How to Delete Steam Account

This is a step by step guide with pictures about how to delete Steam account.

Steam! It’s a global platform to buy and download video games online. There are so many games that you can download and play free. It’s a virtual gaming store for new generations of gamers.

But if you don’t want to use your Steam account anymore, then you should delete it.  So, how to delete Steam account? Here we will find it.

Once your account gets deleted, you won’t be able to regain your account. You won’t get back your purchased games, information also. If you really don’t want to lose your games on Steam, just don’t delete your account.

How to Delete Steam Account

There’s no direct option to delete Steam account accurately. The only way is to request Steam Support team to close your Steam account permanently. Before that, you have to uninstall all games and Steam appellations from your computer.

Step 1: Open Steam application on your Computer. Uninstall all games that you have installed before. Then close the application.

Note: To uninstall your games, go to library tab. then right click on the games and select ‘Delete Local Content..’ option.

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Step 2: Go to Start menu and search for Control Panel. Click on the appearing result.

Step 3: Now click on Uninstall a program option underneath ‘Programs’ heading.

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Step 4: Right click on Steam and select Uninstall. Complete the wizard.

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Step 5: Then submit a Steam support request to delete your Steam account.

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Alternative Way

If the request doesn’t delete the account, then you can make your Steam account inaccessible:
Go to https://www.guerrillamail.com/ and create a random email account. It will get deleted after 60 minutes. Click on ‘copy to clipboard’ option to copy the randomly generated email address. Login to Steam account and then go to menu > settings > account settings. Click ‘Change contact email’ and change the contact email with the randomly generated contact email. Then provide the verification code that was sent to your Guerrilla Email account. Now again go to account settings and click ‘change password’. Renter your password and provide the new verification code that was sent to Guerrilla Email account. Open your notepad and type random characters and copy it. Then type the copied characters in new password filed and save it.

The Bottom Live

Delete Steam Account

After sending closing request to Steam support, just don’t login to your Steam account. The steam authority will delete empty and unused accounts automatically. But, if you want to play games, then you can rely on another gaming platform. that’s it.

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