Games update over time. The update may add more features, new maps, or they might fix bugs, or add anti-cheat/anti-hack protection to the game. These updates are often necessary but they can also interrupt gameplay if they turn out to be buggy.
By default, Steam not only updates itself but also all the games that are installed. It does this in the background so you don’t have to run a game for Steam to check for and install its updates.
Automatic updates are generally a good thing for games but if you own a game that tends to have botched updates, or you’re trying to avoid an update, you can disable automatic game updates in Steam.
There is no option to disable game updates for a game in Steam. In order to keep a certain game from updating, you have to change when it updates and pause the updates before they’re downloaded and installed.
Steam doesn’t disable game downloads so what the above steps do is;
This method does have side-effects. Apart from the one-game specific setting, the downloads’ settings will apply to all games which means games that you do want to keep up to date will also be impacted. It’s up to you to be proactive about canceling or pausing updates to a game when you’re updating other games.
Steam has to keep games up to date for various reasons, anti-hack and anti-cheating updates being one of the more important ones. Game development companies may also need to push an update from time-to-time and if Steam gives users an off switch, developers may look for other ways to restrict play when a game isn’t up to date.
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