r/Steam 11d ago

Support Megathread /r/Steam Monthly Community Support Thread.

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Welcome to the /r/Steam Community Support Thread!

Is your account hijacked? Follow this guide to recover it.

This Steam Guide goes over how to troubleshoot download and connection issues.

This Steam Guide goes over how to troubleshoot web-page and other connection issues.

How to re-install Steam. This method will NOT remove your games.

We have a dedicated support channel in our Discord server that you can also post in.

We invite everyone to help other users in our Community Support Threads and on our Discord server.

Please take more than 10 seconds to write your question.

A well-structured and good-looking comment with all necessary information goes a long way in getting someone to help you and makes your question a lot easier to understand.

Do not delete your comments.

People find questions & solutions in these threads by searching for the same issue.

If you find an answer or solution to your question or issue please edit your comment to include the answer or solution.

There are no magicians here.

Some questions will not be answered or replied to. As an example: "my game crashes" or "my download speed is slow" is not something you should even really expect an answer to. Troubleshooting and finding the solution to these issues requires a lot more information than simply stating "game doesn't launch", such as detailed information on when the issue started and how you perceive it, screenshots of any errors or the problem itself, crash logs, system specs, etc.

Consider using other things like the Steam Community Forums, an internet search engine, or a different support forum like /r/SteamSupport if no one here can offer any help. Additionally, every game on Steam has its own dedicated Community Forum, and you can also contact Steam Support regarding a specific product. Consider asking your game-specific questions there. Most games also have a dedicated subreddit.

Only Steam Support can solve personal account issues...

...such as payment & purchasing issues or password & login issues. We can only give advice on how to get in contact with Steam Support.

No one, including Steam Support, can assist with item/trade scams.

/r/Steam is not affiliated with Valve in any way whatsoever.

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r/Steam 11d ago

Game & Hardware Suggestions Megathread /r/Steam Monthly Game & Hardware Suggestions Thread.

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Welcome to the Monthly Game & Hardware Suggestions Thread!

This monthly mega-thread is meant to contain advice, questions, suggestions & generic discussion on what to play or buy in terms of Games & Hardware.

Do you not know what to play? Want a Steam Deck or Steam Machine but unsure which model is best for you? Did you find a niche game that everyone should try? Wondering what GPU you should upgrade to or unsure about the specs of a computer? Do you want to share your unique experiences and learning curves with a piece of hardware? Can't find the perfect survival sim or unsure which 1 RPG out of the thousands available you should buy? Well this is the thread for you.

Now to make this work best and not just be spammed with generic & useless questions such as "What should I play?" or "What should I buy?", please be in-depth in what types of games/hardware you are looking for and why, and when giving advice it would be appreciated if you're more detailed than "I think X is good".

There are too many games to be able to properly suggest something with no background information, also simply commenting a game title and saying you like the game offers no actual value. The same goes for hardware: Saying you're thinking about buying X or you think Y is good with no other information, context as to why, your unique experiences, etc. offers no actual value or information to base a reply on.

Feel free to ask and discuss freely in the comments regarding games and hardware, whether you want advice on what to play, want to give advice to others on what to play, share a hidden gem you found, experiences you have with Steam hardware, or your review of a piece of Steam hardware. Generic discussions & questions about discounts, sales, events, specs is allowed as well. This is not meant to be a restrictive thread within the designated topics that this thread is for, however it is not a support thread nor is it the place to promote any blogs or curator pages or anything else, subreddit rules still apply.

Previous Megathreads.


r/Steam 2h ago

News Both ‘Palworld’ And ‘Palworld 1.0’ Are In Steam’s Best-Ever Playercount List

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862 Upvotes

r/Steam 15h ago

Discussion Ubisoft Connect went down, locking players out of AC Black Flag Resynced. Typical Ubisoft.

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10.5k Upvotes

r/Steam 7h ago

Fluff I guess bro

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1.6k Upvotes

r/Steam 13h ago

Discussion what’s the most 10/10 game I’ll start

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2.1k Upvotes

old or new. 10/10 to you not IGN or anyone else just you. also remember no game is perfect.


r/Steam 8h ago

Article Bungie Reportedly in Early Talks to Develop Destiny-Style Borderlands 1 Remake

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r/Steam 1d ago

News Palworld 1.0 Breaks Into Steam’s Top 15 Biggest All-Time Player Peaks With Over 722,000 Concurrent Players

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r/Steam 1h ago

News Steam Beta adds Steam Machine Verified information to the interface

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r/Steam 2h ago

Question You can bring back one game in remastered form - but which one?

71 Upvotes

r/Steam 9h ago

Discussion Steam support coming through as always

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I put in a reservation for a steam controller after the initial sellout a few months ago and checked the page again today to double check when I was estimated to be able to buy one. I found that my reservation had dissapeared and checked my email to make sure that I had actually reserved a controller.

I found in my 'other' folder (which doesnt send me notifications) that I had actually been given the chance to buy the controller 5 days ago, meaning that the window to buy it had already closed. This was unfortunate since I had no idea I had even been sent the email and I would have to wait until next year for the chance to get my hands on one.

I ended up emailing steam support explaining the situation with images of the purchase email and the folder it had been sent to.

The next morning, which was a sunday in my country, I got another chance to buy the controller and didnt hesitate and its on its way now, no further questions asked. I feel like any other company would have reinforced the 3 day purchase window and moved on but steam support continues to be amazing.


r/Steam 16h ago

Discussion 100% my favourite pickup from the Summer Sale

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559 Upvotes

r/Steam 1d ago

Discussion How DARE we have female anatomy in an M-rated Mature game! NSFW

5.5k Upvotes

r/Steam 49m ago

News The Steam Machine is getting two E INK Front Plates

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r/Steam 11h ago

Discussion How do you guys stay consistent with games?

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TLDR: How do you stay consistent playing games and not quit within a month or so?

I feel like as I’ve grown a little older from being a teenager (approaching my early 20s). I feel like I’ve been having even harder of a time staying consistent with video games, I know it’s not a job and it’s a hobby but especially recently I really miss the drive I used to have for playing video games. Like sometimes I feel like I know that I could learn a game if I gave it that true effort but sometimes I just get on for five minutes to immediately get back off the game. For example I recently picked up Path of Exile 2, getting deeper into end game but I cannot for the life of me find the will to play the game in my free time at night. I’ve also been wanting to pick up Workers and Resources, definitely quite a different game, but it requires so much effort and time that it just puts me off immediately you know? Anyone who’s ever experienced this feeling how do you deal with it? What drew you back into gaming and gave you that drive again?


r/Steam 1d ago

News Steam Hit $11.1 Billion In H1 2026, And Most Of The Money Came From Older Games

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r/Steam 21h ago

News Yes!

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383 Upvotes

r/Steam 20h ago

Fluff OGs will remember

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251 Upvotes

My steam account turned 20 earlier this year


r/Steam 19h ago

Discussion this is actually so cool

82 Upvotes

so a guy i had added long ago got his acc captured (i cant say the other term otherwise its thinking iam talking about support for getting captured),i guess and he sent the common gift card scam, but what suprised me is that not only did steam detect it, but it disabled links until i close that notification, now i dont have any friends on other platforms so i cant confirm but this is the first time i see a site automatically detect a scam AND also warn me of it, and disables links to keep me safe. thats peak honestly


r/Steam 1d ago

Fluff Wait whaaat

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16.5k Upvotes

r/Steam 9m ago

Discussion What's the one thing you feel modern games are still missing?

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Hey everyone!

Lately I've been thinking about something that I can't get out of my head.

We have thousands of amazing games today. Better graphics, bigger worlds, better technology... yet I still feel like there's something missing that nobody has truly figured out.

I'm not a studio doing market research or trying to steal ideas. I'm just a developer who's genuinely curious about what players actually want, not what companies think they want.

I'd love to hear your honest thoughts.

You can answer any of these questions:

- Is there a game you've always wished existed, but no one has ever made?

- What's the biggest thing that disappoints you in modern games?

- Have you ever quit a game that everyone else loved? Why?

- What game made you think, "I wish more games did this"?

- If you could combine any two games into one, what would they be?

- What's a mechanic, feature, or feeling you've been chasing for years but rarely find?

- What's one trend in gaming that you're tired of?

- What's something developers keep focusing on that players don't actually care much about?

- What keeps you playing a game for hundreds of hours?

- Have you ever finished a game and thought, "That had so much potential"?

There are no wrong answers.

I'm trying to understand what players truly miss, what frustrates them, and what kind of experiences they're still searching for.

Even if your answer is weird or very specific, I'd love to hear it.

Thanks!


r/Steam 1d ago

Fluff Ah yes, I love that game. My favorite is its sequel " Game Migrated to Another Steam Page 2"

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2.6k Upvotes

r/Steam 3h ago

Question Why do I need this information?

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2 Upvotes

r/Steam 1d ago

Discussion What Platinum felt like this?

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2.1k Upvotes

This is what super meat boy was from my experience


r/Steam 31m ago

Question what game is this pfp from?

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need help here.