On Steam, you can keep a personal game calendar so you never miss a release that interests you.
We already told you about a new, experimental feature on Steam at the end of last year. The personal calendar shows you the release dates for games on your wishlist as well as recommendations for you.
The calendar has now officially appeared on Steam, and there isenthusiastic feedback from the community.
”I love this calendar”
On the Steam subreddit, a user of the calendar shared their delight, and more than 2,000 people agreed:
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The personal calendar update looks great. It’s really awesome that it shows me games I would have otherwise either forgotten or never discovered. I can’t wait for September this year, when this calendar is going to go absolutely wild.
With that last sentence, the user is referring to the jam-packed September, when a ton of big games are set to be released this year.
The comments are full of praise, even among indie developers. This makes it much easier for them to stay on the radar of interested players who have their titles on their wishlists but still miss the release amid the flood of games.
Also in thediscussions on Steam, the new feature has been well received. The community is also contributing ideas for improvements there, such as through aA view that goes further back in timeor afilter for Steam friends.
How does the calendar work?
The personal calendar was tested for months viaSteam Labs. This is a testing environment where the platform works with the community to put features through their paces.
You can now view your ownpersonal calendar directly in the Steam Launcher, which offers several different views. First, you’ll see games that were released in the last month and the last week. Further down, you can see upcoming releases.
A slightly more compact view isintegrated directly into Steam’s storefront if you scroll down a bit. There you’ll also find a button that takes you to the larger view.
Here, you can finally choose whether the lists should include or exclude games on your wishlist, or whether only these titles should be displayed.
The rest are games that, according to Steam, match your playtime profile. They are based on titles that Steam users with similar gaming tastes have in their libraries. Games you’ve played for longer periods are weighted more heavily than games with little playtime.
