One year ago exactly that was possible. We removed games from the library permanently and the achievement count + completion rate went down accordingly. It was AMAZING. And then this feature bugged out or got removed again (dont know which is) and we are stuck with the very flawed non-sense again.

Its so very annoying to have games like Nosgoth, where its not possible due to the devs abandoned the game or, as another example, Pixel Puzzle Ultimate, with currently 3100+ achievements, were they add stock photos as payed DLCs and sometimes remove old achievements to make room for more.

If you give me the option to permanently remove a game, just asked me if steam should keep all associated stats and data for it. If I remove the data a recovery will be impossible and that is fine for me (especially for free games that can be added as much as I want).

Achievements are not a high priority for Valve to focus on.
The users who let their lives revolve around their 100% count for achievements is such a low number that it's not a priority.

You can also use Steam Achievement Manager, aka SAM for short, to lock or unlock achievements.
It uses the same API that games do to trigger the achievement unlock on Steam, so Steam won't know the difference between SAM or the game triggering it.

+1 Even if it were a limited system (could only be used occasionally and had a cooldown) this would be a great feature.

Also? If I want to delete a game and all of it’s achievements/related items from my account PERMANENTLY-let me do it already. Right now the best you can do for a game you no longer want on your account is basically “advanced hiding.” The achievements stay, the items that aren’t marketable stay, the playtime stays. Would be nice if you could hit a button to completely wipe a game every once in awhile (and your completion process adjusted accordingly).

I only have this issue with roughly 7 games out of hundreds in my library (5 free, 2 paid). I’d just like to be able to wipe all data for them permanently.

And since it was already possible at one point there should nothing speak against it.
Another point: If I ask to permanently remove a game completely, there is a possiblity that I might buy it in the future anew. So still having the license and all other data in the background hurts the income for those specific games.

To address one of the points above, that this missing/bugged feature affects only the hardcore 100% hunter: No it does not. It also affect everyone else, who wish to have more control over their own data. Granted, most dont care about the achievement ratio but the fact that old license data still lingering around is a concern nevertheless.

Originally posted by serebix:

And since it was already possible at one point there should nothing speak against it.
Another point: If I ask to permanently remove a game completely, there is a possiblity that I might buy it in the future anew. So still having the license and all other data in the background hurts the income for those specific games.

and what happens when a scammer compromises your account and deletes your games that you can no longer restore? this is one of the reasons the system does not allow you to do this. if you want to give a game developer more money, that is your choice, make a new account and buy on the new account or just send them a check directly.

the "permanently delete" feature used to allow you to rebuy games that you deleted. people got mad that they forgot they already owned the game and could restore it. steam removed the ability to rebuy games that you deleted because of the refund chaos that resulted.

Originally posted by serebix:

Another point: If I ask to permanently remove a game completely, there is a possiblity that I might buy it in the future anew. So still having the license and all other data in the background hurts the income for those specific games.

That sounds ideal for getting rid of game bans.

Cheat
Get banned
Delete game
Rebuy game
Keep cheating.

Originally posted by Tito Shivan:

Originally posted by serebix:

Another point: If I ask to permanently remove a game completely, there is a possiblity that I might buy it in the future anew. So still having the license and all other data in the background hurts the income for those specific games.

That sounds ideal for getting rid of game bans.

Cheat
Get banned
Delete game
Rebuy game
Keep cheating.

I remember the very short time frame this visual bug happened. Valve patched up that visual bug in a couple days.

https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/discussions/forum/7/1693795812306482474/

What value are achievement statistics when you arbitrarily modify them to make them look better?

Originally posted by serebix:

Another point: If I ask to permanently remove a game completely, there is a possiblity that I might buy it in the future anew. So still having the license and all other data in the background hurts the income for those specific games.

And rebuying a license one technically has connected to the account (cause even after "permanent" removal the license remains connected, just disabled) can be considered scummy and against certain consumer laws.

Originally posted by Godest:

As the title says. I think there should be some way to either delete achievements (in dead games where you cannot earn achievements anymore, or you want to earn em again for some reason). Or perhaps if achievements were removed and no longer counted if you decide to remove a game from your list. Right now there is no way for achievement hunters to get rid of dead and incomplete games from their list. This is nothing support staff is willing to help you with either. So either it should be an option for users or something that happens if you remove a game. An perfect example of this Nosgoth, a multiplayer game where the servers have been shut down for over 9 years, and there is no way to get em, so if your like me stuck with 1 achievement, you can forget about any completion dream.

I actually made an almost exact same post about this on Reddit yesterday and it just got downvoted..lol

Originally posted by Tito Shivan:

Originally posted by serebix:

Another point: If I ask to permanently remove a game completely, there is a possiblity that I might buy it in the future anew. So still having the license and all other data in the background hurts the income for those specific games.

That sounds ideal for getting rid of game bans.

Cheat
Get banned
Delete game
Rebuy game
Keep cheating.

Okay, then simply disallow a user from deleting a game if they’ve got ban(s) on their page and they’re trying to delete the game(s) they got the ban(s) for.

I don’t see why every Steam user should be punished for the misbehavior of a few.

Originally posted by Wolf Knight:

Originally posted by serebix:

And since it was already possible at one point there should nothing speak against it.
Another point: If I ask to permanently remove a game completely, there is a possiblity that I might buy it in the future anew. So still having the license and all other data in the background hurts the income for those specific games.

and what happens when a scammer compromises your account and deletes your games that you can no longer restore? this is one of the reasons the system does not allow you to do this. if you want to give a game developer more money, that is your choice, make a new account and buy on the new account or just send them a check directly.

the "permanently delete" feature used to allow you to rebuy games that you deleted. people got mad that they forgot they already owned the game and could restore it. steam removed the ability to rebuy games that you deleted because of the refund chaos that resulted.

This is why the deletion system should have a cooldown-just like Steam account deletion does. Maybe 1-2 weeks + some sort of outside confirmation (an email/text to a phone number long associated with the account, etc.) for an extra layer of protection as well. That way people away from Steam for awhile would not be affected by this because if a scammer had just hacked their account and changed all info-the deletion would be flagged-and maybe an automated text/email (to whatever info was on file before recent account changes) could be sent to the owner of the account about the attempted deletion.

Originally posted by serebix:

Its so very annoying to have games like Nosgoth, where its not possible due to the devs abandoned the game or, as another example, Pixel Puzzle Ultimate, with currently 3100+ achievements, were they add stock photos as payed DLCs and sometimes remove old achievements to make room for more.

Oh, wow-I just noticed this part of your post. I’d heard somewhere that the steam achievement limit was 1,000. I guess that person was misinformed (or lying). I can’t imagine having so many achievements. I think the game I play that has the most achievements is close to 700-and I think THAT’S way too many (if it were up to me, the limit would be 100). Over 3,100? I can’t even imagine-I’m glad I don’t own that game…going to add it to my “ignore” list now.

Valve has done almost nothing to meaningfully limit, extend, establish standards for, or add functionality to the cheevo system even when developers have asked for it. Letting users have some ability to prune would be nice if they are not going to weedwhack themselves but I would not bet on it.

Originally posted by KrakenGreywolf:

Originally posted by Tito Shivan:

That sounds ideal for getting rid of game bans.

Cheat
Get banned
Delete game
Rebuy game
Keep cheating.

Okay, then simply disallow a user from deleting a game if they’ve got ban(s) on their page and they’re trying to delete the game(s) they got the ban(s) for.

I don’t see why every Steam user should be punished for the misbehavior of a few.

"Trivially obvious abuse case with equally obvious counter that maps perfectly to similar features already in Steam" is certainly one of the more popular unhelpful responses around here.

+ Not that I care for achievements as much but then, why not?

Originally posted by ᗩSᕼᑘᐺᗩ᙭:

Originally posted by Godest:

As the title says. I think there should be some way to either delete achievements (in dead games where you cannot earn achievements anymore, or you want to earn em again for some reason). Or perhaps if achievements were removed and no longer counted if you decide to remove a game from your list. Right now there is no way for achievement hunters to get rid of dead and incomplete games from their list. This is nothing support staff is willing to help you with either. So either it should be an option for users or something that happens if you remove a game. An perfect example of this Nosgoth, a multiplayer game where the servers have been shut down for over 9 years, and there is no way to get em, so if your like me stuck with 1 achievement, you can forget about any completion dream.

I actually made an almost exact same post about this on Reddit yesterday and it just got downvoted..lol

Where?!!