What is Steam Tiles?
Steam Tiles is a free, open source software application developed by Rafael Rivera that enables Windows 10 and Windows 11 users to create custom shortcut tiles for their Steam games. It integrates with the Windows Start menu to provide quick access to Steam games without needing to first open the Steam client.
The purpose of Steam Tiles is convenience and aesthetics. Instead of a standard shortcut icon that launches a game, Steam Tiles generates clean, uniform tiles - similar to those for universal Windows apps in the Start menu. This allows Steam libraries to blend seamlessly with native tiles and creates a much cleaner Start menu.
To use Steam Tiles, users simply pin any game from their Steam library to Start, then Steam Tiles will automatically transform the pinned shortcut into a Windows-style tile complete with name, artwork, and descriptions from the game's Steam page. These tiles function just like normal shortcuts to launch games, but look far more stylish.
As an open source project, Steam Tiles is completely free and does not contain any ads or telemetry. It works by integrating directly with Windows to harness native tile abilities that otherwise go unused by Steam's desktop shortcuts. For convenience fans who like customizing their Windows Start menus, Steam Tiles is an easy way to make Steam game libraries look great.