Introduction
Steam’s library contains every game you’ve ever bought or received as a gift. It also recalls certain free games you’ve loaded. However, you may hide a game from your collection or even remove it entirely from your account.
The Distinction Between Hiding and Removing Games
Hiding may be reversed. When you conceal a Steam game, it is no longer visible in the regular library views. Someone can still view the game with a few clicks, and the game can be unhidden in the future. You may even engage in a hidden game. It’s merely a quick method to brush a game under the rug for the time being.
Removing is irreversible. When you delete a game from your Steam account, it’s gone for good. The game will not be added to your collection. Previously, you had to contact Steam customer service and request this, but there is now a regular method to remove games in a few clicks. Be aware that if you want to play the game again in the future, you’ll have to buy it.
What is the Best Way to Hide a Steam Game
To conceal a Steam game, find it in your library, right-click it, choose “Manage,” and then select “Hide this game.”
How to Locate or Unhide a Hiding Steam Game
To see your hidden Steam games, click the “View” button in the upper left corner of the window, followed by “Hidden Games.”
You’ll see a list that looks just like your usual Steam library, except it only includes the titles you’ve hidden. To remove a game from the hidden list, right-click it, hover over “Manage,” and choose “Remove from Hidden.”
How to Deactivate a Game on Your Steam Account
Before uninstalling a Steam game from your library, you should remove it from your computer. If you initially delete a game from your account, you won’t be able to uninstall it normally—you’ll have to locate its contents on your hard drive or SSD and manually remove them.
Click Help > Steam Support to permanently remove a game from your collection.
Click the game you wish to remove. If you’ve played it lately, it will be at the top of the list. If you haven’t already, you may search for the game by name using the search box at the bottom of this page.
“I wish to permanently delete this game from my account,” click. (If you bought the game within the last two weeks and played it for less than two hours, you may also return it for a refund from this page.)
More information regarding this procedure may be found on Steam. If the game was bought or activated as part of a bundle, Steam would display linked games that would be deleted as well.
“OK, permanently delete the specified games from my account.” If you wish to play the game again, you’ll have to buy it.
This will not erase information about your game performance and accomplishments, which will stay linked to your Steam profile.
