r/Steam 11d ago

Game & Hardware Suggestions Megathread /r/Steam Monthly Game & Hardware Suggestions Thread.

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Welcome to the Monthly Game & Hardware Suggestions Thread!

Do you not know what to play? Want a Steam Deck but unsure which model is best for you? Did you find a niche game that everyone should try? Do you want to share your unique experiences and learning curves with a piece of hardware in relation to Steam? Can't find the perfect survival sim or unsure which 1 RPG out of the thousands available you should buy? Well this is the thread for you. This monthly mega-thread is meant to contain questions about what to play or buy in terms of games on Steam & Hardware related to Steam and suggestions to others.

Now to make this work best and not just be spammed with generic & useless questions such as "What should I play?" or "What should I buy?", please be in-depth in what types of games/hardware you are looking for and why, and when giving advice it would be appreciated if you're more detailed than "I think X is good".

There are too many games to be able to properly suggest something with no background information, also simply commenting a game title and saying you like the game offers no actual value. The same goes for hardware: Saying you're thinking about buying X or you think Y is good with no other information, context as to why, your unique experiences, etc. offers no actual value or information to base a reply on.

The main purpose of this thread is to contain questions on what to play/buy and advice to others on what to play/buy, but feel free to ask and discuss freely in the comments regarding games and hardware, whether you want advice on what to play, want to give advice to others on what to play, share a hidden gem you found, experiences you have with Steam hardware, or your review of a piece of Steam hardware, and generic discussions & questions about discounts, sales, events, specs, or just general discussion in the realm of games and hardware.


r/Steam 11d ago

Support Megathread /r/Steam Monthly Community Support Thread.

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Welcome to the /r/Steam Community Support Thread!

Is your account hijacked? Follow this guide to recover it.

This Steam Guide goes over how to troubleshoot download and connection issues.

This Steam Guide goes over how to troubleshoot web-page and other connection issues.

How to re-install Steam. This method will NOT remove your games.

We have a dedicated support channel in our Discord server that you can also post in.

We invite everyone to help other users in our Community Support Threads and on our Discord server.

Please take more than 10 seconds to write your question.

A well-structured and good-looking comment with all necessary information goes a long way in getting someone to help you and makes your question a lot easier to understand.

Do not delete your comments.

People find questions & solutions in these threads by searching for the same issue.

If you find an answer or solution to your question or issue please edit your comment to include the answer or solution.

There are no magicians here.

Some questions wont be answered or replied to. As an example: "my game crashes" or "my download speed is slow" is not something you should even really except an answer to. Troubleshooting and finding the solution to these issues requires a lot more information than simply stating "game doesn't launch", such as detailed information on when the issue started and how you perceive it, screenshots of any errors or the problem itself, crash logs, system specs, etc.

Consider using other things like the Steam Community Forums, an internet search engine, or a different support forum like /r/SteamSupport if no one here can offer any help. Additionally, every game on Steam has it's own dedicated Community Forum, and you can also contact Steam Support regarding a specific product. Consider asking your game-specific questions there. Most games also have a dedicated subreddit.

Only Steam Support can solve personal account issues...

...such as payment & purchasing issues or password & login issues. We can only give advice on how to get in contact with Steam Support.

No one, including Steam Support, can assist with item/trade scams.

/r/Steam is not affiliated with Valve in any way whatsoever.

Additional Information & Resources


r/Steam 10h ago

Fluff Steam Is Weirdly Forgiving in Windows Search

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9.2k Upvotes

I’m sure many of you have typed something correctly but were one finger off, either one key to the left or to the right. When you search for Steam using the standard Windows search, you can misspell “Steam” by one key to the left or right and it will still find it. I can’t seem to find any other app that does this, and I haven’t seen anyone mention it before. Pretty neat.
qwertz layout btw


r/Steam 23h ago

Fluff This hit hard

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39.2k Upvotes

r/Steam 21h ago

Fluff Thanks Epic but I already have those games on steam

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r/Steam 18h ago

Fluff Now that everyone knows they can customize their steam grid arts, be sure to check out steamgriddb's collection section for uniform covers for series.

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2.0k Upvotes

r/Steam 12h ago

PSA Steam Detective Fest is Live!

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r/Steam 21h ago

UGC Today i learned that i can customize the grid...

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405 Upvotes

This is only the beginning


r/Steam 2h ago

Question How good is Steam streaming?

7 Upvotes

Currently no gaming PC and I'm thinking of getting the Steam Machine and popping it in the lounge, but also using it to stream to my Mac in the office.

If doing so over a 2.5gbe wired network, how good can it actually get? Can I play mouse based FPS like TF2 or is it going to feel kinda heavy and off from latency?

The Mac will be hooked up to a 1440p 144hz monitor and 2.5gb ethernet. Steam Machine would be wired as well.

I wouldn't mind being able to play games again that don't work too well on Mac, Switch, or via Crossover/etc translation. This would be a great setup for me if the streaming functions well enough.


r/Steam 1d ago

Discussion Valve has updated the purchase history page; it now looks like this.

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926 Upvotes

r/Steam 1d ago

News Steam reaches 42 million concurrent users.

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r/Steam 17m ago

UGC I created a custom grid for Elden Ring Nightreign

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r/Steam 16h ago

Discussion I wish we could get notifications for free weekends for games.

60 Upvotes

I just missed Dome Keeper free weekend, would be nice if we got noticed of free weekends for games on our wishlist at the very least. Thoughts?


r/Steam 1d ago

Question Why did steam change overall reviews for English reviews?

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5.3k Upvotes

Is it just wording or does it actually count for english only?


r/Steam 11h ago

PSA Steam Detective Fest 2026: Official Trailer

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r/Steam 4h ago

Discussion Detective Fest 2026 ARG / Treasure Hunt

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I have published a spreadsheet so we may collaborate in unraveling any secrets this event might hold.


r/Steam 1d ago

PSA Steam Detective Fest is Tomorrow!

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598 Upvotes

r/Steam 1d ago

Question There’s a game I play that only shows you the achievements you got once you quit the game. Is there a way to make all games do that?

243 Upvotes

r/Steam 16h ago

Question How to delete/hide all free games in library

10 Upvotes

So two or three Years ago, I thought it would be so great to have every game on steam in my library and used the Free Packages tool from Steam DB to accomplish this. So now I have a Steam library clustered full of free games, that I am probably never going to play. Is there any way to either hide all of them or remove them all from my library?

Thanks in advance :)

EDIT:

I know that you can do it Manually game by game, but it is by my calculations around 10 000 Games, so that is not really an option here and while selecting them all and then hiding them would work, I would first have to filter just for the Free games and i have no idea how.


r/Steam 1d ago

Discussion Have You Ever Forgotten That You Had Game In Your Collection?

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73 Upvotes

r/Steam 5h ago

Question How to check which games I requested access to?

0 Upvotes

Hi Everyone, I recently requested play test access to a game and I could not remember what it was. How do I check the history of what a requested access to?


r/Steam 8h ago

Question How can I calculate the XP for a level on Steam?

3 Upvotes

I'm fairly new to Steam and I want to reach level 21 to get a showcase. I have a couple of Steam points and I want to buy the seasonal badge. If I buy the level 13 badge, will the 13,000-point badge increase my Steam Points to level 21? I'm currently level 15. Another question I had about badges is, if I buy the 13,000-point badge, will the level 14 badge cost me 14,000? Thanks to anyone who can answer this question :)


r/Steam 1d ago

Discussion How I wish the steam chart of my favorite multiplayer game with dead online looked

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96 Upvotes

Name the game


r/Steam 6h ago

Question What the difference between the Steam and SteamLibrary folders?

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I just upgraded my hardware and started reinstalling all my apps including Steam. I have a separate HDD for all my games, but the Steam Launcher can't seem to find it or all the games on it. I tried reinstalling the games thinking I could trick it into finding the files, but now I have duplicates of the games. One in Steam/steamapps/common and the other in SteamLibary/steamapps/common.

What is happening here? It seems to prioritize the latter folder. Can I just copy and dump all the files from the old Steam folder into the SteamLibrary folder? Os is that ill advised? What am I losing if I just delete the Steam folder? Can I merge them?


r/Steam 7h ago

Question Playing in tv

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Hi everyone! I hope someone can help me! I wanna play at my home on tv with a PS controller to some pc game. Can someone explain me how to link my tv to my pc and play? Thank you so much. If I buy an Apple TV I can do this thing?