A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded.
Note: This client update has been re-released to fix the following:
- Fixed game beta success/failure and dropdown not updating when opting into a password-protected beta branch
- Fixed Big Picture Mode not opening when Steam is set to launch on startup when configured as the default mode
- Fixed a regression in ISteamHTTP talking to servers with ALPN TLS extensions but no HTTP/2 support
- Fixed an issue with non-Steam game controller configs not loading properly
- Fixed an issue where switching games in the controller configurator could show data for the previous game after making an edit
Local Network Game Transfers - Added new feature that allows Steam users to copy existing Steam game installation and update files from one PC to another over a local area network, without having to download and install from a Steam content server on the internet. This reduces internet traffic and can speed up installs or updates.
- Steam users have control over who files can be sent to: self only, friends only, or everyone. The default setting is self only.
- More info about this new feature can be found here
General- Added UI that temporarily replaces the "What's New" section of the Library when pre-purchased games are available to pre-load or install and play
- Added UI at startup for account selection
- Added a "sign out" option to the main menu that removes credentials for the signed in account from the machine
- Fixed a crash when the OS is notifying Steam that it should shutdown
- Improved performance of games when using Steam Workshop APIs
- Refreshed the profile games page with a new style and improved performance
- Fixed crash for some uses of %command% in shortcut launch options
- Fixed quotes surrounding shortcut exe and paths
- Fixed "Steam Library Folder" dialog showing in Downloads settings
- Fixed soundtrack cover art, artist, and track information not appearing in Additional Content section of app details
- Fixed some actions that should have opened external applications, such as a URL in your default browser, that were instead doing nothing
- Fixed a crash loading the standalone controller configurator
- Fixed another issue blocking download of precached shaders
Big Picture Mode- Improved performance in Big Picture Mode when using Nvidia GPUs
- Fixed issue where the old BPM on-screen keyboard would appear at the same time as the new BPM virtual keyboard
- Fixed issue where user could not re-enter a context submenu after backing out of it
- Fixed issue where incoming chat messages would not be delivered properly while in-game
- Reduced flashing in background when scrolling through games on home screen
- Game invites in the Quick Access Menu will now default to opening a context menu to accept the invite rather than navigating to the chat tab and having to hit "Accept" there.
- Added ability to retrieve Steam Runtime System Information for Linux devices
- Improved UI responsiveness when reconnecting to Steam
- Fixed the appearance of jumbled UI that could happen for a second or two when starting Steam
- Removed unclickable area at bottom of the library
- Fixed the ability to rename collections, which was instead being interpreted as navigating the app grid
- Added "Turn Off Steam Link" to the Big Picture power menu
- Fixed crash when in a voice chat
- Fixed crash when authorizing a microtransaction purchase in the overlay
- Fixed the Play button stealing focus when a game is launching
- Fixed "Find games to play with friends" not working in Big Picture Mode
- Constrain the width of settings, chat, and other non-grid based views when on larger monitors
- Fixed the screen remaining blurred after a "What's New" post was dismissed
- Fixed some issues where a game window was not focused properly after launching it on Windows 10 or 11.
- Fixed an issue where Steam was not focused properly after exiting a game
- Fixed misalignment of loading throbber after logging in.
- Fixed universal search not applying mature content filtering preferences
Steam Input- Added support for the Sony DualSense Edge controller including support for remapping of the rear buttons.
- Added a loading throbber when waiting on Steam Cloud to update
- Improved the latency of querying the workshop in the Configuration Browser and fix issues with configurations popping-in or opening the wrong tab because results weren't fully received
- Added a loading throbber that shows while the Configuration Browser workshop query is running
- Fixed PS5 edge settings leaking into PS5 controller
- Fixed Steam Link app mobile touch gyro not working
- Fixed crash exiting deadzone visualization
- Fixed the physical input visualization only looking at the first connected controller
- Fixed rumble for Nintendo Joy-Con controllers
- Added support for the Razer Wolverine V2 controllers
- Added the ability to reset the device input mapping in new Big Picture
- Added the ability to install and uninstall the Windows Xbox Enhanced Features driver to the new Big Picture controller settings
- Updated the Windows Xbox Enhanced Features driver with the following changes:
- Added support for Xbox Series X controllers connected via the Xbox Wireless Adapter
- Fixed delay detecting hotplugged USB controllers, occasionally causing duplicate controllers in Steam
- Fixed interference with the Victrix Control Hub after the driver has been uninstalled
- Fixed Logitech F310 controller input on macOS and Linux
- Added mapping for DualSense Edge Wireless Controller on Linux (note that advanced feature support require Steam to be able to access the /dev/hidraw* devices)
- Fixed unintended inversion of Gyroscope Roll Axis on Steam Deck
- Added some optimization around DualSense adaptive trigger effects interaction with the Bluetooth stack
Steam Deck- Move advanced HDR options to Developer Settings
- Streamable games are now included in the "Ready to play" game filter, though the default action is still to install them locally.
- Fixed a bug preventing some Demo apps that store files under the full-game App ID from uploading to Steam Cloud from Steam Deck devices
- Stop prompting users to register for Steam Deck rewards if they have chosen the "Ignore Forever" option
- Fixed some transparency issues with the background in the in-game overlay.
A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded.
General- Reverted back to old Game Info dialog that is accessible from the Friends List
- Reduced startup time for users with tens of thousands of games in their library
- Fixed a cause of Steam library, chat and Big Picture Mode browser windows showing all black or not rendering.
- Fixed crash when opening Steam store
- Fixed crash on startup when an internal Steam browser window fails creation
- Fixed Steam library becoming unusable after applying a controller configuration
Big Picture Mode- The Virtual Keyboard in the Overlay now remembers its last position
- Added F11 as a hotkey to toggle between windowed and fullscreen
- Added alt-enter as a hotkey to exit Big Picture Mode
- Added fast jump by letter to BPM library
- Added settings for initial location to show keyboard on desktop and in Steam overlay
- Added settings option to enable/disable UI sounds
- Removed UI that prompted users if they wanted to participate in the Steam Deck Verified program when in normal BPM
- Report a Bug in the Quick Access menu now links to the Big Picture discussions instead of the Steam Deck discussions
- Fixed Chord Hint Screen remaining shown after holding the guide button to turn off a controller in some scenarios
- Fixed Big Picture Mode window not re-opening from double-clicking or selecting system tray menu options
- Fixed Big Picture Mode window not displaying properly due to web GPU acceleration being disabled
- Fixed issue where exiting Big Picture Mode would log out of Steam Chat
- Fixed small movement of Virtual Keyboard when pressing shift in some themes
- Fixed Control-1/Control-2 hotkeys not working on Linux
Steam Input- Fixed some inputs not showing up for the Steam Link App Touchscreen controller
- Fixed several instances of Left Bumper/Trigger glyphs having the wrong background image
- Fixed issue where a Team Fortress 2 Steam Controller startup sound was missing
- Fixed some issues with Nintendo switch gyro drift calibration
A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded.
General- Replaced launch option dialog with new UI that includes a checkbox to remember the user's selection - this selection can be changed in game properties
- Changing download regions no longer requires restarting the Steam client
- Further optimizations to load times for users with large game libraries
- Fixed intermittent browser crash when closing Update news dialog
- Fixed the controller settings tab not showing up in the game properties menu
- Fixed DLC hover on game details page being cropped
- Fixed several issues related to popup dialogs being sized incorrectly
- Fixed issue with duplicate streaming dialogs appearing on Mac & Linux
- Fixed background images on a collection on the app details page not being clipped correctly
Big Picture Mode- New Big Picture Mode has been made the default experience. For compatibility purposes, old Big Picture can be accessed by using the command-line option "-oldbigpicture". Note that this functionality will be removed in a future update.
- Added support for switching the primary monitor on Windows in Settings -> Display -> Preferred Display
- Added an option to start in windowed mode under Settings => Display => Big Picture Mode => Windowed
- Added pinned notifications for new inventory items, trade offers, async game turns, moderator messages, offline chat messages, and help request replies in Quick Access > Notifications
- Added up/down cursor keys to onscreen keyboard, press shift then left/right cursor to use
- Added ability to move the standalone & overlay keyboard
- Added option to turn off controllers when exiting BPM
- Added setting for controller idle > turn off timeout
- Added a quick guided tour for new Big Picture
- Added notification when a Xbox controller is plugged in, but the Guide button is disabled (which prevents bringing up the Steam main menu and other functionality like chords)
- Allow onscreen keyboard to be activated while in New Big Picture Mode and Steam window is not focused
- Implemented Steam Controller dongle pairing
- UI Digital Navigation Key Repeats are faster
- Show icons for partial/full controller support, VR Support, or Mouse & KB only support in Library when a game portrait is focused or hovered
- Center the navigation column in the Overlay vertically to match the rest of the main menu
- Detect focus shifting away from the BPM window faster and reduce instances of navigation going to BPM after starting a game
- Cursor is now hidden when in gamepad-navigation mode in Big Picture
- Various fixes to make the UI scale better in higher resolutions
- Fixed some issues completing purchases through some payment providers
- Fixed a rare crash exiting BPM
- Fixed a case where disconnecting a controller while navigating would not cancel repeating movements
- Fixed the new Big Picture Mode overlay being incorrectly sized when the monitor is set to display scaling other than 100%
- Fixed overlay scaling when resizing game window
- Fixed issue where a browser opened by a game was sticking around after closing the overlay
- Fixed launch options dialog not closing when cancelling game launch
- Fixed issues w/ digital navigation getting stuck on text boxes when using a physical keyboard
- Fixed some issues using the virtual keyboard Paste button outside of a web context
- Fixed issue where the virtual keyboard would continuously be made visible after exiting a game
- Fixed issue viewing the hardware survey web page after submitting results
- Fixed the "Start in Big Picture Mode" setting not updating
- Fixed issue opting in to some game beta branches
- Fixed Big Picture window being incorrect size when moving it to a different display with win+shift+arrow key
- Fixed problem where setting certain library filters in Big Picture Mode could cause those games to become hidden when switching back to desktop
- Fixed an issue with detecting game windows on Linux
- Fixed "a" and "c" keystrokes on the app details page triggering an animation
Steam Input- Controller configuration browsing screen can now preview configurations and the selection processes now previews then applies instead of directly selecting the configuration
- Added a search tab to the controller layout browser screen
- Added direct navigation to controller inputs and modes from the preview screen
- Added upper grips as an option for mode shifts
- Added support for the Armor-X Pro gamepad in PS4 mode
- Added a specific XBox Elite layout preview page
- Added a specific Switch Pro layout preview page
- Added support for the ThrustMaster eSwap PRO Controller Xbox
- Show controller settings in app properties game for non-Steam games
- Gyro Calibration Rework: Calibration Calculates an anti-drift value as normal, but also records Gyro and Accelerometer noise while stationary, so that Always-On Auto Calibration (toggle to enable) is more discerning, and should only recalculate anti-drift when on a stable surface
- Controller configurator now groups commands if they are attached to the same input
- Changed controller mode sliders to default to larger step sizes that match the old BPM interface and added footer button to switch to "fine adjustment" mode with smaller step sizes
- Reworked the layout of the mode settings page to show more content
- Generate Steam Input API origins for some virtual menu modes that were missing them
- Handle errors better and fix some cases where configs would no longer load
- On larger screens combine the keyboard and numpad tabs of the choose binding screen
- Remember the last active tab in the choose binding screen and open to that instead always using the tab w/ the current binding value
- Improved Layout Preview for Nintendo Switch Joycon Left/Right/Pair
- Filtered Mode Shift button options to only show available buttons based on the controller type
- Nintendo Switch SL/SR buttons now show up as Bumpers for single Joycons or Grip buttons for a JoyCon Pair
- Joycon individual/pair Gyro now displays and functions properly
- Fixed an issue with the Joystick Deadzone sliders having delayed input
- Fixed an issue w/ enabling Gyro for Switch controllers
- Fixed long delay at startup when the Razer Huntsman Elite keyboard is plugged in
- Fixed the Logitech G29 controller showing up as a gamepad instead of a wheel
- Fixed the XBox layout preview page layout having some incorrect items and missing others
- Fixed issue where Steam Controller joysticks would have unintended input during Steam Button chords
- Fixed long delay at startup when Razer keyboards are connected
- Fixed crash with games that use "Windows Gaming Input"
- Fixed issue w/ Joystick Deadzone visualization not updating
- Fixed some cases where some languages could have text overflow in choose binding screen
- Fixed chord activator options for XBox and XBox Elite controller types
- Fixed Capture button icon not being displayed for Joycon Pair
- Fixed the Switch Pro Layout Preview not showing the gyro
Remote Play- Fixed audio crackling and loss when streaming from Linux
Linux- Fixed a crash on Linux in libaudio
- Fixed crash when taking screenshots through the overlay
- Fixed closing non-Steam shortcuts via the overlay when two or more are running
- Fixed some errors causing the Library not to render properly
Mac- Fixed close button on macOS Steam login window
Note: This update was re-released Jan 26 to fix redeeming purchased game content.
A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded.
New Big Picture Mode- Fixed gamepad focus issues in Steam store
- Fixed footer buttons sometimes not appearing in Steam store
A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded.
General- Fixed display of the Update News and other popup dialogs w/ GPU accelerated rendering disabled
- Fixed size of content in Update news dialog when running with Windows text scaling >100%
Steam Input- Change the "add command" and "add subcommand" options to take you directly to the binding screen
- Fixed an issue introduced in a recent update to the old Big Picture configurator causing the names of new virtual menu bindings to be displayed incorrectly
- Fixed controllers being treated as Xbox One controllers by default when defining their layout
- Fixed the L3/R3 buttons not being detected for some third party PS3 controllers
- Added Left and Right Stick Deflection as an option for Gyro Activation Buttons. Stick deflection is no longer considered a part of "Touch" (Cap Sense) on SteamDeck.
- Fixed rumble for Switch Pro Controllers attached over USB
New Big Picture Mode- Fixed display of the new Big Picture Mode window with w/ GPU accelerated rendering disabled
- Added confirmation dialogs for the power menu options to restart and shutdown your PC
- Fixed a case where switching Virtual Menus w/ an action set, layer, or modeshift could cause them to stop working in the new Big Picture Mode overlay
- Fixed crash when touching gift or new inventory item notification
- Fixed "show password" toggle to show/hide the password
- Fixed On Screen Keyboard no longer showing when requested by the game or Proton
- Fixed an issue where context menus would not properly highlight focused items
- Fixed crash when exiting a 1-on-1 voice chat
- Fixed an issue where notification toasts would fail to appear
Remote Play- Fixed getting the wrong personalization (colors, etc.) for streaming PS4 controllers
- Fixed streaming Bluetooth controllers not turning off
Linux- Fixed overlay causing crashes on some native games (Borderlands 2)
Note: This update was re-released to fix a browser crash on Linux.
A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded.
New Big Picture Mode- Updated Big Picture is now available for testing. You can read more about it in this blog post. Modify your Steam client shortcut and add -gamepadui on the command-line to automatically start Steam in the new Big Picture Mode. Alternatively, pass -newbigpicture to start in Desktop mode and have access to the new Big Picture Mode at any time.
General- Reduced client startup times for users with large game libraries
- Fixed issue where launching a game would take longer to start if there was no network connection
- Fixed VR flags not showing up in app details for some games
- Center the popup controller configurator window when viewing controller layout
- Fixed circular download progress indicator being broken in game entry list
- Fixed downloads page crashing when starting in offline mode
- Downloads page now properly responds to online/offline status
- Updated “Steam News” popup dialog (again)
Sign In- Fix a case where if the sign-in UI had cached credentials which had become invalid, it could get stuck and not accept valid credentials thereafter
- Fixed an input focus bug requiring an initial click on the sign in UI before you could type your username or password
- Fixed issues with dragging or closing the sign in window, and related display scaling issues, on computers with nonstandard desktop scaling
- Fixed an edge case in handling of invalid cached credentials affecting reauthentication
- Fixed issue with sign in refresh UI when the user had already signed in once during the current session.
Steam Input- Gyro Enabling: The "Touch" option is now available to controllers which do not have capacitive touch sensors - Moving joysticks out of their deadzone now counts as a "Touch".
- All controller types can each now optionally choose to use a Nintendo-style layout. This flips the A and B button and X and Y button universally in Steam and in games.
- The Xbox extended features driver has been updated for Windows 11
- Fixed hang when the Amazon Luna controller rumbles on macOS
- Fixed issue with the touch binding in As Mouse mode releasing before the end of a swipe
Remote Play- Fixed occasional long hitches during Windows desktop capture
- Fixed glyphs for third party Nintendo controllers while streaming
SteamVR- Fixed issue that caused some OpenXR app images to not appear properly in SteamVR
Note: This update was re-released later in the day on October 18th to help reduce the number of server calls made by the client.
A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded.
Library- Added a section to display a rollup of new DLC and other game content that has been released since you last visited a game's library page. Once visible, this section will automatically hide after a short period of time.
- Rebuilt how featured game news is displayed on library game pages. It is now displayed as a featured post at the top of the activity feed to improve readability and reduce the required work for game devs. The entry is shown for a short period of time before returning to its chronological spot in the activity feed.
- Updated the presentation of the new DLC added to your account section on library game pages.
- Changed how major updates are displayed in the library activity section to make them easier to find.
A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded.
New Steam Sign In UI- Now enabled for all users
- QR Code sign in now available
- Read this announcement for more details
Sign In UI- Fixed username and password fields flashing briefly at the end of a successful sign in
- Fixed automated login with credentials provided on the command line
- Fixed Steam Guard code input accepting and potentially submitting with invalid characters
- Fixed confirmation-based mobile sign-ins not successfully approving login when client asked for Steam Guard code instead
- Added explicit messaging for failures related to too many retries
A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded.
Sign In UI- Updated sign in UI look and feel
Games to Play Together- Allow friend search by nickname or persona name
- Include free to play games that have been played by the friend in Games to Play Together filters
- Fixed issue with “Find Games to Play with Friends” showing games that your friend is sharing with you
Library- Fixed text display cropping issue with library filter tags
Steam Cloud- Fixed showing “Cloud Sync Failure” dialog on game launch when in Offline mode
In-Game Overlay- Improve overlay responsiveness in some edge cases for users with large friends lists or large numbers of incoming friends requests.
Remote Play- Fixed rare cases of keyboard input arriving out of order
Note: This update was re-released on September 28 to update and fix localization entries.
A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded.
Games to Play Together- You can now add Friends as a filter under Advanced Filtering in your Library. It will show games you have in common.
- Right-click on any user in Chat or your Friends List to Find Games to Play Together and it will auto-populate your filter while also applying the Multiplayer tag.
- Right-click a Group Chat header to do the same with smaller group chats or voice channels (8 members or less)
General- In-game purchases on Mac and Linux will now use the updated purchase approval dialog
- Reduced network usage at startup
- Fixed issue causing games which are currently updating to not change to playable when going into Offline Mode unless Steam is restarted
- Fixed link to downloads page not appearing at client startup if no downloads are ongoing
- Fixed input of characters using AltGr on Windows in the Steam Login dialog and Steam Chat and web browsers in the Steam Overlay
- Fixed community broadcast pop-out and closing of the mini-player view
- Fixed client update dialog sometimes failing to display update notes
- Updated embedded Chromium build in Steam to 85.0.4183.121
Remote Play- Greatly improved capture performance in Vulkan games
- Fixed Remote Play launch hanging when the remote game had a cloud sync pending
- Fixed black screen when streaming to a Linux computer
Steam Input- Steam no longer ignores PS4 controllers when DS4Windows is running, allowing DS4Windows to remap them normally
- Added support for the Hori Fighting Stick α
- Added support for Kinvoca Joy-Cons controllers
- Default the names of generic gamepads to the device name reported over USB
- Fixed not being able to press the mic button on PS5 controllers
- Fixed displaying the name of Nintendo Online NES controllers
- Fix an issue where Switch controllers could show up w/ a duplicate device
- Fixed issues w/ Alt-Tabbing via Guide Button Chords
- Added experimental support for PS3 controllers on macOS
- Bring various bug fixes from the Steam Deck beta branch to fix those while streaming from the Desktop client
- FlickStick Upgrade (inherited from CS:GO)
- New angle snapping options for initial Flick-Turns (None, 180, 90, 60, 45, Forward Deadzone Angle).
- Tunable Forward Deadzone Angle.
- Rapid consecutive Flick-Turns will be fully respected (the previous Flick-Turn was interrupted in the last version)
- Flick-Turn Duration becomes a tunable smoothing factor (low pass filter), instead of a fixed duration. The time to complete a turn is relative to the size of the angle being turned.
- Flick-Turn is smoothed based on how far the stick is thrown past the inner deadzone, for a less "surprising" Flick-Turn threshold.
- Sensitivity Setting becomes "Pixels Per Revolution" (This setting was previously pixels per half revolution).
- Sweep rotation sensitivity and smoothing can be tuned independent of Flick-Turn.
- More gradual rotation when stick is partially-thrown
Steam Overlay- Fixed web browser crash when loading certain blank URLs
macOS- Fixed incorrect placement of "Restore Window" button when client window is maximized
Linux- Fix entering characters in Steam Overlay that use an AltGr key sequence
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