SteamIDs are needed for many things like entering servers and registering with third parties. They also allow other people to search for your profile and to link a profile to a VAC ban. A SteamID is a ...

Steam profile name is different from the Steam account name, also known as the SteamID. The latter is typically composed of numbers (unless you changed it to a custom URL) and is not visible to your ...

Steam Remote Play, a wonderful tool for pandemic-era gaming, is now a lot easier to use. Valve Corp. announced today that players can invite anyone to play with them using just a URL. For those ...

One of the cool things about the Steam PC game launcher is that you can add external game executables to your library and run them through it. Not only do you get the added convenience of the in-game ...

Not sure how to find your Steam ID? You need not worry because locating it is simpler than you might have originally thought. Every person who uses Steam has a 17-digit unique Steam ID that is used to ...

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