Once you are updated, get the flag switched on and take the mandatory restart. No data should be lost in this transition, but the move back to the Stable Channel if/when you decide to return will require a full wipe of your device, clearing all local data. Your Chromebook will download the new version and prompt a restart when ready. Please note that to switch to Dev Channel, you simply need to head to Settings > About Chrome OS > Additional details > Change channel and then select Developer Channel.

Follow the pop-up setup wizard to install Steam.

Type (or copy/paste) insert_coin volteer-JOlkth573FBLGa and hit enter.

After restarting, open a crosh terminal with CTRL+ALT+T.

After updating, navigate to chrome://flags#borealis-enabled and set the value to.

On your supported Chromebook, switch to Dev channel.

You’ll need to be sure your device is on the current list, however, so let’s check that out first.

Below, you can watch through the video and get Steam games running on your supported Chromebook with relative ease. We realized, however, that we’d yet to make a simple, straightforward guide on how to get this up and running on supported devices, so we wanted to put that out there for anyone looking. We initially covered the original announcement of Steam on Chromebooks and we even showed it off in a video not long after. Sure, there are bugs that still need a bit of squashing, but we’ve been able to play some games in our Steam library with better results than we’ve ever seen on a Chromebook, and that’s exciting. Games run pretty smoothly for devices utilizing non-dedicated graphics cards and after a few technical setup steps, the whole thing feels very thought-out and thorough. Launched in an official Alpha capacity back in late March, the long awaited ‘Borealis’ project has finally arrived and is quite impressive for an Alpha build.

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