Steam’s latest experiment tests beefier search features

Valve Software is continuing to improve discoverability on its Steam PC-gaming platform. The company launched Steam Labs in July to test new store concepts. These experiments include an interactive recommender that suggests games based on your play history as well as a tool that condenses trailers down into bite-sized 6-second clips. Today, Valve is updating Steam Labs with even more tests.

Steam’s big new test is called, simply, “Search.” This is Steam Labs experiment No. 004, and it is a beefier version of the standard search tool. You can elect to begin using the new search by going to the Steam Labs website, and agreeing to do so. This will then become your default search when you browse Steam through the same browser. You can go back to the old search at any time by clicking the “BOO-O!” button at the top of the page.