See a Friend’s Wishlist on Steam Using Desktop or Mobile Apps and the Web

Written by Katherine Pryszlak

Last Updated: October 1, 2024 Fact Checked

Need to find the perfect present for a gamer in your life? If your friend has a Steam wishlist, you can take the guesswork out of getting them exactly what they want, and have it delivered almost instantaneously! By adding a friend on Steam, you can bond over current favorite games, chat about achievements, play together remotely, and view all the games they want, but haven’t yet purchased. This wikiHow guide will teach you how to level up your gift-giving by locating your friend’s wishlist on your desktop computer or mobile device.

Things You Should Know

You can see your friend's Steam wishlist on your Mac or PC in the Steam app or at store.steampowered.com
If you're using an Android, iPhone, or iPad, you can check your friend's Steam wishlist in the Steam mobile app.
Just click or tap your friend's name in your friends list, select "Games," and then select "Wishlist.

Method 1

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Using a Computer

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Access Steam. To use your browser, visit the Steam website at https://store.steampowered.com. Click Login at the top-right corner and enter your username and password.
- To use the Mac or PC app, download it from https://store.steampowered.com/about if you haven’t already. Open the app by clicking the dark blue Steam icon, and enter your username and password into the popup window.
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Hover over your capitalized username. It is located in the horizontal menu bar near the top left or center of the screen.
- This is not the smaller, uncapitalized username next to your user icon in the uppermost right of the screen.
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This will take you to their profile.
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Click on Games in the column to the right. It should be found under their Level and Current Online Status.
- If you don’t see a link to Games, your friend has changed their privacy settings and you won’t be able to see their wishlist or other information about their gameplay.^{[2]
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- The Games link can load slowly depending on how many games your friend plays. If you see a blank or partially blank page, try waiting a bit longer or reload the screen.
Above the list of games your friend owns, you will find the Wishlist tab.
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Search, Filter, and Sort. If your friend is interested in a lot of games, it may be helpful to organize them using the search bar and drop-down menus above their wishlist!
- The Search bar will automatically update as you type.
- The Options menu allows you to filter by platform, price, discount, and more.
- The Sort menu defaults to Date Added, with the most recent games your friend added first.

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Using the Mobile App

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Tap the dark blue Steam icon to launch and login using your credentials.
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Navigate to your Friends screen. The app should automatically open to the Friends screen after login. If so, you will see a list of friends’ usernames.
- If not, tap on the hamburger menu icon in the upper left corner and tap Friends in the menu.
It is located in the left sidebar under the user’s icon and online status; you will have to scroll to find it.
It is located near the top of the screen.
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Tap Wishlist and then Done. This displays your friend’s wishlist.
- Directly above the list, you can filter the games using the Options drop-down menu, or change the order of the games with the Sort drop-down menu.