The Latest Breaking News from Steam

Escape from Tarkov lead admits 1.0 Steam launch was "rough for sure," and problems fixed in the latest version were "not enough"

He says the team needs to "finally crack" the game's performance problems

GamesRadar · Nov 18, 2025

Valve says the Steam Machine is better than what 70% of PC gamers have at home, a convenient reminder that not all gaming PCs are monster rigs

All well and good, if the price is right.

PC Gamer · Nov 18, 2025

7 years after launch and 18 years after Steam, the Epic Games Store will now let you gift games directly to your friends

Consider it a late birthday present.

PC Gamer · Nov 18, 2025

Video games should be cheaper, but ex-Metroid Prime dev breaks down why studios may have no choice

It will be hard to stop the price hikes on AAA games.

Destructoid · Nov 17, 2025

Baldur's Gate 3 exec argues there's 'no point making a high-spec Steam Machine' – and that makes a lot of sense

Think the Steam Machine is underpowered? Baldur's Gate 3 exec says there's "no point making a high-spec Steam Machine" and he's not wrong.

TechRadar · Nov 17, 2025

2005 survival horror shooter ups and vanishes from Steam suspiciously soon after entering Nightdive's orbit

Cold Fear stone-cold vanished.

PC Gamer · Nov 17, 2025

I'm re-reviewing the Xbox Ally after a month of daily use — Everything I love, desperately want fixed, and why it really is an Xbox

The Xbox Ally has totally changed my gaming habits, and honestly, other leisure habits too. But the criticisms are valid, particularly so if you're trying to use this more like a PC than an "Xbox."

Windows Central · Nov 17, 2025

Open world action RPG Where Winds Meet tops 2 million players in its first weekend, with a concurrent peak of 190,000 on Steam alone as it rakes in Very Positive reviews

"It's like a $300m Sony game that randomly dropped one weekend"

GamesRadar · Nov 17, 2025

Dispatch is set to hit its fantasy 'Bull case' 3-year sales target in just 3 months, and players have gone gaga for its episodic release structure

Turns out old-fashioned TV was onto a good thing.

PC Gamer · Nov 17, 2025

Arc Raiders hits a new record after three weeks, scoring 480,000 concurrent players on Steam

The people really do love raiding.

PC Gamer · Nov 17, 2025