Steam articles

Steam beta adds new in-game performance metrics overlay, can show DLSS frames

TL;DR: Steam Client beta participants can now view detailed performance metrics through the in-game overlay. While it doesn't offer as much data as advanced tools like Afterburner, Valve's new frame rate counter can display both real and AI-generated frames when DLSS or FSR frame generation is enabled.

Borderlands 4 recommended specs call for an RTX 3080 and 32GB RAM

Steam adds Apple Silicon support and new accessibility filters

Stellar Blade becomes Sony's most successful PC port in under 24 hours

Playnite allows you to unify game libraries from multiple platforms and emulators

Steam Next Fest is now live: Here are some of the best demos to try

Did you know that before developing Steam, Valve approached other companies for help? All said no.

A Russian military-endorsed "propaganda game" has just landed on Steam

SteamOS adds support for Lenovo Legion Go, Asus ROG Ally, and other AMD handheld PCs

Valve confirms Steam 2FA leak affecting 89 million users, no passwords compromised

New SteamOS labels show game compatibility beyond Steam Deck

SteamOS beta adds ROG Ally and Legion Go support, new controller compatibility

Epic challenges Steam with zero percent fee for first $1 million per game

A laptop GPU now leads the Valve Steam survey, AMD CPUs reach all-time high

This hidden Steam tool shows exactly how much money you've spent on the platform

AMD hits record CPU share as new top GPU and OS emerge on Steam survey

Steam's DRM was inspired by an exec's nephew and his trusty CD burner

Burned: Valve's founding chief marketing officer, Monica Harrington, recently shared her account of how the company became the leading provider of digital PC games. Harrington pushed for stricter authentication measures after discovering how young players were more than willing to pirate their games.

Microsoft might soon integrate your Steam games into the Windows Xbox app

Hackers exploit Steam demo system to distribute malware, for the second time in a month

PSA: With over 40 million users, Steam is likely an attractive target for hackers, but very few cases of malware have occurred on the storefront over its two-decade history. Although a recent incident isn't as severe as last month's, it suggests that scammers are stepping up their efforts to bypass Valve's security measures.

Valve rolls out SteamOS for more devices, offering a fresh alternative to Windows

Steam survey sees a shake-up as a new top graphics card is revealed

What just happened? There's a new top graphics card on the Steam survey. After seeing a comparatively huge 4% increase in users, the RTX 4060 has replaced the RTX 3060 as the most popular GPU among participants of Valve's survey. There was also an unexpected 5% jump in the number of people using Intel CPUs, which points to February being another one of those months where the results were anomalous.

Monster Hunter Wilds cracks Steam's all-time top 10 within hours of launch

In brief: Monster Hunter, a franchise that once struggled to spread beyond its core Japanese audience on the PSP, is now Capcom's most successful IP. Latest release Monster Hunter Wilds has broken records on Steam and for the company as a whole within 24 hours of launch. Its peak player count almost quadruples the franchise's previous mainline entry.

Steam faces backlash for promoting excessive AI-created games

Half-Life 3 may finally be real - new evidence suggests it's nearly complete

Activision admits to using AI assets in Call of Duty following Steam policy change