League of Legends is an immensely popular game that’s developed by Riot Games. It was initially released in October 2009 and was an immediate success. League of Legends was created after the founders of Riot Games wanted to create a stand-alone game based off of a custom Warcraft III map called Defense of the Ancients.
The game holds a loyal and massive fanbase, with over 150 million active players joining in to battle it out each month. There’s even a highly reviewed Netflix show centered around League of Legends, titled Arcane. But can you play League of Legends on Steam?
If you want to download LoL, you might be surprised to discover that the game isn’t available on Steam, especially considering that the game was available through the popular digital video game distribution service in the past. League of Legends was offered through Steam during its Beta and also had a digital collector’s edition available for purchase on Steam until 2010. There’s no need to fret, as it’s still fairly easy to play League of Legends on Steam, and you can find out exactly how to do so below.
Adding League of Legends to Steam
It’s not complicated at all to add League of Legends and other Non-Steam games to Steam. You’ll just need to follow along with the steps below, and you’ll have LoL in your library in no time.
– First, launch Steam to open your Steam games library.
– Click on “+ Add A Game” in the bottom-left corner of the window.
– From the pop-up menu, choose “Add a Non-Steam Game”. You can also select this under Games in the top left.
– A new window will be created, and here, you’ll need to search for League of Legends. Check the box next to the game’s title and then click on “Add Selected Programs”.
After that, League of Legends will be included in your Steam library ready to be played. You can right-click on the game’s title and select properties to change the name of the shortcut or set up launch options if you want to.
About League of Legends
League of Legends is a multiplayer online battle arena game, or MOBA, similar to Dota and Dota 2. Players battle opponents using champions, and there are over 140 to choose from, so you’re bound to find something that suits your play style. You’ll have to team up and work together to defeat rival teams and rise to the top.
During the battle, two 5-player teams are put into an arena that has three lanes. Each lane produces minions that head down the lane until clashing with enemy minions in the middle. There are 3 towers and one inhibitor, which leads to the team’s base, in each lane for each team.
Inside the base, there’s a single Nexus which is protected by two more towers. To win, players and their team must destroy the opposing team’s Nexus or cause them to surrender. There are several game modes, tons of champions, and a competitive ranking system that has all players coming back for more.
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