Respawnr reference

Responsible Use: What Respawnr Will and Won't Help With

Every guide on Respawnr is about an account that belongs to you: Steam, Epic Games, Battle.net or Riot Games. We explain the platform's own recovery and security tools. We don't touch anyone's account, and we don't help anyone get into, watch or profit from someone else's.

See what is in and out of scope

We never ask for passwords, Steam Guard codes, recovery codes, API keys or card numbers.

On this page

Your own account only

Every route we describe starts from the account holder, never a third party.

Official routes only

We point to Steam Support, Epic Player Support, Blizzard Support and Riot Player Support.

Independent guides

Respawnr is not affiliated with Valve, Epic Games, Blizzard Entertainment or Riot Games.

Permitted use

Respawnr is a set of written guides for people recovering or securing an account they own. We are not a recovery service: we don't sign in, file tickets or contact any platform on your behalf, and we don't hold, trade or return items or accounts.

For your own account

Recovering your own Steam account through the Help, I can't sign in wizard at help.steampowered.com
Securing your own account with Steam Guard, the Steam Mobile app and a secured email address
Contacting Epic Player Support, Blizzard Support or Riot Player Support about your own account
Reporting a scammer or hijacker inside Steam with Report Player
Reporting a charge you didn't make to Steam Support and your own bank, knowing Steam restricts accounts tied to a chargeback

Where consent is needed

Changing Steam settings on a PC your household shares, with the others who use it knowing
Parental controls through Steam Families for a child you manage, set up openly with the child
Sharing your library through Steam Families only with trusted household members, since their cheating can affect your account

Outside the permitted use

Getting into, recovering or taking over an account that isn't yours
Watching another person's play, messages, friends or inventory without their knowledge
Getting around Steam Guard, two-factor sign-in or verification codes
Dodging a VAC, game, trade or Community ban with a new account, spoofed hardware or a VPN
Buying, selling, renting or transferring accounts, stolen keys, gifts or items

Scope & boundaries

What this guide helps with

Explain each platform's official recovery and security steps in plain language
Link only to official help pages on steampowered.com, steamcommunity.com, epicgames.com, battle.net, blizzard.com and riotgames.com
Show how fake "Steam staff" and "recovery experts" operate so you can walk away
Say plainly when an official route has a limit, such as items Steam won't restore

Outside this guide’s scope

Ask for your password, Steam Guard or SMS codes, recovery codes or Web API key
Ask for card numbers; proof of ownership goes only into your own Steam Support ticket
Sign in to, act on or "recover" any account for anyone
Sell unban services, item recovery, accounts, keys or skins
Help anyone monitor or track another person, including a scammer

Steam's Subscriber Agreement says your account is strictly personal: it can't be sold or transferred, and your password isn't to be shared. Steam Support says it will never ask for your password or authenticator code. We hold ourselves to the same line: only the owner recovers an account, working with the platform's own support.

Requests we turn down, and where to go instead

Each refusal rests on the platform's own rules, with the honest route beside it.

Getting into someone else's account

Only the owner can prove ownership, and access without it is unauthorized.

Available alternative: If it's a friend's hijacked account, the owner starts at help.steampowered.com.

Removing or dodging a VAC ban

Steam says VAC bans are permanent, can't be appealed and stay no matter who played.

Available alternative: Valve lifts mistaken bans itself after investigation; see the VAC ban and banned-after-hack guides.

Bypassing Steam Guard or a trade hold

These checks exist to stop the exact theft a bypass would enable.

Available alternative: Lost your phone? Follow the lost-phone guide and use your recovery code; Steam says holds stop once an authenticator has been active for 7 days.

Getting traded or stolen items back

Steam says it does not restore items that left an account for any reason.

Available alternative: Secure the account, report the scammer, and report theft to police if needed.

Buying, selling or renting accounts

Steam's Subscriber Agreement says accounts can't be sold or transferred.

Available alternative: Use Steam Families to share games with trusted household members.

Chargebacks or refunds used to keep a game

Steam says accounts and purchases tied to a chargeback are restricted.

Available alternative: Ask Steam for a refund first; read the chargeback guide before disputing with your bank.

Hacking back or exposing a scammer

Retaliation can break the law and puts you at risk; it won't return anything.

Available alternative: Use Report Player in Steam, and your local police or national fraud reporting.

Where your details and reports should go instead

Your proof and reports belong with Steam's own tools, not with us or anyone in chat.

Proof goes to Steam: Ownership proof belongs only in your own ticket at help.steampowered.com.
Report, don't retaliate: Use Report Player on the scammer's profile instead of contacting or exposing them.
Check the address bar: Steam says to sign in only on steampowered.com, steamcommunity.com or help.steampowered.com.
Share with Steam Families: Steam says a family member's cheating can cost you sharing rights or bring a VAC ban.

Steam Support is handled only through help.steampowered.com; other launchers through their own official support sites.

A few details worth knowing

Can I share my Steam account with my brother instead of using Steam Families?

No. Steam's Subscriber Agreement says your account is strictly personal and your password isn't to be shared. For people in your household, Steam Families is the official way to share games.

Why won't you help me get into a friend's or relative's account?

Only the account holder can prove ownership and start recovery. If their account was hijacked, point them to the official wizard so they can recover it themselves.

Will you help me get items back from someone who scammed me?

No. Steam says it does not restore items that have left an account for any reason. Secure your account and report the scammer with Report Player instead.

Can I use parental controls to keep an eye on my child's Steam account?

Yes, through Steam Families for a child you manage, set up openly so the child knows. Watching another adult's account without their knowledge is out of scope.

Why won't you explain how to skip a trade hold?

Trade holds exist to stop stolen items from leaving an account. Steam says holds stop applying once a Steam Mobile Authenticator has been active for 7 days, so that is the honest route.