If you’re a Steam user, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of the “steam user name” system. This is a way for Valve to track who is playing the game and how often. Valve also uses this system to determine who is playing the game in order to make sure that games are being played at the right time and that no one is cheating. There are a few things you can do in order to change your Steam username. The first step is to create an account on Steam. Once you have an account, go to “My Games” and click on “Accounts.” In the Accounts section, click on “Create New Account.” In the new account creation window, enter your name and email address. Click on “Create Account.” The next step is to set up your password. To do this, go to “Settings” in Steam and click on “Password Protection.” In the new password protection window, enter your current steam username and password into the fields below. Click on “Save Changes.” Now that you have your new steam username set up, it’s time to play some games! To start playing a game, open up Steam and type in your new username into the login box. You’ll be asked for your current steam password if you haven’t already done so. Once you’ve entered your current steam password, type in your new username into the game’s login box and hit enter. You’ll now be able to play that game!
Names can say a lot about who you are. Maybe you primarily play first-person shooters, but you also moonlight as a roleplayer and want a different name for that. Maybe you just don’t like your current Steam name. Either way, Valve makes it easy to change your username.
You can change your username through the Steam application on your desktop or phone, or through the website.
Steam Desktop App
Changing your username through the desktop application is pretty straightforward. Click on your username, then click “Profile.”
The profile page displays a bunch of information related to your account. Click “Edit Profile,” found on the right hand side of the page.
Scroll down until you see the “General” section. Type the username you want, and if you want a custom URL that matches your username, enter that as well.
Scroll to the bottom and click the big “Save” button.
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Steam Phone App
The Steam phone app opens to your friends list by default. Tap the three horizontal bars in the top left corner to access the profile page.
Then, tap your profile picture or your name at the top.
Tap “Edit Profile.”
Then enter whatever username you want in the box. You can also fill out the optional custom URL name if you want one.
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Steam Website
You can also change your username through the Steam website.
Log in to Steam, then click on your profile picture in the top right corner. Alternatively, you can click your name and then click “Profile” in the drop-down menu.
Click “Edit Profile” on the right-hand side of the window.
You’ll see a section titled “General” about midway down the page. Enter your new username in the box. You can also set a custom URL to your profile here, if you want.
Scroll to the bottom of the page, then click the “Save” button in the right-hand corner.
The username change should be immediate. Remember, you can change your username an infinite number of times and as often as you want.
Steam will show the names (aliases) you’ve previously used on your profile page, but you can clear the list of names you’ve previously used.
