Start with a title or an activity
If you know a title, enter it and select the right game from suggestions. To discover something new, describe a genre or activity: “co-op with friends”, “turn-based strategy” or “open world”. Search recognises supported words and combinations, while looking for titles in the catalogue. You do not need a technical command or advance knowledge of every tag name.
After submitting, inspect the conditions above the results. They help you check whether the search understood your request. A long, unrestricted sentence does not guarantee that every preference was understood. Begin with a short query and add important constraints using filters.
Find games like a favourite
Enter “similar to Hades” or choose “Similar games” from a game page. Search compares the selected game’s known genres and mechanics, excluding the reference itself. Select a specific suggestion to distinguish the original from sequels and games with similar names.
Similarity does not promise identical stories, difficulty or quality. Read the explanations and refine your request: keep roguelikes, for example, if repeated attempts are what you enjoy in Hades. Search reports ambiguous titles and insufficient mechanical information. Clarify the reference instead of treating an unrelated result as a recommendation.
Combine genres and exclude unwanted features
The tag filter accepts multiple genres, modes and features. “All” requires the selected combination; “Any” broadens the choice to games with at least one selected tag. Co-op and survival with “All”, for instance, search for cooperative survival. Use “Any” to explore two different genres.
Add unwanted tags to exclusions, such as puzzles without horror. An exclusion reflects catalogue information rather than guaranteeing the absence of every unsettling scene. Tags explicitly written in the query remain required even when separately selected tags use “Any”. Inspect the displayed conditions when results seem unexpectedly narrow.
Choose a suitable version, price and review threshold
Select “Released” if you want to play now. Early access and upcoming games have separate statuses. Select the game content type to keep expansions and other products out of your choice. Additional filters include platform, release dates, the minimum share of positive reviews and a review-count threshold.
The price filter uses EUR and the information available in the catalogue. It can differ from your regional store price; unknown prices are not treated as zero. Steam percentages measure positive reviews rather than editorial scores. Requiring more reviews gives a larger opinion sample but also hides lesser-known games. Check the store before buying.
Choose an order for your task
Begin with relevance for titles and descriptions. Review ordering highlights games with a large accumulated audience. Current activity uses available review growth, so it is not a measure of sales or concurrent players. Use release dates for recent launches and similarity when comparing against a reference game.
The first result is not a required choice. Read its explanation, watch its trailer and compare its format with the experience you wanted. An established release and a recent smaller game can occupy different positions under different sorts while both fitting your preferences.
When nothing matches
Remove constraints one at a time: first a high review or price threshold, then a secondary tag. Check whether a status and release date contradict your intention, and confirm the reference game. Empty results mean the current conditions found no matches in our catalogue, rather than proving such games do not exist.
You can start with a collection linked below this article. Its search button opens conditions you can edit. Copy the results address to return later or share it with friends: the query and selected filters are stored in the link. Future results can change as the catalogue develops.
Quick checklist
- Name one main activity.
- Check the recognised conditions above results.
- Choose a status and play mode.
- Read explanations, watch a trailer and check the official page.
- Keep a link to a useful search.
Find games in the catalog
Put the advice into practice with a relevant selection of games.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use everyday language?
Yes. Search recognises supported genres, modes, similar-game requests and conditions such as “Russian language” or “under 20 EUR”. Inspect the recognised conditions: a long unrestricted sentence may only be partly understood.
Does “co-op for two” guarantee exactly two players?
No. It recognises cooperative intent; check the game page and official description for the exact participant count. Local and online cooperation are separate conditions too.
Why are results broader than my initial request?
For some queries, search can relax conditions when results are scarce and displays a warning. Inspect active filters and explanations; explicitly select an essential tag to keep it required.