{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4d1c31f246ee2b422c6d4860","clusterId":"c_866ce39c44fd1438ccc9efbd","slug":"urban-legend-dissolution-center-dev-launches-viral-steam-recommendation-site","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Developer of Urban Legend Dissolution Center Launches Steam Game Recommendation Service","summary":"MOCHIKIN, a programmer and scenario writer at Hakaba Bunko known for 'Urban Legend Dissolution Center' and 'The Case Files of Masao Wakaido', launched a website called '9 Steam Games You Want to Spread More' on June 16. The site lets users pick nine Steam games they want to promote, then displays recommendations from other users who selected the same titles. The idea is that recommendations from people with similar tastes are more likely to match. MOCHIKIN shared his own picks, which include 'Urban Legend Dissolution Center', 'Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus', 'Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo', and 'Minishoot' Adventures'. The site is free to use and integrates with X for sharing. As of launch, MOCHIKIN noted there was little user data, so recommendations may be sparse. On June 17, he added a search function to find lists that include a specific game, responding to developer requests. Users can browse shared selections under the hashtag '#広めたいSteamゲーム9選'.","whyItMatters":"The service turns a common social media activity-sharing game recommendations-into a collaborative discovery tool that grows more useful as more users participate, with a developer already iterating on features based on community feedback.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMOCHIKIN described the service in a June 16 post on X: \u0026#34;I made a service where you pick 9 Steam games that aren\u0026#39;t super mainstream but are interesting and you want to spread more, and it recommends games from people with similar tastes who like the same games. But there\u0026#39;s not enough data yet, so please try it once!\u0026#34; The site\u0026#39;s catchphrase is \u0026#34;Recommendations from people who like the same games are sure to be interesting.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMOCHIKIN\u0026#39;s own nine picks include \u0026#39;Shuten Kyodan\u0026#39;, \u0026#39;Three-Phase Strange Tales\u0026#39;, \u0026#39;Schrödinger\u0026#39;s Call\u0026#39;, and \u0026#39;Mars First Logistics\u0026#39; in addition to the titles named in the summary. The site lets users enter a game name in a search box or paste a URL to find a title to add to one of the nine slots. After selecting nine games, clicking \u0026#34;See Results!\u0026#34; shows recommended games from other users who chose the same titles. Users can share their selections on X or save a combined image.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn June 17, MOCHIKIN added a search function that lets users find lists containing a specific game, responding to developer requests. He wrote on X: \u0026#34;Since developers around me seem to want to find lists that include their own games, I added a search function.\u0026#34; The site is free to use. Game Spark noted that in May 2026, the website \u0026#34;Steam Kaiyukan\u0026#34; released a \u0026#34;Mitaina Search\u0026#34; function for finding similar games, and game writer Kuchinawa launched \u0026#34;GameSwap,\u0026#34; an anonymous review service.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"MOCHIKIN's 9 Steam Games site turns the discovery problem into a matching problem: same taste, same list. The recommendation engine is the user's own curation, not an algorithm.","twitterPost":"MOCHIKIN's site treats taste-matching as a discovery mechanic: users pick nine games, then see what similar curators chose.","threadsPost":"MOCHIKIN's 9 Steam Games site inverts the usual recommendation logic. Instead of an algorithm predicting what you might like, it shows what people with identical taste already picked. The user's own nine choices become the filter. The recommendation is just a reflection of a shared list.","newsletterBlurb":"The developer of Urban Legend Dissolution Center launched a Steam game recommendation site where users pick nine titles to see suggestions from like-minded players. The service went viral on X and received a search function the next day based on developer requests.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260617-450107/\",\"title\":\"Developer of 'Urban Legend Dissolution Center' Creates 'Steam Game Recommendation Sharing Service' That Goes Viral: Pick 9 Favorite Games to See Recommendations from Like-Minded Users\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2606183h\",\"title\":\"Site for '9 Steam Games I Want to Spread More' Goes Viral on X. 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