You know, back in the days it was excusable to make mistakes in usability of your games and forget about it. But now, since you are updating the game and you know that a lot of people don't know that they need to press F1 at the end of the level, why not fix this bug? Instead, you've put an achievement. Any logic???

Another fucking publisher is no more.

Serves 'em right for not providing Steam free versions of Humble Bundle.

So I've just stumbled on this video and it describes my feeling exactly:

Modern Military Shooters in a nutshell

Well, just a few days ago the law 139-FZ came into effect. In a nutshell, it creates Internet blacklist which puts Russia just next to a China. Yes, it's all formally because of the children but we all know that it's the first step to obtain total control of people.

Good thing I have Tor up and running.

It looks like I've finished going through several weeks of painfully trying to get drivers to work. So far I've encountered the following issues:

• Hard lockup when trying to change sample rate.
• Unable to enter Audio Creation mode.
• Software unable to detect my sound card.
• Settings reset to default at each reboot.

These all were solved by several complete reinstalls of drivers, registry tweaks, ritual dances and human sacrifice.

You know, back in the days Sound Blaster was a synonym for a sound card, no longer. Fuck this shit.

So I've started Steam version for the first time, clenched my teeth and prepared to suffer from installation of the following:

• Visual C++ redist
• DirectX
• Some other random shit

And, surprise! Nothing of that started and I got right into the game! Oh joy! I'm so fucking tired of every other game treating you like a brain damaged piece of shit which is unable to manually install anything or solve any problem, installing their own version of Visual C++ redist so you have 10-20 different versions on 1 PC at the same time and have to regularly clean it and not being able to cancel the installation or to get into the game without installing all the shit which developer deemed to be there.

Thank you.

Contrary to a popular belief, it is possible to completely remove Steam games from your account. Although, since Valve is relying on people having games in their accounts, they've made it very difficult for a lay person. Here's a step-by-step guide which should be easy to understand and follow.

Intro
First, here is some copyright 101. Games are licensed, not sold. When you "buy" a game, you don't actually buy nor do you own it. What you buy is a license to play (and a few other things) a game or several games. That big green "BUY NOW" button in the Steam store is a fraud and it relies on people to be dumb when it comes to copyright laws. To add more confusion, the library view only shows the games you have license to play, not actual licenses. You need to click %accountname%'s Account in the top right corner of your Steam client to choose Account Details or go to https://store.steampowered.com/account/ . Now there are 3 tabs: Licenses + subscriptions, Store transactions and Market Transactions. Your licenses are listed in the 1st tab and you can remove them. Information on the other 2 tabs in impossible to remove.

Now you may find the the names of your licenses don't always correspond to the names of games in your library and this is very important. Licenses to do not have 1 : 1 mapping to games. 1 license can grant access to several games. Licenses are indivisible and you can remove only licenses, not games. How does this work? Here's an example.

Suppose that you've licensed Medal of Duty: Black Warfighter Pack which contains 2 games: Medal of Duty: Black Warfighter and Medal of Duty: Black Warfighter 2: Quick Cash Grab On Successful Franchise Go Fuck Yourself Dear Customer. Now you like the first game but really hate the sequel and really want to remove it. And you can't because you've licensed both games as a pack and now you have one license which is indivisible. The only option would be to remove the whole pack and then license the first game separately.

So here's PROTIP #1: Do not license packs/bundles/whatever. License individual games or you are risking having tons of shit in your library.

Now when this important point is understood, it is time to observe another possible situation. You have a lot of games and can't find which license the game you want to remove corresponds to. Thankfully, good folks at steamdb.info have you covered. Just search the name of the game and check the list of licenses (called packages there) it belongs to. You will eventually find the correct license. Found? Alright, let's start.

Step 1: Wipe achievements and stats
PROTIP #2: Do not license games which have achievements. Achievements are Skinner box, MMO and are considered harmful.
Valve servers remember your achievements and stats even if you don't have a license for a game. For example, if you've played some game during free weekend and then licensed it a few months after, your progress will be there. Also, if you remove the license from your account, your achievements will still float there. We don't want this.

So go ahead and download Steam Achievement Manager. There is a button on the top that will reset everything in a few clicks.

Now, if you've had some games in the past or played free weekends, you may want to delete those stray stats. There's no easy way, but you can contact Steam Support. If anyone manages to do this and will have confirmation, PM me.

Step 2: Wipe Steam Cloud data
Valve really don't want you to own your data. They've made no obvious way to remove your data from their servers. Thankfully, one brave soul on Steam forums found a tricky way.

Now, again you may have cloud data for games which you don't have licenses to. And there is a way to check that. Make sure your read the above link and understand it first. First, you can find the data locally in userdata folder. Make a list of appids there that you don't have licenses to and then remove all those folders. Launch Steam with "-dev" command line parameter (google if you don't understand how to do this). Open console and type "cloud_sync_down <appid>" where appid is the one from the list you've made previously. Now check userdata folder. If the appid folder was created, then there is a data on Valve servers. You can contact Steam Support and request the removal of your data. They call it "one time customer service gesture" so you can only do this one time. So don't leave cloud data behind.

Tired?
PROTIP #3: Do not use Steam Cloud. Remove all cloud data and disable Steam Cloud in the settings of Steam.

Step 3: Contact Steam Support
Now you've wiped your achievements, stats and Steam Cloud data and you are sure that the only thing that still connects you to the game is the license? It's time to get rid of it. You'll need to contact Steam Support for that. Create a ticket. On the right hand side choose the product accordingly or choose *STEAM* if you want to remove several licenses. Next, there is no category for removing licenses but I like "Purchases and Payments > Purchase Failures". Fill your login and payment method. Select OS (just for kicks). Now it's time to write the meat of the ticket. I usually name my tickets "Remove license(s)". Now, you can write the body how you want, but I suggest to follow this template:

Hello, I would like to remove the following license(s):

<License name>
<License name>
<License name>

<Proof of purchase of each license>

I understand that I will not receive any refund, that the game(s) will not be accessible for future use, that any bans incurred in a game(s) which licenses I am are asking to be removed will remain on my account, that if the license was obtained via Steam and if I repurchase the license in the future, my Steam account will receive the same CD Key it was initially assigned and that if I registered a license with a CD Key and you remove it, the CD Key will no longer be valid and it will not be redeemable in the future.

Thank you

It is best to just copy/paste license names from your account details. See intro of this post for instructions. If you don't know how to provide proof of purchase, click this link. The last paragraph is not mandatory and is up to you, although I've worded it in a specific way to help you easily breach Steam Support's first line of defense.

In any case, you will still most likely to receive the following the response:

Hello <your name>,

Thank you for contacting Steam Support.

You are free to uninstall the game (right-click on the game name and select "Delete local content") and change your game list to show only installed games.

This can be done by clicking "Show" in the upper left-hand corner. From here, select the "Installed" option.

Another option would be to create a new category for only this title and then minimize the category. To create a new Category, please right click the game and choose "Set Category".

Then click on the category name in your Library to collapse the category.

If you have any further questions, please let us know.

Step 4: Engage the Lawyer Mode
When you register your Steam account, you agree to be bound by the terms of Steam Subscriber agreement. When you purchase a license and start downloading a game, you have to agree to the terms of the game's End User License Agreement. Notice that this is fraud. Even if you don't agree to the terms, the transaction has already been completed and it is too late to take your money back. Anyway, both SSA and EULA are legal contracts between you and Valve (at least). It should be obvious than you should have a legal right to terminate the contract. If Valve wouldn't allow to do that, they would be breaking the law. So, let's examine the SSA (as of 25 apr 2013):

10. TERM AND TERMINATION

B. Termination by You.

You may cancel your Account at any time. You may cease use of a Subscription at any time or, if you choose, you may request that we terminate your access to a Subscription. However, Subscriptions are not transferable, and even if your access to a Subscription for a particular game or application is terminated, the original activation key will not be able to be registered to any other account, even if the game or application was purchased in a retail store. Access to Subscriptions purchased as a part of a pack or bundle cannot be terminated individually, termination of access to one game within the bundle will result in termination of access to all games purchased in the pack will be removed from the account. Your cancellation of an Account, or your cessation of use of any Subscription or request that access to a Subscription be terminated, will not entitle you to any refund, including of any Subscription fees. Valve reserves the right to collect fees, surcharges or costs incurred prior to the cancellation of your Account or termination of your access to a particular Subscription. In addition, you are responsible for any charges incurred to third-party vendors or content providers before your cancellation.

There it goes, in plain English. Gotta say, they've really cleaned up this section over the years. It was way more Legalese a few years ago. Maybe somebody finally sued or threaten to sue them? Anyway, reply to your ticket, point them to section 10(B). They will have no choice. What you should get is this:

Hello <your name>,

Thank you for contacting Steam Support.

I can assist you in permanently removing the game(s) from your account. However, the game(s) will not be refunded and will not be accessible for future use.

Please note, any bans incurred in a game you are asking to be removed will remain on your account. The bans apply to your Steam account, not the game itself.

If the game was purchased on Steam and you repurchase the game in the future, your Steam account will receive the same CD Key it was initially assigned.

If you registered a game with a CD Key and we remove it, the CD Key will no longer be valid and it will not be redeemable in the future.

If any of the games that you wish to have removed were part of a game package (such as complete packs, Humble Bundles, or separate entries for different parts of a single game), the entire package will need to be removed. Packages cannot be split in any way. If you choose to proceed, you will need to provide the name of the package that contained these games rather than the names of the games contained in the package.

Please let me know if you would like to proceed with the removal of your game(s).

Step 5: Final push
We're almost there. Now you only need to reply that you would like to proceed and that's all. On average it takes 3-7 days for each ticket so don't expect a quick response.

 *EDIT HERE*



You just need to contact Steam support. And here are my tickets so you know what you're up to.

Hello.

I would like to cancel my Test Drive Unlimited 2 subscription and have it permanently removed from my account.

Thank you.

Hello {my real name},

Thank you for contacting Steam Support.

Games cannot be removed from a Steam account.

You are free to uninstall the game (right-click on the game name and select "Delete local content") and change your game list to show only installed games.

This can be done by clicking "Show" in the upper left-hand corner. From here, select the "Installed" option.

Another option would be to create a new category for only this title and then minimize the category. To create a new Category, please right click the game and choose "Set Category".

Then click on the category name in your Library to collapse the category.

If you have any further questions, please let us know.

Hello again.

I've read Steam Subscriber Agreement. Especially sections 12 and 13. They grant the right not to accept or cancel my license agreement at any time. I do not want any refund.

I want these 2 games removed:
Test Drive Unlimited 2
Terraria

As a proof of ownership:
Test Drive was gifted to me.
Terraria was purchased using {payment details}.

I hope now you will finally be able to permanently cancel my license and remove those games.

Hello {my real name},

I have removed the games from your account.

If you have any further questions, please let us know - we will be happy to assist you.

Hello again.

I would like these licenses to be removed:

Duke Nukem Forever Big Package (RU)
Duke Nukem Forever Demo Access
Duke Nukem Forever Retail (RU)

Thanks.

Hello {my real name},

Please exit Steam and go to the folder called C:\Program Files\Steam\ (this is the default location for a Steam installation - if you set a different installation directory, you will need to browse to it).

Delete all of the files in this folder except:

The \Steamapps\ folder and Steam.exe (this file is listed as an application and features the black and white Steam logo)

Restart your computer.

Then, launch Steam.exe from within the Steam installation folder, and not from a pre-existing shortcut.

With Steam running, re-test the original issue.

Note: This process will not affect your currently installed games.

If the issue persists, make sure your network is optimized for Steam:

Title: Troubleshooting Network Connectivity
Link: http://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1456-EUDN-2493

If you have any further questions, please let us know.

I am not sure why you are telling me that but thanks for removing the licenses. I have no issues for now.

Hello.

I would like to remove the following licenses from my account:

Killing Floor (ROW)
Purchased with {payment details}.

Payday: The Heist
Purchased with {payment details}.

I do not want any refunds.

Thank you.

Hello {my real name},

Thank you for contacting Steam Support.

You are free to uninstall the game (right-click on the game name and select "Delete local content") and change your game list to show only installed games.

This can be done by clicking "Show" in the upper left-hand corner. From here, select the "Installed" option.

Another option would be to create a new category for only this title and then minimize the category. To create a new Category, please right click the game and choose "Set Category".

Then click on the category name in your Library to collapse the category.

If you have any further questions, please let us know.

I've made another ticket {ticket number} before and I've successfully removed my licenses. Why do I have to ask several times again?

Correction: you have removed my licenses. Namely, tech support Vince.

Hello {my real name},

I can assist you in permanently removing the game(s) from your account. However, the game(s) will not be refunded and will not be accessible for future use.

If you wish to play the games again you will need to repurchase them from the Steam store in the future.

If you registered a game with a CD Key and we remove it, the CD Key will no longer be valid and it will not be redeemable in the future.

Please let me know if you would like to proceed with the removal of your game(s).

I fully understand what you have said and I wish to proceed with removal.

Thank you.

Hello {my real name},

As per your request, the items have been removed.

If you have any further difficulty, please let us know - we will be happy to assist you.

Hello.

I want to get rid of retail discs, however I worry that in case of account hijack I wouldn't be able to prove the ownership of account.

Am I safe if I will keep only the first game I've purchased?

Hello {my real name},

Thank you for contacting Steam Support.

It would be best to retain any and all information that you can for the account in the event that you may need to provide proof of ownership of a game on your account.

If you have any further questions, please let us know - we will be happy to assist you.

Hello.

Just a few minutes ago I've purchased FlatOut Ultimate Carnage (ROW) license. However, I forgot to read that it requires GFWL.

I have already started downloading it, but canceled at around 20%. I would like this license to be removed, and if possible, receive a refund.

If it is too late for a refund, I'm OK with that, just remove the license.

Also, to be perfectly clear, I have also purchased Flatout and Flatout2 licenses which I DO NOT want to remove.

Thank you.

Hello {my real name},

Thank you for contacting Steam Support.

As with most software products, we do not offer refunds or exchanges on games, DLC or in-game items purchased on our website or through the Steam Client.

As a one-time customer service gesture we can issue you store credit for the amount of your purchase into your Steam Wallet. The credit will also remove the title or item from your account.

Please confirm that you would like us to proceed with this credit.

If I understood this correctly, if I don't use store credit now, I can do so in the future but only one time.

Therefore, I would like to remove the license without issuing store credit.

Thank you.

Hello {my real name},

I can assist you in permanently removing the game(s) from your account. However, the game(s) will not be refunded and will not be accessible for future use.

Please note, any bans incurred in a game you are asking to be removed will remain on your account. The VAC ban applies to your Steam account, not the game itself.

If you wish to play the games again you will need to repurchase them from the Steam store in the future.

Additionally, if a game is removed and re-purchased, your Steam account will receive the same CD Key it was initially assigned.

If you registered a game with a CD Key and we remove it, the CD Key will no longer be valid and it will not be redeemable in the future.

Please let me know if you would like to proceed with the removal of your game(s).

I would like to proceed.

Thank you.

Hello {my real name},

The subscription has been removed from your account.

If you have any further difficulty, please let us know - we will be happy to assist you.

Hello.

I would like to remove the following license from my account:
Commandos Pack

Proof of purchase: {payment details}.

I understand that I will not get any refund and that in order to play again I will have to repurchase the games.

I have contacted you in the past about other licenses and you have successfully removed them from my account so please, no confirmations, just remove it.

Thank you.

Hello {my real name},

Thank you for contacting Steam Support.

I can assist you in permanently removing the game(s) from your account. However, the game(s) will not be refunded and will not be accessible for future use.

Please note, any bans incurred in a game you are asking to be removed will remain on your account. The VAC ban applies to your Steam account, not the game itself.

If you wish to play the games again you will need to repurchase them from the Steam store in the future.

Additionally, if a game is removed and re-purchased, your Steam account will receive the same CD Key it was initially assigned.

If you registered a game with a CD Key and we remove it, the CD Key will no longer be valid and it will not be redeemable in the future.

If any game that you would like to have removed was part of a game package, it can not be removed individually. If you would still like a game from a package removed, please provide the name of the package in which you obtained this title.

Please let me know if you would like to proceed with the removal of your game(s).

As I said in the first message, yes, I am aware of all of that and I would like to removes the license.

Thank you.

Hello {my real name},

The game has been removed.

If you have any further questions, please let us know - we will be happy to assist you.

Hello, I would like to remove the following licenses:

Half-Life 2: Episode One
Dark Messiah
SiN Episodes Emergence
AMD/ATI EP2 Bundle
Evil Genius
Counter-Strike 1 Anthology
Half Life 1 Anthology
Left 4 Dead 2 Retail
Portal 2 + Portal 1 Retail (RU)
FarCry
Grand Theft Auto IV (US/AU)
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
Bloody Good Time
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Ghost Recon Pack
Crysis (ROW)
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Proof of purchase:
{blah blah yada yada}

I've already requested to remove some of my licenses in the past so I hope this one won't take long.

Thank you.

Hello {my real name},

Thank you for contacting Steam Support.

You are free to uninstall the game (right-click on the game name and select "Delete local content") and change your game list to show only installed games.

This can be done by clicking "Show" in the upper left-hand corner. From here, select the "Installed" option.

Another option would be to create a new category for only this title and then minimize the category. To create a new Category, please right click the game and choose "Set Category".

Then click on the category name in your Library to collapse the category.

If you have any further questions, please let us know.

I've contacted Steam support before and you were able to completely remove the licenses. I know that I wouldn't be able to install them again without purchasing 2nd time and I do not want any refund, I also understand that CD-Keys will be invalid.

Thank you.

Hello {my real name},

Thank you for contacting Steam Support.

You are free to uninstall the game (right-click on the game name and select "Delete local content") and change your game list to show only installed games.

This can be done by clicking "Show" in the upper left-hand corner. From here, select the "Installed" option.

Another option would be to create a new category for only this title and then minimize the category. To create a new Category, please right click the game and choose "Set Category".

Then click on the category name in your Library to collapse the category.

If you have any further questions, please let us know.

I've contacted Steam support before and you were able to completely remove the licenses. I know that I wouldn't be able to install them again without purchasing 2nd time and I do not want any refund, I also understand that CD-Keys will be invalid.

Thank you.

Hello {my real name},

I can assist you in permanently removing the game(s) from your account. However, the game(s) will not be refunded and will not be accessible for future use.

Please note, any bans incurred in a game you are asking to be removed will remain on your account. The bans apply to your Steam account, not the game itself.

If the game was purchased on Steam and you repurchase the game in the future, your Steam account will receive the same CD Key it was initially assigned.

If you registered a game with a CD Key and we remove it, the CD Key will no longer be valid and it will not be redeemable in the future.

Please let me know if you would like to proceed with the removal of your game(s).

I would like to proceed.

Thank you.

Before you proceed, I would also like to add the following licenses to the list:

Half-Life 2 Retail Standard
The Ship Retail
Left 4 Dead Retail
Dota 2 - Hardware Survey
Source Filmmaker Retail
PAYDAY The Heist: Wolfpack DLC
Payday: The Heist

I'm sorry for updating this ticket frequently but today I've discovered that FlatOut 2 servers were shut down, so I would also like to add the following licenses:

FlatOut
FlatOut2

Thank you for your patience.

Hello {my real name},

I have updated your account.

If you have any further questions or difficulty, please let us know.

Thank you, but it appears that I forgot to remove Half-Life 1: Source.

You*

Upon further inspection of my account I've found that PAYDAY The Heist: Wolfpack DLC is still in the list of my licenses, did you forget to remove it too?

To reiterate, I would like the following licenses removed:

Half-Life 1: Source
PAYDAY The Heist: Wolfpack DLC

Thank you for your cooperation.

Hello {my real name},

I have updated your account.

If you have any further questions or difficulty, please let us know.

As you can see only licenses can be removed, not individual games. I would be screwed if I'd buy FlatOut pack, so don't buy bundles. Next, Steam support really don't want to remove games, you'll have to point them to SSA. And finally, they will always require confirmation, always. On average, it takes 4 business days for support to reply so ordinary request to remove a game would take about a week and first request may take 2 weeks. Be patient.