Valve launches Steam Tags

Valve launches Steam Tags to offer another reading of the catalog players
Because it is not always easy to navigate the catalog of Steam, Valve has launched a new system of keywords: Steam the tags.


Valve is in great shape right now. The publisher has actually benefited the last CES to introduce the first generation of Steam Machines, but also significantly changed its flagship tool over the last few months with the deployment of a scoring system and the launch of a reader integrated music , this time to Steam OS.




And today he is back with a system of keywords well thought out, a system that ultimately has only one goal: to allow players to more easily find titles likely to please them.

The catalog of Steam has thousands of references, and basically two filters to display the games according to their gender, or their platform. Oh, of course, the store also back the most popular titles, new or the best deals available, but the scope of these inserts is limited.

The advantage of keywords is that they will sometimes go up little-known titles.




How to add keywords to a game ?

The first thing to know about them is that they are not generated by Valve, but by the players themselves. If you want to participate, it is not difficult since you only have to launch the client and log into your account, before you go on the record the title of your choice.

Up on the right, you will find an area by tracing the keywords most popular , with an integrated button row.


After clicking this button, you Steam will open a new window and it is through the latter that you can enter your own tags. The tool is obviously not fail to suggest some words in passing.




And then how does it work ?

Navigation by keywords, she will through a hidden option in the game menu: "Popular Tags" . By visiting this section you will find yourself face to face with a list of all the most popular tags. In the lot, you'll even get a few gems like "Addictive" , "Best friends with" , "Zombies" , "Pigeon" , "THIS IS NOT HALF LIFE 3" or ... "Games for Kevin 9 years. "

The latter is my favorite, too. And if you ask the question, remember that currently includes three titles: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty Ghosts and Call of Duty Black Ops II.

And it's not over. Top of the page, you will find another tab this time referring to the "Recommended Tags". These are not the same for all users of the platform, and they ultimately depend on games and recently launched on Steam software.


In itself, the concept of keywords is not new, of course, but it's still a good thing to see happen in Steam. Finally, may not be to our bank account.