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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Steam is unable to find mangohud when included in launch option
So I've installed Steam using Flathub to play game on Linux with mangohud to display FPS with CPU, GPU stat as an overlay.
And in the documentation, to display the overlay on games, all I have to do ...
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How do I track progress for individual achievements on Steam?
I've seen it on a TF2 video that I can't find anymore, but I found another occasion of someone doing this here:
At the bottom right, it shows "Achievement ...
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Can you upgrade the walls in existing buildings?
I'm using a farm house as my home base and am trying to upgrade the exterior doors and walls. I was able to upgrade the exterior doors. When I point the upgrade tool (nail gun in this case) at a wall, ...
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My dedicated TF2 server will not connect to Steam servers. (Error = 8)
I am trying to set up a dedicated TF2 server on one of my computers and I cannot figure out what the issue is.
I am using Linux (Debian 11) and the computer is wired to my router.
Upon starting the ...
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Launching non-Flatpak Discord from Steam on a Steam Deck
Does anyone know if, and how, you can successfully launch a non-Flatpak version of Discord from Steam on the Steam Deck without putting the deck into developer mode?
I've installed the Flatpak version ...
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Slim down steam overlay
I would like to remove most of the stuff that comes "out of the box" with the steam overlay. Specifically the Friends, Achievements, Guides, Screenshots, Community Hub and Discussions boxes.
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How do I find the ID for a game on Steam?
Every game on Steam has a different Game ID (also known as App ID). For instance, looking on my own computer, Portal has an ID of 400, and FTL: Faster Than Light is 212680.
How do I find this ID for ...
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How do I find my Geometry Dash song files on PC through Steam file browsing?
I can't find the song file location. I tried looking through Steam>GeometryDash>Propreties>Browselocalfiles. I want to replace my Songs with non-Newgrounds songs, but I can't find the song ...
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Rainbow Six : Siege won't update and can't play
Yesterday Rainbow Six worked fine, but today something strange happened. I wanted to surf the shop, and the game won't update, and I get this error saying Update failed, with two options retry and ...
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Where's the Steam setting to change the input device for my headset?
I've been trying to get into the Steam settings to change the input device for my headset so I won't have to use external software for VOIP, but for some reason, I had the biggest brain fart and ...
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What happens if a shared DLC with Steam Family Sharing isn't available anymore, and the sharing stops?
A member of my family shared his game library with me with the steam family shraing. He has the Stranger Things DLC for the game Dead By Daylight, so i now can play the characters on that dlc. I ...
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Is there a way to hide Steam tags?
I do NOT want to hide games marked by those tags. I want to hide the tags themselves.
Some tags are too broad in my opinion and appear on many hardly related games. Some cover distinction I will ...
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Is there a way to compare game prices in different stores?
Sometimes I get games a bit cheaper on Humble Store or Fanatical, but I wonder: is there's a way to see if it's even cheaper somewhere else?
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Proslife PS4 Controller Bluetooth Not Working On Windows 10
My Proslife controller works in-game over USB but not via Bluetooth. It is connected to the PC via Bluetooth and the input test works when running JOY.CPL, it even works on the controller menu in ...
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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?
Let's say I want to play Borderlands 2 without letting some friends know. Is there any way to hide ...
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Is it possible to entirely disable updates for a game on Steam?
I thought I'd found information about this before, but now it seems gone. Is it possible to disable updates on a Steam game? I'd like to play an old version of a single-player game, because the most ...
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What are good fire end delay values?
Sometimes you can press a controller button in a bad way and that triggers double input because the contact under the button entered the activation range of the electric circuit which is under the ...
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Downloading windows version of steam games on a mac to copy over to a pc
I am sharing an internet connection with a few roommates and have a data cap. I would love to be able to use my MacBook to download games onto it, create Steam backups and install them on Windows.
I ...
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Stuck on "Connecting Steam Account" after switching to Offline Mode
After enabling Offline Mode in Steam (while offline) it restarts and idles at a dialog box "Connecting Steam Account: ..." Relaunching and rebooting the machine does not work. Neither does ...
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Steam App ID of a non-Steam game added to Steam in SteamOS on Steam Deck
Similar to this question, I need to find a non-Steam game ID so I could locate its Proton prefix inside /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/ in SteamOS on Steam Deck.
I can find the ID ...
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How can I get Steam to work on my MacBook Air via PlayOnMac?
I can't run Steam on PlayOnMac on my 2020 MacBook Air M1 8GB RAM. I want to be able to use my MacBook for playing Half-Life when I don't have access to my gaming PC. When I run Steam, it just gives me ...
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Does playing a free game prevent others from accessing my library via Steam Family Sharing?
My brother and I recently enabled Steam Family Sharing, so that we can play each other's games.
However, I regularly play a game that's entirely free; no paid DLC, no microtransactions, no ...
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How can I open the Steam console from the flatpak version of Steam?
In Linux (Fedora Silverblue) I have attempted to open the Steam console using a terminal with the command "steam -console", which this steam community thread suggests, but that did not work. ...
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How to fix small icons and text on Steam for MacOS?
Recently I opened up Steam and it suddenly became microscopic - text and images are tiny. The text on the left is about 4pt font size:
I tried the standard debugging steps, restarting Steam, ...
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Who counts as a "player", for Steam achievement percentages?
For each Steam achievement, the platform gives statistics along the lines of "23.6% of players have this achievement". Who counts as a "player" for this calculation? (To put it ...
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What is happening when Steam downloads a little but modifies a lot?
When updating a game on Steam, there's 2 metrics per game that the client is keeping track of: how much was downloaded and how much was written to disk. I know compression exists and there are some ...
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If I play Left 4 Dead 2 through Steam, will I still get Live achievements for it?
Since Steam has it's own achievements for the game, do they replace the Live ones or can I earn both?
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How do I move Steam games to a new computer without re-downloading them?
I have just bought a new computer and I have everything migrated over except for my Steam games.
I looked in Program Files/Steam/ and I found a folder full of the games I have downloaded, but I do ...
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Is there anything about the macOS 64-bit Steam Client installed on Mojave macOS that would interfere with playing 32-bit games?
I realize the next version beyond Mojave macOS may enforce a 64-bit application restriction. Is there potentially something about the 64-bit Steam Client for the current Mojave macOS 10.14 that could ...
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How can I use my save files for TBOI after switching to other Steam account?
It's the same PC, so all save files must be the same, but the game doesn't recognize it and treats it as a complete undone game.
What can I do for my new account to "see" those files?
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Why did my Xbox One Controller stop working with Steam?
I have a MacBook Pro running macOS High Sierra 10.13.4
I've been connecting an Xbox One controller wirelessly through Bluetooth to play games on Steam and it has worked fine. But recently, the Xbox ...
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Can I sync Steam ESO files with the Bethesda client so I don't have to download them again?
I downloaded ESO from a friend's account on Steam to test whether or not it is playable on my computer. However, I intend to buy and download from the official website for various reasons. Is there ...
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How does Steam Input measure time?
How are units of time measured in the Steam Input menus? For example, if I set an action's Fire Start Delay to to 100, how long will the delay be?
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How do I bind a button combo to an action in Steam input?
I want to configure a control scheme in Steam Input where a combination of 2 buttons triggers an action. More specifically, I want to make it so holding the d-pad left or right then pressing R2 will ...
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Discord doesn't show Rich Presence of game run with Flatpak Steam
So I got a problem:
When I launch a game on Steam, Discord is always able to pick up the game (like Papers, Please or Dude, Stop!), but not any other detail (like the actual/proper name of the game, ...
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Is there a way to tag already uploaded artwork on Steam with the game title?
I have uploaded some artworks to my Steam profile.
During the uploading process, there are multiple options one can choose from, starting with having to choose a game, or opting for it being non-game-...
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Steam tells me Morrowind is still running while it isn't
I've recently been having issues where Steam tells me Morrowind is still running, even when it isn't.
I've checked Task Manager but Morrowind doesn't show up in the "Processes" tab. I also ...
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How do I find the appid for a non-steam game on Steam
Similar to How do I find the ID for a game on Steam? but this is about non-steam games (shortcuts).
I'm trying to figure out what to name my custom artwork for non-steam games to get steam to ...
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How can I find out the rarest Steam achievement?
Having completed the most difficult achievements for a couple of games, I started wondering how difficult the worst achievements can be. One well-defined measure for difficulty of an achievement is ...
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How to review a game in Steam library?
I'm using Steam on Windows. How can I review a game? I remember previously I would right click the game in my library and choose 'write a review' but that option seems to be no longer there.
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What happens if you have played a game installed through itch.io and use a Steam key? [closed]
I got a game through Itch.io and have played it on my computer. Later I realized I could get it on Steam so I was going to use the Steam key that was provided with my purchase of the game, but when I ...
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Is there way to get removed steam games like this api api.steampowered.com/ISteamApps/GetAppList/v2/?
This api.steampowered.com/ISteamApps/GetAppList/v2/
shows only public games. But removed games like this https://steamdb.info/app/24170/
doesn't showed from GetAppList
Any ideas how to get full game ...
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path help with Proton and EA Origin on Ubuntu
I have Ubuntu 22.04 and Steam with Proton. I added the EA Origin installer to Steam using Proton Experimental and I am able to play Origin games through it with no issues. However, each time I start ...
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How to upload saves to Steam Cloud without having the game installed locally?
I need to upload a save file to Steam Cloud for use on Geforce Now (that reads saves from Steam Cloud). The game won't install locally on my Mac, so I need to do it without installing the game. Is ...
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How do I start a game from Steam from a batch file and wait for it to exit?
I have an autohost app for Space Empires which I use to process turns in multiplayer games, but when I hook it up to the Steam instance of SE5, I find that it uploads the turn before it finishes ...
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How to set Steam options from a batch file?
I repair computers and often need to reconfigure or reinstall the software. Some users want Steam installed. I have a batch file that installs all the requested / required apps, including Steam. ...
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How to make Steam not count some games towards "Avg. Game Completion Rate"?
In Steam, some of the Showcases show the Avg. Game Completion Rate. This takes into account the percentage of achievements you have in average of all your games.
Is there any way to make it not ...
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Cross region steam gifting?
My friends live in different regions. Almost none of us are in the same region.
Is there anyway we can gift games to each other?
Humble-bundle and G2A seem like options, but lack the games I want to ...
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The Stanley Parable (the original game) hang up randomly after few minutes of playing
So I just purchased The Stanley Parable so I can try the game out for myself without having to... go on some sketchy website and download it.
And after purchasing it, I installed the game, boot the ...
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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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