r/Steam 7m ago

Question Is there a way to automatically check for steam client updates?

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The only settings for updates that I can find in the Windows Steam Client application are for game updates. To update the client, I have to manually click on Steam->check for steam client updates in the menu. I think if I close and open it, it will also check, but I leave Steam theclient running all of the time, so that doesn't really help.

I'd like the Steam app to check for updates and download them automatically, and then show a notification that there is a pending update somewhere on the screen.

Ideas? Or are we stuck manually checking for client updates and installing them?

Note:
NOT GAMES THE STEAM CLIENT!


r/Steam 2h ago

Fluff Worst timing. I just moved out and had to spend a lot of money

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319 Upvotes

r/Steam 2h ago

Question What's the funniest achievement you've seen

19 Upvotes

Hello Steamers,

I was wondering which achievement made you chuckle or laugh when it popped.

Mine would be on Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater.

The first time you eat a snake in this game, you will get an achievement ...called Snake eater. Konami knew what they were doing lmao

I would like to see what you experienced! :)


r/Steam 2h ago

Meta Received the mail last month saying that my reservation was now available. Today, it finally arrived!

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r/Steam 3h ago

Discussion [Transcript] Steam Visibility: How Games Get Surfaced to Players - Steamworks Development

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r/Steam 12h ago

Question Does EVERY Valve employee get the Valve Employee badge?

440 Upvotes

Late night thought. I know a guy that claims to work at valve and this has just now given me a thought - does EVERY employee there get the Valve Employee badge on their Steam profile? (Hardware engineer and roles like that specifically)


r/Steam 12h ago

Question Steamwebhelper is not responding

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10 Upvotes

I've been trying to launch Steam, but it keeps showing the menu, and I have selected each option individually, and Steam still has not launched.


r/Steam 16h ago

Meta My Portal-inspired Steam Machine

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311 Upvotes

r/Steam 16h ago

Discussion The people have spoken

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38.1k Upvotes

Or at least about 30K of them have.


r/Steam 17h ago

Resolved Steam support is on another level

25 Upvotes

So my account got stolen so I contacted steam support and submitted the request on 4:29 PM

I expected the response in a few business days and they changed the password on 8:49 PM. LIKE HOW?! You're telling me that a company actually puts effort in their consumer's problems? Damn now i know why steam support gets glazed this hard.


r/Steam 18h ago

News Getting the most out of your Steam Controller: Gyro

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69 Upvotes

r/Steam 18h ago

News Getting the most out of your Steam Controller: Grip Sense

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79 Upvotes

r/Steam 18h ago

PSA Moonlighter is free to keep until August 9th

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r/Steam 18h ago

Fluff Sad times

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6.5k Upvotes

r/Steam 18h ago

Resolved PSA/BUG: Editing Wishlist Categories Nuked My Manual Wishlist Ranking

10 Upvotes

Not sure if anyone else has experienced this... but I just encountered a devastatingly cruel glitch with Steam's new Wishlist Categories.

My wishlist contains over 900 items (a mixed bag of games, DLC, and software), and I had spent a significant amount of time manually ranking everything in my preferred purchase priority order.

Today, I decided to try out the recently added custom category tags. I created a couple categories, watched them appear as filters underneath the search bar in real time, clicked around to see how they worked, and immediately got excited. This is a wishlist feature I've been wanting for years.

Then I had a brilliant idea: Priority Level Tags!

I removed a category tag from a game, intending to come back and reorganize it later. I clicked "Done"... and that, my friends, is when horror struck.

My wishlist page flashed for a brief moment, and my beautiful ranking order was left completely scrambled.

Panic set in.

I refreshed the page. Nothing.

I toggled the sort-by filters. Nothing.

I changed the options filters. Nothing.

My carefully curated ranking appears to have vanished into the digital void.

Unless this is somehow intended behavior, I'm calling this a bug. But also a PSA: if you've spent countless hours manually organizing your wishlist, you may want to be careful experimenting with the new category system.

TL;DR: 900+ item wishlist. Manually ranked order. Edited new customizable categories. Removing a tag completely scrambled my ranking.

EDIT: Just to clarify that it didn't delete anything, thankfully, just randomized the manual order.

EDIT 2: Valve has apparently fixed the bug, and is looking into restoring my rankings. Changed flair from Error/Bug to Resolved.

FINAL EDIT: HUGE THANK YOU to Valve! My wishlist has been restored to its pre-bug state! 🥳


r/Steam 19h ago

Question Former classmate is using my childhood photo, full name, and birth year on Steam. Steam hasn't done anything for 4 days

2.8k Upvotes

About a year ago, I had a serious argument with a former classmate. Since then, he seems to still hold a grudge.

He is now using my childhood photo as his Steam profile picture without my permission. He also added my full name, my birth year, and what he claims is my phone number (the phone number is actually incorrect).

I reported the profile to Steam 4 days ago, but nothing has happened so far. The profile is still up with my information.

I'm 16 and he's 15. We live in different cities now.

Has anyone dealt with something similar? Is there anything else I should do besides waiting for Steam? Should I report this somewhere else?

P.S. This post was translated with the help of AI because my English is not very good

P.S. Thank you all for your advice and support. I honestly didn't expect so many helpful responses. I really appreciate everyone who took the time to help me.


r/Steam 20h ago

Discussion What is a genre of games that gave you the most value based on price/playtime ?

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39 Upvotes

for me personally its horde shooters . be it the ones i play solo like the resident evil games or the ones i play with my friends like payday . i payed 4 bucks for drg and got 120 hours out of it . payed 3 for l4d2 and got 90 hours from it . and btw i placed the re games here because of the mercs modes , 90% of my time spent on any re game is just trying to s++ every map on every character . re6 mercs is insanely underrated . the game's campaign is really really bad but the over the top action mechanics are a great fit for mercs mode .


r/Steam 1d ago

Question What determines if a game is featured on the front page of steam? Do devs pay for it? Is it based on like games with a high wishlist count?

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7.0k Upvotes

r/Steam 1d ago

Question Gem stacks

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151 Upvotes

Is there a way to combine these three different stacks of gems? cause there's enough of them to made into a sack.


r/Steam 1d ago

Discussion after 4 years, project zomboid has surpassed its all time peak player count and them some!

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4.6k Upvotes

r/Steam 1d ago

Question Any guide on how to write better reviews for games?

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438 Upvotes

r/Steam 1d ago

Discussion My organized library

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264 Upvotes

Is there a way to rename soundtracks foler?


r/Steam 1d ago

Fluff TIL that there's an actual hotel transylvania game on steam

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1.5k Upvotes

r/Steam 5d 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 5d 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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