Linking your phone number to your Steam account is an important step to increase the security of your profile. Not only does it protect your account with two-factor authentication, but it also makes it easier to restore access if you lose your password. In this article, we’ll look at all the possible ways to link your phone number to Steam.

• Open Steam on your computer and log in to your account;
• In the upper left corner, click on the “Steam” tab and select “Settings”;
• Select the “About Account” section;
• Click on the button “Link phone…”;
• Enter your mobile phone number in international format. For Russia, it is +7. Example: 7 917 123-45-67;
• Click Next. Steam will send you an SMS with a confirmation code;
• Enter the confirmation code;
• Enter the received code in the appropriate field and click “Next”.

After entering the correct code, the phone number will be successfully linked to your account.

Method 2 – Linking a number via the Steam mobile app

• Install the Steam app on your smartphone. The app is available in the App Store for iOS and Google Play for Android ;
• Open the app and enter your credentials;
• Click on your avatar icon;
• Select “About Account”;
• Scroll down, click “Link phone”;

Method 3 – Linking the number through the official Steam website

• Go to the official Steam website. Open your browser and enter store.steampowered.com . Click “Sign in” in the upper right corner and enter your credentials;
• Click on your username and select “About Account”;
• In the “Contact information” section, click “Link phone”;

Follow the instructions: enter the number, receive an SMS with a code and enter it to confirm.

Method 4 – Via Steam Support

If you have any difficulties with linking the number using standard methods, you can go to the page through the Steam support section.

• Go to the Steam support page. Open help.steampowered.com . Click “Sign in” and enter your details;
• Click on “My Account”.
• Select “Phone Number”;
• Add a phone number.