available these days, or a game library like EA Play.

These subscription fees will continue every payment period until you tell Steam to cancel them.

It’s important to note thatuninstalling a game or service on Steamdoes not cancel any active subscriptions with it.

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you better explicitly tell Steam to cancel the recurring payments if you’re not using the service anymore.

Then, selectAccount details: [Username].

The only difference is that the username selector looks different on the web version than on the Steam client.

Accessing account details on Steam

UnderStore & Purchase History, selectManage subscriptions.

The number beside the text shows how many services you have on file, including canceled ones.

In the next window, find the subscription you want to cancel and clickEdit.

account details option on steam website

Then, select theCancel my subscriptionradio button and clickApply.

This will cancel your subscription to the service or game on Steam.

Can You Get a Refund for a Steam Subscription?

Clicking “Manage Subscriptions” on Steam

Even if you open it once, Valve will consider that as having used the subscription.

and therefore won’t refund you.

To refund a subscription, go through the game refund process as normal.

Editing a subscription on Steam

Then, keep an eye out for theDLC you ownsection as you go through the menus.

And if you ever change your mind, just repeat the above steps and re-activate it.

Canceling a subscription on Steam

Refunding a subscription on Steam

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