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An online gaming, digital distribution, social and DRM platform by developer Valve. This tag should be used for questions about Steam-specific issues with games or any of Steam's features, including but not limited to the digital distribution of games, the desktop PC client, in-game overlay, social features and account management and settings.

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Why is a game's minor update on Steam (e.g., New World) ~15 GB to download?

I understand that the game as a whole is around 80 GB, so at first glance, it makes sense that an update could be 15 GB. But isn't the vast majority of that game size graphic assets, like textures? I'...
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How can I tell what's included in a Steam special edition?

Given a Steam product listing, is there a way to tell what is included in a "special edition" of a game? For example, I'm looking at RobotCop: Rogue City on Steam. I see two options to buy, ...
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What's going on with these Steam updates that have small downloads but HUGE patching stages? [duplicate]

For the last year or two, I've noticed that some games on Steam have small download sizes but patches (disk-writes) that are significantly bigger. For example, this World of Warships patch - 1gb ...
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How to optimize vmware 13 for gaming on apple silicon?

Is there a way? I set the graphic memory to 8gb and 6 core processors with 10 gb rams and it still run at less than 30fps on windows 11 arm 64 with 3d acceleration on. If not any recommendation for ...
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Does Hogwarts Legacy have an in-game FPS Counter?

I'd like to see how much FPS (frames per second) I get in the game, does Hogwarts Legacy have a setting somewhere to enable an in-game FPS Counter?
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Not able to launch Hogwarts Legacy on Steam due to being in "offline mode"

Every time I open Hogwarts Legacy on my PC, then I get a message that says the following: Steam is currently in Offline Mode. For the first launch go in Online Mode. Select "Steam' in the upper ...
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How to stop Steam from automatically running in background (Linux)

Basically exactly this question regarding Windows but for Linux, Fedora 40. I imagine the answer has something to do with systemd, for which Steam has a couple files. Other than comments, they seem to ...
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How can I apply certain Xbox controller keybinds depending on the position of the analog/joysticks on Windows 10?

I'm looking to bind the following functionality to my Xbox Series S controller via Steam's controller input, for one game only: Pressing the controller's X button actually presses K on the keyboard, ...
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Does Euro Truck Simulator 2 have multiplayer?

When I go to the Steam ETS2 page, it has Co-op Online tag. However, when I google about it, all I find is about a mod to play it online. I know many years ago it wasn't possible to play it multiplayer....
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Why, whenever I try to open Fallout 4 on Steam, it says it needs to open with "optional parameters"?

Launch Game with custom arguments Fallout 4 is attempting to launch with optional parameters shown below: -len If you did not request this launch or do not understand these options, select Cancel. ...
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Is there a way to dismiss my PC's lockscreen when connecting via Steam Remote Play?

My PC is running Windows 10 and only has one local account with NO password. However, when it's on the lock screen and I try to start a Remote Play session from my laptop on the same network, it won't ...
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How to hide my favorite workshop items?

I just found that my favorite workshop items are public even if I set my profile private. They can be seen even without a steam login. Is there a way to hide them? I don't want other people to see ...
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Is there an Apple Silicon compatibility filter on Steam for Mac OS?

If you install Steam on Mac OS you can filter by Mac OS compatibility, but sadly this doesn't mean Apple Silicon compatibility, so it's quite useless. I know there are ways to run certain games that ...
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Meaning of gold border around Steam achievement

I was browsing my Steam library, and I noticed that one of my games had a glowing gold border around the achievement picture. Originally, I thought that it was to tell me I had a new achievement, so I ...
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Where's the Steam soundtrack covers stored for music where playing in a non-Steam player doesn't include it?

Steam's soundtracks don't store their covers all in the same place. Such as LOST EPIC MINI SOUNDTRACK I found most of the covers that appear when playing soundtracks on Steam in: C:\Program Files (x86)...
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