13 votes

Is there a tool/method to find games you have in common with someone else?

Posted by Mendanbar
Tags: ask.recommendations, video games, multiplayer, organization, tools

My nephew and I like to play games together, and we're always looking for games that we can play together. I was manually looking through my Steam library today and wondering how to go about finding stuff that we may already own that we could play together. Is there a tool for that? Or maybe something that could suggest a game for purchase that we would both enjoy based on our history?

Also feel free to drop any general game library organization tips here. I found this tildes thread from a couple of years ago and I've already seen some cool ideas and tools.

5 comments

  1. [5]
    secret_online
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    Steam has this feature! Go to their profile page, click on their list of games, and there's a checkbox to filter to games you both own. While this includes singleplayer games in the list too, it...

    Steam has this feature! Go to their profile page, click on their list of games, and there's a checkbox to filter to games you both own. While this includes singleplayer games in the list too, it should be a bit shorter and require less communication than going through both of your lists individually.

    20 votes
    1. [3]
      kfwyre
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      You can also see these through a Dynamic Collection. Go to your Steam Library Click on the Filter button next to the search bar Type in your friend's name and check the box next to their account...

      You can also see these through a Dynamic Collection.

      • Go to your Steam Library
      • Click on the Filter button next to the search bar
      • Type in your friend's name and check the box next to their account
      • Click Save as Dynamic Collection

      This will give you a category in your library of all the games you own that are also owned by them.

      14 votes
      1. Mendanbar
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        Link Parent
        This option also lets me filter by multiplayer (as well as a bunch of other things). Very cool. Edit: I always forget about dynamic collections, but there are so many neat organizing features in...

        This option also lets me filter by multiplayer (as well as a bunch of other things). Very cool.

        Edit: I always forget about dynamic collections, but there are so many neat organizing features in there. The addition of store tags is awesome. I also just realized that the "only show ready to play" button applies when you are looking at a given dynamic collection.

        8 votes
      2. secret_online
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        Oh cool! I've been using the old method for a long time. It's good to know that Steam is taking advantage of the library page rebuild to improve the experience.

        Oh cool! I've been using the old method for a long time. It's good to know that Steam is taking advantage of the library page rebuild to improve the experience.

        4 votes
    2. Mendanbar
      Link Parent
      Whoa! And the filter in my library also has a spot to enter a friend's name. Unbelievable. It was right under my nose all along. :D

      Whoa! And the filter in my library also has a spot to enter a friend's name. Unbelievable. It was right under my nose all along. :D

      8 votes