Steam’s Personal Calendar Graduates From Test to Feature, Updating Game Picks Constantly

WHO:

Engadget - Valve introduced Steam’s Personal Calendar as a feature of the Steam Store.

Rock Paper Shotgun - Valve described the Personal Calendar as “another way to see recommended games for you.”

Rock Paper Shotgun - The writer said they had used the feature to track recently released and imminently upcoming games, and found its recommendations generally reflected their interests.

WHAT:

Engadget - Steam rolled out the Personal Calendar, which recommends games and updates its recommendations constantly.

Engadget - The feature can be tried on the Steam Store homepage.

Rock Paper Shotgun - Valve announced that the Personal Calendar had left Steam Labs and was “considered a full feature of the Steam Store.”

Rock Paper Shotgun - The calendar shows recommended recently released and upcoming games, filtered to games Valve’s system predicts a user is most likely to be interested in.

Rock Paper Shotgun - The writer said the recommendations had included games they later added to their wishlist.

Rock Paper Shotgun - The writer reported that their playtime profile had no game above 50 hours, except for one game.

Rock Paper Shotgun - Valve’s announcement said the recommendation system refreshes daily “to incorporate the latest data.”

Rock Paper Shotgun - The article said recommendations may not change much from one day to the next, but new games appear as the calendar’s 8-week horizon advances or as release dates are set.

Rock Paper Shotgun - The article noted that Valve had also been changing Steam over the preceding couple of years, including an update from the preceding month intended to make homepage discounts and events more algorithm-based.

WHERE:

Engadget - The Personal Calendar is available on the Steam Store homepage.

Rock Paper Shotgun - Valve’s announcement said the feature had been part of Steam Labs before becoming a full Steam Store feature.

WHY:

Rock Paper Shotgun - The calendar is intended to help users discover recommended upcoming and recently released games.

HOW:

Rock Paper Shotgun - The system uses a user’s recently played games to identify people with similar playtime profiles, then examines games those people have wishlisted or played.

Rock Paper Shotgun - Recommendations refresh daily, while new games can enter the calendar as its 8-week horizon moves forward or their release dates are confirmed.

(UPDATED October 25, 2026 09:58 UTC)

Valve has made Steam’s Personal Calendar a full feature of the Steam Store, after testing it in Steam Labs. The calendar is available on the store’s homepage and recommends recently released and upcoming games based on a player’s interests. To make those picks, Steam compares a user’s recently played games with similar playtime profiles, then looks at titles those players have wishlisted or played. The recommendations refresh daily, though they may not change much from one day to the next. New games can appear as the calendar’s eight-week window advances or release dates are confirmed. The feature is designed to help players discover games they might enjoy. One user reported that its recommendations generally matched their tastes, including games they later added to their wishlist.