Search, Details, and Favorites
HyperSpin offers quick wheel browsing and a full-library search for larger collections.
Search your library
Press F1 or Right Bumper to open Search.
- Enter part of a game or system name.
- Review the suggestions while typing.
- Move into the results area.
- Select a game to return to its wheel position.
Results are grouped by category. Select Show More to open the full result list for one category.
Filter by category
With an empty search box, use the category list to narrow the library. Categories depend on metadata stored in HyperHQ.
If a game appears in the wrong category, edit its metadata in HyperHQ and restart HyperSpin.
View game details
Press X on the keyboard or Y on a controller while a game is selected.
Use Minus and Numpad Plus, or the left and right triggers, to move through detail items.
Displayed fields follow Settings, Metadata in HyperHQ. Turn fields on or off there and choose the text style and position.
Add a favorite
- Select a game.
- Open the mapped Favorites action.
- Select Add to Favorites.
The action stays unavailable on system and collection entries.
View favorites and recent games
Open the Favorites action and select View Favorites to filter the current system.
HyperSpin also supports Favorites and Recently Played wheels. Turn them on under Settings, Wheel in HyperHQ.
Search problems
A game does not appear
- Confirm the game is enabled in HyperHQ.
- Confirm the current profile has access to its system.
- Refresh Games in HyperHQ after adding ROMs.
- Restart HyperSpin after large library changes.
Search results have poor names
Edit the game title and metadata in HyperHQ. Search uses the saved library details.