Does Steam remove game bans?

Game bans cannot be appealed and are not removed from accounts.
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Do game bans ever disappear from Steam profile?

VAC bans are permanent and cannot be removed from an account.
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Do Steam game bans expire?

VAC bans are permanent, non-negotiable, and cannot be removed by Steam Support. If a VAC ban is determined to have been issued incorrectly, it will automatically be removed. If you wish to discuss Valve Anti-Cheat with the community, you may do so here. What is VAC?
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Is game ban permanent?

Product Ban: You will temporarily or permanently lose access to a specific game or service, including virtual items, account balances, or other items that you may have earned or purchased, depending on the severity of the violation.
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How do you hide a game ban on Steam?

The only way to hide it is to wait 7 years, and don't get banned again in the meantime. You will still see it even then; just the rest of us won't. It will not show up on your profile after 7 years. But the ban will still be there.
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Can Steam game bans be removed?

Regardless of who was using the account at the time the ban was issued, game bans are permanent and are not removed.
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How do I lift a Steam ban?

Can the ban be removed? No. Any bans added to an account will remain regardless of who was using the account at the time the infraction occurred. Ultimately, the use and security of your Steam account are your responsibility.
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How to appeal a Steam game ban?

Can I appeal my game ban? No. Game bans cannot be appealed and are not removed from accounts.
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What is the most banned game ever?

Top 10 Video Games Banned in Entire Countries
  • #8: "Football Manager 2005" (2004) ...
  • #7: "The Guy Game" (2004) ...
  • #6: "Left 4 Dead 2" (2009) ...
  • #5: "Grand Theft Auto" Series (1997-) ...
  • #4: "Carmageddon" (1997) ...
  • #3: "Pokémon Trading Card Game" (2000)
  • #2 : "Bully" (2006)
  • #1: "Manhunt 2" (2007)
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Are game bans temporary?

Game Bans start at 72 hours and move to one week for a second offense. Further offenses may result in a permanent Game Ban. Players that use less offensive toxic language, like curse words, will have Chat Bans and/or Game Bans placed on their account.
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Can you get falsely banned on Steam?

If someone did report your account falsely and you're concerned about being banned, you can rest assured that Steam disregards false reports.
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Will Steam ban you for too many refunds?

Is there a limit to how many purchases I can request a refund for? You can submit any number of refund requests for eligible purchases. If it appears that you are abusing the refund system, we reserve the right to revoke access to this feature.
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Is buying Steam accounts legal?

Steam account ownership cannot be transferred. Buying, selling, trading, or gifting a Steam account is a violation of the Steam Subscriber Agreement (SSA).
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How do I remove a ban record on Steam?

  1. You can't remove any game permanently from your steam account.
  2. You can't run from that ban atleast on the account that have the ban records.
  3. Your only way to get rid of that ban is to forget that the account existed, remove all credentials from that account.
  4. Make a new steam account and use it respectfully in fair ways.
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What's the difference between a VAC ban and a game ban?

VAC ban is for cheating in-game on VAC protected servers. A community ban can be issued for multiple reasons and means the account cannot purchase, use the market, add friends plus use other features. VAC bans I think have to do with file detection. Game bans have to do with VACnet detection.
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Is VAC ban hardware?

RAM/hardware errors detected by VAC may kick the player from the server, but not ban them.
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What is the #1 game ever?

The best-selling video game of all time goes to the timeless classic known as Tetris. IGN says 520 million copies of Tetris have been sold, citing data from The Tetris Company.
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What is the most disliked game ever?

Big Rigs was listed as one of the worst games ever made by GameSpot and Computer and Video Games. After declaring it the "worst game ever made" in a "Games You Should Never Buy" segment, X-Play's Morgan Webb refused to rate Big Rigs as their scale went from only 1 to 5.
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What happens if Steam bans you?

The effects of the game ban are determined by the developer, and must be consistent with a VAC ban, such as being prevented from playing online with other players and/or trading items for that game. It cannot prevent the user from launching and playing the game offline. It cannot prevent the user from using Steam.
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Can you remove a game ban?

Game bans do not disappear after 7 years like VAC bans do. You would need to successfully appeal the ban for it to be removed from the profile.
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Why did Vietnam ban Steam?

Vietnamese developers believe Steam is illegally selling some games. A more rogue theory than most, but currently the most evidenced. It is supposed that Steam has been releasing hundreds of thousands of unlicensed games into the Vietnamese market.
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Are Steam game bans permanent?

Community Bans are issued to an account when the account is used in ways that violate Steam's Community Guidelines excessively. Most Community Bans will expire, but extended or even permanent bans may be issued if the prohibited activity continues or if the moderation team finds the activity egregious.
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Does Steam ban IP?

Again Valve does not use IP bans for anything. They ban accounts and if your account was restricted you wouldn't be able to buy anything on your account on any network. You would also get an account notification about it. You ISP was most likely have issues like 99% of other users that get that error.
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Does Steam ban refunds?

Can you get banned on Steam for refunds? yes you can be banned from steam for exploiting their refund system.
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