Steam is one of if not THE most popular gaming platform in the world.

There are thousands of games available on it, and dozens more are added each day.

There are four ways to add games to your library.

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Buy A Game

This is the easiest and most straight-forward option.

Go to the store and buy the game you are interested in.

All you oughta do when you receive the gift is press the link that you received via email.

Click Accept gift, and then snag the Add to my game library option to play it.

Open Steam and tap on the + symbol in the bottom left corner.

punch Activate a Product on Steam.

Tip: Its easiest to copy and paste the code to avoid typos.

It will take a few seconds, but youll be prompted to install your new game!

Whether you do or not, it has been added to your library.

Tip: You cant get refunds on codes youve activated if you buy them somewhere other than Steam.

Each code is also unique, so that you wont be able to use it twice.

Add a non-Steam Game

Not all games are readily available on Steam.

Some platforms like Epic, Origin or Uplay have their own game library system.

Despite this, it’s possible for you to still add non-Steam games to your Steam library.

grab the bottom left + in Steam and select Add a non-Steam game.