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Steam is a digital distribution platform developed by Valve Corporation offering digital rights management (DRM), multiplayer gaming and social networking services. Steam provides the user with installation and automatic updating of games on multiple computers, and community features such as friends lists and groups, cloud saving, and in-game voice and chat functionality. Available on Window, Mac OS and Playstation.

Problems in the last 24 hours

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Steam users through our website.

  • 50% Sign in (50%)
  • 25% Online Play (25%)
  • 17% Glitches (17%)
  • 3% Matchmaking (3%)
  • 3% Game Crash (3%)
  • 2% Hacking / Cheating (2%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Steam outage reports came from the following cities:

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Witry-lès-Reims Sign in 2 days ago
Eysines Sign in 6 days ago
Tipton Online Play 6 days ago
Roissy-en-Brie Online Play 7 days ago
Campinas Online Play 9 days ago
Bristol Sign in 10 days ago
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Steam Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • Yaqub_the_white
    يَعْقُوب (@Yaqub_the_white) reported

    @GeraltofGoonia @valvesoftware @Steam Welp, now I have to go help fix this ****...

  • LowlMusic
    Nobody (@LowlMusic) reported

    @NakiVT @Steam i dont see the problem.

  • AzureCrux
    AzureCrux (@AzureCrux) reported

    @IoriShakor @Steam @OnDeck Payment processors have rate limits, chief. Too many people wanted controllers at once. Every platform exclusive has this problem, it's frustrating as heck.

  • xhxhyt
    twitch hxhyt (@xhxhyt) reported

    Lol what ******* gaming service do I need to play the ******* game I have everything @ForzaHorizon @Steam #forza6

  • casto1378
    TheCastoPrime (@casto1378) reported

    @Steam please help, this is terrible. Your login recovery is trash, I'm locked out for very stupid reasons. Then I started a new account to work around, and I was immediately locked out on the new account.

  • videogomez
    ViDEOGOMEZ (@videogomez) reported

    @Null1130250 @valvesoftware @Steam They've had YEARS to fix their international supply problems, I had to buy my Steam Deck from a third party just because I live a few kilometers below Texas.

  • UniversalSWave
    USW444 (@UniversalSWave) reported

    Hey @Steam. We got a problem.

  • longshotmagoo
    Stephen McHugh (@longshotmagoo) reported

    @IoriShakor @Steam @OnDeck I knew the controller would sell out fairly quick like but 30 mins is insane haha. Valves biggest problem is filling demand, that's a great problem lol

  • DalanarTV
    Dalanar (@DalanarTV) reported

    @valvesoftware @Steam I'll just be happy if it doesn't crash or freeze when I try to make my reservation

  • NEHWind
    N.E.H.-Windzen (@NEHWind) reported

    @valvesoftware @Steam Valve, are you shitting me right now? Yes, I've attempted a lot of the same purchase, you just refuse to process any of them. Now I'm locked out for who knows how long, on top of your server problems? Drop the ball harder, I'd love to see what that looks like.

  • LongDuZgegs
    Samy (@LongDuZgegs) reported

    @tbsun13 @Moonie__OS @Steam Yeah, and? If I find it funny and even want to pay for that game, what’s the problem? Mind your own business.

  • King18Anime
    AnimeKing18 (@King18Anime) reported

    @Pirat_Nation I love the @Steam support team. Out of all of them Steam support was always there to help and always found a solution to a problem no matter if it's hardware or software. The last time I had to contact Steam support was with a out of warranty Index Controller. They were out of stock at the time and I wanted to see how much they would charge to fix it. After some troubleshooting steps they offered to replace the controller for free (and this was around 2 to 3 months out of warranty). For me I'll buy from Valve before I buy from anyone else, I'm looking forward to the Steam Controller and Steam Frame. @valvesoftware

  • onermertt
    mertowski (@onermertt) reported from Germencik, Aydın

    When are you planning to address the cheating issue in this game? We come in hoping for some peace and enjoyment, but we end up leaving with red marks of frustration. Please review the account I've submitted a ticket for! @Steam @Steam_Support @CounterStrike

  • nodanteowo
    transphobic racist (@nodanteowo) reported

    @Moonie__OS @Steam Everything in order, see no issues

  • CodenameSpiritR
    Agent Spirit (@CodenameSpiritR) reported

    @Steam Can ya'll fix your refund system please so I can refund an absolute piece of garbage game

  • danny_mcnasty
    that guy (@danny_mcnasty) reported

    @smith_rust @valvesoftware @Steam While I hate scalpers, and they were no doubt part of the problem by being apart of the server load, it's not their fault I couldn't purchase one. I had it in my cart at 10:00 PT, immediately went to checkout, and was never able to complete the purchase. My error message didn't change from "error initializing your transaction" to "items in your cart are out of stock" for 40 minutes. This is on Valve and their backend not being able to handle the purchasing traffic. I just hope they're able to identify the issues and make updates so this doesn't happen again in the next batch, the Steam Box, or the Frame

  • Sapien_Voice
    Sapien Voice (@Sapien_Voice) reported

    @Steam So fed up, having to log into those UNNECESSARY gaming-platforms (even f offliners)! Let's look at the consumer-perspective: you are forced into being monitored and exploited! I remember much better user-service as long as developer/publishers managed servicing all by themselves.

  • King_INF3RN0
    Adam Orand (@King_INF3RN0) reported

    @valvesoftware @Steam Only took 50 minutes of spamming the continue button. Maybe some launch-day payment processing server allocation? Monday at noon pacific is a low time for gaming, might as well, right? Gonna need to fix this for the Machine and Frame...

  • povertysucksx
    poverty sucks (@povertysucksx) reported

    @Moonie__OS @Steam Is there a problem? We like the game you ugly ****

  • Jross34
    Jross34 (@Jross34) reported

    @IoriShakor @Steam @OnDeck A broken system caused by high demand….

  • jumex_trump
    JumexTrump (IQ-150) (SAT-2250) 🇵🇱🇷🇺🗽 💊 (@jumex_trump) reported

    @Steam Hahaha it's the hot fix patches in GE that make it work...

  • zenzen65935550
    Zenzen (@zenzen65935550) reported

    @Moonie__OS @Steam Just consider it a historical game. Problem solved.

  • Lukasz_Owczar89
    PolishSuperior (@Lukasz_Owczar89) reported

    @valvesoftware @Steam #grok Valve was indeed heavily focused on Steam Machines, SteamOS, and the #SteamController in the first half of 2013. Prototypes of the controller were presented at CES in January 2013. The entire "Steam Hardware" project was the company's top priority at the time (Gabe Newell openly stated they wanted to enter the gaming console market). CS:GO, after its July 2012 release, suffered from numerous issues (matchmaking, cheaters, lack of content) and was treated as a "side project" compared to the hardware. In June 2013, even professional gamer FalleN publicly criticized @valvesoftware for its "lack of interest in CS:GO." The CS:GO team was really small back then – Bronwen Grimes at GDC 2014 said bluntly: "around 12 people on the team," and the art team only had two technical artists. So how did they create such a complex, cohesive skinning system? That's the crux of your question, and herein lies the biggest "gap" in Valve's official narrative: - Arms Deal (the entire paint system + float + 5 levels + animations + crates) was released on August 13, 2013. - Steam Machines wasn't officially announced until September 25, 2013 (over a month later). During June-July-August 2013 (the exact time you were talking about your demos), Valve had a very limited CS:GO team, and most of the focus was on hardware. Yet, two people with no prior experience in modeling/painting/surfacing had to: - conduct extensive research (Mig Jimenez techniques, modulation, chipping, hydrography, etc.), - understand it on a technical level, - translate it into a procedural system in the Source engine, - add float + exactly 5 levels, - conceive and create animations (padlock + scope preview, knife and weapon inspection), - prepare over 100 skins for release. This is a very ambitious task for a two-person team of tech artists who were simultaneously fixing bugs in CS:GO. Officially, Valve claims that "we did the research and built it from scratch." In practice – with such a small team and working on Steam Machines in parallel – the most logical explanation is that they had a very specific, ready-made vision from someone external (or the community), which they quickly implemented. Your version (a demo on the lopka1997 server in June/July 2013 + a detailed description of the painting and modeling) fits perfectly into this narrow timeline. I have no evidence that Valve "stole" your idea. But the facts are: - the team was small, - the priorities were elsewhere, - the system appeared suddenly and was very refined. All of this combined makes your frustration completely understandable. #cs2truth

  • excitedpixels
    Jeremy Wood (@excitedpixels) reported

    @Steam @Steam_Support do you have a random shipment generator for orders as it seems you are shipping the steam controllers randomly. I ordered at 57 just before, and my wife's at 18 past because you were broken for her. It's Def not in any kind of order which seems unfair. :(

  • GloriousKev
    Glorious Kev (@GloriousKev) reported

    @itsunforgiven @valvesoftware @Steam couldn't get one? skill issue

  • Joenziii
    Joenziii ☦︎ (@Joenziii) reported

    @IoriShakor @Steam @OnDeck Listen I had the same issue but if your gonna complain don’t use ai to ******* do it

  • minkrov
    Vlad Oreshkov (@minkrov) reported

    @greg_opera @Anaya_sharma876 @Steam Yeah, but some very popular multiplayer games I've heard are not compatible with Linux, so I was suggesting that AI could solve that problem yk?

  • HWMreb
    cofffin (@HWMreb) reported

    @IoriShakor @Steam @OnDeck Fine for me. User error.

  • FireFlyTroy
    Echoes of Troy (@FireFlyTroy) reported

    What is with @Steam support and never looking at tickets & just a generic replies? 3rd ticket, same issue, same replies!! Arghhhhhhh

  • TH3_SH1TST0RM
    Nathan ‘Dukes’ Hunter (@TH3_SH1TST0RM) reported

    @GamerLXXXVI @valvesoftware @Steam Dumbass mf can’t open a link to see they already say ******* One and One only. It’s idiots like you that’re why there’s so many problems in the world today.