How to Transfer Steam Games Over Your Local Network

By Sydney Butler

Published 5 days ago

Why download when you can sideload?

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Key Takeaways

To initiate a local transfer, make sure Steam is installed and logged in on all computers, that they are on the same network, and that direct transfers are activated in the Steam settings. You can then install the game as normal to start the transfer.
Transferring games over your local network is faster and doesn't use up internet bandwidth, especially if you have fast drives and wired connections.