Questions tagged [steam]
An online gaming, digital distribution, social and DRM platform by developer Valve. This tag should be used for questions about Steam-specific issues with games or any of Steam's features, including but not limited to the digital distribution of games, the desktop PC client, in-game overlay, social features and account management and settings.
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Search steam store by full audio language
I am trying to filter all games in the steam store by full language audio. Steam makes it easy to search for games with interface translations but I cannot find a way on the steam site nor any ...
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Do I have to pay again for a game I bought on a different PC with the same Steam account?
I recently bought a new laptop for gaming. I logged into Steam without difficulty, except when I logged into the account where I had bought my games on. My Friends list was empty, and I had no games. ...
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Is a user's Steam Inventory the same across computers?
Is the Steam inventory on two different computers, but the same Steam account the same?
For example, same guns on CS:GO, even if these are two different computers, but with the same account?
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How can I install a Steam game I bought at retail from the disc?
I bought Modern Warfare 3 at retail, and after putting disc 1 in it installs Steam then asks for the CD key. After that it then starts downloading the game via Steam.
I have the disc but it refuses ...
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New World family sharing suddenly stopped being accessible?
Recently I logged into my Steam account, only to find that New World that was 'family shared' with me stopped being available for play.
I know for a fact that no one is playing that game on the ...
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How does Steam set a game's background in the Library?
Lately, I realized, that the background of a game in the Steam Library changes from time to time, and I swear, I once even recognized the background somehow from a scene I've been to in a game.
So, ...
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Can I get Steam Trading Cards from game demos?
When you play games on Steam you can get Trading Cards in the games that have this option.
Can we obtain the same trading cards from just playing the game demos of games that would have trading cards?...
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Will a Steam account work across platforms?
I have never used Steam before, but now I want to install Steam because there are some games that are having a Cyber Monday sale today. The problem is that my Windows PC is broken at the moment, so I ...
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Is it possible to initiate Steam trading without adding people as friends?
One of the main points of friction between me and the TF2 trading scene is that it appears you need to add random people as friends to do trading with them.
Is this true? How can I do Steam Trading ...
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Can I sign into two Steam accounts on the same PC?
I have two Steam accounts with a variety of games. One was when I was younger that I lost access to and recently got back and the other is one I've used until now. Potentially, is there anyway to ...
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What is the difference between a Steam game on CD and a download?
I bought the Orange Box on Steam as a download about a year ago. I really like being able to log into my account on any computer and being able to re-download the game and play it without keeping ...
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Can I run multiple copies of Terraria if I bought it on Steam?
I play Terraria a bit with my brother and friends and I am always the one with the server, but sometimes while I am playing it gets a bit boring and I want to play on my own world and character (I do ...
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Language change to English
My Steam installation is in Danish, which is no problem.
But my DOTA 2 installation is in Danish.
How can I change the language from Danish (or any other language) to English in DOTA 2?
It is so ...
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How do I get the Steam library view to open on "Installed"?
Whenever I fire up Steam for the first time after a reboot, the library view defaults to "All Games". My list of games is far too long for this, and every time I fire it up I switch it to "Installed" ...
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How to use multiple Steam accounts without re-entering passwords?
I'd like to switch between two Steam accounts (from the same windows user account) without having to re-enter their passwords. So basically I am trying to write a batchfile which takes care of the ...
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How do I enable gore in games I bought on steam from Germany
Now please don't tell me that violent video games are illegal in Germany, they are not. :)
I have a perfectly good and gory version of Half-Life one but I can't find the disk anymore.
I bought stuff ...
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Is it at all possible to install Portal 2 purely from retail DVD?
Does anyone know if it is at all possible to install Portal 2 purely from retail DVD? I purchased my copy just yesterday and after going to about 4% the installer has now begun hogging my bandwidth by ...
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Can I download Steam games on one computer (mac), then install them on another (Windows)?
My gaming PC (which runs on Windows) has very limited bandwith: I can connect to the internet, but cannot download a game. However I do have a macbook with access to a network with unlimited bandwith. ...
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Are classic games released on Steam somehow optimized for modern computers?
I'm wondering if classic games (released earlier than say 2000) on Steam are somehow optimized to run on modern OS's and/or hardware?
I own one such game, but it always takes some time to set it up ...
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Is it possible to see what of my content received awards?
My Steam profile has a couple of awards, but I'm not sure where they came from. I remember receiving an email about this, but it's gone now.
Is it possible to find which of my content (comments, ...
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Can I transfer Steam games from a Windows installation to a linux installation?
Does the Linux version of Steam use the same .vpk files as the Windows version? And if so where is the Steam install located by default on a *nix system? /usr/share/ or /home/user/.steam or somewhere ...
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Is the free version of Portal identical to the paid version?
Portal is currently free (through Sept 20th, 2011) to download with Steam. Are there any restrictions on the free version, or is it completely identical to the paid version? For example, does this ...
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Is the steam family sharing user cap a life time limitation?
You may authorize Family Library Sharing on up to 10 devices at a given time, and for up to 5 accounts that may then use your game library on any of your authorized computers.
From this it is unclear ...
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Can I play a Uplay game through Steam's Big Picture mode?
Is it possible to add a game acquired through Uplay to my Steam library so I can play it in Big Picture mode?
I got Assassin's Creed IV free with my video card, but I had to get it through Uplay. I ...
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What is the most profitable way to sell steam trading cards: as-is, or turned into gems?
My steam trading cards either turn into between 0.02 and 0.10 EUR when selling them, or I can turn them into gems. Can I sell these gems later on in some way? I see i can put them in a sack of gems, ...
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How can I log out of Steam remotely?
I was playing TF2 at a friend's house and I believe I forgot to log off. Does deauthorizing all computers with Steam Guard log me out, too? Or do I need to do something else?
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Is it possible to only share specific games through Steam Family Sharing?
On my steam account, I have some games that I don't particularly want my sister to play, but I want to share my Terraria game with her so she can play with her friends.
Is it possible to only share ...
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Binding of Isaac achievements and Steam in-game not working
I can't get achievements in this game, also the Steam In-game function doesn't work.
May this problem related to the fact that the game is in Flash? Anyone has the same problem?
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"Steam failed to load: *SteamStartEngine(0xbfffdf54) failed with error 1: A Steam Engine Instance already exists"
My Mac Steam installation on 10.7 has started giving this "failed to load" dialog whenever I try to launch Steam.
I have tried deleting the Application Support folder which allowed Steam to launch ...
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Is it possible to check all installed Steam games for integrity?
My hard drive started to fail recently. I've managed to copy almost all data to another drive, but 280 sectors (140kB) were corrupted. Since that drive also contains my Steam library, I want to check ...
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Can DLC be shared along with games with family sharing?
Using Steam's Family Sharing feature, can you share DLC as well as games?
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How do cards work with family sharing beta - can I earn cards for games I don't own?
Under normal circumstances, you can't earn cards for demos or free-to-play games you haven't paid for, to prevent abuse. But how does this work with the new family sharing feature?
If my brother ...
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Can two people play each other's shared Steam games?
If both me and my friend are sharing each others libraries, can I play a game from his library while he is playing one from mine?
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Is there a way to automatically block level-zero Steam profiles?
Lately, I've been doing a lot of trading on sites like TF2Outpost and backpack.tf, and, within about a minute of bumping my trade, I receive at least 3 friend requests from level-zero private Steam ...
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Steam family share resets itself randomly
So my younger brother family shares with me, and sometimes his library stops showing up. Usually I can just click play on his game, and a 'request access' menu pops up, and upon clicking that I ...
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Can skyrim mods pose any threat to my computer?
Video game mods have been used in the past to launch attacks, and deliver payloads to computers. Can the Steam Workshop be used as a delivery vector for malware?
What kind of files can a Steam ...
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Can I prevent somebody from joining a public group?
Today some jerk joined the Arqade group on Steam and started spamming people with links to a lookalike phishing site. You know, like this but with "store.steampowered.com" instead of "twitter.com":
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Can I get steam to reconnect without restarting?
Steam is in a weird state. I have a game running, and:
it says "no connection"
it sort of thinks it's in online mode: the client menu has a "go offline..." option, which doesn't help - it requires ...
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What does Steam give me as a gamer? [closed]
I know I can buy games in Steam, but what are the benefits of doing so over purchasing a no-DRM version of a game? What features does Steam provide to an average gamer to improve their gaming and user ...
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Can Steam be used to Launch Mass Effect 3?
I own Mass Effect 3 on Origin, but I very much prefer launching games from Steam (largely for the overlay, since I've got hundreds of Steam friends). I know that non-steam applications can be ...
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What is this message when somebody wants to send gift money with my item?
I received the following message on Steam:
Steam Guard: Your account will be credited the amount of $25..00 USD,
it will be available after the exchange. If you refuse the exchange amount will be ...
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Do Steam codes need a physical disc?
I have unwittingly bought a second hand game on e-bay that uses a Steam account for activation. I am currently in dispute with the seller as he sold something which I feel is unusable. He has listed a ...
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What hats in TF2 are, or were, available for free?
What hats and miscellaneous wearables (like sunglasses and badges) in TF2 are available for free, without crafting, buying, un-crating, random drops, trading, or buying a game on Steam?
Aside from ...
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What advantages do I gain from playing a game through Steam?
As the title states, what are the advantages to having a game on your Steam account versus having the game outside of Steam (especially for MMORPG games)?
Take Rift for example. Rift recently became ...
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Steam launch commands: a way to launch a little script?
I know you can personalize the launch of a game by adding specific commands on Steam. Can you add a command that runs a little .bat script?
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How can I copy/transfer games via external hard drive?
I have successfully transferred "Killing Floor" from my brother's laptop to my own via external hard drive. The problem, now that I have all the files, is that I don't know how to launch the game ...
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Is it possible to queue multiple Steam games for installation in one action?
When you buy multiple games in one purchase from Steam, you have the option to set them all to be installed, and the Steam client automatically queues them all at once.
However, Is there a way to do ...
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Can I have more than one of the same trading card?
Steam now has trading cards. In order to get them, you're supposed to play specific games (currently there are only 6 games supported, but they've said more will come).
However, it's only possible ...
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Game licensing across multiple pcs for a non-commercial setup, using Steam
In Steam, what options are there for installing the same game for simultaneous use, across several computers?
Ease of management is the bigger concern, over game licensing costs. This is a non-...
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Change alias / nickname / callsign for Steam friends
Some of my friends on Steam change nicknames so often I can hardly remember who's who. Is there any way I can set custom nicknames for friends in Steam?
Best workaround I've got so far is using tags, ...
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