Valve has announced that Steam will soon stop supporting 32-bit Windows operating systems, but if you're worried that might mean you, don't fret: it almost certainly doesn't. In a news post, Valve…
September 18, 2025 | 11:33 EDT
After many years of waiting, Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally out, but you may have a little trouble actually buying the game, because it appears to be crashing the digital storefronts on which it'…
September 4, 2025 | 10:48 EDT
Steam has introduced age verification for UK users, with mature pages on the storefront now requiring valid credit card details showing that you're 18 or over to access. As revealed in a new FAQ,…
August 29, 2025 | 11:38 EDT
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has issued a statement regarding recent adult game bans on platforms like Steam and Itch.io, calling for "greater transparency and fairness" in…
July 29, 2025 | 10:44 EDT
Solo game dev Cara Cadaver has revealed that her indie horror game Vile: Exhumed has been banned from Steam, and having played the game myself, I can tell you the reason is...a little strange.…
July 28, 2025 | 02:18 EDT
Squad 22: ZOV, a tactical RTS that appears to have the official support of the Russian military, has appeared on Steam, and although it's free to play, that very fact is arguably pretty concerning.…
May 28, 2025 | 12:31 EDT
Infold Games has announced the Infinity Nikki Steam release date, with the cozy open-world adventure on its way to Valve's platform later this month. Back in February, Infold revealed that Infinity…
April 11, 2025 | 10:56 EDT
Popular geographical guessing game GeoGuessr is making its way to Steam, so you'll soon be able to completely fail to guess where on earth a random muddy field is through Valve's platform. Per a…
March 25, 2025 | 12:15 EDT
Assassin's Creed Shadows, the latest game in the long-running Assassin's Creed series of stealth action-adventure games, has launched to the franchise's highest Steam player count of all time. As…
March 24, 2025 | 10:38 EDT
Toby Fox's classic RPG Undertale has reached a new Steam player count record almost ten years after its initial release, and it's probably all down to a remarkable Steam sale discount. As spotted by…
March 17, 2025 | 09:22 EDT
EA and Hazelight Studios' latest release Split Fiction has already climbed its way through the publisher's Steam charts, and the co-op action-adventure game is now the second most-played EA game on…
March 7, 2025 | 11:54 EST
PC gaming platform Steam has broken another major concurrent player milestone, and this one's a big one, likely driven by the success of games like the recently-released Monster Hunter Wilds. As…
March 3, 2025 | 08:20 EST
Monster Hunter Wilds has debuted to record Steam player numbers, shattering previous records for both the Monster Hunter franchise and Capcom as a whole on the platform. Per SteamDB, the game…
February 28, 2025 | 08:56 EST
Valve's first-person shooter Counter-Strike 2 has hit its highest player count since May 2023, and it isn't really clear why that's happened. Counter-Strike 2 was surprise-released in September 2023…
February 17, 2025 | 09:22 EST
Infold Games has announced that an Infinity Nikki Steam release is on the way, so you're in luck if you've been wanting to add the cozy open-world adventure to your library on Valve's app. In a…
February 14, 2025 | 09:57 EST
Players are starting to get their hands on the early access (as distinct from Early Access) release of Civilization 7, and while the numbers are pretty impressive even for an iconic franchise like…
February 6, 2025 | 11:42 EST
Valve has implemented a new feature on Steam that displays a warning when an Early Access game hasn't been updated in a while, but it looks like the feature might still need a few tweaks before it's…
February 5, 2025 | 09:36 EST
Nvidia has announced that it's bringing a native GeForce Now app to Steam Deck devices later this year, allowing you to access the cloud gaming subscription service on your handheld device more…
January 7, 2025 | 10:26 EST
Open-world survival-crafter Rust has managed to hit a new all-time player count record on Steam, despite the fact that the game is nearing its seventh anniversary (and it's been out for even longer…
January 3, 2025 | 09:03 EST
Open-world survival-crafter The Forest has hit a new concurrent Steam player count record a full ten years after the game's original release in Early Access, and it's all thanks to the ongoing Steam…
December 26, 2024 | 10:32 EST
Sega has announced that 2006 fighting game Virtua Fighter 5 is getting a Steam release, and it comes complete with a number of enhancements, including one that's very important to the fighting game…
November 22, 2024 | 11:25 EST
Spike Chunsoft has announced that roguelike RPG Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island, which proved pretty popular on Switch, is officially heading to PC via Steam. In a…
November 20, 2024 | 10:30 EST
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is being hit with extremely negative reviews on Steam after seemingly launching with extensive server issues, with users pointing to server loops, excessive loading…
November 20, 2024 | 09:41 EST
Half-Life 2 player numbers on Steam have shot up following an anniversary update released last week, resulting in the game reaching its highest concurrent Steam player count since its release. A…
November 18, 2024 | 09:16 EST
The Anti-Defamation League has released a new report which claims that digital distribution platform Steam is "rife with extremism and antisemitism", with the report also claiming it's identified "…
November 15, 2024 | 08:44 EST
Monster Hunter Wilds' open beta period has begun, and despite the fact that this isn't even a full game release, it's already broken Steam player records for the franchise as a whole. A quick look…
November 1, 2024 | 09:09 EDT
Valve has announced that developers who want to put their games on Steam will need to disclose whether those games are using any kind of kernel-level anti-cheat software going forward. Announcing…
October 31, 2024 | 09:57 EDT
Argonaut Games, the newly-revived developer behind the upcoming Croc: Legend of the Gobbos remaster, has announced that the reworked version of the game won't be coming to Steam on PC. In a press…
October 24, 2024 | 11:30 EDT
Steam Next Fest is drawing to a close and I’ve had the opportunity to try out a number of interesting indie games thanks to the over 3,000 demos. Many of them are interesting, and there are so many…
October 22, 2024 | 10:00 EDT
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero has launched to the Dragon Ball series' highest Steam player count ever, and it's not even a close call. Bandai Namco and Spike Chunsoft's latest Dragon Ball fighter…
October 11, 2024 | 11:36 EDT
A new update for downsized survival game Grounded has been released, and if you're not a fan of having to sign into your Microsoft account when you play on Steam, this is the update for you. Per the…
October 1, 2024 | 12:08 EDT
Steam has broken yet another user count record, thanks in large part to the astonishing (and, perhaps most importantly, continuing) success of single-player action RPG Black Myth: Wukong. As noted…
August 26, 2024 | 10:11 EDT
Soulslike action RPG Black Myth: Wukong has only been out for a handful of hours, but it's already soared past every other game on Steam to snag the platform's highest-ever 24-hour player count peak…
August 20, 2024 | 08:22 EDT
According to a new report, Valve's immensely popular multiplayer shooter Counter-Strike 2 has already made a staggering amount of money in 2024, and the year is nowhere near done yet. Per…
August 14, 2024 | 09:39 EDT
Valve has announced a new Steam update which will overhaul the way demos work on the storefront, so you should start seeing some changes to demos soon. The update isn't a client-side one, so you won…
July 26, 2024 | 09:51 EDT
Steam shattered its concurrent user record again over the weekend, with the total number of players enjoying games through Steam reaching almost 37 million amid a summer sale that's offering some…
July 1, 2024 | 09:31 EDT
Valve has announced a new suite of Steam game recording tools which will allow you to record, clip, and share game footage directly within Steam. Per an official announcement, the aptly-named Steam…
June 27, 2024 | 10:39 EDT
Valve is being sued by a UK law firm to the tune of £656m (around $840m) over claims that the Steam service is ripping off consumers owing to unfair price parity obligations. Per the BBC, UK law…
June 12, 2024 | 11:48 EDT
Let's take a quick look at the current chart of most-played Steam games, shall we? Counter-Strike 2, yep. Dota 2, of course. PUBG and Apex Legends, naturally. Banana? Uhh...what? It's true: right…
June 11, 2024 | 09:40 EDT
Square Enix has revealed that the Kingdom Hearts series is making its way to Steam next month, marking the first time it's been available outside of the Epic Games Store on PC. In a blog post…
May 21, 2024 | 07:48 EDT
Publisher Hooded Horse and developer Slavic Magic have announced that Manor Lords sales crossed a major milestone within the game's first day on release. Manor Lords finally launched on Friday, and…
April 29, 2024 | 10:32 EDT
A new report created by Totally Human Media has revealed just how much generative AI is being used on Steam, or at least how many games disclose using AI. This report found that at least one thousand…
April 25, 2024 | 05:08 EDT
Today Valve announced Steam Family, an overhauled family sharing and parental control suite for Steam users. According to the announcement, the new set of features is already available in beta, and…
March 18, 2024 | 05:34 EDT
Today Nexon announced that its upcoming action RPG Vindictus: Defying Fate is getting a public pre-alpha playtest soon, letting everyone try a build of the game freely. Players will have access to…
March 7, 2024 | 11:54 EST
Today Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that the excellent Ghost of Tsushima is finally coming to a PC near you. We're getting the Director's Cut version, including the Iki Island expansion…
March 6, 2024 | 11:38 EST
Steam has allowed you to set your library as private for quite a while, yet, it was an all-or-nothing setting that forced you to choose between privacy and sharing across all of your games. This has…
March 4, 2024 | 10:28 EST
For those who love Japanese games, a new feature page has been launched on Steam to promote games made in Japan. The "Made in Japan Games Market" page can already be found on Steam and features…
March 4, 2024 | 12:30 EST
Today Bethesda announced that a new patch for its RPG Starfield will enter its beta phase on Steam next week. According to the announcement made on X (formerly Twitter), the update will include…
February 2, 2024 | 01:11 EST