5-Add Non-Steam Games to Steam to Build a Single Game Launcher

Finally, it may seem counterproductive to getting your Steam library in order, but consider adding your non-Steam games to Steam as shortcuts. This way you can add everything you have installed to your categories and favorite views, including games that live outside of Steam. You can organize them the same way you'd organize your Steam games, add them to favorites, give them custom art, or use search to filter for them instantly if you know what you want to play. Personally, I like to add my non-steam games to Steam because Steam is usually running anyway, keeping my games up to date, and I can use it as a single "launcher" for all of my games (the ones that don't have to be launched through other launchers that don't play nicely with Steam, that is). To add a Non-Steam game, just click the "Add a Game" button and choose "Add a Non-Steam Game." If you own a game that's on Steam but wasn't bought through steam, you can choose "Activate a Product on Steam" instead, so you can download and install it without the discs, get updates through Steam, and so on. It's also great for reliving classic PC games from your past. I only have a couple hundred games in my library, so compared to a lot of PC gamers, I may not have that much to organize. Even so, hopefully some of these tips will either reintroduce you to Steam features you already knew about, show off a few you didn't know existed, and help you keep your library organized so you can find something new or fun to play.