How to Hide, Unhide or Remove a Game From Your Steam Library
The article has been fact-checked in June; all information is up-to-date for 2023.
Trying to hide that Barbie dress-up game you got in a Humble Bundle?
Or perhaps you’re trying to permanently delete Dota 2 because you can’t stop playing it?
No? Just me?
Well, whatever the reason, this quick guide will show you how to hide a game in Steam, re-add or remove it permanently.
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How to Remove a Game From Steam Library
Note: if you remove a game from your Steam account, you will no longer own that game (if you ever wanted to play it again, you’d have to buy it again!).
To completely remove a Steam game, start by visiting Steam Support and logging in with your account.
You’ll be presented with the below page, click “Games, Software, etc.”
On the next page find the game either in “recent products” or by searching – here we’re using Super Meat Boy.
Click on the game and you’ll be taken to its support page, select the “I want to permanently remove the game from my account” option.
You’ll be taken to a final screen to confirm you want to remove, click the option below.
And voila! The game will be removed from your account and you will no longer see it in your library.
How to Hide a Game on Steam
What’s the difference between removing and hiding a Steam game?
Well, removing a game permanently deletes it from your Steam library.
Hiding means you won’t see it in your normal library but you still own it/can access with a little more effort.
If you just want to hide a game in Steam, it’s very easy.
Simply find the game you want to hide in your library and right-click on its icon (or name if you use list view), then click “Hide this game” as below:
That’s all there is to it! The game will no longer appear in your normal Steam games list.
Now what if you want to see those titles?
How to Unhide a Game on Steam
To find hidden Steam games, simply click “view” at the top left of steam and then Hidden Games as below.