For most games it does do that . Steam saves updates in L O C A T IONSteamSteamAppstempGAME ID while downloading games , not in the game folder itself . The reason for this is because updates have a chance to fuck up depending on a variety of factors from end user internet being shit and dropping packets to developer fuck ups . This prevents the game from becoming corrupted if the files fail to download correctly so that you can still play it . Once all files are downloaded , verified , and ready , it moves them to the L O C A T I O NSteamSteamAppsCommonGAME NAME folder and cleans up after itself . <| sep |> sexually oppressed much ? or are you the oppressor ? find a better cause to flip out over . <| sep |> Back to my one room apartment offcampus