Steam Support restores games a user deleted during years of mental health struggles
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In context: Steam has long let players permanently remove games from their accounts. One user ended up using that option far more than they wanted to as a result of years of depressive and manic episodes. Plenty of the games they deleted were ones they'd played and loved, so they eventually asked Steam Support if any could be brought back. Less than 14 hours later, an agent replied to say the games had been restored.
The user, who goes by 3lizardintrenchcoat on Reddit, shared the support ticket on r/Steam in late November 2025. In it, they admitted the request felt "insane and over the top" before asking whether some of the paid games they had deleted over the years could be brought back.
They also offered an easier fallback in case that wasn't...
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