diff --git a/src/qt_gui/game_info.cpp b/src/qt_gui/game_info.cpp
index 60a513d11..1e09ca5c4 100644
--- a/src/qt_gui/game_info.cpp
+++ b/src/qt_gui/game_info.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,15 @@
 #include "compatibility_info.h"
 #include "game_info.h"
 
-void ScanDirectoryRecursively(const QString& dir, QStringList& filePaths) {
+// Maximum depth to search for games in subdirectories
+const int max_recursion_depth = 5;
+
+void ScanDirectoryRecursively(const QString& dir, QStringList& filePaths, int current_depth = 0) {
+    // Stop recursion if we've reached the maximum depth
+    if (current_depth >= max_recursion_depth) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     QDir directory(dir);
     QFileInfoList entries = directory.entryInfoList(QDir::Dirs | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot);
     
@@ -20,8 +28,8 @@ void ScanDirectoryRecursively(const QString& dir, QStringList& filePaths) {
         if (QFile::exists(entry.filePath() + "/sce_sys/param.sfo")) {
             filePaths.append(entry.absoluteFilePath());
         } else {
-            // If not a game directory, recursively scan it
-            ScanDirectoryRecursively(entry.absoluteFilePath(), filePaths);
+            // If not a game directory, recursively scan it with increased depth
+            ScanDirectoryRecursively(entry.absoluteFilePath(), filePaths, current_depth + 1);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -34,7 +42,7 @@ void GameInfoClass::GetGameInfo(QWidget* parent) {
     for (const auto& installLoc : Config::getGameInstallDirs()) {
         QString installDir;
         Common::FS::PathToQString(installDir, installLoc);
-        ScanDirectoryRecursively(installDir, filePaths);
+        ScanDirectoryRecursively(installDir, filePaths, 0);
     }
 
     m_games = QtConcurrent::mapped(filePaths, [&](const QString& path) {