Windows 10: Can I play all Steam games on Win10 64Bit?

Discus and support Can I play all Steam games on Win10 64Bit? in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Nabend, it's actually about the game Max Payne 2, which is from 2003.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by matze357, Aug 9, 2020.

  1. matze357 Win User

    Can I play all Steam games on Win10 64Bit?


    Nabend, it's actually about the game Max Payne 2, which is from 2003.

    https://www.ebay.de/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1311&_nkw=max+payne+2+pc&_sacat=0

    My cousin loves to play the game, but since he has a PC with Win10, the game doesn't run...Despite several compatibility mode settings. He has a DVD for this.

    Now at Steam they have checked that the game is available for 9,99€ and there is the question that if you buy the game from there, would you be able to play it 100% safe on Win10...Or would there be further problems ?

    does anyone have any experience ?

    On WinXP & Win7 with 64Bit each it ran without problems to run the game.

    MFG

    Matzo

    :)
     
    matze357, Aug 9, 2020
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  2. BossDweeb Win User

    Steam Game Issue

    Some details of what is, or is not happening may help, but if you have a lot of games not working the problem could be

    due to a corrupt Steam Client.

    You can find help for reinstalling/repairing the Steam Client in your Steam...

    Help > Steam Support > Steam Client > Steam Crashes ( Click this tab for troubleshooting suggestions).

    - Some games require you to run Steams Verify Integrity of Game Files after each of the Win10 version\feature updates.

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    BossDweeb, Aug 9, 2020
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  3. kboppa33 Win User
    steam game wont play

    I purchessed nba2k15 on steam installed the game and when i tried to play it says error,i can play all my other games but this one what do i do
     
    kboppa33, Aug 9, 2020
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  4. BossDweeb Win User

    Can I play all Steam games on Win10 64Bit?

    Can I play Steam game on microsoft platform

    "Is there any way I can some how move my game from steam to Microsoft."

    No. The games are registered to your Steam account and not transferable. Not that using Games for Windows

    (or whatever MS has re-badged GFWL too), is going to be all smooth sailing anyway.

    You can prevent Steam from checking for updates, other than when you launch the Steam Client or Steam linked game

    while on line, by stopping Steam from loading with Windows when you start your machine ...

    - Open your Steam Client and go to the Steam tab (top left corner) to open the options menus.

    - Click on Interface and clear the tick box next to
    'Run Steam when my computer starts'.

    You may need to close Steam to make the setting stick ?

    - Launching a Steam game while your machine is off line, and running Steam in off line mode, also helps prevent Steam

    from interfering with that session.

    - Steam has improved heaps in recent years, and rarely ever gives me trouble any more. A big part of the improvement

    is to do with a better internet connection/speed.

    Not saying I am a fan of Steam. I don't like being forced to wait for huge updates to install before I can at least have a look

    into a new game. Particularly as most of volume of these updates is multi-player stuff I don't use.

    But that's the way the industry is heading - Dictators... Win10 is just one more example of this trend.

    - I try to buy games from retail outlets. Particularly very large games such as Fallout 4 and GTA 5, because installing is

    faster. Problem is, if you don't have to register the disk based game on Steam, you are still likely to have to register on

    Origin, Uplay, or Rockstar (GTA5), and run their client software as well.

    And you still have to endure what is increasingly becoming a multi gigabyte 'update' before you can even setup the game.

    - I also use the Humble Store (mostly selling Steam keys, but some install without Steam, and they have a charity angle ),

    and Good old Games (mostly retro games). Owned buy the people who publish
    The Witcher series.

    - Both retail and online outlets keep the RRP of many oldish games priced artificially high so they can make the right

    price look good when they have one of their many 'sales' over the year. Wait for one of the frequent sales when buying games.

    Every on line games seller has the 'best price' at some time of the year. One week it's Steam, next few weeks it's Humble, and

    considering you get a disk and box to hold, retail game shops have some good prices when a sale is on too.

    The Humble Store: Great games. Fantastic prices. Support charity.

    http://www.gog.com/

    [EDIT: Steam don't seem to have either the Win10 version, or season pass atm .

    I believe the season pass is linked to the recently released Win10 version of the game, and may not work with the 'old' version ? ]

    - Generally speaking, when you buy a game you need to buy the DLC from the same source.

    I believe you will need to buy the season pass from Steam as Steam (Origin, Uplay) installs games directly into your account during download vs downloading an installer to install the game manually, as some sites such as GOG do.

    Games that use an installer package are more open to having the DLC installed using an installer package from another source.

    Be that disk based or downloaded installer.

    Retail disk games are catching up though. I have bought a Steam key for DLC to use with my retail disk version of Fallout 4,

    but this would only apply to disk based games that have to be installed to your Steam account.

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    BossDweeb, Aug 9, 2020
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