Does Reinstalling Steam Delete Games?

This process will remove Steam and any installed game content from your machine. If reinstalling Steam and Steam games in the near future, please move the steamapps folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps) outside of the Steam directory to prevent your games from being deleted.

Does uninstalling Steam delete all your games?

You can uninstall Steam on your PC easily in the same way that you uninstall any other program. Uninstalling Steam from your PC will remove not only Steam, but also all your games, downloadable content, and save files. You can make a backup of the games content first, as it will be removed during uninstallation.

Will I lose my saved games if I uninstall Steam?

1 Answer. Some games will keep your save data in a separate folder such as your documents folder on your computer, which means you shouldn't lose the data in those cases when you uninstall. I also believe the Steam Cloud feature sure work on most titles in terms of keeping your save data.