Sage-Tips

Do you keep the games you buy on Steam?

According to the agreement that you agree to every single time you buy a game on Steam, “the Content and Services are licensed, not sold. Your license confers no title or ownership in the Content and Services.” You’re not buying the games, you’re buying the license to use them. Then, there’s Good Old Games.

How do I add a purchased game to Steam?

How to Download and Install my game

1. If Steam isn’t already running then Run the Steam Client on your computer:
2. Log into Steam if you aren’t already logged in.
3. Choose ‘Library’ to see your list of games.
4. Choose the game you wish to install and click on it.
5. Choose ‘Install’ to install the game.

How do I add a Steam gift to my inventory?

How to redeem Steam Gift

1. Click on the link you received via email from the transaction.
2. The link will take you to a screen with two options to Accept gift or Decline gift.
3. Click on Accept gift.
4. Choose to have the option added directly to your game library or your Steam gift inventory.

When you buy a game on Steam does it automatically download?

When you buy a game from Steam, it downloads directly to your computer and automatically installs itself. After you have mastered how to buy PC games on Steam, you can uninstall and reinstall the game at any time, using your account from within the Steam software.

Is it safe to buy on Steam?

When you buy a game on Steam through your browser or the Steam client, your purchase is as secure as any other website that uses modern HTTPS encryption. The information that you sent to Steam for your purchase, including your credit card info, is encrypted.

Where are my purchased games on Steam?

How to See Your Purchase History in Steam

1. Log into your Steam account.
2. Next, click on your profile in the top-right corner of the Steam Home page and select Account details.
3. Your Account details page will now appear.
4. Under Store & Purchase History, click on View purchase history.

How do I get steam to recognize an existing game?

If you have the game data in the Steam apps folder, then you can force Steam to recognize the games by initiating the installation of the game.

1. Launch Steam and go to Games.
2. Select and click on install for the game that Steam has failed to recognize.
3. Steam will start to discover existing files for the game.

How do I send an extra copy of a game on Steam?

How to gift a duplicate game on Steam

1. Under the Games tab in the Steam client, select Manage Gifts and Guest Passes. Know that you will only be able to find this option when you’re using the Steam client software, so ensure that you have that installed before searching for this.
2. Select the duplicate game you want to gift.

How do I share my Steam library?

From the Steam Settings panel select the Family tab (or in Big Picture mode, Settings > Family Library Sharing). Here you can select users who have also logged into this computer to share your library with. Click the “Authorize Library Sharing on this Computer” box.

Where does Steam automatically install games?

By default, Steam will download your games to whatever is the main drive on your PC. That is, whichever one Windows is installed on. In many cases that’s not going to be a problem, but it will if you have a small SSD boot drive to complement a larger mass storage HDD, for example.