Steam: take screenshots - keep a record of your achievements

Not only to record your own achievements, but also to make it easier for other players to solve difficult quests, it is useful if you know how to take screenshots of the games. The process is very simple and ensures that you can share your experience and achievements.

How to take screenshots and upload them

By taking a screenshot documenting how you did on various difficult parts and uploading them to the Steam cloud, you will help other players.

1. To take a screenshot, all you need to do is press the F12 key.
2. If you are having trouble with the keys while playing, change the keyboard mapping settings.
3. If you want to upload a screenshot while you are actively playing, you need to press the combination of "Shift" and "Tab". This opens the Steam overlay.
4. Here you click on the item "Show screenshots" and the uploader of Steam opens.
5. Now select the desired game and mark in the overview all images that you want to post.
6. Clicking "Upload" will share the images in the Steam cloud.

Avoid problems

While uploading screenshots, the game may not run as smoothly as you are used to. Depending on the genre of your game, this can cause you to not be as effective as you would like. Also, keep in mind that not all players are grateful when you post solutions to quests and Easter Eggs online.