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

General

• Fixed a failure to enable bluetooth via Settings->Bluetooth if it was previously disabled in Desktop Mode.

• Fixed an issue where newly created accounts would show an empty library even after games had been added.

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

General

• Fixed an issue where newly created accounts would show an empty library even after games had been added.

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

General

• Fixed a steam crash/UI restart when the SteamOS Manager service restarts.

• Fixed an issue where screenshots from no longer installed Source mods could cause an error when filtering the "Screenshots and Recordings" page

Steam Input

• The Steam/Guide buttons on controllers will now toggle the visibility of the desktop overlay

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

General

• Fixed an issue where screenshots from no longer installed Source mods could cause an error when filtering the "Screenshots and Recordings" page

Steam Input

• The Steam/Guide buttons on controllers will now toggle the visibility of the desktop overlay

• Reverted "house" roof decorations near CT spawn.
• Restored the ability to wallbang the plywood in "cave".
• Various changes to the daytime soundscape.
• Fixed items getting stuck behind the rubble pile on T side of B.
• Player clipping adjustments.

• Player clipping adjustments.

• More Ancient and Shoots source content is now available for community map makers in maps/editor/zoo/ancient_zoo.vmap.

• Fixed knife slashes applying a 'dry' attack decal on wet surfaces.
• Fixed a case where clients would mispredict shots if the attack button was held across round respawn.
• Fixed a case where the viewmodel would stick to the camera when cl_lock_camera was set.
• Fixed a case where fullscreen windowed mode wasn't offering resolutions with extreme aspect ratios.
• Fixed a case where fullscreen windowed mode wasn't actually stretching to fill the screen.
• Fixed a case where relative mouse motion was incorrect on Linux.
• Various stability improvements.

With today's update, the Review Score shown to you for some games will be calculated from the reviews written in your language. This is part of our ongoing effort to ensure that Steam User Reviews are helping customers make informed decisions when considering the purchase of a new game. Read on for the details behind this change.

We launched Steam User Reviews almost twelve years ago to give customers a way to tell each other what they thought about a game, and whether they recommended it or not. A short time later we introduced the concept of a Review Score, which is a simple categorization based on the percentage of positive reviews. It is basically a signal of how happy the overall community around a game was with their purchase, and a useful tool for potential customers to predict their happiness with that game as well.

Steam's growth since then into an even larger global presence means customers in different regions of the world may have vastly different experiences from each other for the same game. There are a variety of reasons this may happen for a particular game, including translation issues, cultural references, poor network connections, and many others; things that the Overall Review Scores haven't been able to capture until now. Calculating a language-specific review score means that we can better distill the sentiment of these different groups of customers, and in doing so, better serve potential customers that belong to those groups.

When there are enough reviews written in a particular language, Steam will calculate a review score for that language. The Review Score displayed to users will be based on their primary language. What this means is that some languages may show more positive review scores, while others may show more negative ones, for the same game.

This change impacts games that have more than 2,000 publicly visible reviews, and with at least 200 written reviews in at least one language. We purposely made these thresholds higher than the 10 reviews required to calculate the Overall Review Score; this is because we wanted to be pretty confident in the language-specific score before showing it to users.

For games where Steam has generated language-specific review scores, you'll see this on the game's store page:

If you want to dig deeper into what's going on, you can click the "See language breakdown" link to see a more detailed view by language and what Review Score those customers will see.

We realize that whenever we make changes to User Reviews, we're inviting some scrutiny into our motivations for making those changes. Maintaining trust in the system is crucial to us, so we've erred on the side of being as transparent as possible. To that end, we've built many features in User Reviews that can be enabled or disabled, letting you access the raw reviews in many different ways.

At the same time, we want User Reviews to be useful to customers from the very start, without them having to twiddle with the many knobs the system has--this is the primary reason why the new language-specific review score system is turned on by default. If you want to go back to seeing the Overall Review Score based on all user reviews, ignoring your language, you can change that setting here in your Store preferences.

As always, we learn from your feedback, so please feel free to leave a comment below.

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

General

• Fixed logo images sometimes flashing at the wrong position for games that have custom logo positions set.

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

General

• Fixed regression launching games requiring user elevation on Windows.

• Fixed logo images sometimes flashing at the wrong position for games that have custom logo positions set.

• Added nighttime versions.
• Refreshed all ancient materials to use latest CS2 shaders.
• Added new blending options for ancient materials including wetness and moss.
• Added "ancient_zoo.vmap" with all assets and blending examples for mapmakers.

• Deluge Music Kit Box is now available for purchase in standard and StatTrak versions.
• New Limited Time Item, the M4A1-S | Solitude, is now available in The Armory.

• Sawed-off shotgun deploy modified and fixed shell penetration on reload.
• Improved deploy +quick inspect animations for all knives.
• Improved deploy +quick inspect animations for the AK, Galil, AUG, PP-Bizon.
• Improved deploy animations for the AWP, M4A4, M4A1-S.
• Improved animations for legacy SSG08 models.
• Removed the deploy inspect delay for most weapons.
• Fixed XM1014 blocking crosshair during reload.

• Rendering performance improvements across most maps.
• Rendering resolution and aspect ratio can now be changed in fullscreen windowed mode.
• fps_max can no longer be changed while connected to a server.
• Fixed a case where certain weapons could be fired sooner after a re-deploy.

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

General

• Fixed Steam client failing to reload or showing dialogs unexpectedly after a render process crash.

Desktop Mode

• Fixed scaling of on-screen keyboard when accessibility display scaling is enabled.

• Fixed notifications and find-in-page popups intermittently failing to close or focus.

Remote Play

• Fixed the Steam+X shortcut to bring up the on-screen keyboard while streaming

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

Note: This update was re-released to fix a macOS issue causing some games to launch with the wrong process architecture. It was later re-released to rollback a GPU utilization monitoring change that needs more testing.

General

• Fixed scaling of desktop on-screen keyboard when accessibility display scaling is enabled.

• Fixed notifications and find-in-page popups intermittently failing to close or focus.

Remote Play

• Fixed the guide button bringing Steam to the foreground while streaming from another computer

macOS

• Fixed some games not launching properly on Apple Silicon machines.

Linux

• Fixed Steam client failing to reload or showing dialogs unexpectedly after a render process crash.

Store

• Game pages in the Steam store are now wider, making better use of available space on larger monitors. For more details, please see: https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/4145017/view/532106189043925405

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

General

• Fix an issue with crash dump reporting

Steam Input

• Fix a case where Xbox and Playstation controllers could be duplicated when Steam Input is enabled

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

Linux

• Fix an issue with crash dump reporting

Steam Input

• Fix a case where Xbox and Playstation controllers could be duplicated when Steam Input is enabled

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

Desktop Mode

• Performance Monitor now supports CPU temperature.

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

In-Game Overlay

• Performance Monitor now supports CPU temperature on Windows and Linux, on Windows this requires a kernel mode driver, and there is an optional to disable if you don't want that. The driver is only installed and running when Performance Monitor is visible at full CPU detail levels and only if you don't disable the drive in the In-Game settings.

• Fixed mouse input being offset on macOS when running certain games on high dpi displays.

• Fixed game overview window failing to load if there is an issue loading data for popular or favorite guides.

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

General

• Improved robustness of collection storage

In-Game Overlay

• Fixed regression causing Monster Hunter Wilds (possibly other games) to crash on startup with In-Game Overlay enabled

• Fixed cursor not showing in focused input fields

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

General

• Improved robustness of collection storage

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

General

• Fixed an issue that could cause library, collections, or shelves to fail to load for some users.

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

General

• Fixed an issue that could cause library, collections, or shelves to fail to load for some users.

• Fixed notifications sometimes failing to display or display with partial content.

• Fixed store trailer player not restoring focus on window switch when full screen.

• Bindings can now have "Controller Offsets" (found in Options) that will apply to controller orientation across all input types (Legacy, SteamVR Input, OpenXR). This is in addition to individual "Pose Offsets" which will apply only to the specific pose you've selected. To add offsets to poses in the Controller Binding UI, click the gear icon next to a pose.
  
• Slight reduction in dashboard startup time.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Binding UI not being able to save bindings.
  
• Minor SteamVR Input speed optimizations.
  
• Made the Controller Binding UI smaller to improve usability in headset.
  
• Added Pico Controller to the list of controller types you can simulate.
  
• Fixed a bug with bindings that caused returnBindingsWith* options to be ignored.
  
• Fix controller SVGs not rendering in the controller test UI.
  
• Fixed some scenarios where the keyboard didn't work in the Binding UI.
  
• Fixed an issue with modified bindings not working while Steam was offline.
  
• Fixed always showing the "multitasking mode" button for all overlays, not just Desktop overlays.
  
• Fixed sometimes showing the "show keyboard" button for overlays that don't support keyboard input.
  
• Fixed initially showing double overlay control bars the moment you float a window in the world.
  
• Fixed the overlay control bar not being visible at all in the Legacy dashboard.

• Slight reduction in startup time for Steam Link VR.
  
• Reduced CPU utilization when streaming with Steam Link.
  
• Fixed some minor performances hitches.
  
• Resolved multiple crashes.

• XR_EXT_dpad_binding now correctly works on all appropriate controller types.
  
• Fixed a bug where certain poses would not show up in the Binding UI when simulating controllers.

• When a user is using Steam Link, app developers can now retrieve the correct HMD type via Prop_ModelNumber_String, rather than it being misreported as a Quest 2.

• Add support for XR_EXT_render_model and XR_EXT_interaction_render_model.
  
• Return more realistic joint radii in xrLocateHandJointsEXT.
  
• Fix render model UUIDs not generating correctly on Linux.
  
• Fixed a bug where the valid and tracked flags were set on hand joints when the joint data were actually invalid.
  
• Fixed a bug where hand tracking could return a XR_RUNTIME_FAILURE when it should have only been invalid poses.
  
• Fixed wrist joint alignment not matching OpenXR spec requirements. Corrected palm joint placement.
  
• Removed palm_ext/pose from vive_trackers to match specification.
  
• Runtime now returns XR_ERROR_GRAPHICS_REQUIREMENT_CALL_MISSING instead of XR_VALIDATION_FAILURE if an app tries to create a session without first calling xr*GetGraphicsRequirement.
  
• Added support for XR_SWAPCHAIN_USAGE_UNORDERED_ACCESS_BIT to the D3D11 path, which was previously ignored.
  
• Minor input speed optimizations.
  
• Fix SteamVR not returning XR_ERROR_EXTENSION_NOT_PRESENT when an OpenXR layer requests an unavailable extension.
  
• Fix xrCreateActionSpace returning XR_ERROR_PATH_UNSUPPORTED when using Vive trackers

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

General

• Added the ability to filter by Private games in dynamic collections or filtered app views.

• Fixed sort titles not being restored to the correct title on clear for games that already have a sort title set in their app info.

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

General

• Added the ability to filter by Private games in dynamic collections or filtered app views.

• Fixed sort titles not being restored to the correct title on clear for games that already have a sort title set in their app info.

• Store menu - Search drop down now marks search results as: in library, on wishlist, in cart, ignored, and excluded by preferences

In-Game Overlay

• Performance monitor and general overlay rendering performance significantly improved in some D3D12 titles that are at times CPU bound and use high async rendering

• Performance monitor GPU utilization fixed to not exceed 100% in rare circumstances on Windows

• Performance monitor FPS numbers improved to not overcount by 1 frame in certain vsync or frame rate capped scenarios

macOS

• Added "End of Life" alert for macOS 11 ("Big Sur"). Steam Client support for this version will end on October 15th, 2025 at 10am. See here for additional details.

Linux

• Fixed regression causing display scale to not apply properly in some cases.

• Fixed a bug that would allow you to inspect a grenade after priming.
• Fixed a bug that would prevent firstperson viewmodel lag.
• Molotov again uses the correct fire particle.
• Incendiary and smoke grenades now play the correct sounds.
• Adjusted firstperson molotov audio and particle event timing.
• Fixed a bug that would cause bhopping penalty to continue to accumulate even when jump had not been pressed.
• Bhopping jump spam clock now starts at the instant the input is registered, rather than then end of the subtick where that command was processed.

• Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop.

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

General

• Added a Customization tab to game properties. The Customization tab allows users to set a custom sort title that will be used instead of the actual title when sorting games in the library.

• Fixed a case where steam would freeze and fail to recover after a process crash.

Desktop

• The Customization tab in desktop mode also allows users to view and set custom artwork for the game

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

Note: This beta was re-released to fix a crash on Linux if 32-bit GTK-3 libraries are installed.

General

• Added a Customization tab to game properties. The Customization tab allows users to view and set custom artwork for the game and set a custom sort title that will be used instead of the actual title when sorting games in the library.

• Store menu - fixed blur issue for users with GPU acceleration turned off

• Store menu - Top Genres should now be more relevant and dynamic

• Store menu - added Store Home link

• Fixed a bug that sometimes caused chat tabs to not contain the name and avatar of the chat participant

• Fixed context menus showing empty space at some UI scales

Big Picture Mode

• Fixed UI scale adjustments sometimes resetting scaling back to auto

• Fixed Big Picture Mode window changing size when UI scaling is adjusted

Game Recording

• Fixed keyboard shortcuts not working in Recordings & Screenshots dialog

• Fixed export failing for lower resolution recordings

Linux

• Fixed Steam UI scale not updating with system DPI changes in XWayland

• Fixed a case where steam would freeze and fail to recover after a process crash

• Fixed a case where weapons (including dropped bombs) would appear in the wrong location.
• Weapons can be fired immediately after a redeploy if reloading was cancelled before adding ammo.

We've made a number of updates to the Steam Trailer Player to improve usability, quality, and bandwidth usage. Read on for the highlights from this update.

A refreshed trailer player interface that is easier to use and more responsive to your input.

The user interface of the trailer player now adapts intelligently no matter how you are using it: on a desktop computer, a mobile device (it even works well on iPhones now); and on Steam Deck or in Steam Big Picture Mode.

As you mouse over or scrub your finger over the player timeline, you'll now see preview images of where you are about to jump to in the video.

Thanks to a change in the underlying video technology, you should see fewer pauses and hitches when jumping forward or backward in a video. You will also see seamless transitions when pressing that full-screen button.

When we reprocessed each video to work with our new trailer player, we also generated up to four sizes (360p, 480p, 720p, and 1080p), which our trailer player dynamically switches between depending on your network conditions and the size of the trailer player.

The new trailer player now handles any aspect ratio of video, properly scaling, centering, and letterboxing as necessary.

Q. How many trailers are there in the Steam store?

A. As it turns out.... a LOT. In order to update the streaming technology, we had to re-encode every trailer that appears or could appear on the Steam store. That ended up being around 400,000 video files.

Q. Why are some older videos so low resolution?

A. Some trailers were uploaded a long time ago and we no longer have the original files within the Steam system. Yes, we're still trying to find our stash of tape backups so we can get the originals of the Portal trailer...

• Fixed a case where weapons could be fired prematurely due to a redeploy after a reload
• Fixed a case where movement button changes were ignored while adjusting view angles at very high frame rates
• Fixed a case where air strafing would result in higher than usual velocities
• Speculative fix for a rare case where the dropped bomb appears in the wrong location

• Various bug fixes and and changes to first-person animations and sounds
• Fixed various nametag and StatTrak positions
• Various fixes for AWP materials
• Speculative fix for a rare case where holstered weapons appear attached to the deployed weapon
• Fixed a bug where the CS2 music kit was replaced by the CS:GO music kit
• Fixed a vote UI bug sometimes displaying vote result of another team's vote

• Fixed a gap on the first stack at bombsite B

• Fixed clipping on the T fountain stairs

• The animation system in CS2 is in the process of being upgraded to AnimGraph2, which requires reauthoring existing game content. Today's update replaces all first-person animations, including weapon deploy, firing, reload, and inspect animations
• Replaced/updated all chicken animations

• Improvements to damage prediction when shooting while moving
• Shotgun reloads will no longer resume automatically after being interrupted
• Fixed several cases where a player would get stuck on map geometry while surfing (i.e., on surf maps)

• Fixed a case where individual player voice volume adjustments weren't working correctly
• Various improvements to weapon reload and draw sounds in conjunction with AnimGraph2 updates.
• Added new speed-sensitive sounds that play while surfing (can be turned on with sv_surf_sounds, and can be adjusted via snd_surf_volume_inair, snd_surf_volume_map, snd_surf_volume_slide)
• Various improvements to ambient sound content for community map makers

• The Community Server Browser will now open in the Steam Overlay when playing in fullscreen exclusive mode

• Breakable glass added to B doors
• Adjusted Heaven railing
• Adjusted angle of truck on A site
• Blocked view from truckbed to stairs
• Moved up wall behind dumpster, by A stairs
• Adjusted texturing on dumpster back wall
• Removed some grass near A site
• Flattened tops of broken walls near B site
• Re-enabled wires around the map

• Added new cover on A site by Hell train
• Added new cover and adjusted platform on B site outside of Z
• Added new cover in Upper B halls
• Adjusted cover in Ivy
• Removed horizontal stripes on large doors in A site
• Raised CT side platform in B
• Adjusted lighting on B site
• Adjusted clipping throughout

• Church windows opened above Coffins
• Church garden pathway narrowed by entrance door and widened by Coffins
• Adjusted shape of first box on B site
• Repairs on A site balcony railing have been completed
• Curbs removed along Mid
• Arch light moved to ceiling
• Adjusted Banana visuals to improve player legibility
• Adjusted props throughout

• Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes)

Just as the Steam Store has changed with the addition of new features in past few years, the ways users browse the store have changed too. Today's Steam Client Beta features a new store menu that is designed to provide easier access to the places Steam users most frequently visit.

As part of our ongoing efforts to help users find new and exciting games to play on Steam, we're eager for you to try out the new menu and to read your feedback. To help test the menu and other in-progress Steam features, join the Steam Client Beta.

Combined Left Column & Blue Bar

We’ve combined the left column of links and blue menu bar into one cohesive menu, bringing all your essential links into a more unified and reorganized space. Many of these items were in both places, and it was hard to anticipate where to find what you needed.

Plus, search and the menu are now available on more pages across the Store. While the menu bar will stay out of your way, it will reappear if you scroll up slightly. 

Enhanced Search Panel

We’ve taken search to the next level. Not only can you search for what you need, but the search panel now offers even more options, including:

• Popular Searches: See what others are searching for right now

• Recently Viewed: An easy way to jump back to games you've previously looked at

• More than just games: Search for categories/tags, publishers, and more

• Advanced Search link: For those who want to refine their game search even further, we’ve made it easier than ever to access the advanced search page with a variety of filters.

Browse - Easier Access to Top Destinations

Not looking for anything specific? We all enjoy seeing what's new on the front of the Store, but sometimes we want a more narrow set of games to browse. The Browse tab offers a variety of ways to find games based on popularity, release date, price and discount. These are the tried and true ways to find the games the community is talking about. 

Recommendations - All in One Place

We’ve organized recommendations into one convenient section, so you can explore new games and content without having to sift through multiple areas. Whether you’re looking for games based on your playtime, what you've purchased, or recommendations from people you trust — you can find them now grouped together in one spot.

Categories & Tags - Personalized for You

The categories tab is now fully personalized for you, making it easier than ever to find games based on aspects of the games you play. Featured here are hubs (with access to thousands more games) for your top genres and tags across the games you play. You might even learn something new about yourself! 

And more!

With these changes, we’re aiming to make your experience smoother and more tailored to your needs. We've been hearing from players, and experiencing ourselves, that some of the most commonly visited areas of Steam were hard to get to. So whether you’re a frequent shopper or a looking to build your game library, this new layout is designed to get you where you want to go with less effort.

About the beta

We're constantly looking to make Steam better, and we make decisions based on data and the feedback we receive. Even here in the office, we browse the Steam Store in different ways. So it's important that you tell us what you think. The Steam Client Beta is a great way to test features that are in-progress and provide impactful feedback.

Not participating in the Steam Client Beta? Here's how to join. Try out the new menu and let us know what you think.