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Bethesda Account not Linking to Steam: Easy Solution
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Are you failing to link yourBethesdaaccount to Steam? If so, you aren’t alone because many other people are experiencing this issue and cannot connect their Bethesda accounts to Steam.
Fortunately, this guide will help you fix the Bethesda account not linking to the Steam issue.
Bethesda is a big name in the gaming industry and is an American video game publisher. It is known for publishing multiple triple-A gaming titles, includingFalloutandThe Elder Scrolls series.
However, the Bethesda game launcher is not the best, and users have reported multiple issues. For instance, the Bethesda account not linking to Steam is one of the most common problems users have faced for quite a while.
Linking your Bethesda account with Steam is excellent for cross-platform play. But connecting your Bethesda account to Steam is crucial for cross-platform playing between the two clients.
This guide will provide you with some solutions that will help you fix the Bethesda account not linking to the Steam issue. So let us check it out.
How can I fix the Bethesda account not linking to the Steam error?
If you have followed the above steps carefully and tried to connect your Steam account to Bethesda, you are getting an error message saying Account linking failed. Please retry or contact Customer Support. Then you might have the Steam Client already installed on your PC.
You might have installed the Steam Client and have played a Bethesda game before, such as Doom Eternal. Steam must have automatically linked itself to the Bethesda account in such a case. And if the Steam account isn’t the correct one, you will face issues connecting the Bethesda account to Steam.
What can you do in such a scenario? To get around this, you need to unlink any current Steam account linked to your Bethesda account. You can also contact customer support to remove any automatic linkage.
Alternatively, you can also follow the below procedure to unlink your Steam account from your Bethesda account.
An important point to note here is that not all accounts are eligible to unlink Steam accounts. However, it’s worth trying to follow the above method to unlink the Steam accounts from Bethesda.
Once you have successfully unlinked your Steam account from Bethesda, all you need to do is link it back again. For that, you can follow the steps mentioned in the next section.
How to link the Bethesda account to Steam?
There are options to link other accounts, such as Twitch, Facebook, Xbox Live, PlayStation, and Amazon. Once you link your Bestheda account with Steam or any of the accounts mentioned earlier, you can access promotional discounts from these accounts on any of the Bethesda games.
Besides, to link another account, you need to head over to theLinked Accountspage, click on thePlus (+)button, and click on Add a Platform, Social Media,or Game Account.
How can I transfer Bethesda games to Steam?
Below we have mentioned some burning questions you might have while making up your mind to transfer your Bethesda games to Steam.
➡ Do save files and progress transfer?
The answer to this is yes. However, you may want tocheck out this pageto get information about specific games. For example, some games may automatically transfer save files and progressions, whereas some may require different processes.
➡Are the games still playable on Bethesda?
Unfortunately, no. Once you have completed the transfer process, you won’t be able to access the games on the Bethesda launcher. Because the transfer process completely copies all information and deletes the game from Bethesda’s database.
Let us know if the above solution helped resolve the Bethesda account not linking to the Steam problem. You can also share any other solution that fixed the situation at your end.
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Sagar Naresh
Sagar is a web developer and technology journalist. Currently associated with WindowsReport and SamMobile. When not writing, he is either at the gym sweating it out or playing country music on his guitar.
He is an avid traveler and has been to 15 countries, going to more places soon. TRAVEL and WORK is his mantra for a peaceful life.
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