Does recent activity show on Steam?

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.

Do people see recent activity Steam?

Steam sends a notification to your friends whenever you start playing a game. Also, they can see which game you're playing if they visit their Steam friends list. If you want to hide your Steam gameplay activity, open the Friends menu and select Offline.

What shows up in Steam activity?

Steam displays an in-game status whenever you launch a game from the library. By default, the activity status shows the game name next to the In-Game label, but you can change that name to whatever you want with some easy configurations.

Does Steam track searches?

Most of the tracking services are subscription based, and that's handled by our client. We track what people look at on our web shop, and than these re-marketing and/or re-targeting companies make sure our ads pop up all over for them. We actually do not collect or get any data.

Can people see what games I've looked at on Steam?

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.

Steam: How to hide recent game activity & game hours

Can you hide hours played on Steam?

You can hide your game play time, however. All you have to do is to go into your profile settings, privacy settings, then at the “Game Details” section, you can select “private.”

Does hiding a game on Steam hide it from friends?

In the Game details menu, set your game privacy to Private. Your friends will no longer be able to see the games in your Steam account or elsewhere. The game you're currently playing will remain hidden from view, as will your game achievements, saved wish-list games, and more.

How do I hide Steam activity from one friend?

To hide the game you're playing on Steam, go to Profile > Edit Profile > Privacy Settings, and set your Game details to "Private." To hide your activity on Steam Chat, click "Friends" and set your status to "Offline."

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.

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.

Does Steam track hours in offline mode?

When you play a game in offline mode Steam will still count the hours played but you won't see any changes on your profile. As long as you stay in offline mode steam won't show the "current" number of hours played since the last time you have been online on steam.

Can friends see 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.

Can I see my recent activity?

Go to your Google Account. On the left navigation panel, click Data & privacy. Under "History settings," click My Activity.

How do I delete screenshots from Steam activity?

How do you know if someone is watching you on Steam?

How can I see who is watching my game? You'll receive a notification when a friend either requests to watch or starts watching your game. At any time you can see a list of viewers from the Steam overlay broadcast box, or if you're watching your own broadcast, from the top of the chat.

Are Steam friends notified when you remove them?

The removed Friend will not be notified of your decision to unfriend them.

How do I appear offline on Steam?

Does Steam notify friends when invisible?

In steam 'invisible' is referred to as 'offline'. Using this mode, none of your steam friends will see that you are there and will not see the game you are playing. While 'offline' you can still receive messages but those people sending you a message will be notified that you'll see it when you next log in.

How long does Steam offline mode last?

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.

What does it look like when someone is invisible on Steam?

What does it look like when someone is invisible on Steam? You will be seen as being offline to your friends. Also you will not get chat notifications from them while you are in invisible mode. You'll still get notifications while Invisible, but your friend's won't see that you're online.

Is it okay to play Steam games offline?

Offline Mode allows you to play games through Steam without reconnecting to the Steam Network every time you wish to play - this is particularly useful if you do not plan on playing over the internet and would prefer not to download new updates for your single-player games.

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.