diff --git a/common/components/filters.py b/common/components/filters.py
index 3ea1ef7..e14fa87 100644
--- a/common/components/filters.py
+++ b/common/components/filters.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from django.utils.safestring import SafeText, mark_safe
 
 from common.components.core import Component
 from common.components.primitives import Label, Span
+from common.components.search_select import FilterSelect
 
 
 class FilterChoice(NamedTuple):
@@ -97,6 +98,84 @@ def _get_filter_options(model_class, order_by="name") -> list[tuple[str, str]]:
     return options
 
 
+# ── FilterSelect adapters ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Each list filter is a FilterSelect. Enum fields pre-render their small, fixed
+# option set; model-backed fields fetch from a search endpoint and only resolve
+# the currently-selected ids to labels for their pills.
+
+_FILTER_PREFETCH = 20
+
+
+def _modifier_options(nullable: bool) -> list[tuple[str, str]]:
+    """Pinned (Any)/(None) pseudo-options; (None) only when the field is nullable."""
+    options = [("NOT_NULL", "(Any)")]
+    if nullable:
+        options.append(("IS_NULL", "(None)"))
+    return options
+
+
+def _resolve_game_options(ids):
+    if not ids:
+        return []
+    from games.models import Game
+
+    return [
+        {"value": g.id, "label": g.search_label}
+        for g in Game.objects.filter(pk__in=ids)
+    ]
+
+
+def _resolve_device_options(ids):
+    if not ids:
+        return []
+    from games.models import Device
+
+    return [{"value": d.id, "label": d.name} for d in Device.objects.filter(pk__in=ids)]
+
+
+def _resolve_platform_options(ids):
+    if not ids:
+        return []
+    from games.models import Platform
+
+    return [
+        {"value": p.id, "label": p.name} for p in Platform.objects.filter(pk__in=ids)
+    ]
+
+
+def _enum_filter(
+    field_name: str, options, choice: FilterChoice, *, nullable
+) -> SafeText:
+    """A FilterSelect over a small, fully pre-rendered option set (enum field)."""
+    options_str = [(str(value), label) for value, label in options]
+    included = [(value, _find_label(options_str, value)) for value in choice.selected]
+    excluded = [(value, _find_label(options_str, value)) for value in choice.excluded]
+    return FilterSelect(
+        field_name=field_name,
+        options=options_str,
+        included=included,
+        excluded=excluded,
+        modifier=choice.modifier,
+        modifier_options=_modifier_options(nullable),
+    )
+
+
+def _model_filter(
+    field_name: str, choice: FilterChoice, *, search_url, resolver, nullable
+) -> SafeText:
+    """A FilterSelect backed by a search endpoint; only selected ids are resolved
+    to labels (for the pills) — the option rows are fetched on demand."""
+    return FilterSelect(
+        field_name=field_name,
+        included=list(resolver(choice.selected)),
+        excluded=list(resolver(choice.excluded)),
+        modifier=choice.modifier,
+        modifier_options=_modifier_options(nullable),
+        search_url=search_url,
+        prefetch=_FILTER_PREFETCH,
+    )
+
+
 def _filter_mins_to_hrs(val) -> str:
     if val is None or val == "" or val == 0:
         return ""
@@ -347,8 +426,7 @@ def RangeSlider(
                             ("data-target", min_input_id),
                             (
                                 "style",
-                                "left:0"
-                                + (";display:none" if point_mode else ""),
+                                "left:0" + (";display:none" if point_mode else ""),
                             ),
                         ],
                     ),
@@ -565,22 +643,18 @@ def _filter_bar(fields, filter_json, preset_list_url, preset_save_url) -> SafeTe
 def FilterBar(
     filter_json: str = "",
     status_options: list[tuple[str, str]] | None = None,
-    platform_options: list[tuple[int, str]] | None = None,
     preset_list_url: str = "",
     preset_save_url: str = "",
 ) -> SafeText:
     """Collapsible filter bar for the Game list."""
-    from games.models import Game, Platform
+    from games.models import Game
 
     if status_options is None:
         status_options = [(s.value, s.label) for s in Game.Status]
-    if platform_options is None:
-        platform_options = _get_filter_options(Platform)
 
     existing = _filter_parse(filter_json)
     status_choice = _filter_get_choice(existing, "status")
     platform_choice = _filter_get_choice(existing, "platform")
-    platform_options_str = [(str(pk), name) for pk, name in platform_options]
 
     year_min, year_max = _parse_range(existing, "year_released")
     mastered_value = _parse_bool(existing, "mastered")
@@ -617,23 +691,20 @@ def FilterBar(
             children=[
                 _filter_field(
                     "Status",
-                    SelectableFilter(
+                    _enum_filter(
                         "status",
                         status_options,
-                        status_choice.selected,
-                        status_choice.excluded,
-                        status_choice.modifier,
+                        status_choice,
                         nullable=not Game._meta.get_field("status").has_default(),
                     ),
                 ),
                 _filter_field(
                     "Platform",
-                    SelectableFilter(
+                    _model_filter(
                         "platform",
-                        platform_options_str,
-                        platform_choice.selected,
-                        platform_choice.excluded,
-                        platform_choice.modifier,
+                        platform_choice,
+                        search_url="/api/platforms/search",
+                        resolver=_resolve_platform_options,
                         nullable=Game._meta.get_field("platform").null,
                     ),
                 ),
@@ -865,10 +936,8 @@ def SessionFilterBar(
     filter_json="", preset_list_url="", preset_save_url=""
 ) -> SafeText:
     """Collapsible filter bar for the Session list."""
-    from games.models import Device, Game, Session
+    from games.models import Game, Session
 
-    game_options = _get_filter_options(Game)
-    device_options = _get_filter_options(Device)
     existing = _filter_parse(filter_json)
     game_choice = _filter_get_choice(existing, "game")
     device_choice = _filter_get_choice(existing, "device")
@@ -898,23 +967,21 @@ def SessionFilterBar(
             children=[
                 _filter_field(
                     "Game",
-                    SelectableFilter(
+                    _model_filter(
                         "game",
-                        game_options,
-                        game_choice.selected,
-                        game_choice.excluded,
-                        game_choice.modifier,
+                        game_choice,
+                        search_url="/api/games/search",
+                        resolver=_resolve_game_options,
                         nullable=not Game._meta.get_field("name").has_default(),
                     ),
                 ),
                 _filter_field(
                     "Device",
-                    SelectableFilter(
+                    _model_filter(
                         "device",
-                        device_options,
-                        device_choice.selected,
-                        device_choice.excluded,
-                        device_choice.modifier,
+                        device_choice,
+                        search_url="/api/devices/search",
+                        resolver=_resolve_device_options,
                         nullable=Session._meta.get_field("device").null,
                     ),
                 ),
@@ -946,10 +1013,8 @@ def PurchaseFilterBar(
     filter_json="", preset_list_url="", preset_save_url=""
 ) -> SafeText:
     """Collapsible filter bar for the Purchase list."""
-    from games.models import Game, Platform, Purchase
+    from games.models import Purchase
 
-    game_options = _get_filter_options(Game)
-    platform_options = _get_filter_options(Platform)
     type_options = [(value, label) for value, label in Purchase.TYPES]
     ownership_options = [(value, label) for value, label in Purchase.OWNERSHIP_TYPES]
     existing = _filter_parse(filter_json)
@@ -975,45 +1040,39 @@ def PurchaseFilterBar(
             children=[
                 _filter_field(
                     "Game",
-                    SelectableFilter(
+                    _model_filter(
                         "games",
-                        game_options,
-                        game_choice.selected,
-                        game_choice.excluded,
-                        game_choice.modifier,
+                        game_choice,
+                        search_url="/api/games/search",
+                        resolver=_resolve_game_options,
                         nullable=False,
                     ),
                 ),
                 _filter_field(
                     "Platform",
-                    SelectableFilter(
+                    _model_filter(
                         "platform",
-                        platform_options,
-                        platform_choice.selected,
-                        platform_choice.excluded,
-                        platform_choice.modifier,
+                        platform_choice,
+                        search_url="/api/platforms/search",
+                        resolver=_resolve_platform_options,
                         nullable=Purchase._meta.get_field("platform").null,
                     ),
                 ),
                 _filter_field(
                     "Type",
-                    SelectableFilter(
+                    _enum_filter(
                         "type",
                         type_options,
-                        type_choice.selected,
-                        type_choice.excluded,
-                        type_choice.modifier,
+                        type_choice,
                         nullable=not Purchase._meta.get_field("type").has_default(),
                     ),
                 ),
                 _filter_field(
                     "Ownership",
-                    SelectableFilter(
+                    _enum_filter(
                         "ownership_type",
                         ownership_options,
-                        ownership_choice.selected,
-                        ownership_choice.excluded,
-                        ownership_choice.modifier,
+                        ownership_choice,
                         nullable=not Purchase._meta.get_field(
                             "ownership_type"
                         ).has_default(),
diff --git a/games/static/base.css b/games/static/base.css
index e13a3cb..21d46a8 100644
--- a/games/static/base.css
+++ b/games/static/base.css
@@ -811,6 +811,9 @@
   .static {
     position: static;
   }
+  .sticky {
+    position: sticky;
+  }
   .inset-0 {
     inset: calc(var(--spacing) * 0);
   }
@@ -1285,6 +1288,9 @@
   .ml-1 {
     margin-left: calc(var(--spacing) * 1);
   }
+  .ml-2 {
+    margin-left: calc(var(--spacing) * 2);
+  }
   .ml-4 {
     margin-left: calc(var(--spacing) * 4);
   }
@@ -2074,6 +2080,12 @@
   .bg-amber-50 {
     background-color: var(--color-amber-50);
   }
+  .bg-amber-500\/15 {
+    background-color: color-mix(in srgb, oklch(76.9% 0.188 70.08) 15%, transparent);
+    @supports (color: color-mix(in lab, red, red)) {
+      background-color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--color-amber-500) 15%, transparent);
+    }
+  }
   .bg-black\/70 {
     background-color: color-mix(in srgb, #000 70%, transparent);
     @supports (color: color-mix(in lab, red, red)) {
@@ -2179,6 +2191,12 @@
   .bg-red-500 {
     background-color: var(--color-red-500);
   }
+  .bg-red-500\/15 {
+    background-color: color-mix(in srgb, oklch(63.7% 0.237 25.331) 15%, transparent);
+    @supports (color: color-mix(in lab, red, red)) {
+      background-color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--color-red-500) 15%, transparent);
+    }
+  }
   .bg-red-600 {
     background-color: var(--color-red-600);
   }
@@ -2562,6 +2580,9 @@
   .text-amber-500 {
     color: var(--color-amber-500);
   }
+  .text-amber-600 {
+    color: var(--color-amber-600);
+  }
   .text-amber-800 {
     color: var(--color-amber-800);
   }
@@ -2658,12 +2679,18 @@
   .italic {
     font-style: italic;
   }
+  .line-through {
+    text-decoration-line: line-through;
+  }
   .no-underline\! {
     text-decoration-line: none !important;
   }
   .underline {
     text-decoration-line: underline;
   }
+  .decoration-red-400 {
+    text-decoration-color: var(--color-red-400);
+  }
   .decoration-slate-500 {
     text-decoration-color: var(--color-slate-500);
   }
@@ -2913,6 +2940,13 @@
       }
     }
   }
+  .hover\:border-brand {
+    &:hover {
+      @media (hover: hover) {
+        border-color: var(--color-brand);
+      }
+    }
+  }
   .hover\:border-default {
     &:hover {
       @media (hover: hover) {
@@ -2934,6 +2968,13 @@
       }
     }
   }
+  .hover\:bg-brand {
+    &:hover {
+      @media (hover: hover) {
+        background-color: var(--color-brand);
+      }
+    }
+  }
   .hover\:bg-brand-strong {
     &:hover {
       @media (hover: hover) {
@@ -2993,6 +3034,13 @@
       }
     }
   }
+  .hover\:bg-neutral-secondary-strong {
+    &:hover {
+      @media (hover: hover) {
+        background-color: var(--color-neutral-secondary-strong);
+      }
+    }
+  }
   .hover\:bg-neutral-tertiary-medium {
     &:hover {
       @media (hover: hover) {
diff --git a/games/static/js/filter_bar.js b/games/static/js/filter_bar.js
index 393aa5f..5fe7682 100644
--- a/games/static/js/filter_bar.js
+++ b/games/static/js/filter_bar.js
@@ -59,62 +59,34 @@
         filter.search = { value: searchInput.value.trim(), modifier: "INCLUDES" };
     }
 
-    // ── Generic SelectableFilter widgets ──
-    readSelectableFilters(form);
-    var widgets = form.querySelectorAll("[data-selectable-filter]");
-    widgets.forEach(function (w) {
-      var field = w.getAttribute("data-selectable-filter");
-      var inc = parseJSONAttr(w, "data-included");
-      var exc = parseJSONAttr(w, "data-excluded");
-      var mod = w.getAttribute("data-modifier");
-      if (mod === "NOT_NULL" || mod === "IS_NULL") {
-        filter[field] = { modifier: mod };
-      } else if (inc.length > 0 || exc.length > 0) {
-        var isIdField = field === "platform" || field === "game" || field === "device" || field === "games";
+    // ── FilterSelect widgets (data-ss-mode="filter") ──
+    // readSearchSelect serialises each into data-included/data-excluded/data-modifier.
+    readSearchSelect(form);
+    var widgets = form.querySelectorAll('[data-search-select][data-ss-mode="filter"]');
+    widgets.forEach(function (widget) {
+      var field = widget.getAttribute("data-name");
+      var included = parseJSONAttr(widget, "data-included");
+      var excluded = parseJSONAttr(widget, "data-excluded");
+      var modifier = widget.getAttribute("data-modifier");
+      if (modifier === "NOT_NULL" || modifier === "IS_NULL") {
+        filter[field] = { modifier: modifier };
+      } else if (included.length > 0 || excluded.length > 0) {
+        var isIdField =
+          field === "platform" ||
+          field === "game" ||
+          field === "device" ||
+          field === "games";
         filter[field] = {
-          value: isIdField ? inc.map(Number) : inc,
-          excludes: isIdField ? exc.map(Number) : exc,
-          modifier: mod || "INCLUDES",
+          value: isIdField ? included.map(Number) : included,
+          excludes: isIdField ? excluded.map(Number) : excluded,
+          modifier: modifier || "INCLUDES",
         };
       }
     });
 
     // ── Session-specific fields ──
-    var pageIsSessions = !!form.querySelector('[data-selectable-filter="game"]');
-
-    // Game (sessions page)
-    var gameWidget = form.querySelector('[data-selectable-filter="game"]');
-    if (gameWidget) {
-      var gIncluded = parseJSONAttr(gameWidget, "data-included");
-      var gExcluded = parseJSONAttr(gameWidget, "data-excluded");
-      var gMod = gameWidget.getAttribute("data-modifier");
-      if (gMod === "NOT_NULL" || gMod === "IS_NULL") {
-        filter.game = { modifier: gMod };
-      } else if (gIncluded.length > 0 || gExcluded.length > 0) {
-        filter.game = {
-          value: gIncluded.map(Number),
-          excludes: gExcluded.map(Number),
-          modifier: gMod || "INCLUDES",
-        };
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Device (sessions page)
-    var deviceWidget = form.querySelector('[data-selectable-filter="device"]');
-    if (deviceWidget) {
-      var dIncluded = parseJSONAttr(deviceWidget, "data-included");
-      var dExcluded = parseJSONAttr(deviceWidget, "data-excluded");
-      var dMod = deviceWidget.getAttribute("data-modifier");
-      if (dMod === "NOT_NULL" || dMod === "IS_NULL") {
-        filter.device = { modifier: dMod };
-      } else if (dIncluded.length > 0 || dExcluded.length > 0) {
-        filter.device = {
-          value: dIncluded.map(Number),
-          excludes: dExcluded.map(Number),
-          modifier: dMod || "INCLUDES",
-        };
-      }
-    }
+    var pageIsSessions =
+      !!form.querySelector('[data-search-select][data-ss-mode="filter"][data-name="game"]');
 
     // Emulated checkbox (sessions page)
     var emulated = form.querySelector('[name="filter-emulated"]');
diff --git a/tests/test_filter_bars.py b/tests/test_filter_bars.py
index 22bde72..ce89885 100644
--- a/tests/test_filter_bars.py
+++ b/tests/test_filter_bars.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ from django.test import TestCase
 from common.components import (
     FilterBar,
     PurchaseFilterBar,
-    SelectableFilter,
     SessionFilterBar,
 )
 from games.models import Device, Game, Platform
@@ -94,14 +93,15 @@ class FilterBarRenderingTest(TestCase):
         self._assert_range_slider(html)
 
     def test_game_filter_bar_roundtrips_selected_status(self):
-        """A status in filter_json renders as a selected tag in the widget."""
+        """A status in filter_json renders as an include pill in the widget."""
         filter_json = json.dumps({"status": {"value": ["f"], "modifier": ""}})
         html = str(
             FilterBar(
                 filter_json=filter_json, preset_list_url="/l", preset_save_url="/s"
             )
         )
-        self.assertIn("sf-tag", html)
+        self.assertIn('data-ss-mode="filter"', html)
+        self.assertIn('data-ss-type="include"', html)  # rendered as an include pill
         self.assertIn('data-value="f"', html)  # selected status reflected in widget
         self.assertIn("Finished", html)  # ...with its label
         self.assertNoEscapedTags(html)
@@ -110,22 +110,3 @@ class FilterBarRenderingTest(TestCase):
         # for the double-escape bug the dedup fixed.
         self.assertIn(""status"", html)
         self.assertNotIn(""", html)
-
-
-class SelectableFilterTest(TestCase):
-    """The shared widget the deduped FilterBar will be built on."""
-
-    OPTIONS = [("f", "Finished"), ("a", "Abandoned"), ("u", "Unplayed")]
-
-    def test_plain_widget_has_no_tags(self):
-        html = str(SelectableFilter("status", self.OPTIONS))
-        self.assertNotIn("sf-tag", html)
-
-    def test_include_and_exclude_tags(self):
-        html = str(
-            SelectableFilter("status", self.OPTIONS, selected=["f"], excluded=["a"])
-        )
-        self.assertIn('data-type="include"', html)
-        self.assertIn('data-type="exclude"', html)
-        self.assertIn("Finished", html)
-        self.assertIn("Abandoned", html)
diff --git a/tests/test_filters.py b/tests/test_filters.py
index 9a12553..53254af 100644
--- a/tests/test_filters.py
+++ b/tests/test_filters.py
@@ -235,20 +235,20 @@ class TestGameFilterToQ:
 
 
 class TestFilterBarRendering:
-    """Tests for FilterBar with SelectableFilter widgets."""
+    """Tests for FilterBar with FilterSelect widgets."""
 
-    def test_status_uses_selectable_filter(self):
-        html = str(FilterBar(platform_options=[]))
-        assert "data-selectable-filter" in html
+    def test_status_uses_filter_select(self):
+        html = str(FilterBar())
+        assert 'data-ss-mode="filter"' in html
+        assert 'data-name="status"' in html
 
     def test_mastered_not_checked_by_default(self):
-        html = str(FilterBar(filter_json="", platform_options=[]))
+        html = str(FilterBar(filter_json=""))
         assert 'checked="true"' not in html
 
     def test_mastered_checked_when_filtered(self):
         html = str(
             FilterBar(
-                platform_options=[],
                 filter_json=json.dumps(
                     {"mastered": {"value": True, "modifier": "EQUALS"}}
                 ),
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ class TestFilterBarRendering:
     def test_status_prefilled(self):
         html = str(
             FilterBar(
-                platform_options=[],
                 filter_json=json.dumps(
                     {"status": {"value": ["f"], "modifier": "INCLUDES"}}
                 ),
@@ -269,19 +268,19 @@ class TestFilterBarRendering:
         assert "Finished" in html
 
     def test_no_hx_get(self):
-        html = str(FilterBar(platform_options=[]))
+        html = str(FilterBar())
         assert "hx-get" not in html
 
-    def test_platform_options_rendered(self):
-        html = str(FilterBar(platform_options=[(1, "Steam"), (2, "Switch")]))
-        assert "Steam" in html
-        assert "Switch" in html
+    def test_platform_uses_search_url(self):
+        """Platform is model-backed: rows are fetched, not pre-rendered."""
+        html = str(FilterBar())
+        assert 'data-search-url="/api/platforms/search"' in html
 
     def test_status_has_no_modifiers(self):
         """Non-nullable fields should not show (None) but MUST show (Any)."""
-        html = str(FilterBar(platform_options=[]))
-        status_start = html.find('data-selectable-filter="status"')
-        platform_start = html.find('data-selectable-filter="platform"')
+        html = str(FilterBar())
+        status_start = html.find('data-name="status"')
+        platform_start = html.find('data-name="platform"')
         status_section = html[status_start:platform_start]
         # Must have (Any) — always available
         assert "(Any)" in status_section
@@ -290,8 +289,8 @@ class TestFilterBarRendering:
 
     def test_platform_has_modifiers(self):
         """Nullable ForeignKey fields should show (Any)/(None)."""
-        html = str(FilterBar(platform_options=[(1, "Steam")]))
-        platform_start = html.find('data-selectable-filter="platform"')
+        html = str(FilterBar())
+        platform_start = html.find('data-name="platform"')
         platform_section = html[platform_start:]
         # Should have at least one modifier option
         assert "(Any)" in platform_section or "(None)" in platform_section