Some Tips For Newbie

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1. Secure Your Account With Steam Guard
Security is important. You don't want a Glengarry Glen Ross disciple breaking their way into your Steam account to further a nefarious agenda. To prevent that, you should, of course, use a strong password. But you should supplement the password with an extra layer of security, too.

When Steam Guard is enabled on your account, you'll need to provide a special access code to verify your account on an unrecognized device. Depending on your Steam Guard settings, you'll either receive an email with the special code or get it from the Steam Mobile app on your smartphone. You enable it by visiting Steam > Settings > Account > Manage Steam Guard Account Security.

2. Join the Steam Beta
When you create a Steam account, you sign up for the features that have been pushed to the public. That said, if you're feeling particularly adventurous, you can participate in the Steam Beta. By doing so, you'll access features that are still in the testing phase, such as the new Storage Manager that's seemingly coming in anticipation of Steam Deck. Here's how to do it.

You visit Steam > Settings > Account and open the drop-down menu in the Beta Participation section. Select Steam Beta Update, click OK, reboot, and you're done! Now, Valve will push early features your way.
3. Use Collections to Manage Your Library
By default, Steam displays your games in alphabetical order in a single, vertically aligned list. That gets the job done if you don't own many games, but if you own close to 100, you may long for better organization. Fortunately, Valve provides the tools to tidy up your library.


By right-clicking a game's name and navigating Add To > New Collection, you can create categories (say, Action Games or Indie Games) to organize your digital collection. Collections can be static or dynamic. With a static Collection, you manually move a game to a category by right-clicking its title and following the menus (or dragging it to its new home). With a dynamic Collection, you can apply filters that automatically sort games by their default Steam tags as your library grows.

In addition, clicking the Collections icon opens a grid that displays your created categories in one easy-to-read central location.