Maida

I opened Steam, scrolled my library,
and closed it without playing.

Maida is a small tool for that moment.
It presents one installed Steam game at a time.

TRY, or NOT NOW.

No recommendation feed.
No backlog management.
No browsing loop.

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What Maida Does

 - Reads the Steam games installed on this device
 - Presents one game at a time in Rin
 - Lets you narrow tonight's pool with kata in Kamae
 - Opens the game when you choose TRY
 - Moves on when you choose NOT NOW
 - Lets you anchor one game for a few days with a 3-second hold

Maida is not trying to know your taste better than you do.
It gives the library a smaller doorway.

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The Flow

- Rin Mode

In Rin mode, one game appears.
Not a list.
Not a comparison table.
Just one game, with two answers:
TRY or NOT NOW.

If one game should stay in view for a while,
anchor it for a few days.

- Kamae Mode

In Kamae mode, you can narrow the pool first.

A kata can be anything useful:
short games, quiet games, RPGs,
games for tonight, games you keep avoiding.

Nothing precise.
Playing games does not need a complicated management system.

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What Maida Refuses

 - No recommendations
 - No trending games
 - No ratings
 - No streaks
 - No achievements
 - No notifications calling you back
 - No playtime tracking
 - No game library upload

One anonymous launch ping is sent by default:
random ID, days since install, and app version.
Nothing else. You can turn it off in Settings.

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Accessibility

Maida is for everyone who finds starting harder than playing.

 - Keyboard and gamepad support
 - D-pad and L-stick navigation
 - R-stick scrolling on long pages
 - NVDA tested on Windows
 - Orca on Linux: partial support
 - Reduced motion follows your operating system setting
 - Anchoring uses a deliberate 3-second hold instead of a stray tap

If something does not work for you, email me.

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Active Development

Maida is free and actively maintained.
Optional support goes toward maintenance, testing, and release work.

Windows + Linux. Built for gamepad and handheld use.

Maida sends one anonymous ping on launch
so I can tell whether new versions are reaching real installs.
It contains only three fields: a random ID, days since install, and app version.

No personal data. No game data. No device fingerprint. You can turn it off in Settings.

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Linux

Use the AppImage if you want to run Maida without installation.

Use the .deb package for Debian / Ubuntu-based systems.

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Links

 - Website: Maida site

 - Source: Maida GitHub repo

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If You Try It

After one session, tell me:

1. Did you reach a game faster than opening Steam directly?
2. Did anything make you hesitate before launching?
3. Which part was unclear?

Email me via bertram@brightraven.world

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“Maida is the space you pass through before you begin.”