IPlayerService/GetOwnedGames doesn't return localized game names

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zevnda 16 Jul @ 9:30am

Unsure if I'm missing something, but I can't seem to get the
IPlayerService/GetOwnedGames endpoint to return localized game names, even though the localization for the selected language exists.

I would expect this

https://steamhost.cn/api_steampowered_com/IPlayerService/GetOwnedGames/v1/?key={api_key}&steamid={steam_id}&include_appinfo=true&l=tchinese

to return a list of the user's owned games with Traditional Chinese names if the localization exist.

One example is Satisfactory. While it has a localized name for Traditional Chinese when viewed in the Steam client (https://i.imgur.com/idbb1sF.png), the API returns its fallback/default localization

{ "appid": 526870, "name": "Satisfactory", "playtime_forever": 8492, // ... }

On the other hand, the ISteamUserStats/GetSchemaForGame endpoint does return localized achievement data for the same game.

For example,

https://steamhost.cn/api_steampowered_com/ISteamUserStats/GetSchemaForGame/v2/?key={api_key}&steamid={steam_id}&appid=526870&l=tchinese

returns

{ "name": "BUILD_FOUNDATIONS", "defaultvalue": 0, "displayName": "實打實例", "hidden": 0, "description": "建造 5000 個基板。", // ... }

So, am I missing something?

Last edited by zevnda; 16 Jul @ 9:37am