Here we’ve gathered two reliable and free methods for you to try:

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If you are a Steam lover and looking for a practical method to transfer your Steam and games to another new computer without reinstalling Steam, you are at the right place.

For Your Information:

1. Please log in your Steam account before starting or during the Steam transferring.
2. And if you want to keep your games at the same pace on the new PC, please sync all your Steam games record to the Cloud before you start.
3. You’ll need a powerful and free PC transfer software to help you move the Steam platform to the new PC without reinstallation in both two methods. EaseUS Todo PCTrans Free can easily do this job for you without any payment, and it’s available for you to download and install on both of your PCs:

Method 1. Transfer Steam to new PC and re-download games

# 1. Transfer Steam to new PC without reinstallation

Note: If you want to transfer more than two files or programs to another computer, please activate it first for further more transferring capacity:

Step 1: Install and launch EaseUS Todo PCTrans on both PCs (source and new PCs)

On the source computer, select the 'PC to PC' transfer mode and then click the 'PC to PC' button to continue.

Step 2: Connect two PCs (the source and target computers)

1. Make sure both computers are connected to the same LAN and click 'Continue'.

2. Select your target computer by its IP address from the detected devices and click 'Connect' or click 'Add a PC' and enter its IP address.

3. Enter the login password of the target computer and click 'OK'. (If there is no login password, click 'OK' to continue.)

4. Select the transer direction - 'Transfer from this PC to other PC' and click 'OK' to continue.

Step 2: Select apps, programs, and software to transfer

1. Check 'Applications' and click 'Edit' to select applications to transfer.

2. Tick the specific programs (marked as 'Yes') that you want to transfer to another computer and click 'Finish' to confirm.

Step 3: Click 'Transfer' to start transferring programs from one computer to another.

The speed of the transfer process varies based on the size of the apps.

# 2. Run Steam on new PC and re-download games

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After transferring Steam to the new computer, you may now run Steam and re-download your purchased games on your new PC:

1. 1. Run Steam on the new computer and log in with your Account.
2. 2. Click on [name]’s Account > Account Details located on the top right corner of Steam
3. 3. Check your Licenses + Subscriptions or your Store Transactions

There you should be able to see a list of all the games you’ve purchased and you can re-download them again on your new PC.
And of course, it will take you some time to re-download all the games again, which is mostly based on the game size and the network condition.

If you prefer a more efficient method, read on and try Method 2 for help.

Method 2. Backup Steam games, transfer Steam and restore games to new PC

It’s more efficient and time-saving to back up and restore your Steam games from old PC to a new computer with below-provided tips:

Step 1. Backup Steam games to an external hard drive

1. First of all, you should log in with your Steam account on Steam on your old PC
2. Click on Steam and select 'Backup and Restore Games...'

3. Check 'Backup currently installed programs' and click 'NEXT>'

4. Select a game or multiple games you want to bring over to the new PC and click 'NEXT>' again.
If you select several games, they will be backed up and transferred at one time.

5. Click 'BROWSE...' to choose the exact location where you want to back up the selected games.

If you haven't connected your external hard drive to the computer, connect now and select it again.

And also, you should make sure that your external hard drive has enough space for saving the games.

6. Create a folder named as 'Steam Games' on the external hard drive, select the folder and click 'NEXT>'.

7. Choose 'Files size - CD or DVD' and click 'NEXT>'. Usually, DVD is recommended (since DVD will be quicker to compress).

Wait for the process to complete, and once done, click 'Finish'.
8. Unplug the external hard drive from your old PC.

Step 2. Transfer Steam from PC to PC

Instead of wasting time re-downloading Steam from its official site, EaseUS Todo PCTrans Free will be a more efficient choice.

The way to transfer Steam from PC to PC is the same as listed in Method 1. You can directly scroll back to Method 1 and follow the transferring guide there.

Step 3. Restore backups of Steam games to new PC

1. Connect the external hard drive with Steam games back up to the new PC and log in Steam with your account.
2. Open up the Steam platform on the new PC and select Steam > Backup and Restore Games... > Select 'Restore a previous backup' and click on 'NEXT>'.

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3. Click 'BROWSE..' and select the folder on your external hard drive to find the Steam game backup, then click 'SELECT' > 'NEXT'.

4. Locate and choose a location where you want to restore the games on the new PC and click 'NEXT'.

5. Click 'I AGREE' to accept restoring games to the new PC and wait for the process complete.
6. Last, click 'Finish' when the process completes.
After that, you can be able to find and play transferred Steam games under Library.

Sometimes, if the games don't launch smoothly, restart the PC, and things will go all right.