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

General

• Fixed additional cases preventing local network game transfers from starting.

Remote Play

• Improved video color range.

• Added support for HDR streaming on Steam Deck OLED.

• Added support for AV1 video streaming when using the experimental SteamRT3 Steam Client.

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

General

• Fixed user chooser appearing on startup even when not requested.

• Fixed additional cases preventing local network game transfers from starting.

Remote Play

• Improved video color range on all platforms.

• Added support for HDR streaming on Steam Deck OLED.

• Added support for AV1 video streaming on Steam Deck when using the experimental SteamRT3 Steam Client.

We began shipping Steam Machine at the end of June and now that we’re a few weeks in, we wanted to share more information both on Steam Machine itself and the status of the reservation queue and waitlist as it stands today.

Quick Steam Machine updates:

• FSR4.1 is now available on Proton Experimental for titles supporting FSR upgrade.

• The CAD file for Steam Machine external geometry is available for download here

Reservations and Waitlist updates

We’re fulfilling orders on a daily basis, sending out emails to reservation holders with the option to purchase in the order in which they landed on the list post-randomization. We expect everyone in the reservation queue will have the option to purchase by the end of this year.

With each reservation queue and corresponding waitlist being per-product, per-region, they can move at different speeds based on demand. This means for some products in some regions, we've reached the end of the reservation queue and have started inviting folks from the waitlist. We unintentionally skipped a step with this group by automatically sending the option-to-order email; moving forward, anyone who comes off the waitlist will first receive a message from us confirming you've been added to the reservation queue and can expect an option-to-purchase email sometime after that.

Importantly, no one on the waitlist is leapfrogging over anyone currently holding a reservation; we're only dipping into waitlists if and when we reach the end of the reservation queue for that product and region. 

What's next

If you have a reservation, you can expect an email offering you the chance to purchase by the end of the year. If you have a spot on one of the waitlists, there is a chance you could be moved into reservations depending on which product you're on the list for; in those instances we will email you about your new reservation status first, with a purchase email to follow once your spot in that queue comes up.

For everyone receiving a purchase email: You must complete your purchase within 72 hours or we will move to the next person in line. 

Learn more about Steam Machine here.

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

Downloads

• Fixed local game transfers no longer working.

• Fixed Proton games with mixed case paths failing to install or update with Disk Write Errors.

Desktop Mode

• Fixed login dialog showing when Steam client is started with -silent.

A new Steam Client update has been released and will be automatically downloaded.

General

• Fixed login dialog showing when Steam client is started with -silent.

Downloads

• Fixed local game transfers no longer working.

Linux

• Fixed Proton games with mixed case paths failing to install or update with Disk Write Errors.

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

General

• Allow changing account while a game is running. In this case, the change account dialog shows a warning that proceeding will close active games.

• Steam shutdown now waits for just-exited games to finish cloud sync.

• Added "Ask which account to use on startup" toggle to startup account chooser.

• Eliminated "change account" confirmation dialog in most cases. Changing account while Steam is running now brings up the account chooser directly, then restarts as the chosen account.

Downloads

• Fixed local game transfers no longer working.

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

General

• Allow changing account while a game is running. In this case, the change account dialog shows a warning that proceeding will close active games.

• Steam shutdown now waits for just-exited games to finish cloud sync.

• Added "Ask which account to use on startup" toggle to startup account chooser.

• Eliminated "change account" confirmation dialog in most cases. Changing account while Steam is running now brings up the account chooser directly, then restarts as the chosen account.

Downloads

• Fixed local game transfers no longer working.

Linux

• Fixed Proton games with mixed case paths failing to install or update with Disk Write Errors.

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

Downloads

• Fix bug negatively affecting the efficiency of the Steam content delivery system.

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

Downloads

• Fix bug negatively affecting the efficiency of the Steam content delivery system.

A new Steam Client update has been released and will be automatically downloaded.

Downloads

• Fix bug negatively affecting the efficiency of the Steam content delivery system.

With so many amazing games on Steam, players are wishlisting more and more titles. Existing options like ranking and filtering are great, but players have asked for even more ways to manage their Steam wishlists. Today we're adding categorization as well as improved search and sharing to the wishlist. Read the full post below for the details, then try out all the new tools on your own wishlist.

First and foremost is the ability to create and assign custom categories to games on your wishlist. You might want to create a custom category for games you saw featured in a cool event, games best played with a controller, or even games you have in mind for someone else.

• Adding custom categories is quick and easy...

• Filter to a category by simply clicking on the category name at the top of your wishlist or next to the My Categories area of each game

• Quickly add to your frequent categories from the "On Wishlist" dropdown on store pages

  

•  Customize wishlist notifications to only be sent for certain categories
  

• We've improved the search experience on the wishlist page and enabled autocomplete for faster results

  

• We now highlight when a game on your wishlist has a demo available. You can also be notified when a demo is released for a game in your wishlist.
  
  

• Microtrailers are now shown when hovering each games capsule image

• Navigating to/from your wishlist in a browser, mobile, Steam Client, or Steam OS does a better job of bringing you back to what you were looking at

• Plus we've made some tweaks to the wishlist page to improve contrast and legibility

You can already share a link to your wishlist, now you can share a link to a specific category on your wishlist, or even a filtered view of your wishlist.

• Clicking on the share button at the top of your wishlist gives you a unique URL to share with friends and family. People with the link can view the shared list even if your wishlist is set to private. Links can be revoked at any time.
  
  

• This sharing link will only show the games in the your current filtered view. For example: you might want to share 'My Birthday List' with your family. From that shared link, your family can gift games directly to you, even if they don't have a Steam account...

  

As we hinted at above, we suspect one common new category for wishlists will be games you want to buy for a friend or family member. With that in mind, we paired this wishlist change with a big update to gift purchasing on Steam. Check out all the gift improvements here!

Steam gifts are a popular way to send copies of games and digital gift cards to friends and family. Today we’re shipping some great new features that improve the gifting experience, making it easier to send both digital gift cards and games. These features pair nicely with the Wishlist categories and other improvements that are also now available.

In 2024, we added guest checkout, which lets a family member or friend make a gift purchase without needing to create a Steam account. This feature was limited to digital gift cards and hardware purchases at the time.

Now guest checkout can be used to buy any game on Steam.

You can send a wishlist share link to a friend or family member and they can purchase gifts directly from that list without needing a Steam account themselves. If a guest wants to send a gift as a surprise they can send it to any email address instead.

Don't know your nephew's Steam account? No problem, both digital gift cards and games can now be sent directly to email recipients. And don't worry if your nephew's email address is the same one they use for their Steam account. The email will include a link to let them sign in to their account and accept the gift.

Please note that any gift email not accepted within 30 days will be automatically refunded, so they cannot be scheduled for future delivery. The recipient of the gift must also live in the same country as the purchaser.

Buying a gift for a friend in a higher-priced region? In the past, digital gift cards were the solution for gifting, but that required you to know the full price of the game in your friend's region.

Now you can gift games directly to your friend. Steam will match the increased price in your friend's region at checkout. Your friend needs to be on your Steam friends list to send this type of gift.

Sending a friend or family member a link to your wishlist is a great way to help them choose a great gift for your birthday or holiday. We have made a number of share link improvements, including:

• You can now send a digital gift card or gift a game directly from someone's wishlist

• You no longer need to be friends on Steam to send gifts

• You can create a shared wishlist link that is filtered to specific games

• When a friend or family member clicks on your shared wishlist link, if they choose to gift you a game, the gift recipient in the cart will be pre-populated with your information.

• And remember from above, your friend or family member can checkout as a guest, without needing to create a Steam account

That wraps it up for today's gift related updates. Check out our Steam Wishlist announcement to learn about wishlist categories and other improvements that are now available.

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

General

• Improved notification settings layout in some languages

• Restored the full set of options to the 'Maximum Game Resolution' dropdown. They can be found under the 'More Options' sub-menu.

• Fixed a case where the 'Patch Notes' preview box in Settings->System would incorrectly show an event for the wrong channel. E.g. showing Beta Channel notes when the client is opted in to the Stable Channel.

• Fixed a crash when manually starting a game recording.

• Fixed mouse cursor changing to resize cursor at screen edges.

• Fixed a case where the controller pairing screen could pop up during controller firmware updates.

Desktop Mode

• Fixed incorrect UI scale being used when in Big Picture Mode.

Steam Machine

• Show Steam Machine Verified information on the game capsules in home, and on the game details screen.

• Added 'Great on Machine' section to the Library

Steam Workshop

• Re-worked system that managed what subscribed items needed to be updated.

Remote Play

• Added 59.94 FPS as an available framerate limit

• Reduced frame drops when the framerate limit is set to automatic

• Fixed offline devices showing as streamable when they aren't.

• Fixed overloading the client video decoder when unlimited bandwidth is enabled

• Fixed mouse coordinates for input-only streaming

• Fixed very low refresh rate on some systems, introduced in the last beta

Steam Input

• Steam Controller: The Gyro Calibration Threshold has been set to 50% of the previous value so that it is less likely to trigger while in hand.

• Steam Controller: Gyro Calibration threshold is now available in Steam->Settings->Controller->Details->Calibration & Advanced (Open)->Gyro Calibration.

• Steam Controller: You can choose to disable hardware calibration and rely on the standard Steam Input Gyro Calibration tools instead, by using the "Enable Software Calibration for Steam Controller" toggle.

• Steam Controller: Fixed Gyro stutter due to IMU timestamp being ignored.

• Added support for both the wired and wireless versions of the PDP Afterglow Wave Controller for Nintendo Switch.

• Added support for Turtle Beach controllers for Nintendo Switch 2.

Steam Controller Firmware

• Fixed occasional repeated trackpad samples that caused issues with momentum during trackball mode.

• Fixed an issue with unintentionally waking host devices while shutting down the controller.

• Fixed an issue with occasional repeated button presses on the B Button.

A new Steam Client update has been released and will be automatically downloaded.

General

• Improved notification settings layout in some languages.

• Fixed a case where the controller pairing screen could pop up during controller firmware updates.

Steam Workshop

• Re-worked system that managed what subscribed items needed to be updated.

In-Game Overlay

• Fixed a case where the in-game overlay could hold a reference and prevent a game which tries to fully tear down and recreate the renderer after a D3D12 device/driver failure from succeeding.

Remote Play

• Added 59.94 FPS as an available framerate limit.

• Reduced frame drops when the framerate limit is set to automatic.

• Fixed black screen when hardware encoding is disabled.

• Fixed offline devices showing as streamable when they aren't.

• Fixed overloading the client video decoder when unlimited bandwidth is enabled.

• Fixed mouse coordinates for input-only streaming.

Steam Input

• Steam Controller: The Gyro Calibration Threshold has been set to 50% of the previous value so that it is less likely to trigger while in hand.

• Steam Controller: Gyro Calibration threshold is now available in Steam->Settings->Controller->Details->Calibration & Advanced (Open)->Gyro Calibration.

• Steam Controller: You can choose to disable hardware calibration and rely on the standard Steam Input Gyro Calibration tools instead, by using the "Enable Software Calibration for Steam Controller" toggle.

• Steam Controller: Fixed gyro stutter due to IMU timestamp being ignored.

• Steam Controller: Fixed glyphs in Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

• Added support for both the wired and wireless versions of the PDP Afterglow Wave Controller for Nintendo Switch.

• Added support for Turtle Beach controllers for Nintendo Switch 2.

• Fixed the Apex 5 controller showing up as multiple controllers when "Allow third-party apps to take over mappings" is enabled in the FlyDigi Space Station app.

Steam Controller Firmware

• Fixed an issue where trackpad samples could be duplicated and cause issues w/ momentum in trackball mode

• Fixed an issue with unintentionally waking host devices while shutting down the controller.

• Fixed an issue with occasional repeated button presses on the B Button.

Linux

• Fixed a crash when manually starting a game recording.

• Fixed steamwebhelper crash when hardware acceleration is enabled on NVIDIA gpus.

macOS

• Fixed chat windows showing over fullscreen game windows when opened in the Steam overlay.

VR

• Fixed a case where Steam claimed that SteamVR crashed on last run when it didn't.

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

General

• Updated localizations.

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

General

• Updated localizations.

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

General

• Fixed regression causing video playback to fail in some games.

• Improved notification settings layout in some languages

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

General

• Fixed regression causing video playback to fail in some games and in client browser views.

• Improved notification settings layout in some languages

Steam Train Fest is chugging along through July 27th at 10 a.m. PT! Score deals on train games of all kinds: Building train stations and train tracks, managing entire lines, or riding the rails in general.

Join us for Steam Train Fest and get your Steam Library on track. (Eh?)

Have fun!

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

Known Issues - Beta

• There is a known issue with degraded performance in some cases when composition is required (such as when having FSR enabled).

  This issue is fixed in the latest SteamOS stable release (3.8.16). Affected users may wish to switch to the stable update channel while we work on bringing this fix to the beta channel.

General

• Fixed an issue causing black screens in certain launchers, including Zenless Zone Zero and FINAL FANTASY XIV Online

SteamOS 3.8.16 has just been released for all users with the following changes:

General

• Reverted a change from 3.8.15 resulting in some titles showing a blank screen. The Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced HDR fix will be available in Beta while the root cause is investigated.

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

Note: This beta contains changes that were simultaneously released to SteamOS stable channel as 3.8.15, noted below

Known Issues - Beta

• There is a known issue with degraded performance in some cases when composition is required (such as when having FSR enabled).

  This issue is fixed in the latest SteamOS stable release (3.8.15). Affected users may wish to switch to the stable update channel while we work on bringing this fix to the beta channel.

General

• Fixed delayed start time for some games under Proton when no capture device is present

• Security and stability improvements

Fixed in 3.8.15

• Fixed an issue with HDR in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

SteamOS 3.8.15 has just been released for all users with the following changes:

General

• Fixed an issue preventing enabling HDR in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

• Fixed an issue that would result in degraded performance in some cases when composition was required (such as when having FSR enabled)

• Security and stability improvements

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

Remote Play

• Removed unused codec settings option.

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

Remote Play

• Removed unused codec settings option.

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

Steam Workshop

• Fixed issue with games with older Steam Workshop integration where subscribed item files would be duplicated in different directories.

Remote Play

• Fixed black screen when hardware encoding is disabled on Windows

Linux

• Fixed steamwebhelper crash when hardware acceleration is enabled on NVIDIA gpus.

VR

• Fixed a case where Steam claimed that SteamVR crashed on last run when it didn't.

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

General

• Fixed mouse cursor changing to resize cursor at screen edges.

Steam Workshop

• Fixed issue with games with older Steam Workshop integration where subscribed item files would be duplicated in different directories.

Steam Machine

• Added 'Great on Machine' section to the Library

Steam Social Deduction Fest is packed with discounts on games that ask you to really look at everyone around you and ask "friend, or foe?"

As you'll see demonstrated in our trailer above, it's not always obvious who to trust. But that's the fun of it when you're grabbing deals on games that require your best judgment of character, whether that's in the form of murder mysteries, hide-and-seek, and even just good old-fashioned paranoia in general.

Join us now for Steam Social Deduction Fest, on through July 16th at 10 am Pacific. See you there! (Or will we? Can you trust us?*)

*Yes, yes you can.

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

Steam Workshop

• Re-worked system that managed what subscribed items needed to be updated.

Remote Play

• Fixed mouse coordinates for input-only streaming

• Fixed very low refresh rate on some systems, introduced in the last beta

Steam Machine

• Show Steam Machine Verified information on the game capsules in home, and on the game details screen.

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

Steam Workshop

• Re-worked system that managed what subscribed items needed to be updated.

Remote Play

• Fixed mouse coordinates for input-only streaming

• Fixed very low refresh rate on some systems, introduced in the last beta

In-Game Overlay

• Fixed a case where the in-game overlay could hold a reference and prevent a game which tries to fully tear down and recreate the renderer after a D3D12 device/driver failure from succeeding