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Sifter scores every game on Design Risk — how aggressive its monetisation is — and Joy — genuine enjoyment. Connect your Steam library for an instant report on which games respect your time and money. Free forever, independent, and your game list is never sold.
I built Sifter because I was tired of not knowing whether a game would respect my time and money — or quietly nickel-and-dime me with battle passes, lootboxes, FOMO events, and energy systems until I looked up and a “free” game had cost me $80 and three weekends.
Sifter scores every game on two things:
• Design Risk — how aggressively it’s built to extract money and attention. It scores by harm, not presence, so a cosmetic-only shop doesn’t get treated like pay-to-win.
• Joy — genuine enjoyment, from real player sentiment.
Connect your Steam library and you get an instant report card on your whole collection: what’s healthy, what to play mindfully, and what’s built to squeeze you. There’s also a cross-platform library and a desktop launcher that put the trust scores right where you actually play.
Two principles I won’t break:
• Free for players, forever. No paywalls, no Pro tier. The independence is the entire point — nobody can pay to move a score.
• Your game list is yours.
It’s early and I’d genuinely love your feedback — especially anywhere a score feels wrong. Thanks for taking a look.
finally a tool that calls out the predatory stuff without making me scroll through 20-minute youtube essays. plugged in my steam library and the joy vs risk spread is genuinely eye-opening.
About Sifter on Product Hunt
“Know which games respect your time and money”
Sifter was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 2 comments, placing #82 on the daily leaderboard. Sifter scores every game on Design Risk — how aggressive its monetisation is — and Joy — genuine enjoyment. Connect your Steam library for an instant report on which games respect your time and money. Free forever, independent, and your game list is never sold.
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