Neowin News Feed for: Steam

Nearly 70% of Steam users now run Windows 11

Taras Buria — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:38:01 +0000

According to Valve, Windows 11 is the go-to operating system on Steam, and its market share has now reached nearly 70%. Read more...

Ubuntu brings stable Arm64 Steam Snap to Linux users for improved hardware gaming

Paul Hill — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:30:02 +0000

Gaming on Arm-based Linux systems just got a major boost. Canonical's new stable Steam Snap opens up PC gaming across a range of Qualcomm and Nvidia hardware. Read more...

Steam tags update brings additions like Bullet Heaven, but removes NSFW, LEGO, and more

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 18 May 2026 22:36:01 +0000

The robust game tagging system on Steam is getting an update after a couple of years, bringing new additions, removals, and modifications. Read more...

Valve shows off Steam Community Market overhaul, wants your feedback

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 13 May 2026 12:18:01 +0000

The next upgrade Valve is making to the Steam store is aimed at the community market, where users can buy and sell in-game items of some titles. Read more...

Forza Horizon 6 is now available for preload on all platforms

Taras Buria — Tue, 12 May 2026 19:34:02 +0000

Following an unfortunate leak, Playground Games has opened Forza Horizon 6 preloads for those who purchased the game on PC. Read more...

Looks like Forza Horizon 6 just leaked on Steam, letting pirates play it already

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sun, 10 May 2026 20:32:01 +0000

Microsoft is set to release Forza Horizon 6 later this month, but it seems a mishap on the Steam version has published the game early. Read more...

Valve cracks down on Steam Controller scalpers, introduces reservation system

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 07 May 2026 19:08:01 +0000

Buying a Steam Controller will require additional steps, as Valve is cracking down on resellers for upcoming stock refreshes. Read more...

Day one demand for Steam Controller brings down Steam store, and stocks are already gone

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 04 May 2026 18:57:28 +0000

The newly released Steam Controller wasn't in stock for long, with demand even managing to affect the entire Steam store for a while. Read more...

Valve: 67.74% of Steam users run Windows 11

Taras Buria — Sun, 03 May 2026 18:14:01 +0000

Valve has released the latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey data, showing Windows 11's continuous climb among the gaming audience. Read more...

Valve's new Steam Controller will have a hefty price tag according to leak

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:38:01 +0000

Valve has been rather quiet about its upcoming hardware ventures, but a leak may have just spilled the beans on the Steam Controller's price. Read more...

Disney delists 15 more classic games from Steam without an explanation

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:08:01 +0000

Lately, Disney has been quietly removing a bunch of its games from Steam. The latest wave of delistings includes Star Wars games, movie tie-ins, and more classics. Read more...

Valve is revamping Steam Workshop to improve mod discovery and Steam Deck support

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:26:01 +0000

Steam Workshop, Valve's hugely popular modding platform, is getting a revamp to make browsing and filtering easier, work better with Steam Deck, and more. Read more...

Windows 11 continues dominating gaming audience

Taras Buria — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:38:02 +0000

Valve has released the latest results of its monthly Hardware & Software Survey, showing Windows 11's continuous dominance among gamers. Read more...

SteamOS gets massive 3.8 preview update, here's what is new

Usama Jawad — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 03:28:01 +0000

Valve releases a substantial SteamOS update loaded with fixes, upgrades, and improvements across the entire platform. Read more...

Steam Spring Sale 2026 brings heavy discounts for thousands of games

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:44:01 +0000

The Steam Spring Sale 2026 has just opened its doors. Outside of the usual discounts, the Deep Discounts section is touting massive sales for Call of Duty, Star Wars: Jedi, and more. Read more...

Death Stranding 2 PC version leaks on Steam, letting pirates play early

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:30:01 +0000

It looks like pirates are playing Death Stranding 2 on PC ahead of the launch, just as the game is about to ditch its PlayStation 5 exclusivity officially. Read more...

Steam will let you attach your PC specs to game reviews

Taras Buria — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:38:01 +0000

Valve has released a new version of the Steam Beta client with some useful changes, including the ability to let everyone know your computer's specs. Read more...

Valve: Over 66% of Steam users now run Windows 11

Taras Buria — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:36:01 +0000

Valve's latest hardware and software survey shows that Windows 11 continues climbing in popularity, but Windows 10 is not giving up just yet. Read more...

Windows 11 crushes Windows 10 on Steam

Taras Buria — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 10:16:01 +0000

Many people want to stay on Windows 10, but among gamers, Windows 11 continues crushing its now-unsupported predecessor. Read more...

AMD and Steam Deck continue to drive Linux gaming adoption on Steam

Paul Hill — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 04:08:01 +0000

AMD CPUs hit a record 71.93% usage among Linux gamers, while the Steam Deck now accounts for over one-fifth of the total Linux GPU market. Read more...

Steam goes down as outage hits the platform amid its big annual sale

Taras Buria — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 19:06:01 +0000

An unlucky Steam outage has hit, preventing users from logging in, browsing the store, and more, right in the midst of the big annual sale. Read more...

Valve ends 32-bit Steam support as the app becomes 64-bit only

Taras Buria — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 10:56:01 +0000

The latest Steam update brings important changes for those still using 32-bit Windows installations. Read more...

Steam Winter Sale of 2025 begins, ushers in thousands of discounts across the store

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:36:02 +0000

Valve has kicked off the final Steam sale of 2025, offering PC gamers thousands of games, DLC, and more to pick up at deep discounts during the Winter Sale. Read more...

Steam Replay 2025 is live to check out your PC gaming highlights of the year

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 22:44:01 +0000

Steam Replay is back for 2025, letting you see just where your PC gaming journey on the Valve platform took you in the past 12 months. Read more...

Windows 11 reaches new all-time high on Steam, climbing over 65%

Taras Buria — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:16:01 +0000

Valve's latest hardware and software survey results are here, showing the ever-increasing market share of Windows 11. Read more...

The Steam Awards 2025 kicks off, letting you nominate PC games for 11 categories

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:56:01 +0000

Valve has brought back its awards event right on schedule. The Steam Awards 2025 has 11 categories PC gamers can vote on before the finalists get chosen next month. Read more...

Valve goes all in on hardware, announces new VR headset, controller, and SteamOS console

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:04:08 +0000

Steam Hardware is now official, with Valve unveiling three pieces of new hardware today that include a wireless VR headset, a controller, and something big. Read more...

Wider Steam store pages are now rolling out to everyone as Valve targets the front page next

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 20:46:01 +0000

Steam users may have already noticed a change to store pages when browsing the platform. Valve is officially rolling out the updated style to everyone now. Read more...

Steam now has a calendar to give you personalized game recommendations

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:18:01 +0000

Valve has unveiled a Steam calendar it is developing for PC gamers. Using wishlist data, this is meant to recommend upcoming games that they might like. Read more...

Steam servers currently down as Valve's gaming platform goes out globally

Sayan Sen — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 17:28:01 +0000

Steam is currently down and out, as users worldwide are reporting they are unable to access Valve's gaming platform as a result of a possible global outage. Read more...

Windows 11 gets to new all-time high on Steam as users leave Windows 10 behind

Taras Buria — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:18:01 +0000

With the end of Windows 10 support less than two weeks ahead, the gaming audience continues to upgrade to Windows 11. Read more...

Steam Autumn Sale is back, discounting thousands of PC games for a week

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:46:01 +0000

The next major Steam sale of the year is here, offering PC gamers a whole week to grab their favorites for cheap from the Steam Autumn Sale. Read more...

Valve adds Secure Boot and TPM checks to Steam on Windows

Taras Buria — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:46:01 +0000

Windows 11 is not the only thing that mandates TPM and Secure Boot. Some modern games also require these features, and Valve makes it easier for you to check if your PC has them. Read more...

Valve slashes Steam Deck price by 20% for Autumn Sale

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 22:50:01 +0000

Valve has kicked off a surprise sale for its hit handheld gaming PC, Steam Deck. The device is now 20% cheaper to purchase, with the sale running for a couple of weeks. Read more...

Valve is ending Steam support on certain Windows 10 versions

Taras Buria — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:42:02 +0000

Windows 10 support is ending soon, but Valve does not plan to drop the outgoing operating system yet. However, the situation is different for those on specific Windows 10 versions. Read more...

Borderlands 4 breaks franchise records on Steam, but negative user reviews pile up

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:30:01 +0000

Gearbox is enjoying a massive launch for Borderlands 4, with the Steam version alone setting series records. The user reviews are not happy, though. Read more...

Valve updates Steam client with better performance, new customization tab, and more

David Uzondu — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:24:01 +0000

A new Steam Client update has arrived, bringing the usual bug fixes along with a new customization tab in the library and more improvements. Read more...

Windows 11 climbs to new all-time high on Steam

Taras Buria — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:58:01 +0000

Windows 11 keeps attracting new users among gamers, and Valve reports that the operating system has reached a new all-time high market share. Read more...

Steam rolls out new age verification system for PC gamers in the United Kingdom

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 18:40:01 +0000

Steam is the latest platform to roll out an age verification system for users in the United Kingdom. Valve says it opted for a method that focuses on user privacy. Read more...

Valve is changing Steam store pages to benefit larger monitor owners

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:20:01 +0000

Valve is bringing more overhauls to Steam store pages, including how content is displayed and video embeds in the description. Read more...