How do I enable the overlay for only one game when it's disabled in the general settings?

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#11996 · opened 2025-05-09 by metro952 · updated 2025-05-09 · 1 comments · github

Mmetro952 2025-05-09 github

Your system information

Steam client version (build number or date): 1745876290
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Mint
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 tar -zcvf ~/Desktop/steam-logs.tar.gz ~/.steam/steam/logs]
GPU: AMD

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

When I disable the steam overlay in the settings for all games so that it does not interfere that I accidentally turn on, for example, I can not for a selected game such as dota2 turn on the overlay to see the fps.

How do I enable the overlay for only one game when it's disabled in the general settings?

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2025-05-09 github

Hello @metro952, if you've globally disabled the Steam overlay, there isn't going to be a per-game override to enable it later. You can have it enabled globally, and then control which games you want it enabled or disabled in the per-game properties -> General -> check or uncheck Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game.

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