# Needs Search Feature For Games **URL:** \ **Category:** Meta\ **Created:** [June 14, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/needs-search-feature-for-games/170265 "2025-06-14T16:56:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Max\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/max_jones/32/225127_2.png) [@Max\_Jones](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Max_Jones)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/needs-search-feature-for-games/170265/1 "2025-06-14T16:56:14Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Sujan\_Dhakal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/sujan_dhakal/32/134315_2.png) [@Sujan\_Dhakal](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Sujan_Dhakal)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/needs-search-feature-for-games/170265/2 "2025-06-14T17:13:49Z")
This is already a thing in the omnibus app ---
**Author:** ![cup\_half\_empty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/cup_half_empty/32/273983_2.png) [@cup\_half\_empty](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/cup_half_empty)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/needs-search-feature-for-games/170265/3 "2025-06-14T17:27:16Z")
The website is basically abandoned at this point. I don’t think it has ever gotten an update. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/max_jones/32/225127_2.png) [@Max\_Jones](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Max_Jones)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/needs-search-feature-for-games/170265/4 "2025-06-14T17:35:07Z")
What do you mean? because if it were abandoned, we wouldn’t be getting new books. 🤨 @Sujan_Dhakal On the PC website it’s not though. ---
**Author:** ![cup\_half\_empty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/cup_half_empty/32/273983_2.png) [@cup\_half\_empty](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/cup_half_empty)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/needs-search-feature-for-games/170265/5 "2025-06-14T18:04:13Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![fablesoffortune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e4f/32.png) [@fablesoffortune](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/fablesoffortune)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2025, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/needs-search-feature-for-games/170265/6 "2025-06-14T23:41:53Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![AnonTheAnonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@AnonTheAnonymous](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/AnonTheAnonymous)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/needs-search-feature-for-games/170265/7 "2025-10-12T22:35:17Z")
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!