How to Permanently Remove a Game From Your Steam Library [Tutorial]

How to Permanently Remove a Game From Your Steam Library [Tutorial]

Got a game in your Steam library that you no longer play and just want gone? Maybe you bought something that turned out to be awful and you just don’t want to see it ever again. No problem: You can now easily remove games from your Steam library for good.

Steam shows every game you’ve ever purchased or received as a gift in its library. It remembers some free games you’ve installed, too. But you can hide a game from your library—or even permanently delete it from your account.

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Removing games from the Steam library is removing games from the Steam account. By removing we don’t mean uninstall but removing the game from the Steam account. This was much more difficult to do in the past, but now it is pretty simple and quick. However, do remember that removing the game will also uninstall the game from your system. Therefore, if you want to keep the game for other accounts, then you should backup the game before removing it. The interface for steam is updated frequently, therefore, the steps may look different in the future.

This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running Apple's macOS (MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, MacBook Mini) , Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.

[Chris-]

Click on “Help” and select “Steam Support” from the drop-down menu. Pick a game to delete using the search box at the bottom or from recently-played titles. Select “I want to permanently remove this game from my account.” Click on “OK, remove the listed games from my account permanently.”

I believe it is a good idea to uninstall the game first.

[MountaindewM]

You should probably mention it only works for free games. Since I want to remove a base game from my library to purchase the Deluxe edition for cheap and it won't let me.

[sensudubs]

I only have "hide this game" in mine. How do I get rid of it?

[freak]

So How To Remove a Game From Steam Library ? In your video, it isn't removed.

[markermage]

The only options it's giving me under "manage" for the game I want to remove are "controller layout" and "hide this game".

[BiddaMeanwater]

what if you're using a free game but it's only got hide this game

[jeffreybower]

the only option i get under manage is hide this game!!??😢😢 i can't delete it from the list!!???😢😢

[WDbig]

can you reinstall the game, if you're permanently remove ?

[BlackGuy-zvmd]

Why tf is this something people have to research? And I don't even have the "remove from account" button

[hmuphilly]

At least steam allows refunds, nintendo does not

[WhiskeyBU]

Lie Berry? Is that an untruthful fruit🤔🤷🏻‍♂️

[alt.]

Time to get rid of every cdpr game since i cant get a refund on trashpunk 2077