Dota 2 is shown as "in library" but actually it's not in the game list available (to be installed or played)

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#10822 · opened 2024-04-25 by mbcraft · updated 2026-01-27 · 6 comments · github

Mmbcraft 2024-04-25 github

Your system information

Steam client version (build number or date): 1709846872
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Linux Mint 21.1 Vera base: Ubuntu 22.04 jammy
Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] No
Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] Yes
Steam Logs: [generate by running this command in a terminal steam-logs.tar.gz
GPU: Nvidia

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

I wasn't expecting to see a game in my library if i didn't added it. I see it "as in my library" but when i check the game list, the game isn't there.

I just expect to see it as marked as it can be "added to my library".

Steps for reproducing this issue:

Open the Dota 2 game page
Check the "Add to my library" button or "In your library" status
I actually see it as "In my library" but it's actually not shown in the game list

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2024-04-25 github

Hello @mbcraft, does this happen with any random game or is it specific to Dota 2?

If you do a search in your Steam library for Dota 2, does it show in the search results? In particular, the game might have been marked as hidden by you at some point in the past.

UUselessWiz 2024-05-05 github

This also happened to me. I'm also running on Linux Mint (21.3 though). I was looking to download Dota 2 for the first time (I've never played it), and it showed up as in library without being present.

I tried searching my library and it did not show up, so I'm fairly certain it was not hidden by me in the past. It's really not that big of a deal as far as I'm concerned (I wouldn't have pursued the issue further if I hadn't scrolled upon this issue by chance), but it's a weird coincidence that the exact same game has the exact same obscure problem for two different people...

?ghost 2024-10-05 github

This is not Linux specific problem, it happens on all the os for me. It just dota 2 somehow work other than all games.
If I visit a game's page in store it shows that game is in my library already, even if I created a new account and visit dota 2 page it still say the same.
If I install game and then delete it, it will disappear from the library, which is only dota 2 does as any other free to play game usually will be visible even after uninstalling game.

KKhalil1400 2025-12-27 github

Hello @mbcraft, does this happen with any random game or is it specific to Dota 2?

If you do a search in your Steam library for Dota 2, does it show in the search results? In particular, the game might have been marked as hidden by you at some point in the past.

Hello, Dota 2 does not appear on my Steam profile and my playtime is no longer tracked in the “All Games” tab. The game is not hidden or set to private. I encountered multiple users with the same problem specifically in Dota 2.

77Yara 2026-01-17 github

This is happening to many players, and it's not a Linux issue. It's likely a backend problem that only Valve can fix.

Ppanayotovip 2026-01-27 github

It also doesn’t show up for me ;(

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