Steam is a great client for managing your PC games, but by default, it pauses all downloads whenever you're playing a game. Fortunately, you can get around this.
Once you start a game, all of your downloads will immediately pause, which is a pain because after all—what's the best way to kill time while waiting for a game to download? Play a different game! Luckily, you can force Steam to download games while you play. Just fire up the game you want to play, then follow these steps:
- Press Alt-Tab to get back to the desktop, then pull up the Steam window.
- Hover over 'Library' and select 'Downloads.'
- Click the big 'Resume All' button, as seen in the screenshot above.
Your downloads will begin immediately. Keep in mind that if you're playing an online or multiplayer game, downloads might affect your ping, but single-player should be fine. Remember you can also limit your download speed, if you want to minimize that effect.
I took this to mean that while you registered and managed (patched, etc) SteamWorks games through Steam, you could not actually download a game unless directly purchased through Steam. Steam will allow only one at a time. If you launch a game from steam while it is downloading it will pause the download and free the network for the game. When you end the game the download will. We have compiled a list of 10 Best Websites to download paid PC games for free and legally. Take a look at these Giveaway sites such as Ocean of Games, IGN Beta Giveaway, Green Man Gaming, GOG.
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