So you can start playing faster

The feeling of buying a brand new game is great. But once you realize you’ll have to wait hours for the game to download, that excitement can wear off. You might start to wonder if there’s a way to make your Steam game download faster. And yes, there is.

All of the methods described here can help you get much faster download speeds for your Steam games, allowing you to launch your game much faster. Try these tips out and see how much time is cut off your next Steam download.

If you have other programs open while you're trying to complete your Steam download, they could be really slowing down your download speed. Especially if certain programs are also connected to the internet and using data, you should consider closing them.