Note: This update is for the Steam Deck Beta and Preview channels, and includes new features that are still being tested. You can opt into this in Settings > System > System Update Channel.

General

• Fixed an issue where the performance overlay would sometimes not appear in Baldur's Gate 3

• [p]Added Missing Link Community Charms collection featuring 23 new charms created by Counter-Strike Workshop community artists.[/p][/*]
• [p]Added Dr. Boom Charms collection featuring 22 new charms.[/p][/*]
• [p]Added 2025 Community Stickers collection featuring 29 new stickers created by Counter-Strike Workshop community artists.[/p][/*]
• [p]Added Sugarface 2 Stickers collection featuring 9 new stickers with the Sugarface theme.[/p][/*]
• [p]Removed Gallery Case, Graphic Collection, and Character Craft stickers from The Armory.[/p][/*]

• [p]Death count in scoreboard will now increment when players die to C4 bomb detonation.[/p][/*]
• [p]Limited Zeus-x27 kill streak bonus in deathmatch.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed incorrect pixel offset for greater than one pixel width sniper scope.[/p][/*]
• [p]Added inaccuracy representation in sniper scopes.[/p][/*]
• [p]Keychains will now slightly jolt when a player makes an audible footstep sound.[/p][/*]

• [p]Added support on select maps for new spectator camera transitions that follow the shortest path through the level to the next spectator target player.[/p][/*]
• [p]In-game loadout of spectated player will auto-close at the end of the match.[/p][/*]
• [p]In-game loadout of spectated player will now show wear and pattern of gloves.[/p][/*]

• [p]Removed community maps Jura, Grail, Dogtown, and Brewery from all game modes.[/p][/*]
• [p]Added community maps Palacio and Golden to Competitive, Casual, and Deathmatch modes.[/p][/*]
• [p]Added community maps Rooftop and Transit to Wingman mode.[/p][/*]
• [p]Ancient / Shoots[/p]
• [p]Various player clipping fixes.[/p][/*]

• [p]Minor adjustments to MAC-10 and R8 Revolver skinning.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a crash for missing bullet impact effects.[/p][/*]
• [p]Added deformers (lattice deformer and simple bend deformer) to Workshop Tools - Hammer.[/p][/*]
• [p]Re-enabled example content in train_zoo using lattice and bend deformers.[/p][/*]

• [p]Updated general error handling for methods. An exception will be thrown when the method is invoked with an incorrect 'this' value. An error will be logged and a default value that matches the declared return type will be returned when the method is invoked with unsupported arguments.[/p][/*]
• [p]Improved performance of handling Vector, QAngle, and Color values as arguments and return values.[/p][/*]
• [p]When interpreting a Color argument, rgba values will be clamped to a maximum of 255.[/p][/*]
• [p]Added an overload for each of the following methods that accepts a single object holding all parameters. Deprecated the previous overload.[/p]
• [p]Instance.DebugScreenText[/p][/*]
• [p]Instance.DebugLine[/p][/*]
• [p]Instance.DebugBox[/p][/*]
• [p]Instance.DebugSphere[/p][/*]
• [p]Instance.EntFireAtName[/p][/*]
• [p]Instance.EntFireAtTarget[/p][/*]
• [p]Entity.Teleport[/p][/*]

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel.

General

• Fixed a case where a user's achievements would fail to display in the overlay when activated by a game.

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes:

General

• Fixed a case where a user's achievements would fail to display in the overlay when activated by a game.

“Is Steam crazy? They’re two months ahead of schedule!”

Yes, we are crazy, and yes we are earlier than usual, but also that’s intentional: Steam Autumn Sale is on now! From now through October 6th at 10 a.m. PT, you’ll find deals across the entire store on games of all kinds.

During the sale you can stock up your Steam library, OR (and?) check out the discount we have on Steam Deck 256GB LCD models (20% off).

Head on over to the Steam Autumn Sale and have a look around, and read more about Steam Deck and the 256GB LCD sale here as well. Both end on October 6th at 10 a.m. PT.

See you there!

• Updated collision around Mirage top of ladder hole.
• Updated R8 Revolver geometry and animation scale.
• sv_subtick_movement_view_angles will now only send subtick view angles to the server with other subtick events instead of sending them for every frame they change.
• Enabled Vulkan defragmentation to help alleviate texture streaming overhead.

We’ve added SteamVR support for both PICO and HTC stand-alone consumer headsets, making Steam Link VR available on the PICO 4 Ultra, PICO 4, PICO Neo 3, HTC Vive Focus Vision and HTC VIVE XR Elite (later this year).

Users will find basic streaming functionality on these headsets by using Steam Link VR in the PICO or HTC stores, and we are hard at work adding additional features as well.

Feedback is a big part of how we iterate: We’ve learned from and grown with our community since first launching Steam Link VR Streaming almost two years ago for the Meta Quest. It helped guide how we added features and stability, working to make your connection to your PC VR games a smoother and more rewarding experience.

Releasing Steam Link VR on PICO and HTC consumer headsets is an equally important step toward our continued goal of making PC VR accessible to as many users as possible. The next steps will include a SteamVR Beta update that adds a Steam Link APK for other hardware manufacturers to validate Steam Link support on their headsets. It will also allow users of unsupported headsets to explore compatibility and available features.

As always, we’re excited about our continued work in SteamVR, and appreciate all of the feedback from the community along the way.

General

• Fixed power and clock limits sometimes getting reset after sleep

• Fixed a case where WiFi would fail to connect after sleep

• Improved battery charge time estimation

Bluetooth

• Re-enabled experimental wake-on-bluetooth support for Steam Deck LCD, including support for LE peripherals

Accessibility

• Enabled multi-language support for the screen reader. The screen reader will default to the language configured under Settings->General.

  • The screen reader language may also be manually configured under Settings->Accessibility

Audio

• Fixed volume jumping to 100% upon removing 3.5mm headphones

• Fixed USB audio devices not being automatically switched to when connected

• Removed non-functional "Pro Audio" profile setting in desktop mode, which would disable audio until deselected

• Fixed audio glitches in Ori and the Will of the Wisps

• Fixed audio distortion with the Steam Deck microphone in game recordings

Non-Deck

• Fixed grip buttons after sleep on the original Asus ROG Ally

• Improved support for the Lenovo Legion Go when using controllers detached in FPS mode

• Added support for updated Legion Go Controller Firmware

Misc

• Fixes for security advisories CVE-2025-55188, CVE-2025-6021, CVE-2025-6170, CVE-2025-49794, CVE-2025-49795, CVE-2025-49796, CVE-2025-6395, CVE-2025-32989, CVE-2025-32988, CVE-2025-32990, CVE-2024-23337, CVE-2024-53427, CVE-2025-48060, CVE-2025-49014, CVE-2025-8067, CVE-2025-8067, CVE-2025-7425, and GHSA-f946-j5j2-4w5m