Steam is a video game digital distribution service and storefront by Valve. It was launched as a software client in September 2003 as a way for Valve to provide automatic updates for their games, and expanded to distributing and offering third-party game publishers' titles in late 2005.

N++ System Requirements on Mac

Posted On: March 17, 2024

I'm looking at N++ (https://store.steampowered.com/app/230270/N_NPLUSPLUS/) and it doesn't list the system requirements for a mac.This question is not about whether my specific computer can run N++, b...[More]

N++ System Requirements on Mac

Posted On: March 17, 2024

I'm looking at N++ (https://store.steampowered.com/app/230270/N_NPLUSPLUS/) and it doesn't list the system requirements for a mac.This question is not about whether my specific computer can run N++, b...[More]

N++ System Requirements on Mac

Posted On: March 17, 2024

I'm looking at N++ (https://store.steampowered.com/app/230270/N_NPLUSPLUS/) and it doesn't list the system requirements for a mac.This question is not about whether my specific computer can run N++, b...[More]

N++ System Requirements on Mac

Posted On: March 17, 2024

I'm looking at N++ (https://store.steampowered.com/app/230270/N_NPLUSPLUS/) and it doesn't list the system requirements for a mac.This question is not about whether my specific computer can run N++, b...[More]

Is it possible to see what of my content received awards?

Posted On: March 16, 2024

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, review...[More]

Is it possible to see what of my content received awards?

Posted On: March 16, 2024

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, review...[More]

How can I use the trackpad for the sliders like the stars of the Vita version of f & f 2nd?

Posted On: March 15, 2024

On the PlayStation Vita version of Hatsune Miku Project Diva f and f 2nd, you have stars, which you activate by moving your finger on the touch screen on any direction.Now that I have Hatsune Miku Pro...[More]

How can I use the trackpad for the sliders like the stars of the Vita version of f & f 2nd?

Posted On: March 15, 2024

On the PlayStation Vita version of Hatsune Miku Project Diva f and f 2nd, you have stars, which you activate by moving your finger on the touch screen on any direction.Now that I have Hatsune Miku Pro...[More]

How to view your Steam Year in Review from your profile?

Posted On: December 20, 2023

I am unable to find a place where I can see the "My year in review" from my steam profile. I received a mail about it, and thought it was quite informative, and would like to compare this ye...[More]

How to view your Steam Year in Review from your profile?

Posted On: December 20, 2023

I am unable to find a place where I can see the "My year in review" from my steam profile. I received a mail about it, and thought it was quite informative, and would like to compare this ye...[More]

The best Steam region to buy games

Posted On: November 13, 2023

what's the cheapest region on Steam to buy online games? I'm trying to undestand how do resellers purchase games and sell them at a higher pricing. What's the method of purchasing th...[More]

The best Steam region to buy games

Posted On: November 13, 2023

what's the cheapest region on Steam to buy online games? I'm trying to undestand how do resellers purchase games and sell them at a higher pricing. What's the method of purchasing th...[More]

How to download Windows games from Steam onto a Linux computer?

Posted On: November 11, 2023

I recently switched to an Ubuntu computer and the one thing that annoys me is the lack of games available. However I have found a program called WINE which can run Windows applications (.exe) on Linux...[More]

How to download Windows games from Steam onto a Linux computer?

Posted On: November 11, 2023

I recently switched to an Ubuntu computer and the one thing that annoys me is the lack of games available. However I have found a program called WINE which can run Windows applications (.exe) on Linux...[More]

How do I install Portal 2 Authoring Tools without Portal 2 installed?

Posted On: October 20, 2023

Is it possible to install the Portal 2 Authoring Tools without having Portal 2 installed? Otherwise, how could I fool Steam into thinking I have? The reason I'm asking is that I have Portal ...[More]

How do I install Portal 2 Authoring Tools without Portal 2 installed?

Posted On: October 20, 2023

Is it possible to install the Portal 2 Authoring Tools without having Portal 2 installed? Otherwise, how could I fool Steam into thinking I have? The reason I'm asking is that I have Portal ...[More]

If I can only buy games as gifts on Steam and not as keys, where do 3rd party resellers get theirs?

Posted On: October 16, 2023

3rd party game key resellers like Kinguin or G2A sell game keys right? Supposedly the key sellers are just other users. I as a user as well cannot seem to buy keys from Steam though? I can only buy th...[More]

If I can only buy games as gifts on Steam and not as keys, where do 3rd party resellers get theirs?

Posted On: October 16, 2023

3rd party game key resellers like Kinguin or G2A sell game keys right? Supposedly the key sellers are just other users. I as a user as well cannot seem to buy keys from Steam though? I can only buy th...[More]

What do Steam OS minimum system requirements guarantee in terms of playability?

Posted On: September 25, 2023

I want to buy a game on Steam and my device meets the minimum system requirements. Am I guaranteed that the game will be playable? Question from user Francesco Iapicca at stackexchange. Answe...[More]

What do Steam OS minimum system requirements guarantee in terms of playability?

Posted On: September 25, 2023

I want to buy a game on Steam and my device meets the minimum system requirements. Am I guaranteed that the game will be playable? Question from user Francesco Iapicca at stackexchange. Answe...[More]

What are the requirements of these Steam specific achievements?

Posted On: September 24, 2023

Most of the hidden achievements in KoA seem to resolve themselves through normal game play (defeat this guy, complete on hard, etc) so I imagine the answer to this one is going to be along the same li...[More]

What are the requirements of these Steam specific achievements?

Posted On: September 24, 2023

Most of the hidden achievements in KoA seem to resolve themselves through normal game play (defeat this guy, complete on hard, etc) so I imagine the answer to this one is going to be along the same li...[More]

Can I skip the launcher when launching Baldurs Gate 3 from Steam?

Posted On: July 12, 2023

I don't want to have to go through the "Larian Launcher" when I want to play Baldur's Gate 3 in Steam. How can I skip it? Question from user Oak at stackexchange. Answer: To...[More]

Can I skip the launcher when launching Baldurs Gate 3 from Steam?

Posted On: July 12, 2023

I don't want to have to go through the "Larian Launcher" when I want to play Baldur's Gate 3 in Steam. How can I skip it? Question from user Oak at stackexchange. Answer: To...[More]

Is there a way to tell a Steam shortcut to open in big picture mode?

Posted On: June 15, 2023

I have a monitor and a TV side by side. Sometimes I want to game from my couch and sometimes I want to sit and game at the computer. When I'm gaming at my desktop I don't have the TV on. Wh...[More]

Is there a way to tell a Steam shortcut to open in big picture mode?

Posted On: June 15, 2023

I have a monitor and a TV side by side. Sometimes I want to game from my couch and sometimes I want to sit and game at the computer. When I'm gaming at my desktop I don't have the TV on. Wh...[More]

Steam Invalid SSL Certificate

Posted On: June 12, 2023

For the past few months I have been having an issue with Steam, and I have finally decided to ask about it. I've looked up solutions but none of them work, and nobody else has seemed to have had t...[More]

Steam Invalid SSL Certificate

Posted On: June 12, 2023

For the past few months I have been having an issue with Steam, and I have finally decided to ask about it. I've looked up solutions but none of them work, and nobody else has seemed to have had t...[More]

How to get the Steam Workshop to work with Civilization V for a Mac?

Posted On: June 12, 2023

I currently own Civilization V, (not the Gods & Kings expansion,) and have the latest version of it and have subscribed to several items on the Steam Workshop, but when I start-up the game, none o...[More]

How to get the Steam Workshop to work with Civilization V for a Mac?

Posted On: June 12, 2023

I currently own Civilization V, (not the Gods & Kings expansion,) and have the latest version of it and have subscribed to several items on the Steam Workshop, but when I start-up the game, none o...[More]

Downloading windows version of steam games on a mac to copy over to a pc

Posted On: June 9, 2023

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. ...[More]

Downloading windows version of steam games on a mac to copy over to a pc

Posted On: June 9, 2023

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. ...[More]

How can I see the version of steam deck?

Posted On: May 18, 2023

I was thinking about buying a Steam Deck and to save a couple of bucks, figured I'd try to buy one used. Before I hand over the cash, I'd like to verify the one I'm buying is as advertised...[More]

How can I see the version of steam deck?

Posted On: May 18, 2023

I was thinking about buying a Steam Deck and to save a couple of bucks, figured I'd try to buy one used. Before I hand over the cash, I'd like to verify the one I'm buying is as advertised...[More]

How do I find the ID for a game on Steam?

Posted On: May 18, 2023

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 fo...[More]

How do I find the ID for a game on Steam?

Posted On: May 18, 2023

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 fo...[More]

Is there a way to compare game prices in different stores?

Posted On: April 25, 2023

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? Question from user HappyCat at gaming.stackexcha...[More]

Is there a way to compare game prices in different stores?

Posted On: April 25, 2023

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? Question from user HappyCat at gaming.stackexcha...[More]

Is there any way to hide your Steam status from others?

Posted On: April 21, 2023

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 ...[More]

Is there any way to hide your Steam status from others?

Posted On: April 21, 2023

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 ...[More]

Is it possible to entirely disable updates for a game on Steam?

Posted On: April 19, 2023

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 th...[More]

Is it possible to entirely disable updates for a game on Steam?

Posted On: April 19, 2023

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 th...[More]

How can I open the Steam console from the flatpak version of Steam?

Posted On: March 30, 2023

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....[More]

How can I open the Steam console from the flatpak version of Steam?

Posted On: March 30, 2023

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....[More]

Misadventures of P.B Winterbottom leaderboards

Posted On: March 24, 2023

The Misadventures of P.B Winterbottom is absolutely brilliant (if maybe a little short). Anyway, now that I've finished it, I'm in the process of going through the bonus shorts (levels), and a...[More]

Misadventures of P.B Winterbottom leaderboards

Posted On: March 24, 2023

The Misadventures of P.B Winterbottom is absolutely brilliant (if maybe a little short). Anyway, now that I've finished it, I'm in the process of going through the bonus shorts (levels), and a...[More]

How does Steam Input measure time?

Posted On: March 18, 2023

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? Question from user Stevoisiak at gaming.stacke...[More]

How does Steam Input measure time?

Posted On: March 18, 2023

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? Question from user Stevoisiak at gaming.stacke...[More]

How can I find out the rarest Steam achievement?

Posted On: March 6, 2023

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 it...[More]

How can I find out the rarest Steam achievement?

Posted On: March 6, 2023

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 it...[More]

How to make Steam not count some games towards Average Game Completion Rate?

Posted On: February 18, 2023

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 cou...[More]

How to make Steam not count some games towards Average Game Completion Rate?

Posted On: February 18, 2023

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 cou...[More]

How do Steam Workshop mods and Nexus mods interact?

Posted On: February 9, 2023

All of my mods so far are on the Steam Workshop, but there are a few on Nexus that look to be quite useful. My question before I dive in is are there any potential problems that I need to be aware of...[More]

How do Steam Workshop mods and Nexus mods interact?

Posted On: February 9, 2023

All of my mods so far are on the Steam Workshop, but there are a few on Nexus that look to be quite useful. My question before I dive in is are there any potential problems that I need to be aware of...[More]

Can I get Dishonored to stop asking for admin access whenever I run it?

Posted On: February 6, 2023

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...[More]

Can I get Dishonored to stop asking for admin access whenever I run it?

Posted On: February 6, 2023

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...[More]

How to set Steam to always choose the same launch option for a game?

Posted On: February 5, 2023

Sometimes when you launch a game you have to choose between different launch options:.Is it possible to configure Steam so the startup window is skipped and a specific options is chosen?I my case I wa...[More]

How to set Steam to always choose the same launch option for a game?

Posted On: February 5, 2023

Sometimes when you launch a game you have to choose between different launch options:.Is it possible to configure Steam so the startup window is skipped and a specific options is chosen?I my case I wa...[More]

Can I hide the Currently In game from Steam?

Posted On: February 3, 2023

I don't want to hide my online status.I want to hide the currently in-game which appears on a game on my profile page.Any way to do that?Question from user KeyC0de at gaming.stackexchange.com.Answer:Y...[More]

Can I hide the Currently In game from Steam?

Posted On: February 3, 2023

I don't want to hide my online status.I want to hide the currently in-game which appears on a game on my profile page.Any way to do that?Question from user KeyC0de at gaming.stackexchange.com.Answer:Y...[More]

Can I have more than one of the same trading card?

Posted On: January 22, 2023

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 to ...[More]

Can I have more than one of the same trading card?

Posted On: January 22, 2023

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 to ...[More]

What is the difference between these values on Steam?

Posted On: January 20, 2023

Downloading Warhammer: Vermintide II, I noticed how the percentages as displayed in 3 different places have 3 different values:. Download bar on the Downloads tab of the Steam client, (click for or...[More]

What is the difference between these values on Steam?

Posted On: January 20, 2023

Downloading Warhammer: Vermintide II, I noticed how the percentages as displayed in 3 different places have 3 different values:. Download bar on the Downloads tab of the Steam client, (click for or...[More]

How do I remove a Steam game from my library?

Posted On: November 17, 2022

I like how Steam presents my library to me. However, there is one thing that keeps irritating me every time I open Steam: the Team Fortress 2 Beta. I don't want it, yet it is always in my games li...[More]

How do I remove a Steam game from my library?

Posted On: November 17, 2022

I like how Steam presents my library to me. However, there is one thing that keeps irritating me every time I open Steam: the Team Fortress 2 Beta. I don't want it, yet it is always in my games li...[More]

How do I continue downloading a game in Steam while playing?

Posted On: May 28, 2015

I have many games on Steam and many more I will buy, but I have a problem and I hope you can point me a solution.When I download a game, is it possible to launch and play a single player game under St...[More]

How do I continue downloading a game in Steam while playing?

Posted On: May 28, 2015

I have many games on Steam and many more I will buy, but I have a problem and I hope you can point me a solution.When I download a game, is it possible to launch and play a single player game under St...[More]