diff --git a/crates/asset_transport/src/lib.rs b/crates/asset_transport/src/lib.rs
index cb8586f..ee6beb9 100644
--- a/crates/asset_transport/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/asset_transport/src/lib.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub use progress::{
     StageOutcome, StageScope, StageSnapshot, WorkCount, peak_resident_bytes,
     process_resident_bytes,
 };
-pub use steam::{MW2_SHORTCUT, SteamCandidate, SteamProbe, link_steam_mw2};
+pub use steam::{MW2_SHORTCUT, SteamCandidate, SteamProbe, link_steam_games};
 pub use zone::{
     Iw4WireFormat, Iw5ZoneMemory, T5ZoneMemory, ZoneImage, ZoneMemory, ZoneOpenError, open_zone,
     open_zone_shared, parse_zone_image, xfile_arena_row, zone_share_counts,
diff --git a/crates/asset_transport/src/steam.rs b/crates/asset_transport/src/steam.rs
index c818e98..a6e6ee0 100644
--- a/crates/asset_transport/src/steam.rs
+++ b/crates/asset_transport/src/steam.rs
@@ -4,16 +4,17 @@ use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
+use crate::ZoneGame;
 use crate::discover::GamesRoot;
 #[cfg(windows)]
-use crate::discover::{IW4_ZONE_VERSION, peek_zone_version, search_roots};
+use crate::discover::{search_roots, zone_game_for_path};
 
 pub const MW2_SHORTCUT: &str = "Modern Warfare 2.lnk";
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
 pub struct SteamProbe {
     pub steam_found: bool,
-    pub tried: Vec<(PathBuf, SteamCandidate)>,
+    pub tried: Vec<(ZoneGame, PathBuf, SteamCandidate)>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -26,47 +27,67 @@ pub enum SteamCandidate {
 }
 
 #[cfg(windows)]
-pub fn link_steam_mw2(root: &GamesRoot) -> SteamProbe {
+pub fn link_steam_games(root: &GamesRoot) -> SteamProbe {
     let mut probe = SteamProbe::default();
-    let link = root.0.join(MW2_SHORTCUT);
-    if link.exists() || has_mw2(&search_roots(&root.0)) {
+    let roots = search_roots(&root.0);
+    let titles = [
+        (ZoneGame::Iw4, MW2_SHORTCUT, "Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2"),
+        (
+            ZoneGame::Iw5,
+            "Modern Warfare 3.lnk",
+            "Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3",
+        ),
+        (ZoneGame::T5, "Black Ops.lnk", "Call of Duty Black Ops"),
+    ];
+    let missing = titles
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter(|(game, shortcut, _)| !root.0.join(shortcut).exists() && !has_game(&roots, *game))
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    if missing.is_empty() {
         return probe;
     }
     let libraries = steam_libraries();
     probe.steam_found = !libraries.is_empty();
-    let mut valid = Vec::new();
-    for library in libraries {
-        let path = library
-            .join("steamapps")
-            .join("common")
-            .join("Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2");
-        let candidate = if !path.is_dir() {
-            SteamCandidate::Missing
-        } else if has_mw2(std::slice::from_ref(&path)) {
-            valid.push(probe.tried.len());
-            SteamCandidate::Linked
-        } else {
-            SteamCandidate::NoMultiplayerData
-        };
-        probe.tried.push((path, candidate));
-    }
-    match valid[..] {
-        [index] => {
-            let (target, candidate) = &mut probe.tried[index];
-            match create_shortcut(&link, target) {
-                Ok(()) => diag::info!(
-                    Zone,
-                    "linked Steam MW2 {} as {}",
-                    target.display(),
-                    link.display()
-                ),
-                Err(error) => *candidate = SteamCandidate::ShortcutFailed(error),
-            }
+    for (game, shortcut, folder) in missing {
+        let link = root.0.join(shortcut);
+        let mut valid = Vec::new();
+        for library in &libraries {
+            let path = library.join("steamapps").join("common").join(folder);
+            let candidate = if !path.is_dir() {
+                SteamCandidate::Missing
+            } else if has_game(std::slice::from_ref(&path), game) {
+                valid.push(probe.tried.len());
+                SteamCandidate::Linked
+            } else {
+                SteamCandidate::NoMultiplayerData
+            };
+            probe.tried.push((game, path, candidate));
         }
-        [] => {}
-        _ => {
-            for index in valid {
-                probe.tried[index].1 = SteamCandidate::OneOfSeveral;
+        match valid[..] {
+            [index] => {
+                let (_, target, candidate) = &mut probe.tried[index];
+                match create_shortcut(&link, target) {
+                    Ok(()) => diag::info!(
+                        Zone,
+                        "linked Steam {} as {}",
+                        target.display(),
+                        link.display()
+                    ),
+                    Err(error) => {
+                        diag::warn!(Zone, "{error}");
+                        *candidate = SteamCandidate::ShortcutFailed(error);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            [] => {}
+            _ => {
+                diag::warn!(
+                    Zone,
+                    "several Steam installs of {folder}; create {shortcut} to select one"
+                );
+                for index in valid {
+                    probe.tried[index].2 = SteamCandidate::OneOfSeveral;
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -74,19 +95,20 @@ pub fn link_steam_mw2(root: &GamesRoot) -> SteamProbe {
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(windows))]
-pub fn link_steam_mw2(_root: &GamesRoot) -> SteamProbe {
+pub fn link_steam_games(_root: &GamesRoot) -> SteamProbe {
     SteamProbe::default()
 }
 
 #[cfg(windows)]
-fn has_mw2(roots: &[PathBuf]) -> bool {
+fn has_game(roots: &[PathBuf], game: ZoneGame) -> bool {
     roots.iter().any(|root| {
         std::iter::once(root.clone())
             .chain(subdirs(root))
-            .flat_map(|tree| subdirs(&tree.join("zone")))
-            .any(|language| {
-                peek_zone_version(&language.join("common_mp.ff")) == Some(IW4_ZONE_VERSION)
+            .flat_map(|tree| {
+                let zone = tree.join("zone");
+                std::iter::once(zone.clone()).chain(subdirs(&zone))
             })
+            .any(|language| zone_game_for_path(&language.join("common_mp.ff")) == Some(game))
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/bootstrap/src/launch.rs b/crates/bootstrap/src/launch.rs
index cf68332..fb60fb1 100644
--- a/crates/bootstrap/src/launch.rs
+++ b/crates/bootstrap/src/launch.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ pub fn launch(
     acceptance: Option<AcceptanceLaunch>,
     cheats: sim::HostCheats,
 ) {
-    let steam = asset_transport::link_steam_mw2(&games);
+    let steam = asset_transport::link_steam_games(&games);
     diag::info!(Launch, "{}", asset_transport::games_root_report(&games));
 
     if let Some(plan) = crate::frame_owner::prefer_performance_cores() {
@@ -235,7 +235,11 @@ fn mw2_not_found(
         text.push_str("Steam was not found on this PC.\n");
     } else {
         text.push_str("Tried in Steam:\n");
-        for (folder, candidate) in &steam.tried {
+        for (_, folder, candidate) in steam
+            .tried
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|(game, _, _)| *game == asset_core::ZoneGame::Iw4)
+        {
             let outcome = match candidate {
                 SteamCandidate::Missing => "not installed here".to_owned(),
                 SteamCandidate::NoMultiplayerData => {
diff --git a/docs/WINDOWS.md b/docs/WINDOWS.md
index f2de8dd..dd21f7a 100644
--- a/docs/WINDOWS.md
+++ b/docs/WINDOWS.md
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ IW4L/
 `iw4l.exe licenses` prints the licence and notice texts compiled into the executable.
 
 The runtime reads the installations those shortcuts point to. MW2 multiplayer data
-is required for the menu; BO1 and MW3 are optional. Without `Modern Warfare 2.lnk`
-and without MW2 in the folder or its shortcuts, `iw4l.exe` looks in the Steam
-libraries and, when exactly one has MW2 multiplayer data, creates
-`Modern Warfare 2.lnk` to it. Otherwise it shows the folders it tried and how to
-add the shortcut by hand: right-click inside the folder, New > Shortcut, paste the
-MW2 folder path.
+is required for the menu; BO1 and MW3 are optional. For each missing title,
+`iw4l.exe` checks the Steam libraries and creates its shortcut when exactly one
+install has supported multiplayer data. Existing shortcuts and titles already
+found in the configured folders are preserved. If several installs qualify,
+create a shortcut to the one you want. If MW2 is still missing, the launcher shows
+the folders it tried and how to add the shortcut: right-click inside the launcher
+folder, New > Shortcut, paste the game folder path.
 
 Launch `iw4l.exe`. Before starting the game or contacting QUIC, it checks its
 community's HTTPS manifest. An unchanged executable starts normally. An update
@@ -46,5 +47,5 @@ One adjacent `.iw4l-server` is selected automatically; with several, set
 `IW4L_COMMUNITY` to the chosen file path before launching. See [`MASTER.md`](MASTER.md).
 
 On Windows the executable directory is the working directory. Game discovery
-uses `IW4L_GAMES` or shortcuts beside `iw4l.exe`, then Steam for MW2; local `.env` settings remain
+uses `IW4L_GAMES` or shortcuts beside `iw4l.exe`, then Steam for MW2, BO1 and MW3; local `.env` settings remain
 available for game configuration. Publishing: [`DEPLOY.md`](DEPLOY.md).