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How to Make and Share Custom Game Collections in Steam Platform

Steam is the largest digital distribution platform for PC games, with over 30,000 games in its library. With so many titles, organizing your Steam library can be a daunting task. This is where Steam’s custom game collections come in handy. Game collections allow you to categorize and group games together for easy browsing and discovery.

In this article, we will walk you through everything you need to know about creating, managing, and sharing custom game collections on Steam.

Benefits of Using Steam Game Collections

Here are some of the key benefits of using game collections:

  • Organize large libraries: Easily group together games by genre, franchise, play status, etc. This keeps your library neat and manageable.
  • Discover new games: Browse collections curated by other players to find new games you may enjoy.
  • Share collections: Recommend games to friends by sharing your custom collections.
  • Enhanced browsing: Collections display as a horizontal shelf for easy scrolling through games.
  • Automatic sorting: Dynamic collections automatically sort games based on filters like tags, year of release, etc.

How to Create a Game Collection

Follow these simple steps to create a custom game collection in your Steam library:

  1. Open your Steam library and click on “Collections” (the icon with four squares).
  2. Click on the “+” icon that says “Create Collection” at the top.
  3. Enter a name for your collection. Try to keep it short but descriptive.
  4. Select if you want a static or dynamic collection:
    • Static: Manually add/remove games from the collection.
    • Dynamic: Automatically populated based on filters.
  5. Choose collection settings like visibility, artwork, etc.
  6. Add games to a static collection or set filters for a dynamic one.
  7. Click “Create” and your new collection will appear in the sidebar!

Collection Management Tips

Here are some tips for managing your game collections:

  • Create shelves from collections for attractive horizontal scrolling.
  • Set dynamic collections to auto-sort games by genre, year, tags, playtime, etc.
  • Manually fine-tune dynamic collections by removing unwanted games.
  • Favorites make a great static collection of your most-played games.
  • Make multiple collections and nest them into categories.

Sharing Game Collections

An underutilized Steam feature is the ability to share game collections with friends and the community. Here’s how:

  • When creating a collection, set visibility to “Public” under advanced settings.
  • Get the share link for others to subscribe to the collection.
  • Share collections that showcase games you enjoy or recommend.
  • Check out collections shared by friends and curators for new game ideas.
  • Developers can share collections as a handy playlist for their franchise games.
  • Popular curators often have great collections worth taking a look at.

More Tips for Organizing Your Library

Here are some additional tips for keeping your Steam library neat and tidy:

  • Remove unwanted games from your account completely.
  • Use the “Hidden” category to remove unplayed games from view.
  • Categorize by platform if you use Steam for non-PC titles.
  • Utilize tags to label games with your own custom categories.
  • Sort games by recent activity to highlight your current favorites.
  • Set up non-Steam shortcuts to launch external games through Steam.

Conclusion

Steam collections are an invaluable organizational feature, especially for large libraries. Creating custom collections improves your browsing experience, allows discovering new games, and enables sharing recommendations with friends.

We have only scratched the surface of all that you can do with collections. Take some time to set up categories and shelves that make the most sense for your library. Let us know in the comments if you have any other useful collection tips for your fellow Steam users!

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