Steam statistics do not reflect the real popularity of the game, — Test Drive developer with 288 players online
The developer of Test Drive criticizes those who evaluate the success of a game only by Steam statistics. He is upset by the way the data is actually distorted.
Sticker in Steam chat «ate up» a gamer’s monthly internet limit in less than 5 minutes
A gamer has discovered the most expensive sticker on Steam, but the point is not the actual cost. The fact is that it can «eat up» the monthly Internet limit.
Gabe Newell from Valve: «People who can’t program but use AI will become more efficient than programmers»
In another part of the interview with YouTuber Zalkar Saliev, Valve co-founder Gabe Newell discusses AI and programming.
Steam bug made indie developers «millionaires» — but they didn’t celebrate for long
Steam has accidentally made some indie developers «millionaires» — they managed to open the champagne, but finished it already disappointed.
«Destruction of money and time»: Gabe Newell from Valve criticized the business model «first presentation, then think about how to implement»
In an interview with YouTube, Valve co-founder Gabe Newell criticized modern venture capitalism, which first attracts investments and then thinks about what to do with them.
Every fifth game on Steam in 2025 was created with the help of AI, — report
In the first half of 2025, Steam accumulated a lot of new games — every fifth of them was officially developed using generative AI.
The Automation Festival» with discounts up to 90% has started on Steam — Dyson Sphere, Satisfactory, and others
Steam has launched one of the planned sales that will last a week — «Automation Festival 2025». It will last until July 21.
Steam is giving away four strategies worth more than $150 for free
Steam has organized a really generous giveaway — four tactical and strategic games are being given away for free. Among them is a hit with a 96% rating and a title that usually costs $80.
Steam sells stolen indie games on a massive scale — one user offers more than 70 «new» releases
Cases of fraudsters stealing indie games and selling them under their own name have become more frequent on Steam
Steam has learned to show how many frames in the game are real and how many are — generated
Steam has received an updated performance panel — it now shows not just the frame rate, but also how many of them were generated by third-party technologies.
A big summer sale has started on Steam — Hollow Knight, Ghost of Tsushima, and others with discounts up to -95% off
Steam has launched its traditional Summer Sale 2025 — one of the most anticipated events of the year among PC players. The promotion includes not only old hits but also the latest releases of recent months.
It’s official: Xbox app on PC adds Steam and Battle.net games
Microsoft is once again reminding us that Windows — is not just an operating system, but also a playground. And so that you don’t have to jump between a dozen launchers, the company is testing a new feature. The Xbox for Windows program will have a single library for games from Steam and Battle.net. So, now even Half-Life will «live» next…
The only Steam user from the DPRK has mysteriously disappeared — don’t worry, he’s fine
Yesterday, users could have lost an Internet legend — the only player from North Korea disappeared from Steam. But Reddit was able to breathe a sigh of relief.
Steam has added useful filters to game search — free saves, difficulty adjustment, and more
Valve has made it possible to search for games on Steam with specific options, such as a spoken game menu or adjustable difficulty. The functions appeared in the side menu of the game page.
Steam Next Fest 2025 has started — demos of the absurd Baby Steps, Moonlighter 2, and hundreds of other games are available
Steam Next Fest 2025 has officially started — Valve has opened the June festival of new releases on the platform. Players can once again test hundreds of demos of upcoming games for free.
Linux share on Steam grows rapidly, Windows 11 reaches 60%, NVIDIA RTX 3060 and both 4060s top the list
May Steam survey adds the NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti to the list of the most popular graphics cards, Linux grew by a huge half a percent, and Windows 11 is used by almost two-thirds of gamers.
Steam has launched a free giveaway of Hitman: Sapienza — but there’s a catch
Steam is temporarily giving away Hitman: World of Assassination for free — but only the episode.
Steam Festival «Zombies vs. Vampires» — discounts up to 90% on DayZ, The Last of Us, and more.
Steam has launched a themed sale «Zombies vs. Vampires» — where you can buy games about the living dead and bloodsuckers at attractive prices.
Gothic 1 Remake added to the wishlist of over 1 million gamers — one of the most desired games on Steam
Gothic 1 Remake has officially become one of the most anticipated games on Steam — it has crossed the 1 million mark on the wishlist.
UPDATED: Steam suffers a large-scale leak — 89 million accounts for $5000 are in the darknet
89 million Steam accounts leaked to the darknet — users are advised to change their passwords immediately.
NVIDIA RTX 4060 laptop tops Steam, AMD processors break a historical record
For the first time in three years, laptops with NVIDIA graphics cards have become the most popular gaming devices on Steam. At the same time, AMD chips have the largest share of users ever.
50 shades of FPS: or how to measure the number of frames correctly
In many reviews of graphics cards, laptops, or system units, you will find game benchmarks that show performance based on FPS (frames per second). However, you may want to check your FPS in your favorite game. If you don’t know how to do it, today we’ll try to understand the nature of these «magic» values […]
How much? A hidden page was found on Steam that counts your spending on games
It turns out that Steam has a tab where you can see how much money you spend and what you spend it on.
PC gamers are more likely to choose co-op and storyline, while interest in competitive games is declining, — Newzoo report
In 2024, PC gamers on Steam chose story and cooperative games more often than competitive ones.
Steam in March 2025: Windows 11 and English are the leaders again, Ukrainian overtakes Italian, AMD increases its share
Following the radical changes to Steam’s statistics in February, which can be explained «by the Chinese invasion» (or some kind of mistake), the numbers returned to previous trends.
Gabe Newell planned a social network from Valve in the 1990s: «There were a lot of interesting ideas not related to games»
How about a social network from Valve? It turns out that Gabe Newell planned to launch something similar to Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram back in the 1990s.
Microsoft «has highlighted» the Steam tab in the new Xbox interface
Microsoft seems to be preparing a major update for the Xbox ecosystem — and it inadvertently «revealed» an interesting detail.
Half-Life 2 RTX demo is now available on Steam — try it if your video card can handle it
If you’ve been waiting for Half-Life 2 RTX — now is the time to try it if your hardware can handle it.
Valve and Steam founder is a fan of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: «I’ll reach the fourth final tomorrow»
It turns out that Gabe Newell, one of the founders and CEO of Valve, is a fan of the Ukrainian game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2.
Spring sale has started on Steam — S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Elden Ring and Death Stranding
Steam has launched its traditional spring sale, offering big discounts on thousands of games.
Visual Novel Fest — Cyberpunk Bartender Action and others with discounts up to 95% have started on Steam
Steam launches Visual Novel Fest — hundreds of games received substantial discounts, and studios released demosAs part of the event, developers presented various thematic games: both new indie projects and already known novels
China «takes over» Steam: the number of users has grown to 40 million thanks to the eastern «invasion» (+20.88%)
The latest Steam survey Hardware Survey for February 2025 shows a huge increase in the number of Chinese-speaking users. Other global changes are related to this.
Gothic 1 Remake and fresh Dune «broke into the top of Next Fest Steam — who else is in the top five
The real hits on the Next Fest on Steam Gothic 1 Remake and the latest Dune: Awakening, but the first place in the ranking was taken by the PvP shooter Mecha BREAK.
Monster Hunter Wilds pushes Baldur’s Gate 3 and Elden Ring into Steam’s Top 10 within an hour of release
Almost immediately after its release, Monster Hunter Wilds surpassed Baldur’s Gate 3, Hogwarts Legacy, and even Elden Ring in popularity.
Online S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 on Steam dropped by 90% in three months — the last maximum was reached by 12,448 players
At the release, the peak online S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 on Steam reached 121,335 people, while in recent weeks, only 12,448 people have registered the maximum, according to SteamDB.
Next Fest has launched on Steam — Gothic 1 Remake, Among Us 3D, PUBG Blindspo, and hundreds of other games launched on Steam
Steam has launched the February Next Fest 2025, which features hundreds of free demos: the upcoming remake of the role-playing game Gothic Remake 1 and the new PUBG game: Blindspot, among others.
Hackers «planted a game with password-stealing malware on Steam
The researchers analyzed a game called PirateFi, which Valve urgently removed from Steam last week.
Schedule of Steam sales and festivals in 2025 — discounts two to three times a month
Valve has revealed the full schedule of Steam sales and festivals in 2025. The company has prepared 25 major events for gamers that will last about six months in total.
Steam banned «ads as a business model in the game» — should not be forced or interfere with gameplay
Valve has decided to crack down on intrusive advertising in games on Steam by announcing new rules with exceptions. The platform has banned games where players are forced to watch ads or where they block the gameplay.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 paid off on the first day and sets online records every day
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has broken its sixth consecutive record for the number of simultaneous players on Steam in the six days of its availability. This impressive achievement is the latest in a series of events that demonstrate the incredible commercial success of the new game.
Strategy Festival on Steam — Age of Empires, Manor Lords and other RTS with up to 90% discounts
The first Steam sale in 2025, “Real-Time Strategy Festival”, will last until January 27. Some discounts, like on Homeworld, are truly gigantic, and Age of Empires 4 can be purchased at half price.
Steam sets a record: almost 19,000 games released in 2024
Pros data SteamDB, the digital platform of Steam, has set a historical record for the number of video games released. Developers have posted 18,825 new projects, which is 30% more than last year’s figure of 14,311.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Black Myth Wukong, Helldivers 2: Steam Names the Most Successful Games in 2024
Steam has published a rating the most profitable video games in 2024, categorizing them according to gross revenue.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Elden Ring, The Last of Us: winter sale with discounts up to 90% on Steam
Valve has launched its traditional winter sale on Steam with discounts on games and additional content. The promotion will last until January 2.
People love old games: only 15% of Steam time was spent on titles from 2024
Players aren’t exactly thrilled about new games. Most of the overall time spent by users on Steam has been devoted to games created in the last seven years, many even older.
Chinese gamers «attacked» Baldur’s Gate 3 on Steam due to Black Myth: Wukong’s defeat at TGA 2024
In recent days, the role-playing game from Larian Studio has received more than 700 negative reviews on Steam from Chinese users. The reason was Sven Winke’s speech during the announcement of the winner in the «Game of the Year» category at the The Game Awards 2024.
Path of Exile 2 hit Steam’s top 15 even before release — almost 540,000 simultaneous players, 80% positive reviews
The game has already doubled the record of the first Path of Exile with 230,000 online players. Meanwhile, Path of Exile 2 is in early access, which was delayed due to a surge of players.
Steam Autumn sale kicks off — up to 90% off on Cyberpunk 2077, Red Dead Redemption and other hits
Valve has launched one of the biggest seasonal sales of the year on Steam. The promotion will last until December 4.
Ubisoft demands Steam to remove player count charts from public access after Star Wars Outlaws failure, — rumors
Not a day goes by without interesting news about Ubisoft.
Steam obliges developers to indicate the content and release dates of DLC in season passes
Valve established new rules for seasonal passes on Steam. Now, before launching, developers must provide a clear description of the content and release schedule for all planned add-ons.
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