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How To Hide Steam Games From Friends

Let’s be honest, we all have that Steam game that’s better off hidden. Whether it’s a goofy game from the Steam store or something more suspicious, you don’t want the Steam group chatting to know about it. We’ve all been there. But fear not, Skinlords does not judge! Today, we will teach you how to hide those risky Steam games from your friends!

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How to Make Steam Game Activity Private

If you want to keep your gaming private and hidden from others on Steam, you can follow a few simple steps to avoid mockery or achieve a sense of peace. Simply:

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Open Steam and log in to your account
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Click your username at the top, then select “Profile”
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Click the “Edit Profile” button on the right
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Select “Privacy Settings” from the left menu
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Under “Game details,” choose “Private” from the dropdown This hides your playtime, achievements, and owned games
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Optionally, set “My profile” and “Friends list” to Private for full privacy

How to Hide Steam Games From Your Steam Library

Whether it’s to tidy up your game library or hide games from other users on a shared computer, hiding games from your library can be a great local solution to privacy, without the need to change overall profile settings. To hide games, follow these short steps:

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Open Steam and go to your Library
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Right-click the game you want to hide
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Hover over “Manage” and click “Hide this game”

The game will now disappear from your default Library view. To access hidden games later:

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Click the “View” menu (top-left of Steam)
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Select “Hidden Games”
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Right-click the game and choose “Manage” then “Remove from Hidden” to unhide it

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There is no shame in a little privacy, and who wouldn’t want to tidy up the Steam client library once in a while, also hiding those suspicious Steam Games? If you’re going to protect your secret gaming activity fully, make sure to private your activity feed as shown! If you liked this guide and would like to see more like it, please leave a comment below on what guide you’d like to see next.