Originally posted by VL7D:

Feature Suggestion – Filter Games by My PC Specs

Hello, Valve team,

I’d like to suggest adding a feature to Steam that allows users to filter search results based on their own PC specifications.
For example, Steam could compare the games’ minimum/recommended requirements with the user’s CPU, GPU, and RAM, and then show only the titles that meet or exceed those requirements.

This would save players time, make the store more user-friendly, and help avoid buying games that won’t run properly on their systems.

Thank you for considering this idea.

Text entry fields are not as easy to "search" through, especially when game devs put in joke requirements. Example...

https://steamhost.cn/app/351450/Scribble_Space/

Liability is why not.

Liability - the fact that someone is legally responsible for something and why developers, publishers DO NOT commit to games running on your PC because they CANNOT test every possible PC config out there. They list min, rec specs to remove liability.

Valve cannot commit to another developers game running on your PC, (liability) and would open themselves up to be sued by both the developer and the user.

Even those sites such as CanYouRunIt do not commit to a game running on your PC.

Developers, publishers maintain the store page so all information is provided by them.

The mantra is know your PC and what it is capable of.

Thank you for the explanation. However, I would like to point out that even considering legal liability, it is possible to make game searches more accurate for specific PC configurations.

There are services like CanYouRunIt that analyze game compatibility with a user’s hardware without guaranteeing that the game will run. This approach shows that a system can be created to inform users about the likelihood of a game running, without taking on legal responsibility.

Also, Steam collects a lot of information about users’ systems, which can be used to improve recommendations without legal risks.

Therefore, the argument about liability seems too simplified, and Valve could implement better game search filters based on PC specifications to help users choose games that are more likely to run on their computers.

Originally posted by VL7D:

Thank you for the explanation. However, I would like to point out that even considering legal liability, it is possible to make game searches more accurate for specific PC configurations.

There are services like CanYouRunIt that analyze game compatibility with a user’s hardware without guaranteeing that the game will run. This approach shows that a system can be created to inform users about the likelihood of a game running, without taking on legal responsibility.

Also, Steam collects a lot of information about users’ systems, which can be used to improve recommendations without legal risks.

Therefore, the argument about liability seems too simplified, and Valve could implement better game search filters based on PC specifications to help users choose games that are more likely to run on their computers.

Too simplified?

You admitted that CanYouRunIt as i also pointed out does not guarantee a game will run, and the reason they do not is liability, hence why it is named CanYouRunIt and not YouCanRunIt.

Secondly there are multiple PC configs out there BUT end user PC's also contain differing software and differing hardware combinations.

For example they may have an overzealous anti virus doing realtime scanning, Windows indexing enabled, malware etc installed all affecting performance and that is why there is no YouCanRunIt tool. Then there is the issue of hardware on the point of failing.

Microsoft tried it and it failed including the Microsoft Store version.

As for Valve collecting data, it does not know what performance you get on any game. They only know you have GPU X and CPU Y etc.

It is not simply a case of match my PC, it is a case of Valve said it would run, it does not and i am going to sue them, and why developers list min, rec specs.

I have Deathloop and my cpu is below the minimum spec yet i have zero issues with performance whereas someone with a higher spec PC complains of performance issues on the forum.

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Originally posted by VL7D:

Hello, Valve team,

I’d like to suggest adding a feature to Steam that allows users to filter search results based on their own PC specifications.
For example, Steam could compare the games’ minimum/recommended requirements with the user’s CPU, GPU, and RAM, and then show only the titles that meet or exceed those requirements.

This would save players time, make the store more user-friendly, and help avoid buying games that won’t run properly on their systems.

Thank you for considering this idea.

I mean, you can refund.