Oct 12
Now simmering: Steam Cooking Fest
Steam News

Steam Cooking Fest is just begging for us to use cooking puns, but we're way too mature for that.

(Except for our headline here. OK and also our trailer.) The rest of this post, though? Pun-free!

Are there cooking games of all kinds on sale for the week? Definitely. Run a restaurant, operate a food truck, cook for giant onions and rats and all kinds of things!

Join us now for Steam Cooking Fest, on through October 19th at 10 am Pacific on Steam.

Oct 12
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
Team Fortress 2
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:

  • Added 'No Grenades' style for the General's Greatcoat
  • Fixed regression in the Sandwich Diner war paint
  • Fixed an exploit where the Dragon's Fury could crash the server
  • Updated the in-game item importer to support the Medic's backpack bodygroup
  • Updated the style names for The Damage Dealer
  • Updated the Flor de Muerto Unusual effect to fix to fix clutter issues
  • Updated the Electric Impulse Unusual effect to fix visibility issues
  • Updated the Hat of Undeniable Wealth and Respect to fix missing BLU skin and low-res materials
  • Updated koth_sawmill_event
    • Added new portals that spawn for the team that loses the point in their own respawn room in an attempt to help them (suggestion by Dewill)
    • Fixed RED teleport spawn being unusable by clients
    • Fixed random particles not working on cap
    • Fixed eyes under point not moving around
    • Fixed clipping on roof near RED spawn
    • Fixed damage numbers for kill zone in underworld
    • Changed some overlays
    • Minor Luxel optimization
  • Updated koth_trainsawlaser
    • Improved overall map performance
    • Slightly lowered respawn times
    • Added missing nobuilds to rooftops (thanks Mr. Happy Face!)
    • Added nobuilds under stairs on each side of the map
    • Updated some particle effects
    • Marked some less important particles as weather effects, which allows them to be turned off for improved performance
    • Fixed being able to shoot through balcony railings (thanks Casapillar!)
    • Fixed stuck-in-floor bug on train that falls just outside of spawn
    • Fixed floating light outside of map (thanks orizyre!)
    • Fixed vphysics spam in console
  • Updated Updated zi_atoll, zi_blazehattan, zi_devastation_final1, zi_murky, zi_sanitarium, and zi_woods
    • Fixed Zombie ability icons sometimes turning into a white line between level changes
    • Fixed "Heal" ability icon creating a gray line on the screen
  • Updated zi_murky (additional changes)
    • Removed nobuilds from rooftops
    • Fixed missing human spawn triggers
  • Updated zi_blazehattan, zi_devastation_final1, zi_sanitarium, and zi_woods (additional changes)
    • More clipping and trigger fixes
Oct 5
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
Team Fortress 2
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:

  • Added sv_wallbug convar to allow previous movement behavior on community servers (related to the missed note at the bottom)
  • Fixed view jitter that occurs and persists when playing for extended periods of time
  • Fixed snd_mix_async from crashing the game
  • Fixed sv_parallel_sendsnapshot
  • Fixed Marshlands contract not activating
  • Fixed the Skeleton Crew not hiding the Sniper bullets
  • Fixed the Bone Chiller not hiding the correct bodygroup
  • Fixed additional bodygroup settings for styles not being applied to disguised Spies
  • Updated the Bounty Hunter's Brim to fix a problem with the materials
  • Updated the Clowning Cowl
    • Fixed minor clipping issue on Pyro's right shoulder strap for the Untucked style in some standing poses
    • Fixed texture warping on the Tucked style
  • Fixed the "Get a train, saw, or laser kill" objective on TrainSawLaser not counting kills
  • Updated Marshlands to use mp_winlimit 2 like last year
  • Updated the numbers required to complete the Scaredy-Cat bonus objectives
  • Updated quest objectives for Outburst (VSH)
  • Updated zi_blazehattan, zi_devastation_final1, zi_murky, zi_sanitarium, and zi_woods to fix out-of-bounds exploits using Zombie Engineer's Beacon
  • Custom Maps
    • Increased various limits for new custom maps
    • Added -notjuncsdetail option to VBSP
Missed from the Halloween update:
  • Fixed a bug where players could have a chance to get stuck in certain oblique angles of walls and props
Oct 2
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
Team Fortress 2
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:

  • Adding missing zi_ strings
  • Fixed some missing VO lines for the Taunt: One-Eyed Punt!
  • Fixed Scout Crazy Legs using the incorrect lightwarp (community fix from Chickenman456)
  • Updated the Skeleton Crew to add a second style that was originally missed
  • Updated the Autumn Breeze Unusual effect to fix visibility problems
  • Updated cp_wildcat_event
    • Fixed an exploit where Heavy and Sniper could move full-speed while aiming
    • Fixed Jack-o'-Potion appear/break sounds playing globally
    • Fixed being able to capture points if using the Pain Train as a pumpkin (Community Fix by Skull)
    • Replaced the "Collect a Halloween Pumpkin" contract objective with "Kill with a pumpkin bomb"
  • Updated ctf_medi_evil
    • Increased timer to 10 minutes (previously 8 minutes)
    • Removed overtime
    • Replaced "Kill with a pumpkin bomb" contract objective with "Get 5 kills in a single life"
Oct 1
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
Team Fortress 2
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:



Scream Fortress XVIII has arrived!
  • Featuring 5 new community maps: HolyHell, Scarypass, Trainsawlaser, Medi-Evil, and Scaredy-Cat
  • Added the Haunted Hoard Case
    • Contains 23 new community-created cosmetic items that make up the Haunted Hoard Collection
    • Has a chance to give a taunt Unusualifier as a bonus item
  • Added 5 new community-contributed taunts to the Mann Co. Store
    • Taunt: Hippocratic Hypocrite
    • Taunt: Showrunner's Spirit
    • Taunt: Barrel Roll
    • Taunt: One-Eyed Punt!
    • Taunt: Sear You Later
  • Added 21 new community-created Unusual effects
    • 11 new effects for Unusual hats
    • 10 new effects for Unusual taunts
  • All players who launch the game will receive a Soul Gargoyle if they don't already have one
    • Grants access to Merasmissions and Halloween item transmutations
    • Tracks Merasmissions completed and souls collected
  • All Halloween Contracts have been reset, allowing them to be completed again
  • Added new Contracts for this year's featured community maps
  • Completing a Halloween Contract will give players a classic Halloween item and the chance for a Haunted Hoard Case
  • Continue last year's event by collecting the souls of dead players for your Soul Gargoyle by killing enemies, doing map objectives, or collecting the Soul Gargoyles that spawn in the maps
  • All cosmetic and taunt Cases will grant Halloween 2026 Unusual effects instead of their normal Unusual effects during the event. This does not include Crates.
  • Join Halloween matches by using the Special Events category in Casual
  • Scream Fortress XVIII runs through November 7th, 2026
General
  • Fixed ÜberCharge response rules not playing for Halloween items (community fix from robbilookatme)
  • Fixed missing lighting parameters for the Scottish Resistance materials (community fix from Lindon)
  • Fixed client crash related to missing HUDAutoAim element (community fix from flower)
  • Fixed TFBot crash related to moving control points (community fix from BetaM)
  • Fixed joining a new lobby while being revived locking up the camera (community fix from Vlad)
  • Fixed misplaced muzzle attachment for The AWPer Hand (community fix from dilbertron2)
  • Fixed the Pomson's kill icon bleeding into the Wrap Assassin's (community fix from Grampa Swood)
  • Fixed Spy disguising as a player without primary weapon (community fix from leemustache)
  • Fixed invalid Soul Gargoyle locations on Helltower (community fix from Kimmy)
  • Fixed bad computer_wall02b material (community fix from DiskIntegrity)
  • Added convars to control ready countdown (community fix from nemmy)
  • Fixed a bug where HUD item meters weren't always being cleared/loaded properly
  • Fixed cosmetics attached to ragdolls not cloaking with the ragdolls when killed with a weapon like Your Eternal Reward
  • Fixed crit boost material effect not working on several weapons
  • Added OnDropTeam1 and OnDropTeam2 outputs for item_teamflag
  • Fixed Summer 2024 Cosmetic Key and Summer 2024 Cosmetic Key backpack images
  • Updated style strings for the Chief Executor, Vested Investor's Vest, and Standing Offer
  • Updated The Hundekopf to fix a problem with the paint mask
  • Updated the Chief Executor
    • Added style names
    • Fixed style preview window orientation
    • Added missing hat bodygroup to the third style
    • Added style names for the Standing Offer and Vested Investors Vest
  • Updated the Handsome Ranger
    • Updated UVs to prevent mipmapping with the paint region
    • Increased the size of the cigarette in the "Off Duty" style
  • Updated the Long Shot
    • Updated the textures to reduce the strength of the normal map & ambient occlusion
    • Updated the backpack icon to reflect these change
  • Updated the Night Riders
    • Updated the textures to reduce the strength of the normal map & ambient occlusion
    • Updated the backpack icon to reflect these change
  • Updated The Lo-Fi Longwave logo to add a second style with the updated logo
  • Updated/Added some tournament medals
  • Updated the Standing Offer
    • Fixed clipping issues
    • Fixed a wrongly assigned UV
    • Fixed paint texture issues
  • Updated the Vested Investor's Vest to fix some clippling issues
  • Updated Le Morne Uniforme to fix some LOD issues
  • Updated backpack images for Le Sapeur and Le Morne Uniforme
  • Updated Beaten and Bruised
    • Optimized model exports, reducing file size
    • Fixed location and rotation of the Style and Paint preview
    • Improved head bandage geometry
    • Reduced clipping with other cosmetics
    • Reduced normal map compression artifacts on Pyro and Engineer's cracked lenses
    • Updated textures, improving blue team texture variation
    • Fixed Nightmare style selfillum not displaying as intended
    • Updated backpack image
  • Updated Hard Hearing
    • Optimized model exports, reducing file size
    • Fixed location and rotation of the Style and Paint preview
    • Reduced clipping with other cosmetics
    • Fixed a gap above the brim on some classes
    • Updated textures to better match class colors
    • Adjusted phong values slightly
    • Sniper now takes off his hat when melee taunting on the "Hearing Issue" style
  • Updated koth_sawmill_event to fix missing materials in the underworld
  • Updated ctf_2fort to fix inconsistent DX level setting for the grain_elevator01 prop (community fix from sonomahyenaz)
  • Updated cp_dustbowl to fix func_occluder problem in stage 3 (community fix from sonomahyenaz)
  • Updated cp_well to fix Engineers building in RED's forward spawn room (community fix from sonomahyenaz)
  • Updated pl_redwood
    • Fixed visual stuttering on players using a zipline
    • Fixed bug that would break client collision with certain entities
    • Fixed zipline sounds being interrupted when the user fires their weapon
    • Fixed some cases where ziplines would not take players in the desired direction
    • Fixed the The Mantreads and The Thermal Thruster not dealing damage when landing on players after dismounting a zipline
    • Dismounting a zipline while wielding The Winger now boosts jump height by 25%
    • Reduced speed gained from dismounting a zipline shortly after shield charging
    • Adjusted zipline dismount input to help prevent accidental early dismounts
  • Updated pd_mannsylvania
    • Reduced duration of the Vampire Buff from 20 > 15 seconds
    • Added a 5 second speed boost for players exiting Dracula's Castle
    • Added additional player voice lines that can play upon exiting Dracula's Castle
    • Removed some particle effects from the capture zone in Dracula's Castle for visual clarity
    • Map now precaches audio on map load, this fixes a major stutter issue when entering Dracula's Castle for the first time (Thanks Aar!)
    • Fixed players not being forced into melee in the ending sequence
    • Fixed some issues with sound scripts calling sounds that don't exist
    • Updated the texture on the resupply cabinets to help them stand out from the environment more
    • Reduced the amount of edicts taken up by converting some dynamic objects into static ones
    • Increased number of active pumpkin bombs on the map
    • Lighting adjustments
    • Minor visual tweaks
    • Optimizations
  • Updated koth_demolition
    • Replaced the health and ammo pack platforms with new ones made by Goobert
    • Updated the control point to have a neutral version matching RED and BLU (thanks Goobert)
    • Replaced the textures under the water to save file size
    • Replaced the team logos and oil rig overlays with new ones
    • Extended the space between the playable area and the invisible wall on the sea
    • Removed a bit of brushwork on the crane to avoid players bonking against it when using the jump pad
    • Moved the jump pad back a bit and gave it more strength
    • Removed the last bits of func_nobuild on the crane platform
    • Added two broken catwalks on the side of the crane platform
    • Added a new broken catwalk behind both spawns alongside cover and a trimp spot
    • Added a new shortcut on the radio towers connecting to the previously mentioned catwalk to give players another way out of spawn (Thanks ItJazzy for the suggestion)
    • Added a set of catwalks hanging from the point platform under the point to add a new flank route for players (Thanks ItJazzy for the suggestion)
    • Added a small health pack in the furnace rooms of each team
    • Added decorative lights under the point
    • Upgraded the health pack on the furnace room from medium to full
    • Upgraded the health pack on the office building from small to medium
    • Removed some ropes under the point
    • Fixed some pipes fading too soon
    • Fixed some weird collision near the spawns that messed with blast jumps
    • Administrator now reacts when a player dies to the Evil Deer. Try at your own risk.
  • Updated zi_atoll, zi_blazehattan, zi_devastation_final1, zi_murky, zi_sanitarium, and zi_woods
    • General Changes
      • Players can no longer be selected as a starting Zombie two rounds in a row
      • Dying during setup now respawns you instantly
      • Players who are dead or spectating when the round begins now considered infected
      • The B.A.S.E Jumper can now be deployed at any point in the round
      • Jumper weapons no longer have decreased max ammo
    • Zombie Changes
      • New Feature: Zombie Spawn Picker
        • On respawn, Zombies will be able to manually choose which spawn point to spawn at
          • Pressing your left and right mouse inputs will cycle through all spawn points
          • Pressing your jump input will spawn you at your current spawn point
        • If no inputs are pressed, you will automatically respawn after a short time
      • Zombies are no longer ÜberCharged when respawning
      • Zombies can change class while picking a spawn point
    • Zombies now drop a small ammo pack
    • Zombies now receive Mini-Crits when the Zombie team is below the starting infection quota
    • Updated Zombie viewmodel animations and removed view punch when attacking
    • Updated Zombie playermodels and third person animations (thanks Coolchao Zhao!)
    • Updated Zombie ability icons with polished art (thanks TheLazerSofa!)
    • Respawning Zombies no longer play lightning visuals and thunder sounds
    • Zombies no longer leave a trail of green footsteps, no longer emit green fog, and can now ragdoll
    • Updated Zombie Engineer
      • Zombie Engineer has a new "Beacon" ability
        • Throw a toolbox to erect a beacon that Zombies can respawn at
        • Beacons are the default spawn point for Zombies in the new Spawn Picker feature
        • Beacons can be destroyed by Survivors
        • Each Zombie Engineer can only have one beacon active at a time
    • Updated Zombie Spy
      • Zombie Spy has been given Zombie Engineer's old "EMP Grenade"
        • Like before, the EMP grenade will temporarily disable buildings around it after detonation
        • EMP Grenade blast highlights Survivors and buildings like the previous "Reveal" ability
        • No longer instantly detonates when directly hitting a building
        • Now takes half as long to detonate
        • Reveal and EMP duration changed from 6.5s to 5.5s
        • Reveal range changed from 1000HU to 900HU
        • EMP range changed from 500HU to 450HU
      • Max Health lowered to 125
      • Melee damage changed from 100% to 69%
    • Updated Zombie Pyro
      • Zombie Pyro has a new "Sticky Spew" ability
        • Spew balls of tar at Survivors, coating them in disorienting liquid that hinders their movement-based weapons
      • No longer drops a medium health kit on death
      • Fire resistance changed from 100% to 70%
      • No longer ignites players on hit or deals bonus damage to burning Survivors
    • Updated Zombie Heavy
      • Zombie Heavy has a new "Rock Hurl" ability
        • Grab a chunk of concrete from the ground, lift it, and heave it at Survivors
        • Survivors in the radius of the concrete get knocked back and take damage
        • Survivors directly hit by the concrete get stunned and take additional damage
        • Buildings hit by concrete are temporarily disabled
      • Added loud footsteps
      • Knockback resistance changed from 100% to 85%
      • Damage vs buildings changed from 120 to 90
      • No longer drops a medium health kit on death
    • Updated Zombie Sniper
      • Spit can now settle on slopes, staircases, and rooftops
    • Updated Zombie Demoman
      • Explosive Charge's channel period has full aim control
    • Updated Zombie Soldier
      • Pouncing Zombie Soldiers now play a whistling falling sound
    • Bug Fixes
      • Fixed Zombies sometimes being immune to headshots
      • Fixed a bug where Zombie Sniper's Spit would not create a puddle on impact with a building
      • Fixed Zombie Heavy's attack damaging through Bonk! Atomic Punch and ÜberCharge
      • Fixed Zombie Medic leaving dispensers behind when changing class, spectating or disconnecting
      • Fixed Survivors sometimes starting with no ammo or metal
      • Fixed "game_text" entities leaking when a player disconnects or changes class mid-respawn
      • Fixed the starting Zombie quota being able to select a spectator or a dead survivor
  • Updated zi_atoll (additional changes)
    • Removed a zombie spawn beneath the cliff shack
    • Returned full ammo pack in the turbine room
    • Removed Uber effect from spawning zombies
  • Updated zi_blazehattan (additional changes)
    • Reworked lighting and updated the visuals across the map
    • Reworked zombie spawns to create safer zones for Survivors
    • Reworked the grinder building and the evacuation center
    • Removed fence in cargo crate pile to allow for more rotations
    • Added more pickups across the map
    • Cleaned up collisions
    • Fixed Survivor respawn wave time being too long
    • Reduced round timer from 210s to 180s
    • Removed little nobuild zones from on top of various crates and barrels
    • Optimization pass
  • Updated zi_devastation_final1 (additional changes)
    • Added Zombie access to the surface above the parking garage, allowing them to drop down onto higher floors
    • Simplified and clarified Zombie spawns
    • Added Survivor access to third floor vents corridor
    • Removed nobuild triggers from third floor cars
    • Brightened dark corners
    • Lowered the water in the parking lot bottom floor
  • Updated zi_murky (additional changes)
    • The previously condemned Mudpuppy clearance tunnels are now opened
    • Mudpuppy spawn points have been removed and moved to the docks
    • Reduced some pickup spawns
    • Decreased fog and lightened ambient lighting for improved visibility
    • Lowered volume of soundscape effects
    • Cleaned, fixed, added, and decluttered collisions around the map
    • Merged props to improve performance
    • Updated water visuals and removed expensive reflection effects
    • Adjusted pumpkin bomb spawns
  • Updated zi_sanitarium (additional changes)
    • Removed outside ladder access to the roof. You'll have to take the stairs.
    • Removed Uber effect from spawning zombies
    • Removed access to sloped roof adjacent to the sanitarium rooftop
    • Removed a wooden barrier near the upstairs bathroom
    • Removed some wooden plank walkways connecting several balconies
    • Fixed being able to attack through window frames
    • Fixed bad clipping and stuck spots around wooden scaffolding
    • Shortened Far Z clip plane for optimization
    • Added "Ding" noise when the elevator arrives at its location
  • Updated zi_woods (additional changes)
    • Updated Zombie spawn zones
    • Reworked the boathouse roof
    • Terraformed cliffs around the lake
    • Added access to raised terrain platforms
    • Added health and ammo platform in the wooded pathway to the docks
    • Added clipping to tall rock spires
    • Brightened some dark spots of the forest
    • Made the airboat easier to jump over and into
    • Increased round timer from 120s to 160s
    • Optimization pass
Oct 1
Steam Autumn Sale is here!
Steam News

The Steam Autumn Sale brings in deals on games throughout the entire Steam Store.

All week long you'll find sales on games of every size and genre: from big franchises and giant adventures, to cozy shops, deckbuilders, and story-rich titles.

As with previous seasonal sales, you can earn stickers by going through your Discovery Queue during the event.

Grab your pumpkin spice latte and join us for Steam Autumn Sale, on now through October 8th at 10 a.m. Pacific on Steam.

Sep 14
Steam's Party-Based RPG Fest has arrived!
Steam News

Steam's Party-Based RPG Fest is here, which means the more the merrier in these games. Play multiple characters, level up, and party on in games that let you use magic, do battle, embark on epic quests and heists... and more!

Head on over now to Steam's Party-Based RPG Fest, on through September 21st on Steam.

Sep 10
Steam Programming Fest is here!
Steam News

Steam's Programming Fest is here! Flex your tech skills, and program/hack/fix your way through all kinds of programming games on sale.

Do your family members always call you for tech advice? NOT NOW, GRANDMA, I'M BUSY! Busy applying your savvy skills to fun games, that is.

See you NOW for Steam Programming Fest, on through September 14th at 10 am PT.

Aug 31
Steam PvE Survival Crafting Fest is here!
Steam News

Steam's PvE Survival Crafting Fest is on now through September 7th at 10 a.m. PT, which means a full week of discounts on games that test your skills by pitting you against the environment you find yourself in.

Can you, for example, survive being stranded at sea? Being underwater? Floating through space? Existing on an island (alone) filled with cannibals? These are just hypotheticals, of course.

Join us now for the Steam PvE Survival Crafting Fest, and may you survive the elements by any means necessary. (At a discount, too!)

Aug 17
Steam Pins and Pegs Fest is here!
Steam News

Steam Pins and Pegs Fest is August 17th through 20th, with loads of games on sale that have you playing with pins or pegs. Or pins AND pegs (why not get a lil' crazy?)!

Master pinball and pinball-like games, knock down actual bowling pins, and break some bricks. Try your hand at deckbuilding pegs, roguelike pegs, and more. There are plenty of discounted titles to explore and add to your library.

Steam Pins and Pegs Fest is on now through August 20th at 10 a.m. Pacific. Check it out!

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