FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

• Do I have to be connected to the Internet when I play Steam games?

Not any more.

Steam has added an "offline mode", in which any game that's fully updated can be played while not connected to the Internet.

In order to use offline mode, you need only start Steam while not connected to the Internet. Steam will then ask you if you want to use offline mode. It's that simple. Note that in order to be able to use any game in offline mode, that game's content must be fully downloaded first. You can check to see how much of a game's content has been downloaded by looking at its properties page (just right-click on the game's name in your "My Games" list).

Offline mode is useful for LAN games and large scale LAN parties, where Internet connectivity is not practical.

modified on March 11, 2004, 12:22 pm

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