General

• Fixed a case where the battery level indicator could become stuck

• Fixed VRR frame pacing with the performance overlay on screen

• Fixed game stuttering when using the volume keys

• Fixed Legion Go S joystick lights turning off upon entering desktop mode

• Fixed controller input occasionally disappearing on the Asus ROG Ally

• Fixed grip buttons not registering on the Asus ROG Ally

• Fixed a hang on boot on Strix Point platforms

• 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

Developer

• Re-added some btrfs and lvm2 modules to udisks

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 not interrupting speech when focus moves from settings button (e.g. Reader Rate) to settings slider with same name

• Updated screen reader to Orca 48.6

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

General

• Added "SteamOS Compatible" library tab on the Legion Go S.

• Added in-game keyboard shortcuts to open the Main Menu and Quick Access Menu.

  • Default Main Menu hotkey: Shift+Tab

  • Default Quick Access Menu hotkey: Ctrl+Shift+Tab

  • Customizable in Settings->In Game

• Improved steam client update installation speed. In some pathological cases this operation could take minutes to complete, when the expected completion time is seconds.

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

• Guided Tour now includes information about Parental Controls.

• Fixed 'Factory Reset' failing if the 'Reset OS' option was selected.

• Fixed an issue preventing some apps from installing on the Legion Go S.

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

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

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

• Fixed certain startup movies not playing correctly.

Desktop Mode

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

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

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.

• Fixed gyro calibration system rejecting noisy accelerometers too readily.

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

• Fixed calibration wizard not advancing between stages on Lenovo/Ally.

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

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

• Fixed thumbstick centering range for Nintendo Switch Pro controllers.

• Fixed input in Ratchet and Clank for Legion Go S.

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

Remote Play

• Improved audio resilience to variable network conditions.

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.

Note: This was released a second time on 7/01/2025 to fix an accessibility regression.

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

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.

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

Steam Overlay

• Introducing 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 in this initial release, 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 blog post and in our support FAQ.

• Fixed periodic gameplay lag and freezing in games using Vulkan rendering when running with Steam Overlay disabled.

• Fixed timer continuing to alert after game exit if running in repeat mode.

• 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.

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

General

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

• Fixed events not showing spoiler sections when events were being shown in the library.

• Fixed events showing blurred images in the library for games with adult content.

• Fixed links opened from desktop chat opening in Steam browser before opening in desktop browser.

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

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

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

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.

Steam Chat

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

Big Picture Mode

• Fixed X, Y, trigger and other buttons being treated as simulated mouse input on the Steam Store.

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

• Fixed certain startup movies not playing correctly.

macOS

• Steam Helper app now runs 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.

Linux

• Proton is now enabled by default for games that don’t have a native Linux build.

  • This new behaviour is equivalent to setting “Enable SteamPlay for other titles” to the enabled state.

• Improved steam client update installation speed. In some pathological cases this operation could take minutes to complete, when the expected completion time is seconds.

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.

• Fixed gyro calibration system rejecting noisy accelerometers too readily.

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

• Fixed thumbstick centering range for Nintendo Switch Pro controllers.

Remote Play

• Improved audio resilience to variable network conditions.

SteamVR

• Fixed intermittent steamwebhelper crash when exiting VR mode.

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.

Today's Steam Client update makes available a new performance monitor that Steam can render over your game. This feature is designed to help you understand how your PC is performing and how it is impacting your game's performance.

The new performance overlay will show you frame rate values, similar to the old FPS counter, but it can also break out generated frames from DLSS or FSR vs actual game frame rate. It can show you min/max single frame values and a graph of frame rate over time. Additionally, it will show you CPU performance information, GPU performance information, and system memory usage information. These pieces of data can be useful to understand the causes of bad game performance whether that be a slow CPU, GPU, or too high graphics settings that are over subscribing your video or system ram.

The new performance monitor gives you four levels of detail: Single FPS Value; FPS Details; FPS Details, CPU & GPU Utilization; and FPS, CPU, GPU & RAM Full Details.

You can keep the display small with a single FPS value, or you can expand to the full details when debugging a performance issue. These details can be adjusted live in-game. You can also adjust color saturation, text size, and background opacity to make this as prominent (as seen below), or as subtle and fading into the background of the game as you'd like. You can optionally show a graph of FPS over time, and you can optionally show a graph of CPU utilization per-core.

Learn much more about the individual numbers we show, how we calculate them, and how to think about them here in our support FAQ.

To enable the new performance overlay, adjust it's size and position, set a hot-key, and more, go to Settings->In Game and find the new Performance Overlay section as pictured below.

Today's update is a first step towards helping Steam users more easily understand their game and system performance. We have plans to add some additional pieces of data to the performance overlay going forward, to detect certain common bad hardware performance scenarios, and to show a larger summary of your games performance in the overlay itself when you hit shift-tab.

This first version also focuses on Windows users and on the most common GPU hardware. If you are on a non-Windows platform, or on an uncommon or older GPU, you may not see the full set of data today.

We hope today's update is useful to you, and we'd love to hear from you about what else you'd like to see us improve in this area.