Needs Search Feature For Games

As the title suggests, there needs to be a search feature with filters, or dare I say it, a new interface when it comes to the list of books for choices games and hosted games because I joined 8 years ago and even then there were already quite a few books so trying to find a specific book wasn’t exactly easy as you had to scroll for a while to find it and unless you had a rough idea of where it might be you would miss it half the time.

But now it’s overwhelming and hard when looking for a book because the lists are extensive and many books are part of a series, especially nowadays and the time between some books is 5+ years meaning it’s challenging to find the first or second and even then you’ve probably overlooked it many times.

Also, a search feature with filters would be really helpful when trying to find books with similar themes, mechanics, and features.

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This is already a thing in the omnibus app

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The website is basically abandoned at this point. I don’t think it has ever gotten an update.

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What do you mean? because if it were abandoned, we wouldn’t be getting new books. :face_with_raised_eyebrow:

@Sujan_Dhakal

On the PC website it’s not though.

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I imagine it just reads from a database, so it “updates” automatically. I don’t think there’s anyone actually updating it, or even if there is, I would still consider it abandoned since it hasn’t gotten a structural update in ever, like you mentioned, there isn’t even a search or filter function, which is some of the most basic features a store should have.

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The feature I’d love is the ability to sort my own games into groups like how the kindle app works. I appreciate the filters when searching games on the main page of the omnibus but you can’t filter your own games at all except favoriting. Not a pressing desire obviously but I’ve always thought it would be nice.

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I absolutely agree for the need of a search bar on the website. And yes, the site does look the same as ten years ago. However, just use F3. When I want to find Life of a Mercenary again for the 15th time, I can just put Life of and it’s the 2nd option. It’ll likely stay there for another five years.

So it’s not what you’re asking for, and I get the frustration, but if you’re using a computer, treat it like one; We don’t need search bars. We got F3!

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