Help! steam not installing.......

[Elm]

i have purchased a game and i have tried to play it. I click on 'Play Game' and it says there is an error. It also says to 'install Steam'. i then click on 'install Steam' and it is saved to my folder. There are many of these saved into my folder and i cant figure out what to do. someone please help me!!!!!!

[HMIMH]

Execute the downloaded steam file. Go throught the process install and then log on your account when steam is installed

[Elm]

Sorry but ive tried that. My chromebook saves it to my files but wont let me get on . It also wont let my play my game. Do you know another way?

[sbfse.]

you tried opening the executable that was downloaded? it should install Steam then.
you need to have Steam installed in order to play games you've purchased.

[76561198841231462]

can you play any other game?or is it only happening with this specific game that you purchased?

[Spaldini]

Originally posted by Jedi_Master261:

Sorry but ive tried that. My chromebook saves it to my files but wont let me get on . It also wont let my play my game. Do you know another way?

Steam and PC games won't work on a Chromebook, unless you've replaced the Chromebook's built-in Chrome OS with Linux or Windows.

What you've managed so far, is to download multiple copies of the Steam installer .exe file that's meant for Windows, not Chrome OS.

Chromebooks generally are lower spec than even the cheapest windows laptops, so set your expectations accordingly. For example I had a Acer C720 with Intel Celeron 2955U dual core 1.4ghz, 2gb ram, and Terraria a 2D game ran at snails pace.

Your gaming choices are :-
0. Take the chromebook back to the store, and buy a windows laptop, preferably with nvidia discrete gpu.

1. Stick with Chrome OS, and install Android games from the Play Store play.google.com
These may run the best on Chromebooks because they're low power laptops without much gaming power. This is probably your best bet. Fortnite is coming soon to Android and hopefully will support Chromebooks.

2. If you must have Steam, AND your Chromebook has Intel inside, AND it's your Chromebook, not a school computer, you can install Linux next to Chrome OS or replacing Chrome OS, and install Steam for Linux on that.
It's NOT a straightforward 5 minute task, so if you've any specific games in mind (you didnt mention which game you just bought), research them - check on the steam website for the game, it's minimum spec requirements (hopefully intel hd graphics), and whether there's a linux penguin logo next to the windows logo. If possible check on youtube if anyone's got that game running on chromebook, and see what the performance is like.

Two ways to install Linux
a) enable developer mode, install Linux to run inside Chrome OS, then install steam inside that.
a process known as "crouton" - google "chromebook crouton" for more details.
or
b) enable developer mode, install Linux INSTEAD of Chrome OS, then install steam.
a process known as "chrubuntu" - google "chromebook chrubuntu" ...

Not all steam games can run on Linux, the main gaming platform on PC is Windows.

3. Depending on what specific Chromebook you own, you MAY be able to install a licenced copy of Windows, google your chromebook model.

[Elm]

Thanks ill try that. The game is garrys mod and the chromebook is samsung.

[Spaldini]

You'll need to know more about your chromebook than it's samsung. Specifically if it's an ARM cpu model chromebook you'd be best to stop right now. Garrys Mod is Intel/AMD cpu only. ARM is the low-end of the low-end cpu, incompatible with intel x86, and more importantly games on Steam and Steam itself aren't compiled/compatible with ARM cpu instruction set.

Don't forget you can apply for game refunds on Steam if you've not played them or played for under 2 hours.