Character stats are a staple mechanic in video games, so why aren’t they also front and center on your Steam profile? Steam knows how much money you’ve spent (gold) and how much time you’ve played (experience), and so should you. If learning those numbers strikes fear into you (as it certainly might if you have even a passing video game habit) you may want to skip some of these tools — but the quest is always there, should you choose to accept it. Related: Steam Not Opening? Here Are Some Fixes Finding your Steam ID To… Read more
Steam is your portal into the world of PC gaming. Yes, the power balance may be shifting with Epic making its own inroads into the space and Google Stadia flaunting its cloud-gaming chops, but for now Steam remains king. You want it running nice and smooth and making sure that downloads go smoothly is a big part of that. Luckily, there are a fair amount of tricks you can do to speed up your Steam downloads. Here we’re going to show you the best ways to do it. Related: How To Use Steam Play to Play Windows Games on… Read more
Steam is most PC gamers’ window onto the gaming world. Microsoft may own Windows, but Valve owns gaming on Windows thanks to the all-powerful and super-convenient platform. But even the best pieces of software can have their bad days, and Steam – being the complex beast that it is – could fail to open for you for any number of reasons. Here we’re going to go through the most common causes for Steam not opening on your PC and our solutions for fixing them. Update (or Roll Back) Your GPU Drivers One of the known reasons for Steam crashing on startup is related to… Read more
