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Does anyone else feel like game recommendation engines are completely useless if you play older games? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 week ago by YUART@lemmy.zip to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

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Every time I use Steam's discovery queue or any "what to play next" site, I get bombarded with stuff from the last 6 months. I get it - that's what generates clicks and sales - but it's genuinely unhelpful for how most of us here actually want to play.

I've been quietly working on a tool to change that. The core idea - your taste doesn't have an expiration date, so recommendations shouldn't either. Something from 2011 that fits exactly what you're looking for should surface just as easily as a 2024 release.

It's early and rough around the edges, but I'm at the point where I want to validate whether this is even a problem worth solving for other people or just a me.

If a recommendation algorithm for games like this existed - smarter discovery that actually respects older games - would you use it?

What features would make it genuinely useful vs just another thing you try once and forget about? I want it to be the tool someone actually recommends to a friend, not just upvotes and forgets.

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[–] Hond@piefed.social 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Tbh, recommendations algos never really worked for me. Even before everything got enshittified. I always just used brute force and the filtering options which were given to me. But even the steam store page started to actively discourage my approach for discovery with ui/ux changes a few years back.

But my backlog grows and the time for gaming melts away as i get older. Sometimes i miss skimming through hundreds of games to find a hidden gem. But currently i'm not even in the mood for gaming since a half a year. I havent finished a single game i was excited about. Just stopped after playing them for 2-3 hours.

Would i use an algorithm which actually recommends games i like? Sure.

[–] Zarobi@aussie.zone 0 points 2 hours ago

I'm in the same boat. I found that I just had to buy and play a bunch of games I didn't like. I only buy games on 70% discount or more for that reason.

For example, I love City management games, so I thought I'd like Against the Storm... But the roguelike elements completely ruined that game for me and I hate it. As a counter point I usually hate logic puzzle games, but I loved Artisan of Glimmith because it has a "check your work" hint system that doesn't feel too much like cheating. You really can't tell if you'll like a game before you try it unfortunately.

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