SSDs have much faster read/write speeds and help boost gaming performance by that much and that includes launching and closing Steam games too.īy the way, did you know you can also play some retro games on your Steam? Yup. HDDs are a lot cheaper than SSDs but when it comes to high performance and resource-intensive tasks like gaming, SSDs should be preferred. Check with other games on Discord or Reddit to confirm. May be something like that is happening with you too.

Users complained that they could hear the game music several moments after the game was closed and Steam client was closed.

It’s a bug that requires a patch it seems. Some Reddit users discovered that certain games like the Elden Ring take a while before closing down.

We can then troubleshoot the issue further. That will force all open apps to shut down including the Steam client game that won’t stop running on your Windows gaming computer. To quickly resolve the issue, one of the fastest ways to quit and close the game completely is to reboot your computer.

Why is steam telling me it's running