Apr 1
Steam Store Home: A refresh
Steam News - jays

We're giving the Steam store home a refresh, and you can try it out now by opting into the latest Steam beta within your desktop client.

The updated design is our latest work in making improvements across the Steam store, like the game page updates we made a few months ago. The new layout aims to make it even easier for you to find new games by displaying more content and information. We're now displaying higher resolution game art for better visual clarity. Those of you with higher resolution monitors will notice the new store home is wider and more responsive. If you're viewing the store home on Steam Deck or in Big Picture mode you'll also see these updates.

Updates

  • Overall Design Refresh: Over the years we've introduced new sections and added new ways for you to discover and learn about games, and this update aims to make the store home feel more cohesive. Each section has a distinct set of tools and information to give users many ways to explore the diverse catalog of games on Steam. A goal of this visual refresh is to strike a balance between providing more consistency in UI elements, while allowing the unique nature of each section to show through.

  • Featured & Recommended: There is now more detailed information highlighting the reason a game is being recommended to you; plus a user review round-up.  When hovering over a game's cover art, the game's micro-trailer will play for a quick peak at the action. We also added a sneak-peek of the adjacent games in the carousel.

  • Option to disable: Micro-trailer hovers and animated marketing assets can be disabled in Store Settings for users with motion sensitivity.

  • Discounts & Events: Now uses larger game artwork.

  • Updated Discovery Queue: A quicker way to browse titles in your Discovery Queue without leaving the page.

  • Better Hover States: A short description is presented along with other relevant information. The UI is updated to provide better contrast and legibility. 

  • Infinite Scroll: Refreshed design to bring this part of the store home in line visually and functionally with the rest of the sections.

New Sections

  • Your Wishlist: This section, as you might guess, features games on discount from your wishlist. 

  • DLC for Your Games: This section will feature DLC that's on discount for games from your library.

About the beta

We're constantly looking to make Steam better, and we make decisions based on data and feedback we receive. The Steam Client Beta is a great way to test features that are in-progress and provide impactful feedback.

Not participating in the Steam Client Beta? Here's how to join. Try out the new homepage and let us know what you think.

Mar 30
Steam House & Home Fest - Come On In!
Steam News - jennyj

Welcome to your humble abode for the week—Steam House & Home Fest—featuring discounts and demos on games all about the home from now through April 6th at 10AM Pacific.

You'll be floored by all the ways you can make a home your own, whether interior decoration, cleaning, organizing, power-washing, renovating, or anything in between. Chores may be no fun in real life, but in these games, there's nothing quite so satisfying as having everything in its right place.

Steam House & Home Fest is in residence now through April 6th...don't sleep on it!

Mar 19
The Steam Spring Sale is blooming with deals!
Steam News - kaci

No matter what your favorite kind of game may be, this is a great time to shop for deals in the Steam Spring Sale. View the trailer above for a quick glance at the wide range of themes and genres you’ll find; or just stop reading this blog post right now and head straight to the sale itself!

The Steam Spring Sale is our first store-wide seasonal sale of the year, and the discounts are, much like the pollen seeping into our noses this time of year, everywhere. But in a good way!

Join us for the Steam Spring Sale, on now through March 26th at 10 a.m. PT on Steam.

Mar 11
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
Team Fortress 2 - Valve
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:

  • Fixed client crash related to material proxies
  • Fixed Scout.NegativeVocalization04 sounds in Mann vs. Machine not playing because of a typo in the volume (community fix from That Hat Guy)
  • Fixed The Spy-cicle not using its icicle lightwarp (community fix from BreavyTF2)
  • Updated material for cp_coldfront to fix compression issue
  • Updated the prop for Taunt: Heartbreaker to fix a missing material
  • Updated koth_demolition
    • Fixed a player clip on the helipad allowing players to stand outside the playable area (thanks Midnite)
    • Fixed some player clip pixel walks on some doors
    • Fixed a blockbullets floating above BLU spawn (thanks True_Boredom)
Mar 9
Steam Tower Defense Fest is on now!
Steam News - kaci

Steam’s Tower Defense Fest is packed with great deals on games that let you build things up and attempt to prevent others from tearing them down. Sure, that also sounds like internet advice for building confidence and avoiding negativity, BUT it’s also an accurate description of what you’ll find in the games we’re celebrating all week!

 

From now through March 16th at 10 a.m. Pacific, you’ll find discounts on everything from medieval fantasy worlds, to auto battlers and minimalist games. Navigate through mazes and killing machines (maybe both?) and play alone or as a team. A variety of ways to play; a common goal: DEFEND YOUR TOWER.

Head on over to the sale NOW: Steam Tower Defense Fest ends March 16th.

Mar 6
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
Team Fortress 2 - Valve
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:

  • Fixed an issue where players could impersonate TF2 system messages by exploiting color control codes
  • Fixed a bug where certain custom maps would not load assets correctly on Linux
  • Fixed some crashes relating to singleplayer TF2 SDK mods
  • Fixed a memory leak on long running servers related to dynamic models
  • Fixed client crash related to invalid D3D texture flag
  • Fixed hearing teleporter spin sound when carried (community fix from Brandon Little)
  • Fixed objects sometimes using the incorrect activity when being placed (community fix from Brandon Little)
  • Improved Medi Gun heal target selection to prioritize teammate directly under crosshair when teammates are close together (community fix from wget)
  • Improved targetid selection to replicate Medi Gun heal target selection (community fix from wget)
  • Added missing Steam Controller inputs for loadout menus (community fix from Ashetf2)
  • Fixed 3D HUD using the incorrect animations while holding the PASS Time ball (community fix from gidi30)
  • Fixed network state changes for player condition vars (community fix from ficool2)
  • Fixed sentry rockets not sending the object_deflected game event when deflected (community fix from The Fatcat)
  • Fixed Stat Clocks not drawing correctly in UI using playermodelpanel (community fix from rabscootle)
  • Fixed flipped initial pitch/yaw on thirdperson switch (community fix from ficool2)
  • Fixed Short Circuit projectile offset ignoring cl_flipviewmodels (community fix from birchish)
  • Fixed Dragon's Fury fireballs having incorrect projectile path (community fix from wget)
  • Fixed for mismatched cl_flipviewmodels values between client and server (community fix from birchish)
  • Fixed cloak and rage meters being mispredicted (community fix from ficool2)
  • Fixed prediction issues with Spy watches and cloak (community fix from ficool2)
  • Fixed Casual doors player list sometimes using wrong size (community fix from nemmy)
  • Fixed missing alpha mask for generator_01 (community fix from BreavyTF2)
  • Fixed BuildingRescueLevel proxy overwriting TextureScroll on Rescue Ranger oscilloscope (community fix from Voids29)
  • Fixed Botkiller team color bugs (community fix from DiskIntegrity)
  • Fixed Scout.NegativeVocalization04 sound not playing because of a typo in the volume
  • Renamed sd_marshlands to htf_marshlands (hold the flag) to accurately describe its game mode
  • Updated the Festivizer model for The Overdose to fix a problem with the LODs
  • Updated the Mann of the Hour to make the hair blend better with the hat and Scout's skin
  • Updated/Added some tournament medals
  • Updated The Bare Necessities to fix not moving correctly while taunting
  • Updated the rigging for The Headliner to fix the pocket and tie stretching during some taunts and default poses
  • Updated alpha channel for Hydro water texture to remove inconsistencies
  • Updated the Case of the Blues
    • Updated rigging to fix intense stretching during taunt poses
    • Updated materials to look less flat
  • Updated the taunt prop for Taunt: Heartbreaker
    • Updated the materials to add ambient occlusion
    • Updated the phong and rim lighting to show albedo tint
    • Updated the materials to add more depth
    • Updated the model to fix missing faces
    • Updated the model to fix stretching on lower LODs
  • Updated pl_frontier_final to fix invisible func_detail water near BLU spawn (community fix from ObsoleteGuy)
  • Updated cp_frostwatch to fix first point death pit being survivable with ÜberCharges on Stage 1
  • Updated cp_manor_event to fix invisible func_detail water near BLU spawn (community fix from ObsoleteGuy)
  • Updated koth_demolition
    • Updated map lighting to make it more like a sunset, as well as giving it a more golden color
    • Replaced the models used for the capture point lights with a different one which has better collision and illumination
    • Reworked the capture point platform to give it a stronger design
    • Reworked all the catwalks to give them a more stylized look
    • Reworked the lighting in all the furnace rooms to make them less dark and have a more neutral look
    • Reverted a previous change to the capture point team change steam whistle
    • Removed all ambient_generics near the furnaces and fire pipe
    • Reworked the soundscapes to make them more efficient and work properly
    • Reworked the control room of the crane to give it a better design
    • Reworked some ropes from the crane to give them a better look
    • Fixed some props fading out incorrectly
    • Fixed ships in the 3d skybox casting shadows
    • Fixed cubemaps missing on parts of the map
    • Fixed reflective surfaces not having a cubemap attached to them
    • Added a 128x128 cubemap on the control point so it is more reflective (thanks Zythe)
    • Improved water cubemaps
    • Restructured the spawn platform so players spawn looking at the shortcut, and don't need to pull a U-turn to exit spawn (thanks Lizard of Oz)
    • Improved the visuals on the spawn platform to fit the previous change
    • Fixed a blockbullets allowing players to stand on the exterior side of the helipads (thanks Yazoo)
Feb 19
Steam Horse Fest is here!
Steam News - kaci

Horse games and horse-like games are the focus of this fest: Steam Horse Fest is fully underway, featuring discounts and demos from now through February 23rd at 10 a.m. Pacific.

Looking for deals on games that feature unicorns? You'll find them here. Looking for discounts on games with donkeys? Those too. And, of course, there are many different ways to game with horses: Raise them, race them, build stables for them, and more.

Steam Horse Fest, on now through February 23rd. Stop horsing around and get over there already! (Sorry, terrible pun, we can't help ourselves.)

Feb 9
Steam PvP Fest is here all week!
Steam News - kaci

It's player versus player... all week long! From now through February 16th at 10am Pacific, grab discounts during Steam's PvP Fest.

No matter how the competition is framed up, as long as it's pitting you against someone else it's the kind of game you'll find on sale this week.

Will it end friendships? Yes! No! (Not in real life, anyway.)

Join us on Steam now for discounts and demos in Steam PvP Fest, through February 16th at 10am Pacific!

Feb 5
Steam Typing Fest is here!
Steam News - kaci

Can you type super-mega-fast but also accurately? Boy do we have games for you. Did that sentence terrify you because typing is not your forte? We have games for YOU too, because Steam Typing Fest has all kinds of games around typing!

From relaxing, cozy letter writing to typing for your life, this fest is packed with discounts and demos galore. jUsT doNT mAke ANY tyPOs! Ha ha we kid, those are fine (or maybe not, depending on the game).

Enjoy Steam Typing Fest, on now through February 9th at 10 a.m. Pacific on Steam!

Jan 26
Steam Board Game Fest is ON!
Steam News - kaci

Steam Board Game Fest is ready for you! From now through February 2nd at 10 a.m. Pacific, join us on Steam as we celebrate all kinds of board games with discounts, demos, and more.

You'll find traditional games; quirky takes on traditional games; and board games that aren't traditional at all! Steam Board Game Fest: Join us now through February 2nd right here on Steam.

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