Games removed from account still shows in my library

[TC99]

I went into the support page for the games I wanted permanently removed, removed them and returned to the Library. The games are still there. Is there a way to permanently remove them?

[rawWwRrr]

Do you uninstall it?

[ReBoot]

Uninstall them. They're only showing because they're installed.

[TC99]

No, they are already uninstalled

[Paratech2008]

Valve doesn't permanently remove games from libraries.

Were they to do so, people's accounts could be compromised and everything erased.

Even getting rid of an account takes a 30 day wait.

[Reggaejunkiedrew]

Originally posted by TC99:

No, they are already uninstalled

Right click game in list > manage > hide.

No method is "permanent" because what happens is a lot of people who want to permanently remove a game change their mind, so they don't do it anymore. it's all just hiding at it one way or the other.

[Duffvader]

I saw similar options in the account details. Purchase history and I believe there was an option to remove the purchased games from your account.

Never tried it... I want to keep my bought games.

[crunchyfrog]

As others have said you CANNOT permananetly remove your games. The functions available are to hide the games or to "really" hide them, and that's it.

There's a reason why this is so.

People in the past used to bang on about wanting the facility to permanently remove games. Guess what happened? They changed their mind.

And Valve had to spend time pissing around trying to find another key and reinstate the game and so on.

In short it's not worth them messing work up for this, so your choice basically is just to really hide it. There's also a legal question but we won't go into that.

[Kweeb]

Explain this. I've done it to 5 games I bought on Steam,after I had done it the green play/blue install said Purchase

https://imgur.com/gallery/w29Tp4b

[Lithurge]

Originally posted by Kweebsters:

Explain this. I've done it to 5 games I bought on Steam,after I had done it the green play/blue install said Purchase

https://imgur.com/gallery/w29Tp4b

Try buying a new key for a game you've 'removed' that way and see what Steam tells you - hint it won't let you as you already own the game.

At any point you can ask Steam to restore the game you asked them to remove from your library.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Lithurge:

Originally posted by Kweebsters:

Explain this. I've done it to 5 games I bought on Steam,after I had done it the green play/blue install said Purchase

https://imgur.com/gallery/w29Tp4b

Try buying a new key for a game you've 'removed' that way and see what Steam tells you - hint it won't let you as you already own the game.

At any point you can ask Steam to restore the game you asked them to remove from your library.

One point. I don't think you need to ask Valve to restore it any more. You just do it through your own settings under your profile.

[AtmaDarkwolf]

... you can't remove games from your account? O.O

So why and how did I just do it with an absolute ton of garbage 'mmo' games? (Support => games, software, etc=>type in game name=>Permanently remove from account, click yes - May also include other bundled games, dlc's, etc)

[Snapjak]

Originally posted by AtmaDarkwolf:

... you can't remove games from your account? O.O

So why and how did I just do it with an absolute ton of garbage 'mmo' games? (Support => games, software, etc=>type in game name=>Permanently remove from account, click yes - May also include other bundled games, dlc's, etc)

What you did was really "hide it even more". Go back to that same support page and click "it's not in my library".

[kingjames488]

there should be an option when you right click on the game "remove from account" or something of the like.

[Dashurohem]

I too have removed games from my library where I did the remove from my account option (Like Baldur's Gate 2), but I noticed I still have the option to use the achievements that I earned from that game to decorate my profile.

[Crazy Tiger]

Lots of people seem to be missing the point. When you remove a game through the support pages, it's correct that the license remains tied to the account. BUT the game should not show up in the library anymore.

If it does, restarting Steam or the computer usually fixes that.