How To Download A Game While Playing On Steam

I am used to console like on xbox one i could download a game and play any game at the same time.

How to download a game while playing on steam. I understand i can do it while sleeping but i spend part of the night playing games while. If the download is affecting the network performance of the. Just fire up the game you want to play then follow these steps.

Steam automatically pauses your downloads when a game is launched in order to prioritize the network activity for the game itself. Luckily you can force steam to download games while you play. Bring the steam client to the front if it is not already there and select library downloads from the menu at the top.

Follow the prompts and enter your product key when asked. How to download and install my game. Because i would like to play a game while waiting for civilization 5 to download because my estimate of the game would be like 6 8 hours to download.

Press alt tab to get back to the desktop then pull up the steam. The game will then be added to your game library. From here check the allow downloads during gameplay box.

Just fire up the game you want to play then follow these steps. Luckily you can force steam to download games while you play. Hover over library and select downloads.

On steam right now i am trying to check out the f2p destiny 2 and play some half life 2 update with the mmod but when i play hl2 it causes the download for destiny 2 to go to queue. Follow the advice how to download and install my game below. Steam settings downloads.