Note: This beta was updated a second time on 6/30/2025 for a small localized text fix.

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

General

• Fixed certain startup movies not playing correctly.

Steam Input

• Fix glyphs for the Legion Go S the Last of Us: Part 2

Note: This beta was updated a second time on 6/30/2025 for a small localized text fix.

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

In-Game Overlay

• Fixed Recordings & Screenshots not restoring window dimensions when opened.

Big Picture Mode

• Fixed certain startup movies not playing correctly.

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

Note: This beta was re-released with improved support for 8BitDo gyro.

General

• Fixed layout regressions in post-game summary UI and in achievement unlocked friends feed rows

In-Game Overlay

• Fixed wrong value sometimes shown as Max CPU core utilization in performance monitor

• Added per-core CPU utility bar graph as an option for performance monitor

• Made FPS graph and new per-core CPU utilization graph options independent from detail levels so you may now have full detail but no graphs, or just FPS+CPU/GPU Utilization but including graphs

• Fixed small slow memory leak in gameoverlayui process

• Fixed a regression breaking join game from the friends list in the overlay in some cases

Steam Input

• Improved support for 8BitDo gyro on controllers with updated firmware.

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

Note: This beta was re-released with improved support for 8BitDo gyro.

Steam Input

• Fixed input in Ratchet and Clank for Legion Go S

• Improved support for 8BitDo gyro on controllers with updated firmware.

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

Steam Input

• Fixed thumbstick centering range for Nintendo Switch Pro controllers

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

In-Game Overlay

• Fixed Mhz/Ghz conversion for CPU speed values in Performance Monitor so values are not 2.4% lower than expected.

• Fixed overlay UI restart taking HDR screenshots on older CPUs on Windows

Steam Input

• Fixed thumbstick centering range for Nintendo Switch Pro controllers

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.

Screen Reader

• Fixed an issue with screen reader announcements for screen reader settings not being interruptible

Note: this beta was re-released on June 21st with additional shortcut fixes

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

In-Game Overlay

• Added support for top-center and bottom-center positioning of Performance Overlay

• Fixed an overlay UI restart when trying to type via IME for users in old 32bit games

• Fixed an overlay UI restart when switching detail modes between showing GPU utilization and just showing FPS on some older AMD GPU systems

• Allow Performance Monitor contrast/saturation slider to have more impact on graph line colors, these are never fully desaturated to keep readable at low levels despite being 1px lines.

Shortcuts

• Fixed a crash related to the controller configurator

• Fixed a case where shortcuts could fail to load until client restart

Note: this beta was re-released on June 21st with additional shortcut fixes

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

Shortcuts

• Fixed a crash with the controller configurator

• Fixed a case where shortcuts could fail to load until client restart

Steam Input

• Fixed templates not showing up in the template tab of the choose binding dialog for Legion Go S devices

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

Accessibility

• Fixed an issue where the Screen Reader would not read anything when activated for the first time.

• Fixed unlabelled or incorrectly labelled UI elements in several locations.

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

In-Game Overlay

• Added support for a hot-key to use in-game to toggle Performance Monitor, this will toggle between Off and whatever corner you last had set. Default is none, if you want to use a hot-key you must set one.

Accessibility

• Fixed unlabeled or incorrectly labelled UI elements in several locations.

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.

Screen Reader

• Fixed slider announcements not being interruptible

• Fixed a case where the screen reader would not work after a reboot

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

In-Game Overlay

• Performance Monitor can now get GPU temp on recent(ish) AMD GPUs

• Performance Monitor settings now have a slider for scaling the size

• Improved overlay performance and FPS graph specifically in D3D11 games, if you get 600+ FPS the FPS graph will no longer cause a dip to 200-300 in some D3D11 games

Non-Steam Games

• Reduced startup times for players with large numbers of non-Steam games added to the client

• Fixed the "Browse Local Files" option not working for non-Steam games

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

Non-Steam Games

• Reduced startup times for players with large numbers of non-Steam games added to the client

• Fixed the "Browse Local Files" option not working for non-Steam games (this is only available in desktop mode)

Steam Input

• Fixed missing glyphs for the Lenovo Legion Go S in Steam Input API games using the TranslateOrigin function, ex: Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered

Today's Steam Client Beta update adds accessibility options for players in Big Picture Mode, and on devices running SteamOS (Steam Deck, Lenovo Legion Go S).

These are just the first accessibility features we're making available as we continue our work to improve accessibility of Steam on all devices.

• UI scaling, high contrast mode, and reduced motion features (in both Big Picture Mode, and on devices running SteamOS, which are currently just Steam Deck and Lenovo Legion Go S)

• Screen reader and color filter settings (on devices running SteamOS only)

For now, players who use a screen reader on desktops are encouraged to use Big Picture Mode, which currently has the best support for screen readers as well as being better suited for keyboard-driven navigation.

Accessibility menu: We've added an accessibility section to the main settings drop-down, which players can access when using Steam in Big Picture Mode or on devices running SteamOS.

UI Scaling: Use a slider to make adjustments to text size.

High Contrast Mode and Reduce Motion Setting: Enabling High Contrast Mode makes it easier to distinguish text and buttons from their backgrounds. The Reduce Motion setting lets you disable animations and page transitions.

Screen Reader (only on devices running SteamOS (Steam Deck/Lenovo Legion Go S)):

Turning on the screen reader will read out the item you're currently focused on, letting you adjust pitch, speed and volume.

The screen reader can be enabled and disabled at any time by pressing + .

Color Filter (only on devices running SteamOS):

Change the way colors are displayed on screen, for both Steam and games.

We're continuing to work to improve the accessibility of Steam on all devices.

These new settings are only the first available of the accessibility features we're working on, and we're excited to put even more tools in the hands of our players.

To that end, if you are a player with disabilities, we'd love to hear from you about what Steam can do for you. Your feedback will be extremely important in determining what we focus on. To report issues, or to leave suggestions for accessibility features you'd like to see, post in the feedback thread.

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

Accessibility

• Added an accessibility settings page with a Screen Reader, Color Filters, UI Scaling, High Contrast Mode, and Reduced Motion options. Learn more in the announcement and provide feedback here.

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

Accessibility

• In Big Picture Mode, added an accessibility settings page with UI Scaling, High Contrast Mode, and Reduced Motion options. Learn more in the announcement and provide feedback here.

In-Game Overlay

• Fixed CPU numbers in new Performance Monitor not working for some users on Windows

• Adjusted spacing for FPS Min/Max values in new Performance Monitor

• Fixed regression causing potential crash when using an IME for input in the in-game overlay in this beta

macOS

• Fixed regression causing some client update checks to fail. Users with clients that erroneously report the client is up to date can trigger a client update by force quitting and restarting Steam

  • To force quit, right-click the Steam icon in the dock, hold the Option key, then click the Force Quit entry.

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 a WiFi regression with Steam Deck OLED

• Disabled experimental support for Wake-on-Bluetooth for Steam Deck LCD while issues with spurious wake-ups are being investigated

• Fixed a bug where visual corruption could occur with Sharp upscaling with HDR/10-bit applications when interacting with the overlay

• Fixed an issue where the cursor would not be visible in the bottom-right quadrant of the screen when using the magnifier

• Fixed cursor having a line of visual corruption when using Sharp upscaling in certain instances

• Fixed certain overlay key bindings involving Shift, the Super key, Right Alt, or Return/Enter not being able to be triggered

• Fixed input being passed to applications when overlay key bindings are invoked

• Fixed OBS Studio not working with the streaming output provided by gamescope

• Fixed an issue where clicking mailto: links sometimes didn't display the right error

Audio

• Fixed an issue where volume keys would sometimes not properly adjust the volume of the 3.5mm audio connector

• Fixed a SteamOS 3.6 regression causing audio glitches in God of War: Ragnarok

Accessibility

• Added support for optional color filters

• Added Orca screen reader and espeak-ng text-to-speech tools

• Fixed the magnifier producing an incorrect scale and offset when Sharp upscaling was used

Non-Deck

• Fixed an issue where the Legion Go S with SteamOS could lose trackpad functionality after sleep

• Added power button support for some AYANEO, AYN, GPD, MSI, ONEXPLAYER, and OrangePi platforms

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

Steam Input

• Improved detection of FlyDigi Vader series controllers

Remote Play

• Improved audio resilience to variable network conditions

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

In-Game Overlay

• The In-Game FPS counter is now expanded to become the In-Game Overlay Performance monitor. It can display various more detailed information about frame rates, CPU performance, GPU performance, and more. Some data is only available on Windows at the time of this writing, and some information is only available on certain hardware. You will see an FPS counter like you always have at the lowest level of detail, but can adjust detail and appearance in Settings->In Game.

  Learn more in our FAQ, and please provide feedback in the beta discussion group as this is an area we will continue to update.

Steam Input

• Improved detection of FlyDigi Vader series controllers

Remote Play

• Improved audio resilience to variable network conditions

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

General

• Fixed an error when displaying game details activity tab for a game that no friends have played but some friends have wishlisted.

Steam Input

• Improved default gyro calibration for 8BitDo and FlyDigi controllers.

• Fixed gyro calibration system rejecting noisy accelerometers too readily.

• Fixed gyro and accelerometer noise meters using the wrong scale.

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

General

• Fixed game hovers showing incorrect progress percentages for games currently being updated.

Library

• Fixed only local screenshots appearing in the game details page, screenshots uploaded to Steam from other devices should appear as well.

• Fixed missing cloud icon for screenshots that have been uploaded to Steam when browsing media.

• Fixed missing thumbnail for game recordings in the post-game summary box.

In-Game Overlay

• Adjusted FPS counter to more closely match prior appearance

Steam Input

• Improved default gyro calibration for 8BitDo and FlyDigi controllers.

• Fixed gyro calibration system rejecting noisy accelerometers too readily.

• Fixed gyro and accelerometer noise meters using the wrong scale.

Big Picture Mode

• Fixed an error when displaying game details activity tab for a game that no friends have played but some friends have wishlisted.

macOS

• Fixed crash on Apple Silicon machines when collecting information for system report.

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

General

• Fixed main client window ordering above some modal dialogs when clicked (e.g. cloud file conflict dialogs).

Steam Chat

• Fixed main client window being focused for certain kinds of links opened from chat windows.

• Fixed regression causing friends list window to close when switching from offline to online.

In-Game Overlay

• Styles and font have been updated on the in-game FPS counter when enabled.

• Fixed game notes not refreshing automatically when modified in another session.

• Fixed content in pinned game notes windows shifting when entering and exiting the overlay.

macOS

• Steam Client and Steam Helper apps now run natively on Apple Silicon.

• Fixed icons not being set automatically for non-Steam games.

• Fixed game icon file dialog not allowing correct types to be selected.

SteamOS

• For non-Steam Deck devices running SteamOS (like the Legion Go S), controller support icons are now displayed on game capsules next to SteamOS Compatibility.

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

General

• Fixed zoom controller chord not working in the Steam Deck interface.

• Guided Tour now includes information about Parental Controls.

Desktop Mode

• Styles and font have been updated on the in-game FPS counter when enabled.

• Fixed main client window being focused for certain kinds of links opened from chat windows.

• Fixed regression causing friends list window to close when switching from offline to online.

• Fixed main client window ordering above some modal dialogs when clicked (e.g. cloud file conflict dialogs).

SteamOS

• For non-Steam Deck devices running SteamOS (like the Legion Go S), controller support icons are now displayed on game capsules next to SteamOS Compatibility.

Steam now surfaces information on games with accessibility features as we aim to make it easier for players to find games with the support they need. This update comes after gathering valuable feedback from developers as well as players with disabilities, and over 5,000 applications have added details about their accessibility support (with more developers updating their games each day).

This information is surfaced throughout the store to help players more easily find games with these features, or filter down to games that support necessary features.

Steam users can now search for games with specific accessibility features on the Steam search page

Accessibility features for a specific game are now visible on the right hand side of the store page

Q. Where can I find more information on the Accessibility Tags that Steam uses?

A. You can find more information HERE.

Q. Are developers required to add accessibility tags for their games on Steam?

A. It's not required, but highly recommended because of how much easier it will be for players with accessibility needs to find these games. We've worked to make it as easy as possible for developers to indicate these features are available by using feedback to standardize these options as much as possible.

Q. Can developers still add Accessibility information to their app?

A. Yes, they can always update or add information on accessibility for apps at any time through Steamworks.

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

Steam Input

• Added the ability to bind the paddles and L4/R4 buttons on the 8BitDo Ultimate 2 Wireless Controller when connected via Bluetooth

• Added the ability to bind the paddles on the 8BitDo Pro 2 Controller when in DirectInput mode

• Added the ability to bind the paddles and C/Z buttons on the FlyDigi Vader series controllers

• Added the ability to bind the paddles on the FlyDigi Apex series controllers

• Fixed input when using the latest firmware for the Mayflash GameCube adapter

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

Steam Input

• Added the ability to bind the paddles and L4/R4 buttons on the 8BitDo Ultimate 2 Wireless Controller when connected via Bluetooth

• Added the ability to bind the paddles on the 8BitDo Pro 2 Controller when in DirectInput mode

• Added the ability to bind the paddles and C/Z buttons on the FlyDigi Vader series controllers

• Added the ability to bind the paddles on the FlyDigi Apex series controllers

• Fixed input when using the latest firmware for the Mayflash GameCube adapter

The June edition of Steam Next Fest is on, with hundreds of free demos available to play between now and June 16th.

We host Next Fest three times a year (February, June, October) as a way to give developers from around the world a captive audience for their demos on games they haven't released yet. If you already have a bunch of genres that are your faves, feel free to search that way. BUT we also encourage you to try something new-- check out the video player at the top of the main Next Fest hub for a new sprinkling of demos each day and perhaps discover your NEW favorite genre or theme!

Several developers are hosting livestreams as well, so be sure to check those out. Play free demos all week, and wishlist your favorites so you can be notified when the full game officially launches at a later date!

Enjoy the June edition of Steam Next Fest, on now through June 16th at 10am Pacific.