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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.

Full Outage Map

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.

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Most Reported Problems

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

  • 47% Sign in (47%)
  • 28% Online Play (28%)
  • 16% Glitches (16%)
  • 5% Game Crash (5%)
  • 3% Matchmaking (3%)

Live Outage Map

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

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Bellville Sign in 5 days ago
Toronto Sign in 5 days ago
Lyon Glitches 5 days ago
Villeurbanne Sign in 6 days ago
Melbourne Online Play 9 days ago
Berlin Online Play 10 days ago
Full Outage Map

Community Discussion

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Steam Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • borkinborkiee
    borkiee (@borkinborkiee) reported

    @TechAddikt @Steam I got the same issue and put in a ticket to support. Was gonna give them $650 but guess not if I cant get one now lol.

  • brokolja
    Kolja Hoof (@brokolja) reported

    @Steam Paypal checkout not working… aaaaaaarrrrrrgh 🙏

  • LastHazzerd
    Hazzy🧼🍀🧼 (@LastHazzerd) reported

    @Steam which of course counts against me on purchase attempts and i'll eventually just get another error. maybe i'll just wait for the hardware to be on sale 2 years after it comes out. Assuming this doesn't go the way of the Steam Box and just gets killed off like a google project.

  • zeke_177
    zeke177 (@zeke_177) reported

    @LastHazzerd @Steam Just keep trying, I got mine and I was getting that error.

  • jdcrowley
    Josh Crowley {FILE MISSING: Blue_Checkmark.png} (@jdcrowley) reported

    @ItsElectric @Steam Yeah, I keep hitting it but it keeps giving me the "you've been trying to make a lot of purchases" error.

  • Gwydion_Wolf
    Gwydion_Wolf (@Gwydion_Wolf) reported

    Aaaaand got mine reserved. 🥳🥳🥳 That was a really weird error message though @Steam . I'm use to seeing time-out errors, or system buisy errors, but what was up with that one? Was it some new system you folks were trying out to counter the Scalper asshats? (1/2)

  • gruz7777
    Marvin (@gruz7777) reported

    @DonnieDarkoDevs @Steam When this happened, I got an email saying there was an error with my purchase

  • ShojoTea
    Lex, Queen of the Dorks (@ShojoTea) reported

    And then they solft lock me because their system crashed trying to process the transaction too many times. @Steam, fix your ****!

  • dallinwright01
    Dallin Wright (@dallinwright01) reported

    @Steam Yo you fix the preorders yet by adding something as basic and simple as a captcha? It really isn't that hard to thwart bots.

  • EvolvrKent
    Kent Murray (@EvolvrKent) reported

    @cammyladd_ @Steam I wasted a whole afternoon on it, talking with mates, preparing etc…..then after all of that, I get sent through millions of error pages and **** messages. Yeah they can suck it!

  • JGelvar
    Jake Gelvar (@JGelvar) reported

    @Protostar @Steam I just got to a purchase screen after getting both the transaction and too many attempts errors. I just kept spamming continue on the enter your payment info screen and it eventually let me through? I got an email with my receipt at any rate. So maybe just keep hitting continue.

  • Clumsy_G
    Ji Jacob Jun (@Clumsy_G) reported

    @Steam went through PayPal, then error. Then, too many attempts error. then, it suddenly worked, but now stuck at confirmation screen with button saying, working. Keep trying.

  • cityeyes
    Kyle Telechan (@cityeyes) reported

    @niami @Steam Nope. Still not working for me.

  • SwitchCornerYT
    SwitchCorner (@SwitchCornerYT) reported

    @NotWofford @Steam Nothing showing on my bank sadly! just the, too many purchases error

  • Azuukhar
    A'Zuuk'har the Wanderer ^~^ (@Azuukhar) reported

    @threatresearch @Finn_underscore @Steam Ya everything is broken over been unable to buy it cause errors

  • pesodesigns
    pesodesigns (@pesodesigns) reported

    @SteamStatus @Steam Login too...

  • pantsoptionalTV
    Mike Madden (@pantsoptionalTV) reported

    @Arclegger @Steam I got the same error on my day 1 account. Just refreshing passed it. It will eventually not **** itself and work.

  • binarygrind
    BinaryGrind (@binarygrind) reported

    @madsphotos @CrayyZen @Steam You can work around the anticheat issue by installing Windows on it.

  • zeke_177
    zeke177 (@zeke_177) reported

    @Steam Yo to all the people getting the "Too many purchases" error, keep trying. Mine eventually went through!!

  • SarahBlandyVO
    Sarah Blandy (@SarahBlandyVO) reported

    @Yeoden @Steam The site won't let me login, the account recovery system is broken, and I'll miss my ability to pay them $5 to even have the ability to give them hundreds later. Makes me sad that I can't even log into my account I've had for a long time to give them money. Ah well.

  • JoeAAlonzo
    Joe Alonzo (@JoeAAlonzo) reported from Destin, Florida

    @Loliconica @Steam Same. I keep getting that and “there seems to be an error initializing or updating your transaction. Please wait a minute and try again”

  • THEBOSTONVERSE
    Shane Dwyer (@THEBOSTONVERSE) reported

    @Steam Guys I think the “too many purchases” error can expire after 30-40 min. Managed to snag one after getting that error for about that long.

  • Strahdd
    Mike Pendergrass (@Strahdd) reported

    @Steam I was getting the too many purchase attempts error. But I kept on trying and my reservation finally went through.

  • LordJher
    SwΔle Daddy J (@LordJher) reported

    @lbkz @Steam If you have an issue send them a package showing them how upset you are 😈 Steam HQ: Floor 14, 10400 NE 4th St, Bellevue, WA 98004, USA

  • mine0_
    Henry Ennis (@mine0_) reported

    @Perry_Brashear @Steam well I got to the PayPal section and verified it and then it gave me a transaction error

  • DatSantiago
    Santiago (@DatSantiago) reported

    @Steam Took 40 min and a slew of errors but I got my reservation finally.

  • MattKamen
    Matt Kamen (@MattKamen) reported

    @LiteMorgan @Steam Yeah, a lot of people are getting that error. I think the system is having *A DAY*...

  • zeke_177
    zeke177 (@zeke_177) reported

    @theturret101 @Steam Keep trying, I had that error and eventually got one

  • joelthegreat
    joelthegreat (@joelthegreat) reported

    @lookacyborg @Steam That error I get is an account wide even from my work VPN still stuck on it. Got to the review+purchase screen and now on a 'working' after hitting the YES LET ME PURCHASE THIS button. So now we wait.

  • mirosa812
    Michelle Rosa (@mirosa812) reported

    @ErrickOnTheRift @Steam Just keep trying, even with that error. I got to the purchase page and just waiting it out