Link your Steam account to Loudplay and the Catalog will show you which games from your Steam library are available to play here. The link is read-only — we import your owned-game list, nothing else.
This is separate from installing Steam games (covered in "Installing your own games from Steam and Epic"). Linking shows you what's available; installing is what you do once you decide to play.
How to link
- In the desktop launcher, open Account → look for the Steam integration card.
- Click Connect Steam. A browser tab opens to Steam's standard sign-in.
- Sign in to your Steam account, approve the connection.
- Back in the launcher, the card shows Connected, and a sync starts.
After the sync completes, your Catalog gets a new shelf — Your Steam Library — listing games you own on Steam that are also available on Loudplay.
Sync, refresh, unlink
- Sync. If you bought new Steam games after linking and want them to appear, hit Sync on the integration card. Steam rate-limits us, so don't rapid-fire — once a day is plenty.
- Status. The card shows last sync time and sync status (Success, Pending, Error).
- Unlink. Click Unlink to remove the connection. Your Steam Library shelf disappears from the Catalog. Your Steam account isn't affected — only the connection from our side.
Common errors
Private Profile. Steam allows users to hide their game library. If yours is set to private, the import fails and we can't see what you own.
To fix:
- Open Steam in a browser → your profile → Edit Profile → Privacy Settings.
- Set Game details to Public.
- Back in the Loudplay launcher, hit Sync on the Steam integration card.
You can switch the privacy back to Private after the import — the data we have is a snapshot. But every subsequent sync will need it to be Public again.
Rate limit. Steam throttles us if too many users sync at the same time. The card shows "Rate Limit" — wait an hour and try Sync again. Nothing's broken, it's normal Steam API behaviour.
Stale library. If a game you bought on Steam isn't showing up after a fresh sync, two reasons are likely: (1) the game isn't available on Loudplay (we only show titles that work here), or (2) Steam hasn't yet acknowledged the purchase to its API — wait 5–10 minutes after the Steam purchase and sync again.
What linking does NOT do
- It doesn't give Loudplay access to play games on your behalf, post to your Steam profile, or read your friends list.
- It doesn't import save files or game settings — only the list of games you own.
- It doesn't reveal your password — Steam's standard OAuth is used, we never see your credentials.
- It doesn't unlink automatically. If you change your Steam password or revoke the integration from Steam's side, the next Sync will fail; you'll need to Connect again.
When linking is useful
- You own dozens of games on Steam, can't remember which ones run on Loudplay → the Steam Library shelf filters that for you.
- You want a fast jump-off point in the Catalog: click a Steam-library game, the Steam launcher opens, sign in, play.
- You want to know if a game you're considering buying on Steam will work on Loudplay — search the Catalog first, then buy on Steam if it shows up.