All-in-One: How one can Add Non-Steam Video games to Your Steam Library

There are a lot of locations to purchase video video games, however Steam is definitely the preferred amongst them. Not solely is it a one-stop store for PC video games, however you may as well add video games you obtain elsewhere. Whether or not you bought a sport via EA, the Epic Video games Retailer, GOG, or itch.io, you possibly can add it to Steam so long as it is put in in your laptop. Here is the way to add non-Steam video games to the Steam app and the Steam Deck handheld.

Add Non-Steam Video games to Steam

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First, open Steam and click on Video games > Add a Non-Steam Recreation to My Library. You can even click on Add a Recreation within the bottom-left nook and choose Add a Non-Steam Recreation.

A pop-up will seem with all of the software program put in in your applications folder. In case your sport isn’t listed (and it doubtless received’t be), hit Browse. Go to the folder the place the sport is put in, click on the sport’s executable, and hit Open. 

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The sport ought to now be within the checklist of apps. Hit the checkbox subsequent to the video games you need to add, and click on Add Chosen Applications. Now the sport needs to be listed in your Steam library similar to another sport.

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The web page received’t have any data past the secret and a button to launch it, however you possibly can nonetheless take screenshots via Steam. You can even customise the secret by right-clicking on the sport within the sidebar, clicking on Properties, and altering the title. Click on the Play button to begin the sport up.

Add Non-Steam Video games on Steam Deck

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When you adopted the steps above, the sport also needs to seem in your Steam Deck library. Nevertheless, if you wish to set up a non-Steam sport instantly on the hand-held, it’s essential to comply with a extra difficult course of. First, hit the Steam button and go to Energy > Swap to Desktop on the Steam Deck to open desktop mode.

Make certain the sport you need to placed on Steam is downloaded onto the Steam Deck, both on inner storage or the SD card, you probably have one. For this information, I’m utilizing a sport I discovered via the Uncover tab, which options applications and video games you possibly can add to your Steam Deck’s library.

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As soon as it’s downloaded, open the Steam software on the desktop. The method is identical as in the event you have been on a PC. Go to Video games > Add a Non-Steam Recreation to My Library and select the sport you need to add.

If it’s not listed, click on Browse and discover the sport. Click on Add Chosen Applications and the sport will now be listed in your Steam library. Return to Gaming mode and it’ll present up in the primary Steam Deck library, too.

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