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

General

• Fixed some titles launching with incorrect Steam Play settings when installed right after purchase.

Friends & Chat

• Added a suspicious chat warning that will appear at the top of the chat window when you receive a message that is potentially malicious. Links in chat are disabled while this warning is visible.

Remote Play Together

• Fixed enabling and disabling player input in the Remote Play Together dialog

• Input enable settings are persistent and are saved per-game

Steam Input

• Fixed Xbox 360 controller mappings on Linux kernel 6.17 and newer

Game Recording

• Fixed timeline markers sometimes not appearing when viewing recordings outside of a game or after deleting a user created marker.

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

General

• Fixed some titles launching with incorrect Steam Play settings when installed right after purchase.

• Fixed a case where bluetooth devices wouldn't show up as available to pair when toggling bluetooth on.

Friends & Chat

• Added a suspicious chat warning that will appear at the top of the chat window when you receive a message that is potentially malicious. Links in chat are disabled while this warning is visible.

Remote Play Together

• Fixed enabling and disabling player input in the Remote Play Together dialog

• Input enable settings are persistent and are saved per-game

Game Recording

• Fixed timeline markers sometimes not appearing when viewing recordings outside of a game or after deleting a user created marker.

• [p]Improved player movement prediction when colliding with other moving players.[/p][/*]
• [p]Added scope in/out sound prediction to play immediately for local player.[/p][/*]
• [p]Retake loadout cards will now randomly offer M4A1-S or M4A4 if player has both equipped in their CT loadout.[/p][/*]
• [p]Added Body Armor to 4v3, 4 Bad Guys Left, and Blind Fire cards.[/p][/*]
• [p]Added Dual Berettas to T Blind Fire card.[/p][/*]
• [p]Replaced Flashbang with HE Grenade on CT Enemy Loadout Card[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed idle animations on CZ75-Auto, SSG 08, AUG, Galil AR.[/p][/*]
• [p]Performance improvements.[/p][/*]
• [p]Stability improvements.[/p][/*]
• [p]Improvements to animation fidelity during demo playback.[/p][/*]

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

• Temporarily re-disabled experimental wake-on-bluetooth support for Steam Deck LCD while issues with spurious wake-ups are investigated

• Fixed an issue that could prevent updating from specific older builds of SteamOS

• Fixed a bug with the Discover app in desktop mode that could cause update failures in some scenarios

Steam Scream 4 is here, and even if Halloween isn't your jam, surely there are a ton of adjacently-themed games that are. Spook around to find all sorts of games that are either full-on scary, or scary-ish with a dash of Halloween fun.

The discounts are aplenty from now through November 3rd. Check out our official trailer above to get into the spooky mood, or head straight to the sale now!

Have fun, and WATCH YOUR BACK! Ha, we kid.

Mostly.

• [p]Increased matchmaking party size for Retakes to allow 4 players in a party.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a case where players joining Retakes round during freeze time could spawn at a wrong spawn point.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed bot manager logic to make room for players by first kicking dead bots and bots who are not controlled by a human.[/p][/*]

• [p]Stability improvements.[/p][/*]

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

General

• Fixed hidden games showing in All and Library tabs. They now appear in their own tab if applicable.

• Fixed an issue where controls could lock up for several seconds after resume or on regaining a connection to Steam servers

Remote Play

• Don't switch to Big Picture when streaming to Steam Deck

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

Remote Play

• Fixed regression capturing audio on Windows

• Don't switch to Big Picture when streaming to Steam Deck

Big Picture Mode

• Fixed hidden games showing in All and Library tabs. They now appear in their own tab if applicable.

• [p]Adding Retakes as official game mode supporting Defusal Group Alpha and Defusal Group Delta maps on official matchmaking servers.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed Molotov and Smoke interaction logic in cases when multiple smokes are active in the map.[/p][/*]

• [p]Updated Golden to the latest version from Steam Community Workshop (Update Notes)[/p][/*]
• [p]Updated Palacio to the latest version from Steam Community Workshop (Update Notes)[/p][/*]
• [p]Updated Rooftop to the latest version from Steam Community Workshop (Update Notes)[/p][/*]

• [p]Adjustments to top of Quad and under Balcony to improve visibility.[/p][/*]
• [p]Various optimizations.[/p][/*]

• [p]Extended functionality of the "Trade Up Contract" to allow exchanging 5 items of Covert quality as follows:[/p]
• [p]5 StatTrak™ Covert items can be exchanged for one StatTrak™ Knife from a collection of one of the items provided[/p][/*]
• [p]5 regular Covert items can be exchanged for one regular Knife item or one regular Gloves item from a collection of one of the items provided[/p][/*]

• [p]Performance optimizations when the game is in the main menu and item inspect UI[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed inventory item icons sometimes rendering in blurry state or not rendering[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed several server-only sound events to not start multiple times[/p][/*]
• [p]Stability improvements[/p][/*]

Today we've launched a new store feature designed to help you find your next favorite game. The new Steam Personalized Calendar is a look at both recently released and upcoming games, filtered down to the the set of games we think you are most likely to be interested in.

We're launching this feature as a Steam Labs experiment, as we'd like your feedback to help make the best possible version of this tool. Read on for more details, or just check out the Personal Calendar page and see for yourself.

This new calendar finds people with similar playtime profiles to you, and then looks at the games those players have been adding to their wishlist.

Based on games you play a lot: The system is more focused on games that you play the most (relative to other players), and spend most of your playtime in. So, a few minutes trying out a couple of new games or demos won't have much impact on your recommendations, but sinking a bunch of time into a new favorite will.

Refreshed daily: This recommendation system gets re-trained daily to incorporate the latest data. In reality you aren't likely to see your recommendations change all that much from day to day, but as time goes by you will obviously see new things pop up as the 8-week horizon of the calendar marches forward, or as games lock in their release dates.

Steam already has lists for upcoming releases, including Popular Upcoming and All Upcoming. However, we've been drawn to the idea of having a visual representation of upcoming releases in calendar form to help understand how far away an exciting new launch is. So this new calendar view takes the list of soon-to-release titles, filters them down to the set that we recommend most for you, and maps them out across time for you to see at-a-glance. You'll find that some days have a bunch of exciting releases for you while others may only have one or none. 

Includes your wishlists: The calendar view also includes any game that you have already added to your wishlist, regardless of whether the system recommends it; you've already expressed interest in that game, and you likely want to know when it is coming out.

Weekdays only: We intentionally focus the calendar on weekdays since very few games release on weekends and we wanted as much space as possible to show the games that are planning on releasing. The rare games that do have weekend release dates will show up on the calendar on the following Monday.

For recent releases, we experimented with a few different views and found that it felt less important to map out already released games on a daily calendar view. When we were talking with our friends and colleagues about recent releases, it was usually in the context of something we were playing this week or this month rather than which specific day it came out on.

But, we'd love your feedback. For new releases, are you concerned about which day that game came out on, or just that it is a recent release?

There are a few different options to control what you see on this page.

Looking for something particular? Use the tag selector. By default, it lists out tags applied to games you've recently played. But you can also type in any valid store tag to narrow down your results.

While working on this page, we tried out a few different thresholds for the number of games to display. Too few results and the calendar is pretty empty; too many and it can be an overwhelming experience. We settled on 100 as providing a good level of information density, but we're curious what you think. You can adjust the picker at the top of the page to see more or fewer titles. As you increase the number of titles shown, the quality of fit for those recommendations will decrease, resulting in more games that are further afield from what you typically play.

This page already filters out games based on choices you've made in your store content preferences, such as Early Access titles, ignored products, ignored tags, and general level of mature content.

See your Personal Calendar

Really, we're interested to know whatever feedback you may have about this experiment. Do you find this format of recommendations to be useful? What do you think about this new set of recommendations and calendar view? Are there other things we should include on the calendar? Does it seem to be generating good recommendations for you?

Jump in the Steam Labs discussions for Experiment 16: Personal Calendar

In the pursuit of building a better platform and shopping experience, the Steam Team are continually experimenting with new ideas around discoverability, video, machine learning, and more. Some of these experiments are clear and obvious upgrades to existing features, or are part of products we've already decided to build, and they get built out and released. Other times, we end up with experiments where we feel like we would benefit from more input from Steam users to help inform the direction that we take it, or whether it is even interesting enough to turn into a full feature.

With Steam Labs experiments, you can try, share, and break these potential new features, while we figure out what to keep and what to scrap. Share your feedback with the developers and designers working on these features and help shape the future of Steam.

Check out all experiments on the Steam Labs page or drop us some feedback in the Steam Labs discussion boards.

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

General

• Fixed regression enabling high contrast mode

• Fixed regression copying text to clipboard

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

General

• Fixed regression enabling high contrast mode

• Fixed regression copying text to clipboard

• [p]Fixed a case of incorrect damage report data at the end of the rounds.[/p][/*]
• [p]Updated King Crasswater and Queen Ava stickers for clarity.[/p][/*]
• [p]Skinning fixes on Driver Gloves and Sport Gloves.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a crash when playing back some demo files.[/p][/*]
• [p]Stability improvements.[/p][/*]

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

General

• Fixed a couple localization errors.

Accessibility

• Improved high contrast support in the settings dialog.

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

General

• Fixed a couple localization errors.

• Fixed DLC content being removed when switching users in same cases

Steam Input

• Fixed deadlock at startup when launching TF2 with a gamepad connected

Accessibility

• Improved high contrast support in the settings dialog.

• [p]Updated engine code to the latest version of Source 2.[/p][/*]
• [p]Reworked bullet penetration simulation to reduce CPU usage.[/p][/*]
• [p]Improved core utilization of some client particle and sound effects processing, reducing overall CPU usage when players are shooting.[/p][/*]

• [p]Defusing C4 will now lower the viewmodel weapon, prevent scoping, and delay firing the weapon by 150ms after exiting the defuse.[/p][/*]
• [p]C4 will no longer detonate in the middle of halftime intermission or after the end of the match.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a case where 1 tick was incorrectly subtracted from sv_predictable_damage_tag_ticks.[/p][/*]

• [p]Major Highlight clips are now viewable from the Spectator Loadout.[/p][/*]
• [p]Selected player is now more visible in the Team Counter.[/p][/*]
• [p]Context menu in the Inventory now opens in a position relative to the cursor.[/p][/*]
• [p]HUD weapon mode indicator has been moved to the ammo count.[/p][/*]
• [p]Raindrops are now removed from weapons when switching to a dry inspect environment.[/p][/*]

• [p]cs_script enums can now be imported and behave the same as TypeScript enums.[/p]
• [p]CSWeaponType.PISTOL == 1[/p][/*]
• [p]CSWeaponType\[1] == "PISTOL"[/p][/*]

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

Steam Big Picture

• Fixed alerts not showing up on Steam web pages

Steam Input

• Fixed an issue with PS5 controller gyro over BT, and improved Nintendo controllers' gyro stability generally.

• Fixed swapping modes between left and right hand sources breaking bindings for mode-shifts

• Fixed the guide button opening the overlay when the guide button is disabled in controller settings

Remote Play

• Added a "Connect" button to Remote Play settings for streaming the remote desktop

• When streaming VR, the mouse cursor is hidden and the streaming view is adjusted to match the client resolution

macOS

• Updated Steam app icon when running on macOS 26 ("Tahoe")

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

General

• Fixed a case where a launch dialog could appear for a game that was blocked by parental controls.

• Fixed alerts not showing up on Steam web pages that appear on Steam Deck.

• Fixed the network icon on the header showing the wrong state during startup.

• Fixed the Quick Access Menu alignment when in game.

Steam Input

• Fixed an issue with PS5 controller gyro over BT, and improved Nintendo controllers' gyro stability generally.

• Fixed swapping modes between left and right hand sources breaking bindings for mode-shifts

• Fixed the guide button opening the overlay when the guide button is disabled in controller settings

• Added support for the latest GameInput release

Remote Play

• Added a "Connect" button to Remote Play settings for streaming the remote desktop

• When streaming VR, the mouse cursor is hidden and the streaming view is adjusted to match the client resolution

• [p]Updated engine code to the latest version of Source 2.[/p][/*]
• [p]Reworked bullet penetration simulation to reduce CPU usage.[/p][/*]
• [p]Improved core utilization of some client particle and sound effects processing, reducing overall CPU usage when players are shooting.[/p][/*]

• [p]Defusing C4 will now lower the viewmodel weapon, prevent scoping, and delay firing the weapon by 150ms after exiting the defuse.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a case where 1 tick was incorrectly subtracted from sv_predictable_damage_tag_ticks.[/p][/*]

• [p]Major Highlight clips are now viewable from the Spectator Loadout.[/p][/*]
• [p]Selected player is now more visible in the Team Counter.[/p][/*]
• [p]Context menu in the Inventory now opens in a position relative to the cursor.[/p][/*]
• [p]HUD weapon mode indicator has been moved to the ammo count.[/p][/*]

• [p]cs_script enums can now be imported and behave the same as TypeScript enums.[/p]
• [p]CSWeaponType.PISTOL == 1[/p][/*]
• [p]CSWeaponType\[1] == "PISTOL"[/p][/*]

The October edition of Steam Next Fest is on NOW, with a full week of free demos through October 20th at 10 a.m. Pacific.

Steam Next Fest is a great way to find your next favorite game, and follow the developer as they prepare for launch by wishlisting the ones you love.

Still here? Great, but GET THEE OVER TO THE FEST ITSELF! Steam Next Fest: October Edition is on now through October 20th.

Have fun!

• [p]Updated Palacio to the latest Community Workshop version. (Update Notes)[/p][/*]
• [p]Removed Transit from official matchmaking.[/p][/*]

• [p]Fixed Instance.OnPlayerPing not sending position.[/p][/*]

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

General

• Fixed a case where certain collections would become unavailable to user after reinstalling Steam or installing Steam on a new machine.

Steam Input

• Fixed an issue with gyro sensitivity introduced in the previous beta release

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

General

• Fixed a case where certain collections would become unavailable to user after reinstalling Steam or installing Steam on a new machine.

Steam Input

• Fixed an issue with gyro sensitivity introduced in the previous beta release

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Stable channel.

General

• Added mitigations for Unity CVE-2025-59489, blocking a game launch through the Steam Client when an exploit attempt is detected.

• Fixed a crash when DualSense controllers are connected and idle.

• Fixed "\\" characters appearing in some news posts

• Added ability to switch tabs in the tabbed browser by pressing CTRL+TAB

• Fixed some cases where access to "Mark as private" game setting was unavailable.

• Fixed some cases where adding a large number of non-Steam games to a collection would fail.

• Fixed some "Friends & Chat" settings occasionally resetting to their default value temporarily after getting disconnected from Steam

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

• Fixed scroll arrow buttons on Post-Game Summary overscrolling to the end of the summary instead of the next non-visible item.

• Fixed a rare crash when constructing the menu for the tray icon on Windows.

• Fixed a case the client window could keep growing in size for WindowsBlinds theme users

In-Game Overlay

• Fixed a crash in D3D12 games that could sometimes be triggered by opening and closing sections of the overlay (like notes) rapidly. This could manifest as a game or gpu hang, was easier to trigger in some games than others, and was a new regression in this week's public client update and the last beta cycle. We will test this briefly in beta before shipping as a hotfix to all users.

Game Recording

• Improved performance when recording is on for some games using Vulkan rendering

Steam Input

• Added support for dual gyros when using Nintendo Switch Joycons in combined mode

• Fixed the "listen for binding" panel in the configurator

• Fixed the configurator being blank when opening a configuration for an uninstalled game that requires being installed to edit the configuration

• When authoring an official configuration for a Steam Input API game, use a setting under Settings->Developer instead of relying on the SetInputActionManifestFilePath API call

Streaming

• Fix cases where clicking "stream" did nothing.

SteamVR

• Fixed Steam Client notifications getting suppressed after you exited SteamVR. The suppressed notifications would appear inside your VR headset the next time you started SteamVR.

Accessibility

• Improved High Contrast view of game list search and app filter panel

Windows

• Added "End of Life" alert for 32-bit versions of Windows. Currently Windows 10 32-bit is the only 32-bit version of Windows supported by Steam.

  • The Steam client will continue running on Windows 10 64-bit and 32-bit games will continue to be supported.

  • Steam Client support for Windows 10 32-bit will end on Jan 1st, 2026 at 10am. See here for additional details.

• Added detecting if Secure Boot and a TPM are enabled on the current machine. This information is displayed under Help > System Information. It is now also collected when opting into the Steam Hardware Survey.