep track of them.

 

[zkostik]

about damn time but you know developers are going to cry about it..

I personally just see it as a filter which any store has to have especially given the volume of content. For some devs this may even be better their stuff may be easier to find when other contents is filtered.

 

[gunbust3r]

Netflix: Copy this.

 

[Tak Ne]

about damn time but you know developers are going to cry about it..

No, they'll just take advantage of the imminent paid service offered by Steam to bypass the blocks.

 

[twonunpackmule]

I've never noticed this was a problem.

I use Steam exclusively for purchasing games, as I don't want to have multiple clients installed, but I have it set to open to my library. When I go to the store, I usually just use the search function to find the game I want and buy it.

I've never paid any attention to Steams recommendations, so this has never bothered me.

I own close to 1400 games now. It's never been an issue. At it's worst it was the same of having to weed through the $5 buys at Walmart to get to the stuff you were interested in. I'm an adult and if I see something I don't want, I don't buy it and then I go about my day.

I enjoy Jim Sterling but I never saw the problems he did.

*EDIT*

I will say I have paid attention to the recommends once or twice. It was how I found Overload ( from the makers of Descent).

 

[The King of Pants]

Oh man, are the journocommies and indie cliquesters ever gonna be cry over this.

 

[ChoGGi]

Now if only there was a way to block either consistently low reviewed publishers / or ones with a single (low reviewed) game, and I can finally get rid of all the shovelware crap...

 

[SamuraiInBlack]

Does it also work for big names like Activision and EA?

Tired of seeing their "AAA" shovelware.

 

[CzarKasm]

Finally! No more Sakura Krap, visual novels, RPG-Maker, retro, and other garbage-ware.

 

[lostin3d]

Anyone tested and can verify if this works in the new release or early searches?

Sure the recommendations blow, but trying to sift thru those piles is a major PIA too.

edit: Oh, and thanks Cagey!

 

[katanaD]

Finally! No more Sakura Krap, visual novels, RPG-Maker, retro, and other garbage-ware.

i tried sakura dungeon some time back.. man was that a mistake. not only was the game BAD.. but then crap like it was all over my recommended queue

finally.. i can end the suffering LOL

 

[d8lock]

Welcome to the blocked list RPG maker!

doesn't seem to work right. I'm still seeing Trailmakers on my store page. Could be because it's on sale though.