Shovelware games removed
see this
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/discussions/forum/0/1744512235609675804/

Do any of the games you own state "profile features limited" or "Steam is still learning about this game" on their store page?

This game is not currently eligible to appear in certain showcases on your Steam Profile, and does not contribute to global Achievement or game collector counts.

Originally posted by ElvisDeadly:

Do any of the games you own state "profile features limited" or "Steam is still learning about this game" on their store page?

Just FYI: this doesn't reduce the game count, as this isn't applied retroactively. Games START in that state, so they've never been counted.

Originally posted by Kargor:

Originally posted by ElvisDeadly:

Do any of the games you own state "profile features limited" or "Steam is still learning about this game" on their store page?

Just FYI: this doesn't reduce the game count, as this isn't applied retroactively. Games START in that state, so they've never been counted.

True, but some users only notice that their count doesn't match when they first use the game collecter showcase and notice the number is not the same as what their library states, its not always the case that the number changed, it may just never have been what they thought it was

Originally posted by Kargor:

Steam has removed some games from the store recently, the count that's shown on user profiles isn't updated right away when this happens.

In your case, you bought a game which updated the count.

Don't worry, the games are still in your library. They are just not included in the count.

Thank you.

It says I have only 18 games when in reality I have about 50?

Originally posted by CloudyCloud:

It says I have only 18 games when in reality I have about 50?

Hey, you probably bought games with limited profile features. They don't count until they sold enough copies.

I’m having a similar issue. It says I have 7, but I really have 21. I think those were some Free Games I found, so do Free Games not count toward the count?

Originally posted by Unbreakable Grass:

I’m having a similar issue. It says I have 7, but I really have 21. I think those were some Free Games I found, so do Free Games not count toward the count?

There are many games that don't count towards the badge regardless if you "paid" for them or not.

1. Nearly all Free2Play games don't count. Unless you paid to make it a premium license. This is different than the free for a limited time games.

2. Games removed by Valve don't count. https://steam.madjoki.com/apps/banned

3. There are also games that are in the "Learning" phase...

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1504975795

4. And also games with "Profile Features Limited..."

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1640772820

Here is a list of some free games you can add to your count...

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/discussions/forum/0/3198119849662582773/?ctp=2#c3198119849665729751

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.