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Steam has grown from strength to strength since launching in the mid 2000s, building up a hugely loyal userbase along the way, as evidenced by Epic Games' struggles to compete with Steam to this day, despite sinking millions into exclusivity deals. As it turns out, the Steam app has a …

Valve has now released a comprehensive breakdown of its Steam users, with a majority of all players now using Simplified Chinese.

The handheld gaming landscape is undergoing a significant shift, with Valve poised to expand SteamOS's reach beyond the Steam Deck. While Windows 11 handhelds have enjoyed a period of relative stability, bolstered by SteamOS's limited availability, Valve has consistently expressed its intention to open the platform to third-party devices. Now, …

Counter-Strike 2 has managed to outdo itself once again, having now reached a new peak concurrent player count of over 1.82 million.

Prior to its delays, Assassin's Creed Shadows wasn't going to be available on Steam at launch and the game was not going to be verified for the Steam Deck. Fortunately, the developers have put the last few months to good use. The game is now coming to Steam on day-one …

Almost exactly one year after hitting 34 million concurrent users, Steam has surpassed itself with 40 million concurrents.

We've known for quite some time that Valve has been quietly working on a new VR headset. At one point, it was thought to be a Meta Quest competitor, bringing costs down and offering cable-free VR. However, the plan appears to have changed, with the new headset, codenamed ‘Deckard', poised …

It has been three years since Valve first launched the Steam Deck, its own handheld gaming PC utilising custom AMD silicon and its own Linux-based operating system, SteamOS. Since then, a number of competitors have popped up on the market, some with even better specs than the Steam Deck, but according to market research, Valve's handheld has managed to maintain its number one spot on the market. 

Recently, Valve updated its Steam policy, forcing developers to disclose when Generative AI tools are used to create games. This led Activision admitting that GenAI is already in use to create assets in Call of Duty, for instance. Now, gamers have gone to the Steam feature suggestion forum to request a way to filter games that use AI from the store. 

Valve has been putting a lot of its development resources into new projects in recent years. From Artifact and Dota Underworlds, to more successful releases like Half-Life Alyx and Counter-Strike 2. This has essentially meant that Team Fortress 2 has been left behind. Now, Valve has handed the keys to …

Counter-Strike has been one of the most popular games on Steam for over a decade but the game is showing no signs of slowing down. Just this past week, Counter-Strike 2 surpassed its old record and hit a new peak concurrent player milestone. 

Valve has already announced dates for many upcoming Steam Sales in 2025. We've compiled all of the details for quick and easy referencing.

Valve is taking a firm stance against intrusive advertising on Steam. It has updated its terms of service to prohibit games that force players to watch ads to continue playing or progress. This move aims to preserve the Steam experience and prevent it from becoming a haven for mobile-style, ad-filled …

While the Steam Early Access program has been a huge success for many titles, from small indie hits to large AAA games like Baldur's Gate 3, there are plenty of bad actors who have also taken advantage of the program. Steam Early Access has had a problem with abandoned projects …

In trying to make Steam a more consumer-friendly platform, Valve has introduced new warnings for dormant/abandoned Early Access games.

A decade ago, Valve attempted to bring PC gaming to the living room with its own ‘console' style mini-ITX PCs known as Steam Machines. Unlike the Steam Deck, Valve opted to pass off Steam Machine development to third-party partners and focused on the software side of things. This ultimately led …

Valve has made a significant move to expand the reach of SteamOS, officially licensing the operating system for third-party handheld gaming PCs. And leading the charge is Lenovo, with its newly announced Legion Go S. This marks a major milestone for SteamOS, which was previously exclusive to Valve's own Steam …

An ominous tease from a well-known Half-Life voice actor points to 2025 being a big year for Half-Life fans...

The Steam Awards 2024 has come to a close and the winners have been announced for all categories...

Over the past six months there has been mounting evidence that Valve is working on a new single-player Half-Life game. Valve officially revived the Half-Life IP a few years back with Half-Life: Alyx, but unlike all other games in the series, Alyx was a VR-exclusive. With this new game, Valve …

Over the course of 2024, Valve has introduced a ton of new and appreciated pro-consumer features to its Steam platform. From the revamped family sharing to increased integration with the Steam Deck and more, Valve has been putting in the work to continue improving the platform. The latest update sees a new, more transparent / user-friendly approach to DLC and Season Passes.

Valve is marking the 20th anniversary of Half-Life 2 with a wealth of new content, including a two-hour documentary, an updated developer commentary, and a new update. Unfortunately, in the middle of all of this, there's no mention of the long-awaited “Half-Life 3”. While it may not be the elusive …

Valve has announced a surprise new Steam Deck model. For a limited time, the Steam Deck OLED will be available in white.  The Steam Deck OLED: Limited Edition White will be available starting from the 18th of November, starting at 11PM GMT. Hello! We're excited to announce that Steam Deck …

Valve has rolled out the latest Steam client update and it includes a major new feature - PC game capture tools for easy recording and clip sharing.

With the Steam Deck finally launching in Australia, Valve have reiterated the fact that they won’t be doing annual hardware upgrades for the handheld.

As has been the case for a decade, the total number of games released on Steam this year has hit a new record – with over 14,000 titles having launched so far.

Steam Next Fest has returned for another round. The week-long event gives gamers a preview of thousands of exciting upcoming games through freely downloadable demos and livestreams. 

Deadlock development continues. In a recent update, Valve added anti-cheat to the game and better yet, it turns cheaters into frogs.

Steam has achieved a new record for concurrent players, surpassing 38 million concurrent users this past Sunday at around 3:00PM. That's an increase of one million players in just over a month since its previous record. Setting a new record with 38,367,277 concurrent players on the platform, the top most-played …

Valve's recent updates to a test app have unveiled someone at the company is testing various games with a new Proton compatibility layer for ARM64 devices. The introduction of an ARM64 version of Proton, labelled “proton-arm64ec-4” (via SteamDB), has led to some wondering where Valve is planning to make use …