Valve Makes Steam Personal Calendar a Full Store Feature

Valve has made Personal Calendar a full feature of the Steam Store, adding recommendations for recently released and upcoming games based on players’ gaming tastes. The calendar, which was tested through Steam Labs, is available through the Steam storefront homepage, Valve said. The feature compares a user’s recently played games with those played by people who have similar profiles. Valve says its system then uses those players’ activity and wishlists to select recommendations. Games played for only a few minutes have little influence because the system primarily weighs titles users have spent more time playing. Personal Calendar refreshes daily, but Valve says recommendations are unlikely to change substantially from one day to the next. New suggestions are more likely to appear over an eight-week period or when developers confirm release dates for upcoming games. The calendar presents games according to their release timing, including recently released titles and games still to come. One report said users can filter recommendations by game tags, Early Access status and whether a title is on their wishlist. It also reported that developers cannot pay for placement in the...