{"id":10520,"date":"2024-05-08T12:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T16:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/?post_type=delete-your-account&#038;p=10520"},"modified":"2024-07-22T13:15:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T17:15:02","slug":"how-to-delete-your-steam-account","status":"publish","type":"delete-your-account","link":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/delete-your-account\/how-to-delete-your-steam-account\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete Your Steam Account"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#walkthrough-to-delete-your-steam-account\">Walkthrough to Delete Your Steam Account<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#1-access-the-steam-website\">1. Access the Steam website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2-log-into-your-account\">2. Log into your account<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#3-hover-over-your-username-and-click-account-details\">3. Hover over your username and click &#8220;Account details&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#4-click-account-details-and-delete-my-steam-account\">4. Click &#8220;Account details&#8221; and &#8220;Delete my Steam account&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#5-click-proceed-to-account-deletion\">5. Click &#8220;Proceed to account deletion&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#6-fill-out-the-form\">6. Fill out the form<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#manage-additional-privacy-choices\">Manage Additional Privacy Choices<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#make-a-data-deletion-request\">Make a data deletion request<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To delete your Steam account, you need to complete a request process. After this, your Steam account should be permanently closed after a waiting period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <table style=\"width:100%; text-align:center;\">\r\n      <tr style=\"background-color:#d9edf7;\">\r\n        <th style=\"padding: 10px 0; font-size: 1.375rem; font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; color: #000;\">Speed: 4<\/th>\r\n        <th style=\"padding: 10px 0; font-size: 1.375rem; font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; color: #000;\">Difficulty: 3<\/th>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n      <tr>\r\n        <td style=\"padding-top: 5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/level4difficulty.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/td>\r\n        <td style=\"padding-top: 5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/level3difficulty.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/td>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n    <\/table>\r\n    \n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"walkthrough-to-delete-your-steam-account\">Walkthrough to Delete Your Steam Account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Delete your Steam account in six steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-access-the-steam-website\">1. Access the Steam website<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to the Steam website by clicking the following link: <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-214551-1-1024x553.png\" alt=\"Steam homepage\" class=\"wp-image-10521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-214551-1-1024x553.png 1024w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-214551-1-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-214551-1-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-214551-1.png 1233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-log-into-your-account\">2. Log into your account<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the &#8220;login&#8221; button in the top right to access the Steam login page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"382\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-214816.png\" alt=\"Steam log in button\" class=\"wp-image-10522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-214816.png 382w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-214816-300x38.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter your Steam credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-214835-1024x624.png\" alt=\"Steam sign in page\" class=\"wp-image-10523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-214835-1024x624.png 1024w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-214835-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-214835-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-214835.png 1051w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also access the login page by clicking the following link: <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/login\/?redir=%3Fsnr%3D1_4_4__global-header&amp;redir_ssl=1&amp;snr=1_4_4__global-header\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/login\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-hover-over-your-username-and-click-account-details\">3. Hover over your username and click &#8220;Account details&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hover over your profile&#8217;s username located in the top right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A pop-up menu will appear. Click &#8220;Account details.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-215652.png\" alt=\"Steam account details\" class=\"wp-image-10525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-215652.png 585w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-215652-300x177.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also access your account by clicking the following link: <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/account\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/account\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4-click-account-details-and-delete-my-steam-account\">4. Click &#8220;Account details&#8221; and &#8220;Delete my Steam account&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to the left side panel and select &#8220;Account details.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-220245-1-1024x567.png\" alt=\"Steam account and &quot;Account details&quot; button\" class=\"wp-image-10526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-220245-1-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-220245-1-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-220245-1-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-220245-1.png 1482w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Scroll to the bottom of the page and click &#8220;Delete my Steam account.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-220600-1024x130.png\" alt=\"&quot;Delete my Steam account&quot; button\" class=\"wp-image-10527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-220600-1024x130.png 1024w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-220600-300x38.png 300w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-220600-768x97.png 768w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-220600.png 1113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also access this option by clicking the following URL: <a href=\"https:\/\/help.steampowered.com\/en\/wizard\/HelpDeleteAccount\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/help.steampowered.com\/en\/wizard\/HelpDeleteAccount<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5-click-proceed-to-account-deletion\">5. Click &#8220;Proceed to account deletion&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Scroll down and click &#8220;Proceed to account deletion.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-220617-1024x595.png\" alt=\"Steam informational page about how Steam account deletion works\" class=\"wp-image-10528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-220617-1024x595.png 1024w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-220617-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-220617-768x446.png 768w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-220617.png 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"6-fill-out-the-form\">6. Fill out the form<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill out the Steam Account Deletion Request form. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click &#8220;Send.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-223156.png\" alt=\"Steam account deletion request form\" class=\"wp-image-10529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-223156.png 819w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-223156-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-223156-768x713.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Your request was submitted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steam will provide you with a reference code &#8211; save it in case you need to contact Steam about your request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-223325-1024x422.png\" alt=\"Steam reference code \" class=\"wp-image-10530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-223325-1024x422.png 1024w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-223325-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-223325-768x317.png 768w, https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-04-18-223325.png 1101w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Your Steam account is in the process of being deleted<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"manage-additional-privacy-choices\">Manage Additional Privacy Choices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though you have requested to delete your Steam account, steampowered.com might still retain some of your personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to exercise additional privacy measures, follow the steps below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"make-a-data-deletion-request\">Make a data deletion request<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To request a deletion of all the data associated with your steampowered.com account, visit the following link: <a href=\"https:\/\/help.steampowered.com\/en\/wizard\/HelpAccountDataQuestion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/help.steampowered.com\/en\/wizard\/HelpAccountDataQuestion<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To delete your Steam account, you need to complete a request process. 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