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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

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Most Reported Problems

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

  • 51% Sign in (51%)
  • 30% Glitches (30%)
  • 16% Online Play (16%)
  • 2% Game Crash (2%)
  • 1% Matchmaking (1%)
  • 0% Hacking / Cheating (0%)

Live Outage Map

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

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Paris Sign in 4 days ago
Suresnes Sign in 7 days ago
Registro Glitches 8 days ago
Mantes-la-Jolie Sign in 8 days ago
Avignon Glitches 10 days ago
Unias Glitches 11 days ago
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Steam Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • Kenzaro_
    Matt☆Kenzaro (@Kenzaro_) reported

    @Zoroarts @Steam If your game can be finished in less than 2 hours for someone that never played it previously, that's on you. Refunds are made to be able to return the product if there's an issue or if not following expectation. 2 hours of gameplay is too short for some people

  • TimmyTooStronk
    Alex J Rage-Bait (@TimmyTooStronk) reported

    @Zoroarts @Steam It's a ****** thing for people to do and it's not really a good feeling to suggest you should pad the game, but you had to kind of see this coming just based on a Pareto distribution right? 20% of people are going to be 80% of your problem

  • CezaryKruszews1
    Cezary Kruszewski (@CezaryKruszews1) reported

    @KagutsuchiHeika @Pirat_Nation Actually issue is with @Steam as it was clearly stated by them that accounts cannot be passed on.

  • Cloy006
    Cloy (@Cloy006) reported

    @Mr_Clutchweg @Zoroarts @Steam "The problem is that people are getting pushed to try refunds like these because of some speedrunners beating difficult games in under 2 hours and refunding them." People like this wouldntve even tried the game if they didnt see speedrunners play it, there was no will to keep it

  • ShadowC5
    Shadow C | 🍔Arbiter🍕 🌭of🥪 🌮Sandwiches🌯 (@ShadowC5) reported

    @WastingSanity @Zoroarts @Steam But that would be a problem for certain genre of games, no? For example, certain puzzle genres are fundamentally not replayable, especially if the idea/solution to the puzzle requires planning and thought - and not merely some random generation.

  • Mona__Roy
    Mona Roy (@Mona__Roy) reported

    @monteslu @Steam_Support @Steam that error sucks

  • TriniCreamHD
    Dee Man Blanco (@TriniCreamHD) reported

    hey @valvesoftware @Steam don't tell me to reset my password just for you to deny my login. fix this **** QUICKLY (e84/87)

  • t4ppin
    Tappin (@t4ppin) reported

    Fix your game please add elo rollback for cheater games. The amount of cheaters is disgusting and your killing your game by allowing this to happen. Just played against two blatant hackers and lost -450 cause of it. @valvesoftware @Steam @CounterStrike

  • SlavetotheCaff1
    Slave to the Caffeine (@SlavetotheCaff1) reported

    @SmashUltimateB1 @Zoroarts @Steam It's the easiest way to address the problem. I didn't and wouldn't do it but steam isn't going to budge

  • dimipossum
    no one (@dimipossum) reported

    @Zoroarts @Steam Dont make games under 2 hours, if you cant its not my Problem. I refund

  • En_Senada69
    Drew Peacock (@En_Senada69) reported

    @Zoroarts @Steam Add 20 more minutes of content. Problem solved.

  • rickeyp2121
    Rickey Pendarvis (@rickeyp2121) reported

    @EatPantGames It unfortunate that @PlayStation idiocy is causing problems like this for small indie teams and games. Obviously not everyone can do physical release. @Steam has proven they are trustworthy with digital for decades. Hope people support you over there. I will 👍

  • karibuwu
    Caribouwu (@karibuwu) reported

    @Kijara42 @Zoroarts @Steam We aren't talking about valid returns here though. We're talking about people abusing the return system to get the game for free like the case in the screenshot. If this were a legitimate pricing problem, then reviews would reflect that and call it out as a bad value. (1/2)

  • MortisEnjoyer
    Average Mortis Enjoyer (@MortisEnjoyer) reported

    @Daewolf @Zoroarts @Steam It is kinda scummy to refund a 5$ game if you enjoyed it, but still, that issue could have been completely avoided if the DLCs were part of the base game (which is lacking in content). A lot of people don't think 5$ is worth it for an hour long game

  • galaxygash
    Apex Autist (@galaxygash) reported

    @Zoroarts @Steam absolutely no problem. I'm sorry if that caused/causes you any issues, if anyone cites it or makes the claim, tag me and ill clarify I was mistaken and why.

  • GnomeKr
    GnomeK (@GnomeKr) reported

    @Zoroarts @Steam You made a 4 dollar rage bait game about paddling with your friend you can beat under 2 hours without even trying to. Of course people are gonna refund it, you're not gonna keep an empty burger wrap after eating the bruger. Problem is with the game, not the system.

  • PankajIndoria1
    Pankaj Indoria (@PankajIndoria1) reported

    @SteamSupport I'm unable to sign in to my Steam acc. After trying several times, I now receive an "Exceeded" error and can't access my account in the Steam client or browser.This issue is affecting my work. Please look into this as soon as possible. #Steam #SteamSupport @Steam

  • MSafwan14479038
    M.Safwan (@MSafwan14479038) reported

    @Steam_Support I have lost my login ID. The @Steam ID is not connected to anyone, i.e. my phone. I remember my gmail but I still can't access the software. I can't play games. Please help me @Steam_Support

  • nekkedmolerat
    Nekked Molerat (@nekkedmolerat) reported

    @Zoroarts @Steam The problem isn't Steams refund policy.

  • gfodor
    gfodor.id (@gfodor) reported

    @OlexGameDev @Zoroarts @Steam I don’t need to provide a solution to avoid concluding there isn’t one. I’m pretty confident it can be solved, it’s rooted in a classification problem. I have like 5-10 ideas just sitting that I would try if I worked at Valve and cared enough to try to fix it.

  • Mister_Patchy
    Mr. Patchy (@Mister_Patchy) reported

    @dillzilla11 @LinuxMostly @Steam My dad didn't play on his account for literally years, then gave it to his stepson so he could play his games, literally no problems.

  • Psykatomique
    Psykatomique productions (@Psykatomique) reported

    @Zoroarts @Steam At this point, if you sell a game that is less than 2 hour... the gamer is not the problem here... We have more and more games on steam, i would rather have half and more consistent.

  • tramstalker
    tramstalker (@tramstalker) reported

    @SlavetotheCaff1 @Zoroarts @Steam brain issue - not every game is 20 hours (neither should be), steam should change it's refund policy for shorter games

  • MrWho26
    Samson (@MrWho26) reported

    @Zoroarts @Steam Can't say I agree with you there...dispite the guy being able to complete your game in under 2h it should b absolutely possible for him to refund at that time. The amount of trash/meme games on steam is a big issue still and your simple solution won't work in such complex case

  • gaersstapa
    Gærsstapa (@gaersstapa) reported

    @Jeffrey28627067 @Zoroarts @Steam I don't hate them, at no point have I expressed that view. My view is very simple- if you are a dev, and you use steam KNOWING it has a 2 hour refund window, and you make a game less than 2 hours, and you get refunds; THATS YOUR FAULT. You designed it that way and now you have fallen foul of the systems at play. To then request the entire system, that has until this point worked quite well for everybody, be overhauled- is wild. I think the 2 hour window for refunds is good, it allows you breathing space if there are any technical issues with the game, it allows you to do some troubleshooting before refunding, it allows you to do a tutorial and get out into the main game usually, and figure out if its something you want to do.

  • ets_vn
    Ets (@ets_vn) reported

    @Steam please how do I get in touch with your support. I cannot login into my account as it has been stolen and I cannot reset my password. I have tried everything on the support websites but no success please help.

  • Josephshandle
    Joseph (@Josephshandle) reported

    @Steam I was needing assistance with my steam deck, unsure how to fix an issue I am having with it.

  • TAW_Odoq
    Odoq (@TAW_Odoq) reported

    @Zoroarts @Steam seems like a sinple fix... have a steam achievement when you beat the game. If you get the achievement you can't refund the game...

  • jcrain1991
    Jim Crain (@jcrain1991) reported

    @Britdissonance @Zoroarts @Steam Thanks for answering that yes you are a simpleton. The average person doesn't beat it in 2 hours. Thats what "average time to beat is 3-4 hours" means. If its a refund for not liking it. Fine. That's perfectly acceptable. Problem is...HE SAID THE GAME WAS GREAT IN THE REVIEW!

  • IIKiikaII
    Kiika (@IIKiikaII) reported

    @Steam FIX YOUR SERVERS PLEASE I CANT DOWNLOAD ANYTHING. CANT PLAY ANYTHING ONLINE. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO OR FIX THE SERVERS