Regrets — every gamer has them. Maybe it’s the copy of Hydrophobia you bought during a Steam sale, or that copy of War Z you received as a birthday gift from a clueless friend. Every lamentable purchase you’ve ever made is stuck in your Steam library, but now you at least have the option to hide them.
Valve recently introduced a “Hide this game in my library” function in the latest beta client update for its digital distribution platform, Steam. Under the Set Categories menu, this feature creates a new “Hidden” filter in your Steam library, safely tucking away all of those guilty pleasures you don’t want the world to see. These games are still available for play, and they still appear on your profile, so this isn’t a foolproof way of concealing the 40 hours you spend on Petz Horsez 2, but it’s a start.
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https://twitter.com/DaavPuke/status/502147152026796032
@GamesBeat Team Fortress 2. What that game became over the years was embarrassing.
— Regular Dean (@csGraFx) August 20, 2014
@GamesBeat Garry's Mod. Because if you highlight it, you'll see I've spent exactly 295 hours posing virtual puppets.
— Koobismo (@koobismo) August 20, 2014
https://twitter.com/GameGateNews/status/501800469275373569
@jason_wilson everyone's secret shame game should be Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon.
— Eric Frederiksen (@piratesyar) August 20, 2014
https://twitter.com/HurdyIV/status/502150777067294720
@GamesBeat @steam_games I think I'm more embarrassed by the number of things I've bought and never played than specific titles.
— castlebrav0 (@CastleBrav0) August 20, 2014
Some of the writers here at GamesBeat ‘fessed up as well, sharing their own Steam-based shame.
@jason_wilson @GamesBeat @stefaniefogel Velvet Sundown, where you can mouth off all you want against other players aboard a luxury yacht.
— Dean Takahashi (@deantak) August 19, 2014
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.@GamesBeat Mine is Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2. Because I must play every Star Wars game, good or bad. Or with an unfinished story.
— jason_wilson (@jason_wilson) August 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/RoryDoesPhonics/status/501810927575248896
@GamesBeat @steam_games All the old X-com games. But only 'cause I don't want anyone asking what I think of 'em, since I haven't played 'em.
— Grubb (@JeffGrubb) August 19, 2014
What’s your most embarrassing Steam game? Let us know in the comments!