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Whether you want Steam gone entirely or only the games, there is a plan for it.

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Fastest route: the Plan Library

  1. Open the Plans tab and click Plan Library
  2. Choose the Gaming category chip and click Import on the official Block Games template
  3. Click Edit on the imported plan to add any games or launchers it does not already cover, then start it

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Block everything (Steam and all games)

The simplest approach is to block the Steam client:
  1. Click Add a Plan and name the plan
  2. On What to block, switch to the Applications tab, type steam.exe into the add row and click Add
  3. Click Next and set a schedule, choose a How strict preset and click Create & Enable
With Steam blocked, no game can be launched through it.

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Block the games but keep the Steam client

The app picker on the Running Processes tab

To keep the store and chat available while blocking actual play, add each game’s executable:
  1. Start the game so it is running
  2. In the plan, on the Applications tab, click Pick from installed apps… and open the Running Processes tab
  3. Tick the game’s process and click Done. It is added with an Exact match on its Process Name
  4. Repeat for each game
Not sure which process is the game? Click Helper in the sidebar while the game is open. It lists each window with its Process Name and Process Path, and right-clicking the row gives you Add to plan….

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Block every game in the Steam library folder

If your games all live under Steam’s library folder, one Process Path entry covers all of them, including games you install later:
  1. On the Applications tab, type steamapps\common into the add row and click Add
  2. Click the row, set its type to Process Path and its match to Contains
Any executable running from a steamapps\common folder is now blocked, while steam.exe itself is not.
Folder Location is a different target type: it blocks a folder when it is opened in File Explorer. Use Process Path for executables.
The same trick works for other launchers that install games in one place, for example an Epic Games folder.

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Make it stick

Games are exactly where a weak plan gets switched off. On How strict, choose Firm but Flexible or Lock it Down, and consider an accountability partner if you want someone else to hold the key. Learn more about blocking applications →