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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

The graph below depicts the number of Steam reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Steam Outage Chart 01/18/2026 07:35

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Sign in (54%)

    Sign in (54%)

  2. Online Play (23%)

    Online Play (23%)

  3. Glitches (18%)

    Glitches (18%)

  4. Game Crash (3%)

    Game Crash (3%)

  5. Matchmaking (2%)

    Matchmaking (2%)

  6. Hacking / Cheating (%)

    Hacking / Cheating (%)

Live Outage Map

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

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City Problem Type Report Time
GermanyHamburg Sign in
FranceNivillac Sign in
FrancePennautier Glitches
FinlandHelsinki Online Play
GermanyKöln Online Play
FranceTarbes Sign in
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Steam Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • veejay28511435 @veejay (@veejay28511435) reported

    @KaizokuHaki @Steam Hi! it also happen my account for 2month and I tried contacting support service but they always gave me a robot reply so i got in contact with @Cybersupport129 on Twitter,he was the one who got me back into my account he will help you with your account

  • maria___james maria (@maria___james) reported

    @JuanToconas1 @Steam OMG!! thought i was the only victim of this, like i got banned and I tried contacting their service but I got no response not until i got in contact with @cybertech_recorver on instagram who got me back into my account I think he can help you too

  • R3BORNMUSICK R3BORN///THE///PHOENIX (@R3BORNMUSICK) reported

    @Steam Everything is cool as long as your making money right? Screw the people who actually use it. $700 on a gaming PC just for your systems to crash it as soon as I turn it on.

  • audiblyenable Dillydally (@audiblyenable) reported

    @Steam please remove tripwire from the service.

  • FreeAgentGent FA Gent (@FreeAgentGent) reported

    @DarkZelli @Steam I had the same issue ..I never taught of getting my account back …massive appreciation to @AgentFemiTv on TWITTER .. for recovering my ..suspended ..locked.. hacked or banned .. disabled account you should check them out too...Or #lord_teqq on Instagram

  • manifestitjenn jenn santana (@manifestitjenn) reported

    @jonsnow66 @oculus @Steam They have the worst customer service jon! My oculus has been broken for almost 2 months, it’s under warranty and they have not even helped me 👎🏻👎🏻#theworst

  • JuanToconas1 Komachi (@JuanToconas1) reported

    @Steam My account was stolen, please I need to talk with the technical service. The thief changed the linked e-mail. I have the purchase ticket for each purchase on my e-mail, please I need help.

  • veejay28511435 @veejay (@veejay28511435) reported

    @JuanToconas1 @Steam Hi! it also happen my account for 2month and I tried contacting support service but they always gave me a robot reply so i got in contact with @Cybersupport129 on Twitter,he was the one who got me back into my account he will help you with your account

  • Septula86 Jen (@Septula86) reported

    @DaRealXzall @Steam The username is correct, I got the email confirming that it was changed and it auto populates when I go to login.

  • Septula86 Jen (@Septula86) reported

    @DaRealXzall @Steam @Steam_Support I think it might have just been a delay? Once my internet came back up I was able to login.

  • JuanToconas1 Komachi (@JuanToconas1) reported

    @Steam My account was stolen, please I need to talk with the technical service. The thief changed the linked e-mail. I have the purchase ticket for each purchase on my e-mail, please I need help.

  • Tmahlangu_ ✨Devine feminine energy✨ (@Tmahlangu_) reported

    @huggzatarian @Steam Hi! it also happen my account for 2month and I tried contacting support service but they always gave me a robot reply so i got in contact with @Cybersupport129 on Twitter,he was the one who got me back into my account he will help you with your account

  • Stephanie76861 Stephanie Cole🇬🇧 (@Stephanie76861) reported

    @HammondKait @Steam I had similar hacked issues not until Hackwizard02 on Instagram helped me recover my account

  • Zeidor2 Zeidor (@Zeidor2) reported

    @Steam @valvesoftware @Steam_Support please update the launcher. It has numerous problems....

  • Septula86 Jen (@Septula86) reported

    @Steam I changed the pw to my account and got the screen that says “your password was successfully changed!” but when I try to login it tells me my password is incorrect. What?

  • cl4pp3dCS cl4pp3d (@cl4pp3dCS) reported

    @Steam @CSGO @GabeLNewell Fix your ******* hitbox please!!!

  • kellym6887 kelly (@kellym6887) reported

    @OveratedLama @Steam Dm @legit__tools ASAP he help me solved my problem when I have similar issue with my locked account. His good and fast.

  • KarimapHelle KarimapHellen (@KarimapHelle) reported

    @Fbklover61 @Steam I had the same issue ..I never taught of getting my account back …massive appreciation to @AgentFemiTv on TWITTER .. for recovering my ..suspended ..locked.. hacked or banned .. disabled account you should check them out too...Or #lord_teqq on Instagram

  • Stephanie76861 Stephanie Cole🇬🇧 (@Stephanie76861) reported

    @BushiFrost @Steam @Steam_Support I had similar issues with my account the support center wasn't helpful, a friend of mine recommended me to Hackwizard02 on Instagram in less than 30min my account was back

  • Tmahlangu_ ✨Devine feminine energy✨ (@Tmahlangu_) reported

    @DarkZelli @Steam Hi! it also happen my account for 2month and I tried contacting support service but they always gave me a robot reply so i got in contact with @Cybersupport129 on Twitter,he was the one who got me back into my account he will help you with your account

  • lasseedsvik Lasse Edsvik (@lasseedsvik) reported

    @Steam Please fix this issue with servers for Perfect Golf..... ppl might get married, babies happens.... come on!

  • RSNTM3NT RESENTMENT (@RSNTM3NT) reported

    @Steam is having a ******* seizure, I can only play games for a few minutes, then ******* crash all-over. Past achievement notification just show up, even I have already known what I've unlocked. **** sake!

  • Mustafa83256504 Mustafa (@Mustafa83256504) reported

    @Steam Hi steam yeasterday I charge 40 dollar I'm Iraqi I want to buy gta v when I'm buying the app give me notethe note is : you're computer is either currently unable to reach steam servers or the service may be temporarily disabled please try again later plz how I fix it @Steam

  • lasseedsvik Lasse Edsvik (@lasseedsvik) reported

    @Steam Perfect Golf is continuesly crashing, it cant load news, no ppl are able. Fix this..... ppl are trying to meet

  • lz_falcon LZ_FALCON (@lz_falcon) reported

    anyone else has problem accepting steam trades #steam @Steam

  • Voytron Philip (@Voytron) reported

    @Canadian911Guy @Steam Having the same issue here ):

  • cristy_nestor Cristy Noel (@cristy_nestor) reported

    @Steam hey Kael from support tried scamming me. FYI banning a youth account after supporting friend reported in error then charging $100 to reinstate. Nope. Real Classy

  • CallMeK40219774 His_Majesty_Kauluma👑 (@CallMeK40219774) reported

    @Shahrukh229 @Steam Hi! it also happen my account for 2month and I tried contacting support service but they always gave me a robot reply so i got in contact with @Cybersupport129 on Twitter,he was the one who got me back into my account he will help you with your account

  • syudagye Syu (@syudagye) reported

    @ParvGar87276655 @Steam_Support @Steam Go to steam support, you will be able to prove that you really own your account. I had the same problem yesterday, and it have been fixed almost in the hour following the request

  • R3BORNMUSICK R3BORN///THE///PHOENIX (@R3BORNMUSICK) reported

    Welcome to @Steam Where we dedicate our service to slowing down your computer and crashing your systems and making your games lag on a constant basis. Trying to download a game? We've made it even harder and if you get to 100% good luck playing the game because it won't open.