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Steam Store -search: Tag exclusion
By Tev
For Steam Store user-set tag exclusion; doesn't work for Early Access and such though.
   
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Introduction 
Display Steam URL. 
How to use it 
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Introduction
While this workaround doesn't work for every tag*, it can be of use for some people who use the search feature a lot.

To put this guide simply, you've only to negate the tag ID in the URL in order to exclude it.

* = For example Free to Play does NOT exclude Team Fortress 2; while it does exclude DOTA 2.
http://store.steampowered.com/search/?tags=-113

It doesn't work for Early Access (493) and such either; is only for user filters.
Display Steam URL.
To ensure that you will see the URL
Steam > Settings > Interface
    X
    Display Steam URL address bar when available
How to use it
To get the Tag ID
Simply include a tag from
http://store.steampowered.com/search/

Action for example is the TAG ID 19, therefore its exclusion is -19.
Indie is 492, therefore its exclusion is -492.

If you want to include action, but exclude indie you can use something like 19,-492
This should look like http://store.steampowered.com/search/?tags=19,-492
Client console
The easy way to manipulate the URLs while on the Steam -client is by using its client console.
You can access this easily* by
  1. Holding down your Windows -button and by pressing the R -key.
  2. Type in
    steam://open/console
    (See this): ----->
  3. In the console type in
    open <URL>
    i.e.
    open http://store.steampowered.com/search/?tags=19,-492


* = You can also access console by adding it as a launch parameter to your Steam's shortcut
  1. Exit Steam
  2. Right mouse click your Steam shortcut
  3. Properties
  4. Target -field

      Change this
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe"
      to
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe" -console
  5. OK
  6. Try to launch Steam through the shortcut.
13 Comments
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Hadrac 3 Feb, 2018 @ 7:21am 
Steam is a d*ck. Why can't you exclude early access?
acerdevilinops 23 Jun, 2017 @ 1:15pm 
anyone can confirm u can do this to hide Free to Play when browinsing the store by lowest to highest? iv tryed -Free to Play witch seems to had all the Free to Play but then only show a had full of games that cost money up to 20$ max
Sephiroth 31 Jul, 2016 @ 1:47pm 
i never knew there was a console, this guide proves to be useful in more ways than 1.

I can finally exclude indie titles and get through the meat first.
Tev  [author] 12 Aug, 2015 @ 5:22am 
Was thinking this could've been applied to Early Access too like "NOT Early NOT Access"; but it doesn't seem to work. It works for say Killing Floor, but not for Starbound.

http://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=Killing+Floor+NOT+Early+NOT+Access
Tev  [author] 12 Aug, 2015 @ 5:16am 
While offtopic,

You can exclude publishers and developers like this,

"Call of Duty NOT Treyarch"
http://store.steampowered.com/search/?snr=1_4_4__12&term=Call+of+Duty+NOT+Treyarch

Black Ops Mac has been developed & published by Aspyr, thus that shows up.
236800954213315784 11 Aug, 2015 @ 11:55pm 
can I make steam not shit
Tev  [author] 10 Aug, 2015 @ 7:08am 
Was actually checking if there's an ID specifically for the Authenticator, but I suppose not.

There is for Big Picture which is 756 and for Steam Achievements (755).

Tried checking this:
https://steamdb.info/
Satoru 10 Aug, 2015 @ 7:04am 
Ok that makes sense. thanks for the tip

Tev  [author] 10 Aug, 2015 @ 7:00am 
I initiated a game guide creation and modified the 753 as its APP-ID.

Basically this:
http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/editguide/?appid=753
Satoru 10 Aug, 2015 @ 6:58am 
Quick question how do you create a guide for "Steam" I couldn't find a way for my Authenticator guide