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How to Change the Language on Steam
Learn what you need to do to play your games in the language of your choice
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
updated onOctober 4, 2023
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There’s not a PC gamer out there that can say that they have never heard of Valve’s Steam.
Steam is currently the world’s biggest video game digital distribution platform, holding somewhere around 75% of the world’s market.
With growing success in America, Europe, and Asia, theirclientis multilingual too.
The problem is that unless you need to specify your country on the website when downloading it. If you don’t, you’ll receive the English version by default.
In case that happens, you’ll need to manually change the display language from the settings menu.
Follow this step-by-step guide if you accidentally downloaded and installed the English version.
How many languages does Steam support?
Some users are interested in discovering how many languages are supported on Steam. If this is also concerning you, keep in mind that this is a global platform with 26 official languages across its features.
So, it would be a surprise if you won’t manage to find the one you need.
You also have to know that some languages have certain utilization. While English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, or Japanese work for the interface, full audio, and subtitles, other examples like Arabic, Russian, or Polish can be used only for interface and subtitles.
Now, let’s see what process you can perform to change your Steam Client’s language. Do not worry, it is extremely simple and will be done in a blink of an eye.
How can I change my Steam Client’s Language?
1.Hit theWindowskey, typeSteam, then click on the first result.
2.Go toSteam(in the upper left corner of the window).
3.SelectSettings.
4.Go to theInterfacetab, then click on the drop down menu, next to theSelect the language you want Steam to use (Requires Steam to restart)option.
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Select your desired language from the drop-down menu.
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Restart your Steam client. It should now be in the language of your choosing.
You can change your language in Steam’s client quite easily, in a few clicks. This can be done via the client’s built-in options.
Keep note that these changes can be reverted at any time, and will also affect certain in-game assets. This includes game description languages, and news (where available).
These steps stay the same regardless of whether you use the classic Steamclientor the new Beta version. In case you want toupdate your Steam client to the Beta version, feel free to check our dedicated guide.
Does changing my Steam Client’s language also impact my games?
You should also know that changing the language of the Steamclientdoesn’t also mean the language within games will change as well.
How can I change the game language in Steam?
To change the language in-game, you’ll have to do it manually, with each game at a time. To do that, follow the steps below:
If you’re not much of a Steam fan, you could try some other digital game distribution platforms, such asEpic GamesorGOG.
Both these sites come with their client, similar to Steam’s, but with a much simpler interface.
More so, all of them have weekly sales, as well as massive Summer and Winter Sales where you can get discounted games, DLCs, and OSTs.
There are also options for dedicated fans of certain game publishers, such asElectronic Arts, Ubisoft,orRockstar Games.
If you’re one of them, you could try their proprietaryclients, namelyOrigin,Uplay, and theRockstar Games Launcher.
Moreover, it seems like some players need to fully customize their profiles by refreshing their avatars. In case you also want to do that, check how tochange your Steam profile picture.
We hope that our today’s guide helped you with the Steam language display.
If you encounter additional related questions, feel free to use the comment section below.
More about the topics:Steam Guides
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When not working, you may usually find him either at the gym or taking a stroll in the park, trying to find inspiration for the next articles he may write.
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