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Add “Hidden” as a Filter Option

LaunchBox for Windows

📋 Summary

Add Hidden status as a filter option in LaunchBox, allowing users to temporarily filter and view only hidden games without toggling global visibility.

❗ Problem

Currently, hidden games are controlled via a global toggle:

  • Users must enable or disable View > Hide Games to show or hide all hidden titles

  • There is no way to filter only hidden games within the library

  • When un-hiding games, they are mixed back into the full library, making them hard to locate again

  • This limits more granular library management

💡 Proposal

Add Hidden as a filterable field in LaunchBox:

  • Allow users to filter:

    • Hidden games only

    • Non-hidden games only

  • Integrate into existing filter systems (search, sidebar filters, or advanced filters)

  • Allow Hidden to be combined with other filters (e.g., platform, favorites, genre)

📦 Benefits

  • Enables more granular library management

  • Makes it easy to review or clean up hidden games

  • Avoids constantly toggling global visibility on and off

  • Improves usability for large collections

💡 Notes

  • Should not replace the existing global toggle

  • Could be especially useful when combined with other filters (e.g., Hidden + Platform)

  • Behavior should remain intuitive alongside current visibility settings

Posted by gamer85 ·
Status: Open To Community5 comments

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  • AstroBob changed status to Open To Community
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    Apr 2

    Pinned

    Hi there!

    Thanks so much for submitting this request and for taking the time to explain your use case — that context is always super helpful.

    I’ve gone ahead and fleshed out the main idea using the info you provided, and I’m opening it up to the community for further discussion and feedback. Please let me know if this fleshed-out version doesn’t match your original intended request.

    Feel free to let me know if you have any extra thoughts, examples, or edge cases you think might be relevant!

    Cheers,
    The LaunchBox team

    • gamer85

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      Apr 2

      Thank you, and if I think of anything else I’ll comment on it. Thank you again.

  • gamer85

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    Apr 1

    Hello,

    Was there any additional information you needed from me?

    Kind regards

  • gamer85

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    Mar 10

    Hi,

    Thank you for the quick response. I am requesting for an ability to add Hidden to the filters in Search if possible or another way that would make sense. Currently any games that I’ve hidden but then unhide are combined with all of the other games so it makes it difficult to find games while going through my library of games.

    Kind regards

  • AstroBob

    Team•

    Mar 10

    Hi,

    Thanks for the request

    You can hide a game by right-clicking it and choosing the hide option for that title. Once a game is hidden, you can control whether hidden games appear in your library from the top menu under View > Hide Games.

    If View > Hide Games is enabled, hidden games will be shown. If it is disabled, hidden games will be hidden from view. This lets you quickly toggle visibility for your hidden titles as needed.

    Or, were you referring to the import process, when you import from say Steam, you want to filter out games that you’ve marked hidden on Steam?

    Cheers