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Why would a game/app added as a non-Steam game open in its own window instead of within Steam with overlay?

I want to play my Xbox 360 games on my TV using Steam Remote Play, so I installed Steam, added Xenia as a non-Steam game. All settings look fine, but when I open the app on my laptop (the one they are both installed on), it opens in its own window, like it's just a shortcut to the app, rather than with the Steam overlay.

I would like to cast the games to my TV and take advantage of the controller mappings, but I'm sure the app isn't supposed to behave this way. Any ideas?

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    Hi Ben. Xenia is an emulator, right? And your goal here is to play Xbox games on your PC using your TV and controller? But why would Xenia open in Steam Overlay? How do you expect the application to run? Commented Nov 3 at 10:56
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    I don't think it's supposed to open in Steam overlay, considering it's a non-Steam game. I could be wrong though. Commented Nov 3 at 21:18
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    @Blue-Blimp It depends on the game. Some (or most) non-Steam games work with the Steam overlay, so you can still use features like Steam screenshots and Steam Chat in-game. Commented Nov 25 at 0:13
  • @galacticninja I see. Thanks for the clarification! Commented Nov 25 at 4:50

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Why would a game/app added as a non-Steam game open in its own window instead of within Steam with overlay?

Because there is no such thing as "within steam". All game windows in existence run in their window. fullscreen is just a fancy window. Steam overlay (notice the name) is an overlay that displays inside the game's window. It is entirely capable of displaying inside of windowed applications, including ones it really shouldn't (for example, on linux, it can display inside the EasyAntiCheat splash screen because that is a window)

I'm sure the app isn't supposed to behave this way.

Why so? there's no reason for the app to behave any differently than it usually does. make sure you're running the app by launching it from steam though, the original shortcut still stays the original shortcut.

I'm not up to date on whether steam can remotely launch non-steam games, but in case it can't, you can launch any game with remote play then in the steam overlay menu, you may exit to desktop and do whatever you'd like.

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