How To Change Steam Profile Name [Quick Solution]

How to Change Your Steam Profile Name

There are various usernames and special IDs that Steam uses to identify your account. But basically, your profile name is the Steam username that gets shown to your friends and anyone else. So if you dislike it, here's how you can change your Steam username:

1. Open up the Steam Client
2. Hover your mouse above your current Steam profile name section at the top and select "Profile"
3. In the newly opened section, click on "Edit Profile" located on the right side
4. Write your new Steam username in the text box underneath the "Profile Name" option
5. Scroll below and click on "Save" to change to your new Steam profile name

This won't change anything else except your public profile name that's shown to your friends and everyone else. So don't be scared if you think your friends list will change, other people can still normally add you as a friend with your new profile name.

Just don't forget to let your other friends that you've changed your Steam username, as they may get confused by a new profile name and disable your notifications. And make sure you don't confuse your account name with your profile username, since there are vastly different!

Difference Between Steam ID, Account Name, and Profile Name

Firstly we'll start with your Steam ID. The Steam ID is a unique number that's only identified with your account and can't be changed. Although it's associated with the profile's custom URL, they're not the same. You can change your custom URL in the "Edit Profile" section in the Steam client we saw above. If you delete the custom URL here, your actual Steam ID will be shown underneath the text box.

Then we have your Steam account name, which is the username you use to log into Steam. This much like the Steam ID can't be changed as well. So you'll be sticking with the log-in account name credentials forever, whether you like it or not.

Lastly, we have the profile name which is used for display, and for other people to add you as a friend. You can change this whenever you like, much like your profile picture.

And that's everything you need to know about changing your Steam name and the other various credentials. The best part here is that you can change your Steam profile name for free however many times you want, unlike the Xbox gamer tag that costs around $9.99 after changing it for the first time! Now all that's left is to go and enjoy some online free Steam games under a new Steam name.