# How to get steam overlay in battlefield 4 on pc/add battlefield 4 as non steam game? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [November 8, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/how-to-get-steam-overlay-in-battlefield-4-on-pc-add-battlefield-4-as-non-steam-game/110068 "2013-11-08T20:19:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alan2500](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@alan2500](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/alan2500)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/how-to-get-steam-overlay-in-battlefield-4-on-pc-add-battlefield-4-as-non-steam-game/110068/1 "2013-11-08T20:19:15Z")
When i add bf4.exe it shows me on steam as in game for a sec and thats it. I tried with the x86 version and steam kept showing me as online but i could not get into any online matches. I used battlelogium for bf3 and it lagged too much when i opened the overlay so i would rather avoid it. I have done my research. ---
**Author:** ![VLAD\_ONLY](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/9de053/32.png) [@VLAD\_ONLY](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/VLAD_ONLY)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 10:29pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/how-to-get-steam-overlay-in-battlefield-4-on-pc-add-battlefield-4-as-non-steam-game/110068/2 "2013-11-08T22:29:15Z")
Why would you need that? ---
**Author:** ![alan2500](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@alan2500](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/alan2500)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/how-to-get-steam-overlay-in-battlefield-4-on-pc-add-battlefield-4-as-non-steam-game/110068/3 "2013-11-08T22:48:13Z")
So i can write with my steam friends while playing, and start it from steam(i like to have all my games in one place so i add a lot of them so steam this way) ---
**Author:** ![carpediembr](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/b5a626/32.png) [@carpediembr](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/carpediembr)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2013, 4:37am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/how-to-get-steam-overlay-in-battlefield-4-on-pc-add-battlefield-4-as-non-steam-game/110068/4 "2013-11-09T04:37:29Z")
you can do that with Origins… ---
**Author:** ![alan2500](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@alan2500](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/alan2500)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2013, 11:11am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/how-to-get-steam-overlay-in-battlefield-4-on-pc-add-battlefield-4-as-non-steam-game/110068/5 "2013-11-09T11:11:07Z")
But i cant write to my steam friends on Origin, and i like to be able to play my games from steam. ---
**Author:** ![trollingisfun](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/4da419/32.png) [@trollingisfun](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/trollingisfun)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/how-to-get-steam-overlay-in-battlefield-4-on-pc-add-battlefield-4-as-non-steam-game/110068/6 "2013-11-09T17:00:09Z")
try this: 1. go to steam library 2. click “+ ADD A GAME” on the bottom left 3. click “Add a Non-Steam Game” 4. add “Origin” under `C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\` 5. close Origin and open it through Steam. 6. turn off Origin’s overlay you should be able to play bf4 now with the steam overlay. if it doesn’t work, idk edit: i guess this supposedly only works when you run the 32-bit version of the game ---
**Author:** ![alan2500](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@alan2500](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/alan2500)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/how-to-get-steam-overlay-in-battlefield-4-on-pc-add-battlefield-4-as-non-steam-game/110068/7 "2013-11-09T17:09:28Z")
Hey, it works, thank you 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![boomboom907](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e9a140/32.png) [@boomboom907](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/boomboom907)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 5:16pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/how-to-get-steam-overlay-in-battlefield-4-on-pc-add-battlefield-4-as-non-steam-game/110068/8 "2013-11-11T17:16:21Z")
ORIGINS FUCKING SUCKS AND YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT! ---
**Author:** ![hartk1213](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/73ab20/32.png) [@hartk1213](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/hartk1213)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/how-to-get-steam-overlay-in-battlefield-4-on-pc-add-battlefield-4-as-non-steam-game/110068/9 "2013-11-20T21:08:49Z")
When I did it for bf3…I added origin.exe as a non steam game than changed the name to Battlefield 3 and then close origin down by the clock on the task bar and open it up with the steam shortcut “battlefield 3” than when u are in a game in bf3 the steam overlay will work…so my guess is it should be the same for BF4 ---
**Author:** ![alan2500](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@alan2500](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/alan2500)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/how-to-get-steam-overlay-in-battlefield-4-on-pc-add-battlefield-4-as-non-steam-game/110068/10 "2013-11-20T21:13:45Z")
It worked the first time, not it does not. It still shows me as in game though ---
**Author:** ![hartk1213](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/73ab20/32.png) [@hartk1213](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/hartk1213)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/how-to-get-steam-overlay-in-battlefield-4-on-pc-add-battlefield-4-as-non-steam-game/110068/11 "2013-11-20T21:16:00Z")
Hmm…I haven’t tried it yet I just bought the game two days ago.. When I get home I’ll try it out and let you know what I come up with ---
**Author:** ![alan2500](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@alan2500](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/alan2500)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/how-to-get-steam-overlay-in-battlefield-4-on-pc-add-battlefield-4-as-non-steam-game/110068/12 "2013-11-20T21:20:38Z")
Thank you 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![hartk1213](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/73ab20/32.png) [@hartk1213](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/hartk1213)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/how-to-get-steam-overlay-in-battlefield-4-on-pc-add-battlefield-4-as-non-steam-game/110068/13 "2013-11-20T21:33:01Z")
No problem