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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 01/24/2026 07:50

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Sign in (55%)

    Sign in (55%)

  2. Online Play (22%)

    Online Play (22%)

  3. Glitches (17%)

    Glitches (17%)

  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
FranceMontluçon Glitches
FranceSallenôves Glitches
GermanyBodelshausen Sign in
United StatesWylie Online Play
GermanyHamburg Sign in
FranceNivillac Sign in
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Steam Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • Suryadeepto06 Suryadeepto Sengupta (@Suryadeepto06) reported

    @Steam Hey @Steam_Support for some reason whenever I'm attempting to buy Metro collection using either domestic debit card or prepaid wallet, @NovaPlayIn is running in unexpected error. Any help would be great.

  • Multiplat_Mike MultiPlatform Mike🐝 (@Multiplat_Mike) reported

    I didn’t realize fallout new Vegas was unplayable when I bought it on @Steam_Support you would think a game this old wouldn’t have a common game breaking loading screen glitch.

  • rusty_so Hispanopolaco (@rusty_so) reported

    @Steam_Support Hey Steam Support, I have problem with my account which is I know the login, password... But I don't have access anymore to the email where you send me steam guard code. What's more without logging to steam I cannot contact you... I can provide details in DM

  • schmichal michael clements (@schmichal) reported

    @Steam_Support just wanted to let you guys know that apex legends wont load for me and stop about 10 mins ago.. Ive notice that other people online our sharing similar experiences within the last 15 minutes. I think there might be a issues on steams side regarding severs!

  • master1103 aron (@master1103) reported

    @Steam_Support i cant login to my account, somehow he changed email password and phonenumber, i have codes and i locked the account but cant get in cause i dont have an email?

  • jcwf1993 JAMESCWF1993 (@jcwf1993) reported

    @Steam_Support the i'm not a robot thing is so broken it was a stupid idea to have it here is why Your response to the CAPTCHA appears to be invalid. Please re-verify that you're not a robot below. (Reference ID: 4004236280673851041) and i did it all right as well

  • carcrasher89 john bennett (@carcrasher89) reported

    @Steam_Support I keep getting steam guard notifications even when I am not trying to login even after I changed my password

  • tumor951 tumor95 (@tumor951) reported

    @Steam_Support I think someone got into my steam it won't let me login and apparently I'm not human to resty password please help it was working yesterday but not today !!!!

  • gwilymcox Gwilym Cox (@gwilymcox) reported

    Hey @Steam_Support what the heck is going on with your login captcha? I can't login or reset the password cause it keeps saying that the captcha is invalid.

  • AustineMary4 munchkin (@AustineMary4) reported

    @HjemJo @Steam_Support My account got hacked too...i tried contacting support support service but no response so..I went online and searched for a hacker then I got referred to cyber_smart_security on Instagram i was doubtful at first until they helped me recovered it.

  • JaneDenton_CA 🇨🇦Jane🇮🇪Denton😷 (@JaneDenton_CA) reported

    @Steam_Support Steam Guard is not sending out the email codes... please fix thank you.

  • TimmyTim174 Timothy Hamilton (@TimmyTim174) reported

    @Steam_Support hey maybe if you guys could actually be helpful in fixing issues that would be cool, been trying to download ganes for a few days now for it to not work, and did all the support suggestions and nothing has worked, ive called and emailed and have gotten no support.

  • TheCyanMan1 TheCyanMan (@TheCyanMan1) reported

    @Steam_Support I can't create a trouble ticket what is wrong with your customer support this is literally the worst run around I've ever experienced and I work for the government.

  • gotti_get GetGotti (@gotti_get) reported

    @Steam @Steam_Support The CAPTCHA is still broken and I am unable to create an account get that fixed ASAP.

  • MasonPrior2 Mason Prior (@MasonPrior2) reported

    @Steam_Support My account has been stolen munchkinboy05 and all my information i cant sign in or change password please help me asap

  • FarFromNoble Noble (@FarFromNoble) reported

    @Steam_Support Why does it say that I've failed to sign in "too many times" when I just tried for the first time?

  • NorElGaming Ryan (@NorElGaming) reported

    @Steam or @Steam_Support please help! I've gotten s new pc and have downloaded steam,but it won't let me log in, I keep getting username and password error, and I also get CAPTCHA verification errors when trying to choose unable to login. I've tried everything I know to do.

  • Brenden08759334 Brenden (@Brenden08759334) reported

    @Steam_Support why is your I am not a robot thing not working. I’ve been trying to reset my password and it keeps saying verification failed even when I do it right

  • WilsonRCHY larry (@WilsonRCHY) reported

    @HjemJo @Steam_Support I also got hacked, these support services aren’t doing anything, send a DM to @Haalian__ on instagram,WhatsApp +1 (857) 298‑0059 they’ll help fix your account fast!

  • whatchumacallyt Will Morrison (@whatchumacallyt) reported

    @Steam_Support how do I contact support? I need a real human to help resolve my issue, not your self-help page and it is not obvious how one is supposed to contact customer support.

  • YoruBadG Immonina (@YoruBadG) reported

    @HjemJo @Steam_Support I also got hacked, i contacted support service and they didn’t do anything about it...But @creedtools on instagram helped me get access to my account💯

  • marcan_tiger Marcan Tiger (@marcan_tiger) reported

    I have a weird issue with @Steam where it doesn't connect for the first time after booting, reconnect causes it to hang. Then if I kill it and start again, it usually logs in properly, quite often also upgrades before. Happens every day, with beta and release. @Steam_Support

  • KadenMclaughli6 Kaden Mclaughlin (@KadenMclaughli6) reported

    @Steam_Support I cannot create a steam account due to a CAPTCHA error with the reference ID:4004236280635258035

  • BlazinXV Blazin (@BlazinXV) reported

    @Steam @Steam_Support Please fix games completing an update to then not finalise properly to then restart the program and it goes backs progress.

  • adampensacola senior ponycorn (@adampensacola) reported

    @Steam_Support your site is broken? It's saying wrong password (it isn't). And then the captas keep saying I'm getting them wrong (I'm not). Why not fix this? Why not have actually support I can call or chat with?

  • TrashLordCaity Caity (@TrashLordCaity) reported

    @Steam_Support @Steam I'm locked out of my account and can't reset my password due to broken CAPTCHA. I can't even make a new account for the same reason. I need human assistance to get passed this and reset my account; I can provide proof of ownership also. Please reply.

  • tylikacos TyLiKa (@tylikacos) reported

    @LogZapper @Steam_Support same problem here. I play games through origin and steam. Only steam is having login issues it seems. I can't login on the web browser or the app. But I was able to login through the avast web browser. I wonder why that is...

  • master1103 aron (@master1103) reported

    @Steam_Support cant login to my account, somehow he changed email password and phonenumber, i have codes and i locked the account but cant get in cause i dont have an email?

  • Courtne48086742 Courtney (@Courtne48086742) reported

    @Steam_Support can y'all please fix your captcha I can't make a new account and it's been an ongoing issue from what I've read on online forums. I do like 12 but it won't verify that I'm a person and I just want to play steam games

  • EddieJervis Eddie Jervis (@EddieJervis) reported

    @Steam_Support I'm having trouble logging in and there doesn't seem to be any extra help regarding the issue, I've literally tried everything. Please help me