Almost 20 years ago, I’ve got a steam account already. Somehow, I’ve lost the account-name, but I still see it in the friend list of my brother.

I’m quite certain to still know the password, but I cannot remember the account-name. Any way of recovering it?

  • Domi@lemmy.secnd.me
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    12
    ·
    1 year ago

    Do you still have access to your email address?

    If so, reset your password. They will send you a mail with your username in it.

    • Gwynn@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      7
      ·
      1 year ago

      To add on to this, early steam accounts used your email address as the login name. So definitely try using that.

      • harald_im_netz@feddit.deOP
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        6
        ·
        1 year ago

        This is a good idea. Sadly, I don’t have access to the email from twenty years ago, this makes it even harder.

        • Gwynn@lemm.ee
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          3
          ·
          1 year ago

          You don’t necessarily need access to the mail itself, if you know the password :)

  • whataboutshutup@discuss.online
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    4
    ·
    1 year ago

    Previous nicknames on profile page? Maybe it’s something similar. Also, notifications and checks from steam to your email. You can trigger a new one with a cheap gift if you still has access to that address.

  • MrGerrit@feddit.nl
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    1 year ago

    If you haven’t tried yet: paste your steamid on here https://steamdb.info/calculator/

    Maybe it shows your account name.

    Edit:

    Also: if you by any chance redeemed a game by using a old cdkey and you still have it you could try the account recovering system.

    I got my hacked account back this way.

    • harald_im_netz@feddit.deOP
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      1 year ago

      MVP for reacting on this old thread.

      I tried the calculator to no appeal. Sadly, as I’ve moved eight times (no exaggeration) since I’ve last used the account, I’ve thrown out all cds :-(

      • MrGerrit@feddit.nl
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        edit-2
        1 year ago

        Damn, it’s going to be tough.

        Have you tried https://www.steamidfinder.com/ ? I don’t think it would give more information than the calculator, but you can try.

        What if you try adding the saving as a new friend? Maybe it will give some more information?