| Version | Change log |
| Steam March 9, 202 Mar 10, 2026 |
General: Added the option to attach hardware specs when writing or updating a Steam User Review on a game's store page Added the option to provide anonymized framerate data. When enabled Steam will collect gameplay framerate data, stored without connection to your Steam account but identified with the kind of hardware you are playing on. This data will help us learn about game compatibility and improve Steam. This feature is currently in Beta with a focus on devices running SteamOS. Added an icon on tools in the game list with a tooltip to explain what they are. Added notification settings for showing a toast and playing a sound when an achievement is unlocked. Added a warning dialog when a user selects "Tools" in their library filter for the first time that explains what tools are and why they are showing up in the game list. Fixed intermittent error in downloads view when moving game entries between scheduled and queued sections. Fixed displaying TPM and Secure Boot status on Windows in Steam's System Information dialog when running the 64-bit client. Fixed issue where a game beta/version showed the date for when the beta was assigned, instead of showing the date when the game build was created. Library: Installed demos that are no longer playable now show "Uninstall" instead of "Play" as their primary action. Newly added demos and free to play games will appear at the top of the recent games list. Hardware Survey / System Information: Fixed an issue where VRAM on some graphics cards was not reported correctly (-1) In the case of multiple display adapters, we now select the one with the most VRAM to display and report to Steam Game Recording: Fixed exporting clips for games with names that contain invalid Windows file name characters, such as "?". Chat: Updated the /store command so that it now uses the new Store trailer player. Remote Play: Fixed hover behavior when using a tablet stylus. Steam Families: Improved setting la |
| Steam January 21, Jan 22, 2026 |
General: Added display of selected store tags to app filter/collection dialog. Reworked the Application Properties -> Betas UI. Fixed certain games using Steam DRM exiting unexpectedly, including Mafia II (Classic) and Football Manager 2012. Fixed missing registry key error when running Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead. Fixed Steam client crash when Astrill VPN is installed. Fixed crash on Windows when certain force feedback gamepad drivers are installed. Fixed Steam client hang when a Nacon PS4 Compact Controller is connected. Fixed a case where plugging in a controller could trigger a 'Part of this app has been blocked' dialog. Fixed error when connecting in multiplayer to Source SDK games. Library: Advanced filtering now supports filtering by language and accessibility features. Friends & Chat: Other members of public group chats that you are a member of can no longer send you direct messages by default. You can now toggle the ability for group chat members that you are not friends with to direct message you in the 'Permissions' section of each group chat's settings. Added a 'report' option to the right-click context menu on chat window tabs and profile names in the chat log. This is in addition to the existing 'report' option on chat messages. Big Picture Mode: When connecting a new controller, the glyphs in the footer will now update immediately instead of after the first input from the controller. Fixed incorrect controller glyph in library filter selection dialog and filter description. Remote Play: Fixed resolution being incorrect when streaming to macOS in fullscreen mode. SteamVR: Fixed some instances of Dashboard UI elements not appearing. Steam Input: Nintendo Switch 2 wired controller support has been re-enabled GameCube adapters in Wii-U mode are not enabled by default, since opening them is exclusive with other applications. You can launch Steam with -enable-libusb-gamecube if you'd like to enable them. Improved handling of issues when a controller disc |
| Steam December 19, Dec 20, 2025 |
General: The Steam client is now 64-bit on Windows 11 and Windows 10 64-bit. Systems running 32-bit versions of Windows will continue receiving updates to the 32-bit Steam client until January 1, 2026. Fixed non-Steam browser windows erroneously being created sometimes when steamwebhelper is restarted. Game Recording: Fixed errors copying to clipboard or exporting H265 videos on systems with a NVIDIA 50xx series gpu. Friends & Chat: Suspicious or harassing group chat messages can now be reported directly in the chat window by right clicking the message. You can optionally block and/or unfriend the other user while submitting the report. Big Picture Mode: Fixed intermittent in-game purchase failures for some games. Remote Play: Fixed being unable to move the mouse to another monitor when using touch controls on the Steam Link app. Steam Input: Added support for Nintendo Switch 2 controllers connected over USB on Windows Added support for GameCube adapters in Wii-U mode with rumble on Windows Added an "Invert Input" toggle in "Regular Press" activator settings. When enabled, this causes button presses to generate releases, and vice versa. Promoted the newer gyro modes from beta to the default gyro modes loaded. Older configuration that are using the older modes will still see the option and you can also enable Steam Input dev mode under Settings->Developer to keep them visible all the time. Adjusted Dualsense "Create" and "Options" glyphs for better recall. In all Gyro Modes, when selecting multiple gyro activation buttons, you can also choose whether "Any" or "All" buttons are required to Enable/Suppress/Toggle the gyro. Gyro Haptic On/Off effect is now separated from Gyro Haptic Rotation Effect. Gyro to Joystick Deflection Mode: Added "Use Relative Roll" & "Use Relative Pitch" toggles. When enabled, this makes the output Joystick deflection relative to the controller's pose since the |
| Steam November 22, Nov 28, 2025 |
Friends & Chat: Suspicious or harassing 1 on 1 chat messages can now be reported directly in the chat window by right clicking the message or from the suspicious chat warning. You can optionally block and/or unfriend the other user while submitting the report. Added a suspicious chat warning that will appear at the top of the chat window when you receive a message that is potentially malicious. Links in chat are disabled while this warning is visible. General: Fixed a case where certain collections would become unavailable to user after reinstalling Steam or installing Steam on a new machine. Fixed DLC content being removed when switching users in some cases. Fixed some titles launching with incorrect Steam Play settings when installed right after purchase. Fixed client and chat windows not saving location when moved. Accessibility: Improved high contrast support in the settings dialog. Steam Input: Fixed an issue with gyro sensitivity introduced in the previous beta release. 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. Fixed deadlock at startup when launching TF2 with a gamepad connected. Fixed Xbox 360 controller mappings on Linux kernel 6.17 and newer. Fixed 8BitDo Pro 3 controller mapping on Linux when hidraw devices aren't available. Fixed an issue where PlayStation controller light bar settings did not stick when exiting the controller calibration page Added support for the 8BitDo 64 Bluetooth Controller. Big Picture Mode: Fixed alerts not showing up on Steam web pages. Fixed hidden games showing in All and Library tabs. They now appear in their own tab if applicable. Remote Play: Added a "Connect" button to Remote Play settings for streaming the remote desktop. When streaming VR, the mouse cursor |
| Steam November 17, Nov 18, 2025 |
Friends & Chat: Suspicious or harassing 1 on 1 chat messages can now be reported directly in the chat window by right clicking the message or from the suspicious chat warning. You can optionally block and/or unfriend the other user while submitting the report. Added a suspicious chat warning that will appear at the top of the chat window when you receive a message that is potentially malicious. Links in chat are disabled while this warning is visible. General: Fixed a case where certain collections would become unavailable to user after reinstalling Steam or installing Steam on a new machine. Fixed DLC content being removed when switching users in some cases. Fixed some titles launching with incorrect Steam Play settings when installed right after purchase. Fixed client and chat windows not saving location when moved. Accessibility: Improved high contrast support in the settings dialog. Steam Input: Fixed an issue with gyro sensitivity introduced in the previous beta release. 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. Fixed deadlock at startup when launching TF2 with a gamepad connected. Fixed Xbox 360 controller mappings on Linux kernel 6.17 and newer. Fixed 8BitDo Pro 3 controller mapping on Linux when hidraw devices aren't available. Fixed an issue where PlayStation controller light bar settings did not stick when exiting the controller calibration page Added support for the 8BitDo 64 Bluetooth Controller. Big Picture Mode: Fixed alerts not showing up on Steam web pages. Fixed hidden games showing in All and Library tabs. They now appear in their own tab if applicable. Remote Play: Added a "Connect" button to Remote Play settings for streaming the remote desktop. When streaming VR, the mouse cursor |
| Steam October 2, 2 Oct 4, 2025 |
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 S |
| Steam June 28, 202 Jul 8, 2025 |
General: Improved controller hotplug detection for some third party devices. Reduced steamwebhelper memory usage when launching games or switching to/from Big Picture Mode. Fixed games failing to connect to the Steam process when the Steam process id contains certain values. Fixed game preloads showing 0bps disk activity. Fixed rare steamwebhelper crash when switching to/from Big Picture Mode. Steam Overlay: Fixed links opened from chat window showing in desktop browser rather than overlay browser. Big Picture Mode: Fixed pasting from on-screen keyboard. Server Browser: Fixed bug causing bots to contribute to the player count. Steam Input: Speculative Fix for rare Dualsense Edge gyroscope related bug. Steamworks API: GameOverlayActivated_t is now sent to the current VR app when the SteamVR Dashboard is opened or closed. VR: Fix a case where the Steam Link VR client would get a key mismatch error on stream start. Steam will no longer occasionally reload itself when SteamVR closes |
| Steam May 19, 2025 May 21, 2025 |
General: Improved controller hotplug detection for some third party devices. Reduced steamwebhelper memory usage when launching games or switching to/from Big Picture Mode. Fixed games failing to connect to the Steam process when the Steam process id contains certain values. Fixed game preloads showing 0bps disk activity. Fixed rare steamwebhelper crash when switching to/from Big Picture Mode. Steam Overlay: Fixed links opened from chat window showing in desktop browser rather than overlay browser. Big Picture Mode: Fixed pasting from on-screen keyboard. Server Browser: Fixed bug causing bots to contribute to the player count. Steam Input: Speculative Fix for rare Dualsense Edge gyroscope related bug. Steamworks API: GameOverlayActivated_t is now sent to the current VR app when the SteamVR Dashboard is opened or closed. VR: Fix a case where the Steam Link VR client would get a key mismatch error on stream start. Steam will no longer occasionally reload itself when SteamVR closes |
| Steam Apr 28, 2025 Apr 29, 2025 |
General: Fixed installed DLC not being recognized by some games. Fixed Steam client window not setting maximized state correctly at startup. Disable spellcheck suggestions for CD-Key input fields. Increase timeout before Steam will consider a steamwebhelper process unresponsive to reduce spurious failures when launch time is longer than expected |
| Steam Apr 21, 2025 Apr 28, 2025 |
General: Fixed an issue where changes to notes could be lost when offline. Fixed an issue where only newly taken screenshots would appear in the screenshot list until client restart. Fixed game install dialog showing behind main client window when in small mode. Fixed refresh logon dialog sometimes showing behind main window when you need to provide your password and re-logon. Windows: Improved window snapping behavior to make it easier to pull windows off of edges once snapped. Fixed some cases in-game overlay would scale to a prior splash window size rather than game window size (will fix overlay in Avowed for some users). Steam Cloud: Fixed a condition which could cause Steam to launch a game before all files have been synchronized. Steam Input: Fixed a rare crash when multiple XInput DLLs are loaded by a game. |
