Steam is a Windows, Linux and Mac OS X social platform for the digital distribution of games.
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Does US Scribblenauts Unlimited activate on a EU Steam account?
If I buy Scribblenauts Unlimited (PC) at Amazon.com and ship it to Europe, will I be able to attach it to my German Steam account or at least play it at all?
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Civ5 Steam workaround [duplicate]
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Can I play Civ 5 without having Steam installed?
I purchased Civ5 Game of the Year Edition (physical CD) in June from Amazon - a seemingly brand new, unopened package. ...
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How to get down the streets in Chapter 4?
In Chapter 4, just after killing four guys in some wrecked building, Passos yells from a balcony that "there is a way down the street." But the guy isn't moving and he's blocking the way out. The ...
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How to stop downloading a game in Steam? [duplicate]
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Is there anyway to stop a download on Steam?
I started to download Team Fortress 2 but later on decided not, so I went to my downloads and I couldn't find any way to ...
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Segfaults under Linux
I run Steam natively on Linux. I installed Team Fortress 2, and when I try to start it, I get the normal "Preparing to launch Team Fortress 2" dialog. Then the screen goes black for about 15 seconds. ...
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Is there any way to hide your Steam status from others?
Is there any way to prevent others from seeing your Steam status without removing them as a friend?
For example:
If I want to play Borderlands 2 without letting some friends know, is there any way to ...
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What is the cause of Error Code 118, and how can I resolve this?
Above is a screenshot of the error I am getting in my Steam application. It says:
"Unable to connect to server. Server may be offline or you may not be connected to the internet."
I have a ...
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Is it possible to disable Steam Guard?
Whenever I log into the Steam website or into the Steam client on my work computer (or other computer that I do not normally use), Steam Guard prompts me to check my email for a code before I am able ...
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Steam game doesn't get added to library or start download
I was trying to download a F2P steam game, which when I click the install button from the app page, launches the steam wizard to install it, however nothing actually happens after the wizard closes. ...
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How do I see screenshots taken through Steam of a non-Steam game?
Steam has an option to take a screenshot of your current game at any time (F12). For Steamworks games, all screenshots are displayed as thumbnails on the library page when I select the game in my ...
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How can I stop Skyrim from downloading mods I'm no longer subscribed to?
Every time I open Skyrim the launcher downloads mods that I previously subscribed to and gives me a message that says, "Synchronization complete. Some mods that were unsubcribed were subscribed to and ...
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How can I sign up for the “Steam for Linux” beta?
Steam for Linux is in limited beta!
I looked around on the Steam Community web site, but I can't find anything that seems to indicate that I can take part in the beta.
Usually, Steam provides some ...
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Ensure steam download IO writes are to secondary drive
I have a main SSD drive where my Windows 7 is installed. I installed Steam on my secondary HDD.
I am downloading new games through the Steam client on the HDD. I know that the downloaded files are ...
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Can I get Dishonored to stop asking for admin access whenever I run it?
Every time I run Dishonored under Steam I get a pop up asking me for my Administrator password (I run as a normal user account, I imagine a UAC prompt would come up if I was running as Admin). I think ...
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Steam and the recently played games jump list
I've had steam installed for a long time now and have had no problems.
Recently it keeps forgetting my recently played games and only displays a single game (Age of Empires Online) there, where ...
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How can I throttle Steam? [duplicate]
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Is it possible to limit the download bandwidth used by Steam?
For my housemate's sake, I'd like to throttle Steam's download speed (when downloading games). How can I do ...
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Can I restore Steam game files that were on C:\?
I've installed Steam do my D:\ drive, and reinstalled windows without backing up most of my files on C:\. I then installed Steam over the old directory. I can run all of the games I had installed, but ...
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Can Dishonored run on Windows 8? [closed]
Can Dishonored run on Windows 8 or do I need to use Windows 7? It was never confirmed in the specs.
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Batman Arkham City doesn't launch on Windows
I've just installed Batman: Arkham City GOTY from Steam for the first time. Immediately after launching the game I'm getting a "has stopped working" crash, with the details "APPCRASH" for ...
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Can I transfer my dota2 account invite to another account?
Now I have two steam account, bombess and bombless. I received a dota2 account invite email and click the link I received when I was using my steam account bombess. So now bombess got the gift. But I ...
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When activating a Steam download key, do I get to see what it contains first?
I've received a complimentary Steam download key from Ubisoft as a compensation for a problem with a different game I have purchased.
Unfortunately Ubisoft did not write what the download key ...
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Where is my Steam inventory?
I haven't been logged into Steam much recently, but I've just logged into it now and had the following bit of toast pop up in the corner:
I wasn't even aware that there was an inventory on the ...
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How much disk space does Steam's content conversion save? [closed]
Steam performed a "content conversion" on my game before starting it. Does that save any disk space? How much?
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“Mastering / crushing / playing” Steam game info for Borderlands 2
If you try viewing game info of a person playing Borderlands 2, it will show you "Mastering 1-52", "Crushing 1-9" or "Playing 1-11" and also "Dominating".
The first number means the playthrough ...
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How can I tell if a Steam game syncs my saved games to the Steam Cloud?
I've already seen this question and this one, but neither explicitly tells me whether a particular game syncs saved game files to the Steam Cloud.
Do all Steam games with Steam Cloud enabled ...
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Does “Delete Local Content…” also delete mods and other third-party files?
I'm about to uninstall and reinstall a Steam game. Unfortunately, while I have mods and other user files mixed within the game's own folder, the game files themselves take up a ton of space so I'd ...
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Is the ability to change armor color only available to preorders in XCOM: Enemy Unknown?
Can armor color only be changed if you have a preordered version of XCOM?
On the customization screen I can change hair, face, name, etc, but I can't change the color of the armor.
UPDATE: Seems ...
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How can I get some games to install via Steam under Wine?
Most of my Steam library installs and runs just fine under Wine. However, some new titles (so far Borderlands 2 and XCOM: Enemy Unknown) will not install. The initial download completes successfully, ...
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Can't play Civilization 5 with friends
This is extremely frustrating, and has been an issue for the past month. I cannot play Civilization V over the internet with any of my friends. Whenever I try to play a game with my girlfriend, it ...
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How do I see a list of ALL official game avatars in Steam?
On the site and in the steam client it lets me see all of the avatars up to the letter "C". It cuts off at "Castle Crashers". How do I see the rest of the game avatars? I want to go to the next page ...
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How can I get the Steam client to reestablish its connection?
I've been using the Steam client on my MacBook Pro quite a bit lately, and I've come across a rather annoying issue that I hope one of you can help me with. I often put my computer to sleep with the ...
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Is there a way to keep Steam from showing me non-game software for sale on the main page?
Steam is now selling more than just games, and the non-game software clutters up the main page that shows new releases.
Is there a filter option or anything else I can do to keep Steam from showing ...
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Modern Warfare 2 Connecting to Servers Take 15 Mins
I just started to play Modern Warfare 2 and I notice it takes me about 15 minutes in order to connect to a server. I open all the router ports, defrag game files from steam, and troubleshoot to the ...
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How do I get the new Total War promo items for TF2?
This weekend (27th Sept to 1st October 2012), there's a promotional deal offering Team Fortress 2 items to owners of Total War series games on Steam.
Can I claim the items if I already own the games, ...
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Rome: Total War Gold Editon failed to contact key server
I just bought Rome: Total War Gold Edition on Steam - however, when I try to play it, a message comes up and says Failed to contact key server.
Do I need to have the standard Rome game first?
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Place files into the Steam downloads folder instead of re-downloading them?
I recently bought Dark Souls on Steam. I already have the two hefty 1.5Gb files that make for the bulk of the game and I really don't want to download them at 100kb/s.
I found the folder where Steam ...
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Jet Set Radio HD crashes
Being a fan of the series, I became very excited when I saw this come up on Steam and bought it immediately. As soon as I installed it and launched it the first time, it crashed immediately, and keeps ...
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What does the “Mastering X-Y” status mean for Borderlands 2?
When viewing your online friends' statuses, you'll see something like below:
Level 10 Assassin
Mastering 1-7
What does the "Mastering 1-7" mean?
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Installing Black Mesa through Steam
A friend told me Black Mesa has been "Greenlighted" for distribution on Steam. I also read somewhere that it's free and requires the Source SDK that comes bundled with some Valve games.
I'm searching ...
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Is the Elite Soldier Pack available with all pre-orders? [closed]
On Steam if you pre-purchase XCOM: Enemy Unknown you get something described as an "Elite Soldier Pack":
The Elite Soldier Pack will provide the ultimate tools for soldier customization in XCOM: ...
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How can I use Steam Big Picture on my secondary monitor?
My primary monitor is a standard computer monitor, while my TV is connected via HDMI as a secondary monitor. I just installed the Steam beta and wanted to try out the new Big Picture mode, but to my ...
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Can I play a country-locked Steam Game if I buy a physical copy?
So thing is - I want to have DIRT3 on steam but it's blocked for my country. So I've found a cd in a shop but it says that it's "GFWL" but apart from that, my mate bought a "GFWL" game and it ...
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Can I invite friends to Steam?
I basically want to invite a friend to steam, so that they will download it and play a certain game with me. Does steam have this sort of feature? It's essentially a personalized share.
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How do you use workshop on Civilization V?
I'm trying to use some add-ons for Civ V from the workshop. I subscribed to some as described in this answer. When I start the game, nothing. I restarted Steam and then the game, nothing. I bet I'm ...
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How can I activate a game bought from the Mac App Store on Steam?
If Civilization 5 was bought from the Mac App Store, would I be able to activate it on Steam, and how could I do so?
It says here that CD keys for Civ 5 are accepted on Steam. Would this still work ...
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What will happen to my digital games after I die? [closed]
After recently reading this, I wonder if the games I downloaded and currently own on Steam can be passed on to my son.
Will Steam allow transfer of ownership of my account? If it is written in my last ...
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Steam Trading Error - “Your Inventory Is Not Available At This Time”
I am having trading issues very often in Team Fortress 2. I get a message stating Your Inventory Is Not Available At This Time in the area where your items are then quickly closes and says:
"Oh ...
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Steam won't stop muting my music and/or skype conversations on lobby join
Every time I join a lobby in CS: GO, my steam mutes everything but the game on my computer.
How to stop it from doing that?
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Loadout unavailable on dedicated TF2 LAN server
When I’m playing on my dedicated Team Fortress 2 LAN server, I am unable to access my load out, because my server cannot connect to the item server:
WARNING!
The server you are playing on has ...
