It would be nice if I could also private non-steam games

[pop]

I was very excited when I discovered the new private games feature, because I've for a long time wanted some some way to prevent my non-steam games from showing up on my profile as me playing them. I was very disappointed when I saw that you couldn't private non-steam games.

I use a steam deck to play my games and in order to use apps in gaming mode (like discord, firefox, spotify, etc.) you have to add them as non-steam games. It looks kinda strange when my friends look in their friends list and it says I'm playing firefox or discord and I'd rather it didn't lol.

The other problem is if I launch one of these apps while I have a game running, the app takes priority over the game on my profile or the friends list. So let's say for example I'm playing Sea of Thieves and a friend want to join my game. I open discord to start a call and now it says I'm playing discord instead of Sea of Thieves. Or if I want to google something while I'm playing, so I open firefox and now it notifies all my friends I'm playing firefox.

I know it's not that big of a deal, but it's still something that bothers me. Is there anybody else that has this niche issue?

[Pscht]

Don't run them through Steam, problem solved.

[pop]

Originally posted by Pscht:

Don't run them through Steam, problem solved.

Originally posted by pop:

I use a steam deck to play my games and in order to use apps in gaming mode (like discord, firefox, spotify, etc.) you have to add them as non-steam games.

Why would you comment on a post you clearly didn't take the time to read

[Maria]

Originally posted by pop:

The other problem is if I launch one of these apps while I have a game running, the app takes priority over the game on my profile or the friends list.

This is normal behavior. If you open two games, it is the last game that will be displayed in your current status. Be it a non-steam game or not.

but for your post, I don't really mind if they implement a private feature for non-steam games when you run it.

[pop]

Originally posted by Maria:

Originally posted by pop:

The other problem is if I launch one of these apps while I have a game running, the app takes priority over the game on my profile or the friends list.

This is normal behavior. If you open two games, it is the last game that will be displayed in your current status. Be it a non-steam game or not.

Yeah, I know, I was just trying to give some examples as to why it would be nice to have the option to make non-steam games private. At least for steam deck users like me.

[Giovan]

Agree this is a need.

[76561198407601200]

Originally posted by Pscht:

Don't run them through Steam, problem solved.

Let's face it, that is a bit too much to comprehend for some.

[pop]

Originally posted by The Living Tribunal:

Originally posted by Pscht:

Don't run them through Steam, problem solved.

Let's face it, that is a bit too much to comprehend for some.

I have to run them through steam to launch them in gaming mode. How is
that so hard to comprehend.

[rawWwRrr]

Originally posted by pop:

Originally posted by The Living Tribunal:

Let's face it, that is a bit too much to comprehend for some.

I have to run them through steam to launch them in gaming mode. How is
that so hard to comprehend.

Since when does a non-Steam game must be launched with Steam?

[Giovan]

Originally posted by rawWwRrr:

Originally posted by pop:

I have to run them through steam to launch them in gaming mode. How is
that so hard to comprehend.

Since when does a non-Steam game must be launched with Steam?

Since launching a non-steam game with steam is the only way to apply steam controller bindings.

[Crashed]

Originally posted by Pscht:

Don't run them through Steam, problem solved.

What if you need the controller driver?

[pop]

Originally posted by rawWwRrr:

Originally posted by pop:

I have to run them through steam to launch them in gaming mode. How is
that so hard to comprehend.

Since when does a non-Steam game must be launched with Steam?

Maybe I didn't explain myself well enough since multiple people are saying stuff like this.

On a normal pc setup you where you have a desktop, you don't have to launch something like firefox through steam, because you can just launch the application directly outside of the steam client.

But in the steam decks gaming mode, the one that's designed to play games on the go, you don't have a desktop with access to all the applications you've installed previously in the desktop mode. The only way to launch them in gaming mode is to add them as a non-steam game in desktop mode. And that's where my gripe comes in, because then it says I'm playing "Firefox" or "discord" or whatever in my friend's friends list.

And before someone suggest that I just switch to desktop mode in order to play games and have other apps running simultaneously, you can't tab out of the games without an external keyboard plugged in. Which kinda defeats the point of me using a handheld gaming device.

[76561198407601200]

Originally posted by rawWwRrr:

Originally posted by pop:

I have to run them through steam to launch them in gaming mode. How is
that so hard to comprehend.

Since when does a non-Steam game must be launched with Steam?

Ding ding we have a winner. And thank you for the points op, I'm certain it was difficult for you to make the purchases needed for them.

[Giovan]

I answered the question.

[Snek]

Originally posted by The Living Tribunal:

Originally posted by rawWwRrr:

Since when does a non-Steam game must be launched with Steam?

Ding ding we have a winner

Again, it's the only way to get controller bindings to work with some non-steam games. I'd LOVE this feature if it was added, great idea!