We're thrilled to announce Steam Replay, coming directly to all Steam users beginning today! What is Steam Replay? Watch the video above, or read on to find out.

Whether this was your best year yet or one you’d sooner forget, playing games was (hopefully!) a reliably fun escape. To celebrate, we’re introducing Steam Replay!

From your top games this year, to how and when you spent your most playtime, Steam Replay presents a wrap-up of your time on Steam in 2022.

Visit Steam to take a look at your very own Steam Replay starting today, and feel free to share with your friends via Steam and social media!

The Steam Winter Sale is LIVE! From now until January 5th at 10am PST, you'll find deals on thousands of games in our biggest sale of the year. Shop for yourself or your friends—you can gift specific games, or go the gift card route.

As for the Steam Awards, you've already nominated your favorite games from 2022, so now it's time to VOTE! Vote HERE across all 11 categories by January 3rd at 9am PST; we'll be announcing the winners just one hour later.

Here's how:



Feeling like you deserve a little something yourself? Of COURSE you do! We have everything from free stickers to a new badge you can craft with Winter Sale trading cards, along with other winter goodies on sale in the Points Shop.

The Steam Winter Sale is on now through January 5 at 10am PST! See you there!

The excitement of the Steam Winter Sale is almost upon us, but before we jump in we're happy to announce Steam's Top Releases of November. As always, 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 November 2022

As fans celebrated the excitement of this year’s World Cup, Football Manager 2023 smashed its way onto November’s Top Release list. This franchise has steadily become a fixture on Steam with perennial appearances on our Top Release lists, so its comes as no surprise that football fans from around the world put it here once again.

Fatshark returns to the Top Release list with their brand new Warhammer 40,000 installment, Darktide. As they did for years with their Vermintide series, Fatshark showcases how appealing the Warhammer universe can be when combined with a well-designed product. No experience painting miniatures is required to enjoy all the visceral co-op action in this latest Warhammer hit.

Finally, we can’t mention franchises without giving a shout out to Spider-Man and Sonic. Both of these beloved heroes secured their place on this month's Top Release list, all while saving the world yet again.

The gameplay of a polished Top Release can be so engaging that it’s easy to lose sight of the incredible stories that these games tell. November’s top releases are not only filled with stories that are worth highlighting, they demonstrate how narratives can be integrated with compelling gameplay in a variety of ways. Several of the games this month, including Pentiment and The Devil in Me, shape their narratives around the choices and decisions that players make. The Past Within takes it a step further with a fresh co-op experience that allows friends to experience two sides of the same story from entirely different perspectives.

Finally, we'd like to congratulate the teams that are releasing a product on Steam for the very first time. 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, head over to our Steam Charts overview page.

Note: This update was re-released Jan 26 to fix redeeming purchased game content.

New Big Picture Mode

• Fixed gamepad focus issues in Steam store
  
• Fixed footer buttons sometimes not appearing in Steam store

There’s a feeling of holiday magic in the air—specifically the kind of holiday magic that translates to massive savings on thousands of games during the Steam Winter Sale, December 22nd at 10am PST through January 5, 2023 at 10am PST.

We promise no one will be following you around this store asking "CAN I HELP YOU FIND ANYTHING?” while you browse. And boy do we have fun things to browse. Beyond checking out discounted games, you can also hit up the Points Shop to claim free stickers throughout the sale, or look for deals on additional winter goodies.

While you’re visiting our magical “town” of deals, don't forget to cast your vote in the 2022 Steam Awards! Beginning Friday December 16 at 10am PST, we'll be announcing your nominations in each category, based on your votes during the Steam Autumn Sale. Voting for the winners will begin when the Winter Sale officially launches on December 22nd at 10am PST.

The sale will be live at https://store.steampowered.com/

See you soon, and Happy Holidays!

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)

We’ve been blown away by the response to Steam Deck since launching in February, and want to celebrate with the community by giving away one every minute during The Game Awards on December 8th.

The fun stuff:

Yes, it really is one Steam Deck per minute! Starting with the beginning of the official show at 5pm PST, we'll be randomly drawing a name each minute from the pool of folks who registered ahead of time (more on that below!) and are watching The Game Awards livestream on Steam.

And we even have a fun animated Steam Pal digital sticker for everyone who registers. For a preview of the sticker and to register for the giveaway, head HERE.

The important stuff:

Registration for the drawing is required, and you must meet all eligibility requirements. We have the full list HERE but they include:

• You must be in the US, Canada, UK, or the EU
  
• You need to have made a purchase on Steam between November 14, 2021 and November 14, 2022
  
• Your account must be in good standing
  
• You cannot have a limited account

Registration is open now! The Game Awards will be streaming live at https://steam.tv - to be eligible you must be registered, logged in, and watching the stream there. Winners will be announced in chat every minute as each drawing takes place. You can also enter by mail. Complete rules are here.

Continuing our monthly series, we're happy to unveil Steam's Top Releases for the month of October. As always, we look at every release for the month, highlighting the Top 20 games and Top 5 DLC releases based on their 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 October 2022

With The Game Awards right around the corner, we are thrilled to see a big group of October's Top Releases earning much deserved nominations across a variety of categories. Genre-defining Vampire Survivors is up for Best Debut Indie, while Paradox's Victoria 3 vies for Best Sim/Strategy and frighteningly-surreal Scorn goes for Best Visual Design. Plague Tale: Requiem takes the cake with a whopping five nominations, including Best Performance, Best Narrative, and a chance to bring home the coveted Game of the Year award. Check out all of the nominees from this month's Top Releases and make sure to tune in to the Game Awards on December 8th, live on Steam. 

After celebrating its graduation from Early Access, Vampire Survivors not only earned a spot on this month's Top Releases, it also became October's Most Played game on the Steam Deck. And just like most of the other games from October's Top Releases, Vampire Survivors is tested and verified to run great on the Steam Deck. The overall number of tested Playable and Verified titles grows daily, recently crossing 6000 games! Players can expect this list continue growing as each month brings a batch of Deck-ready Top-Release content.

Finally, we'd like to congratulate the teams that are releasing a product on Steam for the very first time. 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, head over to our new Steam Charts overview page.

Are you ready for an entire week filled with tens of thousands of discounts? The Steam Autumn Sale is underway! From now until November 29 at 10am PT, browse through every genre imaginable to grab games on sale for the perfect additions to your Steam library.

This is also the time to nominate your favorite games from the past year for the Steam Awards! We have 11 different categories this year, including a brand new category for games you love playing on portable devices:

• Best Game on the Go
  
• Game of the Year
  
• VR Game of the Year
  
• Labor of Love
  
• Better with Friends
  
• Most Innovative Gameplay
  
• Outstanding Story-Rich Game
  
• Best Game You Suck At (no offense)
  
• Outstanding Visual Style
  
• Best Soundtrack
  
• Sit Back and Relax

There are a couple of ways you can lock in your nominations: You can do it directly from the store page or the event post from the developers of the title you like, or head to the Steam Awards Nomination page. You can even earn a badge for nominating in a single category, and level up from there with each additional category up to 11.

We've made a video all about it:



We'll be revealing the top five nominees in each category leading up to the Steam Winter sale and you'll be able to vote on them during the sale until January 3rd at 9am PT.

Have fun this week, and don't forget you can also pick up a title or two for the lovely folks (or even the less-than-lovely ones) on your holiday shopping list! Not only can you gift specific games, we also have digital gift cards up for grabs.

See you HERE for the Steam Autumn Sale, now through November 29th at 10am PT!

The Steam Autumn Sale is fast approaching, with an entire week filled with tens of thousands of discounts! From November 22nd at 10am PST (UTC -8) until November 29th at 10am PST (UTC -8), browse through every genre imaginable to grab games on sale for the perfect additions to your Steam library.

In fact, while you’re there, pick up a title or two for the lovely folks on your holiday shopping list! Not only can you gift specific games, we also have digital gift cards up for grabs.

The Steam Autumn Sale is also the time to nominate your favorite games from the past year for the Steam Awards, in 11 different categories (including a brand new category for games you love playing on portable devices):

• Game of the Year
  
• VR Game of the Year
  
• NEW: Best Game on the Go
  
• Labor of Love
  
• Better with Friends
  
• Most Innovative Gameplay
  
• Outstanding Story-Rich Game
  
• Best Game You Suck At (no offense)
  
• Outstanding Visual Style
  
• Best Soundtrack
  
• Sit Back and Relax

There are a couple of ways you'll be able to nominate games for the Steam Awards: do it directly from each game's store page or the event post from the developers of the titles you like, or head to the Steam Awards Nomination page (via the Steam homepage).

You can even earn a badge for nominating in a single category, and level up from there with each additional category up to 11.

Get ready to stock up on games for you and those special (or non-special, no judgment) people in your life during the Steam Autumn Sale: November 22nd at 10am PST to November 29th at 10am PST! The sale will be live on this url: https://store.steampowered.com/. See you soon!