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 particle effects regression when players are killed
  • Updated/Added some tournament medals
  • Updated the localization files
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:

  • Security and stability improvements
  • Fixed a client crash related to previewing market items
  • Fixed Strange cosmetic items not counting buildings_destroyed for buildings destroyed by a sapper
  • Fixed looping particle effects being orphaned when players are killed or force-respawned
  • Fixed Taunt: Shooter's Stakeout using one of the Engineer's voice lines
  • Updated Smissmas Swirls, Amethyst Winds, and Golden Gusts Unusual effects
    • Fixed visibility issues in bright environments
    • Reduced delay before the swirls start in order to accommodate short taunts
  • Updated Sparkling Spruce, Glittering Juniper, and Prismatic Pine Unusual effects
    • Raised the default height of the effect in order to prevent clipping issues
  • Updated the Sparkling Lights Unusual effect
    • Fixed visibility issues in bright environments
  • Updated Condescending Embrace Unusual effect
    • Fixed the effect not moving when taunting
Steam News - philipla
Remote Play
  • Fixed washed out colors streaming D3D9 games

Library
  • Fixed some game launches becoming stuck due to Cloud sync error dialogs not being shown
  • Added the '+' back into the Create New Collection button
Client Update - Valve
A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded.

Remote Play
  • Fixed washed out colors streaming D3D9 games

Library
  • Fixed some game launches becoming stuck due to Cloud sync error dialogs not being shown
  • Added the '+' back into the Create New Collection button
Steam News - Alden


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Steam News - mikela
General
  • Fixed missing or non-localized text in some dialogs
  • Fixed occasional crash when navigating to collections in the library
  • Fixed display of pending gifts in notification menu

Steam Input
  • Fixed PS4 controllers on macOS
  • Fixed Bluetooth Steam Controllers when Xbox Extended Feature Support is enabled

Remote Play
  • Fixed streaming from a Windows PC to a Mac

Linux
  • Fixed steamwebhelper crashes on certain installs
Client Update - Valve
A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded.

General
  • Fixed missing or non-localized text in some dialogs
  • Fixed occasional crash when navigating to collections in the library
  • Fixed display of pending gifts in notification menu

Steam Input
  • Fixed PS4 controllers on macOS
  • Fixed Bluetooth Steam Controllers when Xbox Extended Feature Support is enabled

Remote Play
  • Fixed streaming from a Windows PC to a Mac

Linux
  • Fixed steamwebhelper crashes on certain installs
Steam News - saml
Note: a small addition to this update was released at 10:34 AM PST.

Library
  • Added cloud status to game details screen
  • Game list will now show cloud status icon and progress % for app when syncing / cloud error
  • Game details screen will now show disk space required for games that are not installed
  • Fixed screenshots not showing up for non-Steam games
  • Fixed shelves and viewing collections imported from tags containing percent symbols (%)

Steam Cloud
  • Fixed file conflict that can result from the first time playing some games on a device that has existing Cloud files from another Steam user
  • Added sync status to App Details page in Library
  • Added manual retry of Cloud sync for an app by clicking the above status if failed
  • If disconnected from Steam on game exit, queue sync for next time we re-connect
  • Fixed to properly track file changes for games which use AutoCloud when playing offline
  • Improve game launch process when offline (remove most instances of long timeouts)
  • Updated sync failure / conflict dialogs
  • Fix file conflict created in some cases when the game's Steam Cloud configuration has changed

Steam Input
  • Fixed loading custom controller names, PS4 lightbar, and other per-controller preferences
  • Fixed PS4 controllers not working over Bluetooth when Xbox Extended Feature Support is enabled
  • Improved handling of changes to controller calibration, rumble on/off settings, etc when offline
  • Enabled gamepad support for the ASUS ROG Chakram mice

Remote Play
  • Fixed controller connection issue with Remote Play Together on Windows
  • Fixed Steam clients occasionally not reconnecting to each other after being restarted
  • Don't automatically try to stream games from Steam Deck if they are available
  • Game controller input is paused while the streaming client is not focused

SteamNetworkingSockets
  • Fixed a bug preventing a client from making a second P2P connection to the same server

Shader Pre-Caching
  • Fixed games using proton to always download shader caches immediately when installed
  • Fixed to ensure that stale shader cache data is deleted on GPU/driver changes
Client Update - Valve
A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded.

Library
  • Added cloud status to game details screen
  • Game list will now show cloud status icon and progress % for app when syncing / cloud error
  • Game details screen will now show disk space required for games that are not installed
  • Fixed screenshots not showing up for non-Steam games
  • Fixed shelves and viewing collections imported from tags containing percent symbols (%)

Steam Cloud
  • Fixed file conflict that can result from the first time playing some games on a device that has existing Cloud files from another Steam user
  • Added sync status to App Details page in Library
  • Added manual retry of Cloud sync for an app by clicking the above status if failed
  • If disconnected from Steam on game exit, queue sync for next time we re-connect
  • Fixed to properly track file changes for games which use AutoCloud when playing offline
  • Improve game launch process when offline (remove most instances of long timeouts)
  • Updated sync failure / conflict dialogs

Steam Input
  • Fixed loading custom controller names, PS4 lightbar, and other per-controller preferences
  • Fixed PS4 controllers not working over Bluetooth when Xbox Extended Feature Support is enabled
  • Improved handling of changes to controller calibration, rumble on/off settings, etc when offline
  • Enabled gamepad support for the ASUS ROG Chakram mice

Remote Play
  • Fixed controller connection issue with Remote Play Together on Windows
  • Fixed Steam clients occasionally not reconnecting to each other after being restarted
  • Don't automatically try to stream games from Steam Deck if they are available
  • Game controller input is paused while the streaming client is not focused

SteamNetworkingSockets
  • Fixed a bug preventing a client from making a second P2P connection to the same server

Shader Pre-Caching
  • Fixed games using proton to always download shader caches immediately when installed
  • Fixed to ensure that stale shader cache data is deleted on GPU/driver changes
Steam News - andrewl ******


With 2022 well underway, we're happy to announce Steam's Top Releases for the month of January. As with previous lists, we look at every release for the month, highlighting the Top 20 games and Top 5 DLC releases based on the first two weeks of revenue. We also highlight the top 5 free-to-play games, ranked by the number of unique players they acquired after launch.

The Top Releases of January 2022

Expansion Packed
While our monthly lists tend to highlight the success of standalone game releases, players also gravitate toward DLC that brings new life into their Steam libraries. January included some great examples of this, with the popular Cities Skylines making two appearances on the Top DLC list. Airports was created in-house by the developer, whereas the Content Creator - Map Pack represents the latest entry in a series of DLCs where popular and talented members of the game's workshop community collaborate with the developer to create official DLC packs. With such an active community of workshop creators supported by a dedicated developer, it’s no surprise that Cities Skylines and its Steam Workshop are still thriving nearly seven years since their debuts.

Multi-Dimensional
It’s hard not to be wowed each month as Top Releases showcase the latest 3D animations and effects from studios around the world. January was certainly no exception, with players absorbed by Capcom’s latest adventure, MONSTER HUNTER RISE, alongside Sony’s critically-acclaimed PC arrival of God of War. But not to be outdone by its extra-dimensional counterpart, the 2D genre showed strong representation in January with nearly half of the month's Top Releases. What 2D might lack in stunning visual effects and realistic environments, it more than makes up with unique mechanics, creative aesthetics, and more often than not, less demanding hardware requirements. January's 2D titles boast great variety as well, including a politics simulator - Democracy 4, an occult puzzler - Strange Horticulture, and an incredibly original linguistic adventure - Word Game.

New Devs
As with previous months, we'd also like to congratulate the teams that are releasing their first Steam game. Some of these teams have been making games for a while on other platforms, while others are making their very first commercial game. A big welcome and congrats go out to these development teams on their successful Steam debuts.

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If you're curious about previous months, here are more Top Release lists:

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