How to Unhide Games on Steam

Written by Travis Boylls

Last Updated: August 20, 2024 Fact Checked

Do you have any hidden games on Steam that you want to unhide? If you have a long list of games you have purchased on Steam, hiding them can be an easy way to keep your Library from getting cluttered. But what do you do when you want to play those games again? Luckily, it's really easy to unhide games on Steam. This wikiHow article teaches you how to unhide games on Steam.

Things You Should Know

To hide a game, right-click it in your library and click "Manage," followed by "Hide this game."
To unhide a game, right-click it in your Hidden games library and click "Manage," followed by "Remove from hidden."
You can view your hidden games on Steam by clicking "View" in the menu bar at the top, followed by "Hidden Games."

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Steam has a blue icon with an image that resembles a rotary piston. Click the Steam icon on your desktop computer to open Steam.
To do so, enter the username and password associated with your Steam account and then click Login.^{[1]
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It's the second tab in the menu bar at the top of the Steam app. This displays a drop-down menu.^{[2]
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It's the second option in the "View" drop-down menu. This displays all your hidden games.^{[3]
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Your games are listed in the menu bar to the left. Right-click a game to display a context menu to the right of it.
It's near the bottom of the context menu that appears when your right-click a game. This displays a submenu.
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Click Remove from hidden. This removes the game from the list of hidden games and returns it to your library.^{[4]
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- To return to your library, click View in the menu bar at the top, followed by Library.
- Hidden games will still appear in your Library on the Steam mobile app.