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· 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Update to Store Tags: Additions, Removals, and Edits

Briefing

Steam has updated the official store tag list: 17 new tags were added, 28 were removed, and several others were merged or edited. The company says the goal is to improve recommendation quality and help players find games that actually match what they want.

For developers, this is mostly a metadata cleanup task, but it matters. Steam explicitly recommends revisiting your Tag Wizard if any of the changed tags apply to your game, because tag order influences both customer perception and what shows up on the store page. Steam also notes it uses all 20 visible tags for recommendations, so stale or poorly ordered tags can affect discovery.

“Yes, to some extent.”

— Steam FAQ · On whether tag order matters
At a glance
what
Steam updated its official store tag set, adding 17 tags, removing 28, and merging/updating several others.
who
Valve / Steam.
when
Announced today in a Steam News post.
impact
Developers should review their Tag Wizard and update tags if any changed tags apply to their game.
Signal Neutral

Mostly housekeeping, with some discovery upside.

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