What to do if you forgot your Steam user name?

contact Steam Support for account recovery even if you've forgotten the account's email address, password, and phone number. as instructed for the search will help Steam identify your account, or present other options for locating an account if the email address is incorrect.

How do I find out my Steam name?

Click your profile name.

It's at the top-right corner of Steam. You should now a URL in the address bar with a 17-digit number at the end like this: https://steamcommunity.com/profile/00000000000000000 Your account name is the number at the end of the URL.

How do I reset my Steam username?

Can I find a Steam account by username?

Open the Steam client. Click the Friends & Chat button at the bottom right. Click inside a search bar and enter a username.

How do I log into Steam with my email?

How to Retrieve your STEAM Account Username when you Forgot?

Does Steam delete inactive accounts?

Accounts aren't deleted due to inactivity or because they are empty.

Can I change my Steam login username?

The answer is no, you can't change your Steam ID or account name. What you can change, however, is your Steam profile name. Your Steam profile name is your own custom nickname for your account, which you can apply via your account profile. This is the username you'll use to sign in to Steam.

Can I reuse Steam username?

Can I re-use my account name? Account names are unique and can only be used once, regardless of whether an account has been deleted. Email addresses, profile names, and purchase methods can freely be used on other accounts.

How do I change my Steam email and username?

Within the Account tab, select Change contact email… Enter your Steam Account password along with your new email and click Next. Steam Support will immediately email you a link to click on to verify your new email address. Do not close the Steam dialogue box while you retrieve the email.

How do I find my Steam account name without email?

contact Steam Support for account recovery even if you've forgotten the account's email address, password, and phone number. as instructed for the search will help Steam identify your account, or present other options for locating an account if the email address is incorrect.

What is Steam account name?

Account name is the name you use to log into Steam and cannot be changed. No one can see this name but you. Your profile name is the one I can see in your profile, posts that you make etc. This can be changed from your profile settings.

Does discord show your Steam username?

A: Discord can only see your information that is public. If you want this information to be available in Discord, you need to go into your Steam account settings and make your profile public.

How do I change my Steam name without username?

Your SteamID and Steam Account Name can not be changed, even by Steam Support staff members. Your player name can be changed at any time in your Profile Settings, under "Edit my Profile" page. Steam accounts can not be merged together.

Am I allowed to have 2 Steam accounts?

Can I use multiple Steam accounts on one computer? Yes, you can access different Steam accounts from one computer. However, you may only access one account at a time.

Do Steam accounts expire?

Nothing at all. Valve won't delete it and the wallet doesn't expire. Unless it's in his will or your uncle's next of kin can provide sufficient proof, it'll likely remain that way forever.

Can I make a new Steam account and keep my games?

Steam games, including Steam Store purchases and activated game codes, can only be played from the account they were originally purchased or activated with. Creating a new account will not allow you to access the games you've purchased or activated previously.

Will all my games get deleted if I delete Steam?

Important: This process will remove Steam and any installed game content from your machine. If reinstalling Steam and Steam games in the near future, please move the steamapps folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps) outside of the Steam directory to prevent your games from being deleted.

Does Steam ever ban accounts?

Community Bans are issued to an account when the account is used in ways that violate Steam's Community Guidelines excessively. Most Community Bans will expire, but extended or even permanent bans may be issued if the prohibited activity continues or if the moderation team finds the activity egregious.

Does Steam give back stolen accounts?

You can use the Help site to try to self-recover your account or contact Steam Support if you are unable to. If you are unable to complete the self recovery process, Steam Support will verify the account is yours and recover it for you.

Is linking Steam to Discord safe?

Linking your Steam to Discord will make you a target for scams. Just know ahead of time that no Steam employee will ever contact you via discord. If someone says anything about your account being reported or about to be locked etc they are trying to scam you.

Do Steam mods contact you on Discord?

A Steam moderator will never contact you via chat or a third-party app like Discord for any reason. A Steam moderator will never mediate between you and another user.

Can Discord detect Steam games?

Discord does NOT detect games based on windows that are open, because it is able to detect Windows processes that are running in the background, but don't currently have an open window.

Can I get my Steam account back after being hacked?

If you experience loss of access, you can first try to self-recover the account and then contact Steam support. However, you will need to prove account hijacking and ownership.

Is it safe to buy Steam accounts?

If you buy and use an account, you risk losing access to the account at any time with no option to recover it. When this happens, you'll also lose any value you've added to the account including but not limited to: Rank, playtime, and stats. Purchases or activated games.

Is it legal to sell gaming accounts?

Account trading is an illegal practice in which everyone loses, both the buyer and the seller. The reason is simple: since it goes against our Terms of Use, and threatens the entire community, the account is eventually suspended.