Can everyone see my Steam games?

Your Steam games are visible, both to you and other users. If you want to hide them, here's how. Steam is the largest digital distribution platform for PC games, with a community of over 100 million users using the platform.

How do I hide my Steam games from others?

Hide Played Steam Games

Hover the cursor over your username and select View my profile. Click the Edit Profile button. Select Privacy settings. Next to Game details, click Public and set it to Friends Only or Private if you don't want anyone to see your list of played games.

Can people see my Steam searches?

If your profile is set to public, everyone can see your Steam searches. You can change your profile to Friends only or private separately to block people from seeing your Steam searches.

What can someone see on my Steam profile?

If an account is private, you can't see their friends, the games they own, anything. The only exception to this rule I have seen, is that your friends can still see the game you are playing. Also, you will be in the friend's list of anyone who has a public account and is your steam friend.

Does Steam track your activity?

Your Steam activity will show as a list of recently played games, alongside how long you have been playing them. This list normally encompasses the games you have played in the last two weeks. To hide your gameplay activity, you have three options: Set your total playtime to private.

How to hide what you are playing on Steam from your friends and family.

Can my friends see my Steam games if my profile is private?

If an account is private, you can't see their friends, the games they own, anything. The only exception to this rule I have seen, is that your friends can still see the game you are playing. Also, you will be in the friend's list of anyone who has a public account and is your steam friend.

Why do people have private Steam accounts?

For Steam it's to avoid scammers. Overall, because people choose what they want for privacy, with the obvious exception of data collection on social media regardless of your settings, unless you only use a VPN when using it and don't check in anywhere or say where you're going or are located at.

Can my friends see my private Steam profile?

How do I view a private Steam profile? You can't. The private option is there so that others cannot look at your profile. If you could get around it it would be utterly useless!

How do I stop Steam from notifying my friends?

In the Friends list settings menu, select Notifications. Disable the checkboxes for all of the relevant notifications (such as When a friend joins a game) in both the Show a notification column and Play a sound column.

What's the difference between offline and invisible on Steam?

Q: What's the difference between offline and invisible on Steam? Steam's offline status logs you out of the chat, and you won't get notifications for new messages. On the other hand, using invisible status on Steam lets you chat with your gaming buddies while appearing offline.

Can you appear offline on Steam?

Open “Steam” and sign in if you aren't already. Click on “Friends” in the Mac menu bar at the top. Click on “Offline” in the menu. If you want to continue chatting with friends, select “Invisible” instead.

Can people see my hidden Steam games?

Hide or Remove Games From Your Steam Library

People with access to game details on your profile will still be able to see any achievements and playtime you have in that game. However, anyone with access to your PC won't see the game in your normal Steam library.

Is Steam privacy friendly?

Good news! Valve's privacy policy, which covers the Steam Deck and the Steam store, doesn't raise any huge privacy concerns for us. It's a little vague for our tastes, but we didn't see any big red flags. We like that they say they don't require users to provide a real name when signing up for a Steam User Account.

What is the difference between private and unlisted Steam?

Private, no one can see it at all. Unlisted means it wont show up on any searches, but it'll still be playable if you have a link or find it in genealogy.

Can you see what games your friends look at on Steam?

Go to the person's profile and click on the Games tag. Then at the top, there will be a tab for "All Games". Click on that and you are good to go.

How long can Steam stay in offline mode?

When you're ready to return online, click Steam > Go Online > Leave Offline Mode. Although you can stay in Offline Mode indefinitely, you should return online periodically so that you can receive game updates, sync your achievements, and download new games.

Does Steam delete your account for inactivity?

We will store your information for as long as your account exists in The Head of Steam App. If your user account is entirely inactive for a period of 12 months or more, we will delete your account.

How long can you be away on Steam?

If you haven't had your account protected by a Mobile Authenticator for at least the last 7 days, items leaving your account will be held by Steam for up to 15 days.

Can you be away on Steam while playing a game?

Even if you are in a Steam game and using a controller, Steam will set you to Away - but the "In-Game" status always takes precedence on the friends list so you can only see it if a friend happens to have a chat window open with you.

Are Steam friends public?

There are three states of profile privacy: Public, Friends Only, and Private. Each state has additional subcategories to control how you appear to other members of the Steam community. If you are logged in to Steam, you can change your Privacy Settings by navigating to your Profile Privacy Settings Page.

Does VPN hide Steam?

A Virtual Private Network (VPN) routes all of your internet traffic (including that from applications such as Steam) through a secondary server in another location. The traffic is encrypted so its contents are unreadable to anyone, including your network administrator, internet service provider, or hackers.

Can people on Steam see your real name?

Even when you make your Steam account private, your real name is still listed on your profile page, along with your location, which, depending on the options you chose, can narrow your location down right to the city you live in.