Yes! Games you buy as a gift can be stored in your gift inventory. From there, you get the choice to either gift them to someone via e-mail or to a Steam friend, or add them to your library. Simply choose the “Add to my game library …” option instead of “Send gift …” in your Steam inventory.
How do I accept a gift on Steam?
Go to and log into your Steam account.
- Click on the link you received via email from the transaction.
- The link will take you to a screen with two options to Accept gift or Decline gift.
- Click on Accept gift.
How do I put Steam games in my inventory?
You can always find any available extra copies on your account by clicking “Manage gifts & guest passes” under the “Games” menu in Steam. The extra copies will be listed in your Steam Inventory.
What happens if you decline a gift on Steam?
If you click on Decline Gift, we’ll issue a refund to the original sender. You can optionally include a note when you choose to decline the gift; whether you do or not, we’ll email the sender to let them know the gift was declined.
How can I add a steam gift to my inventory?
: Steam How can I add a steam gift to my inventory? Someone was going to gift me a game but I figured I’d just get a game my friend wants and gift it to him since his birthday is coming up but the only option I get is to add it to my library. Any way I can just add it to my inventory?
What happens if you gift a game on Steam?
Also, if you gift one of these games and the person who receives the game gets a VAC or Game ban, you will no longer be able to purchase that game as a gift for other people on that account. Not a fan of that system at all. I don’t really see how it could possibly deter cheating.
How to send a steam gift to a friend?
You can also access this from the Steam client – Within Steam, click on “Games” in the main menu, then select “Manage gifts and guest passes…”. When your gift is sent to your friend, they’ll have the option to accept or decline the gift. Once they do, we’ll send you an email letting you know.
How do I purchase a game to my inventory?
Is there like a cool down to purchasing games to your inventory because I want to buy a game to my inventory and i click purchase as gift then it does not allow me to store it in my inventory. It just pops up with a list of people i can gift the game to. Where can i find the option to store a game in my inventory?
