How can I delete a game from my Library?

[capnhist]

I don't mean just delete local content. There are a couple of real stinkers in there and I'd rather not even have them greyed out in my library. Is there some way I can just completely wipe them from my account?

[⚡🍉OverlordTomala🍉⚡]

Nope.

[Delph]

You could just display installed games so you won't see them. Or else you can contact support and they can remove them. Just be aware that it might take a while to actually persuade them to delete it and there is no way to retrieve the games once you have done so

[𝕊𝕋𝕌ℝ𝕄-𝕂𝔸𝕋]

You would think so wouldn't you..that
A) Is it actually YOUR account in the first place?, and
B) Why can't you just get rid of games you don't want?

I didn't buy DOTA2 I don't like it, I don't want it, it has gotten me into trouble and given me nothing but grief ever since 'some little s**t' scammed me with it..gifting it into the inventory section of my profile. Other than Advertising, there's no reason why we shouldn't be able to remove games from 'our' accounts. Why it has to be a lengthy and unfairly laborious process, I don't know..

Looks like it's tickets all round and we get in line..

[Tito Shivan]

He user manually deleting games would be a hijacker/troll wet dream.
You get your account hijacked, all your games are deleted...
Or people accidentally deleting games (it will happen)
Or your brother/psycho-ex deleting your games in revenge.
Or purposelly deleting them for circunventing bans (unlink a banned CD-Key)
That would be a lot of work for support. That's why game removal is a difficult process. To avoid accidentalities. Accidents that involve a purchase.

However, i always thought a better compromise would be letting users 'Send games to trash'
Make a 'Trash Bin' category, hidden from the library views, where items you no longer want are placed. You no longer see them, but you still 'own' them. And you can always recover them.

[𝕊𝕋𝕌ℝ𝕄-𝕂𝔸𝕋]

You know what, I am humbled by that and I feel a lot better and remorseful. It is natural to be upset, but I'm glad you helped me see that side of it. That is an excellent point you made there. I will edit some of my venom from my comment..though leave it there for yours to maintain relevence. A recycle bin is perfect for this situation. You've put me on a better path, thanks Tito.

[«Gғм» Kid Of The Century]

Първоначално публикувано от Broetchen:

The Steam Support can and will remove games completely from your account. You will have to ourchase the game again after removal.

Hm, not quite exact, according to BurtonJ.

Terminating a subscription doesn't result in what you are expecting.

If you need a new CD key for a previously purchased third party game, you will need to create a new Steam account.

"Third party" is the keyword, IMO. They can't delete a subscription (game) from a third party publisher.

[«Gғм» Kid Of The Century]

Ah, well. Just out of curiosity, what game was that...?

[«Gғм» Kid Of The Century]

My bad, then. I got confused between removing and re-adding, where the former can be addressed from the Support, while the latter can't.

[Tito Shivan]

Първоначално публикувано от «Gғм» Kid Of The Century:

"Third party" is the keyword, IMO. They can't delete a subscription (game) from a third party publisher.

That's done to avoid used game trading abuse
-Buy Retail game
-Play game
-Ask support to 'remove' the game from your account
-Trade the retail game away.

That way, even if you remove a retail game from your account, the CD-Key you used is not 'unbound' from it (And cannot be activated again elsewhere)
So Support is just 'hiding' the removed retail game from you.
As the relation CD-Key <-> Account is not removed ever.

[«Gғм» Kid Of The Century]

Първоначално публикувано от Tito Shivan:

Първоначално публикувано от «Gғм» Kid Of The Century:

That way, even if you remove a retail game from your account, the CD-Key you used is not 'unbound' from it (And cannot be activated again elsewhere)
So Support is just 'hiding' the removed retail game from you.
As the relation CD-Key <-> Account is not removed ever.

As long as there are DRM bound games with activation limits (Borderlands, Batman: AA) around, I'd love to being able to re-purchase a game on my account rather than have to purchase it again on another account. Not talking about freeing those old keys, mind you. Just being able to have the game again on my account.

P.S. Of course I strongly dislike those DRMs systems, they should be discouraged in the first place. I bought those titles dirt cheap, way, way after their original release. But as long as they're here we've to live with them.