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

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.

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

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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.

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

General

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

• 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.

• 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.

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 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.

Linux

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

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

Steam Input

• 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

Desktop Mode

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

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

Note: This beta was re-released October 2nd with an additional change:

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

General

• 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.

Steam Input

• 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

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

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.

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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.

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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

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

Windows Client

• 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.

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

Windows

• 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.

The new Steam store menu is now out of beta and available everywhere - including the Steam client, Steam Deck, and Steam Mobile.

We redesigned the Steam store menu to offer a more dynamic and personalized experience, making it easier for players to browse the store and discover new games. Updated organization and layout make navigation and search more accessible, and now you'll find those options on more store pages. The search bar is also a little smarter, with personalized search and browsing suggestions, plus games you've recently searched for.

Read about the specific changes to the store menu here in our original announcement of the beta, and try it out yourself on the Steam store.

As always, our beta testers were super helpful in providing feedback and identifying bugs. If you'd like to be a part of that process with other in-progress Steam features, you can join the Steam Client Beta.

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

General

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

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

Accessibility

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

Game Recording

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

Linux

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

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

Steam Input

• Fixed a regression in Gyro To Mouse mode from the last update

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

Steam Input

• Fixed a regression in Gyro To Mouse mode from the last update

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

General

• 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.

• 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

Steam Input

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

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.

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

General

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

• 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

Steam Input

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

Streaming

• Fix cases where clicking "stream" did nothing.

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

General

• 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.

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

General

• Added a notification for when a trade is reversed via Trade Protection

• Added the percentage of the transfer remaining to the Steam Cloud upload/download text in the library.

• 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.

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

• Updated the featured app in the recent games carousel to use the new larger format Library Header image when available.

• Improved presentation of private apps in the client while offline.

• Improved robustness of collection storage.

• Improved performance profile switching time.

• Improved startup performance for users with large libraries that include non-Steam games.

• Modified Notifications Settings to be clearer about which notifications will show toasts/play sounds when toasts are globally disabled.

• Fixed an issue with deleting screenshots from the focused screenshot view briefly showing an error and potentially navigating the user away from their screenshots

• Fixed the Game Text Entry screen staying up if you exit the game via the overlay while it is being displayed

• Fixed spacing of friend icons in "Played Previously" and "On Their Wishlist" sections in app details.

• Fixed the user avatar not showing in the header if you booted into offline mode

• Fixed the overlay menu failing to scroll when selecting alternative game windows.

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

• 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.

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

• Fix an issue with crash dump reporting.

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

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

• 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.

• 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.

• Fixed custom logo images for non-Steam games sometimes not appearing.

• Fixed an issue where selection would be lost when navigating back out of app details and other screens.

• Fixed 8BitDo controller guide button showing the Xbox logo

• Fixed page shift when scrolling through link buttons on game details page

• Fixed achievement presentation in app activity feed and post-game summary panels

• Fixed a case where per-game performance profiles would fail to activate.

Desktop Mode

• Added an accessibility settings menu to desktop mode. It includes features such as:

  • High Contrast mode,

  • Reduced motion settings,

  • UI Scale controls.

• Added accessibility annotations to many UI components.

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

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

• Performance Monitor now supports CPU temperature.

• 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.

• Fixed Steam Deck compatibility and controller compatibility dropdowns in collection filter edit pane not updating if their corresponding filter was removed from the top bar.

• Fixed logo positioning tool allowing drag outside of the bounds of the background image and fixed hitching animation.

• Fixed the 'Browse Local Files' button in 'Game Properties' failing to open the system file browser.

• Made layout and functionality improvements to the soundtrack player and soundtrack browser in the desktop overlay.

• Removed a setting from Music settings that wasn't hooked up to anything.

Steam Input

• Added support for analog activators on d-pad modes for joysticks and trackpads

• Fixed GameCube controllers getting PlayStation button prompts

• Added support for the PDP REALMz Wireless Controller for Switch

• Fixed an issue where editing commands on an input bound to a modeshift could duplicate bindings

• Fixed a case where 8bitdo controllers in Steam mode could have multiple devices show up if Steam Input was disabled globally for a game

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

• Improved detection of FlyDigi Apex and Vader controllers

Remote Play

• Reduced stutter when a Remote Play client with many shortcuts becomes available for streaming.

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

• Fixed streaming from computers on other networks.

Accessibility

• Added accessibility annotations to many UI components.

• Show screen reader shortcut (by default, + ) in accessibility settings

Legion Go S

• Added Joystick LED controls under Settings->Customization.