Steamers who want to play a certain special title but are kept away for fear of judgment can now breathe a sigh of relief. Or regular gamers like us who don’t want their friends or family to know their entire game collection. Steam not only lets you hide your games from others, but you can also mark them as private, a new option that hides all game activity and ownership data, even at the time of purchase. Here’s everything you need to know about setting your games to private on Steam.
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While Steam already has a Hide Game option, playing hidden games still counts towards your total playtime. Plus, others can still see which titles you’ve purchased, which is a deal breaker.
To keep things a little more secret, Steam now has a “Mark as Private” option to make the game completely private, so that none of the details, from ownership to playtime, are visible to others. Here’s how to mark games as private on Steam from three different locations.
By marking your Steam games as private, you can easily hide all of your associations with the game. No more dragging titles to your Hidden Games list, setting your account to private, or going offline to keep your playtime private. By making a game private, you can bypass all of those workarounds and simply play without fear and limitations.