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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.

  • 48% Sign in (48%)
  • 27% Online Play (27%)
  • 17% Glitches (17%)
  • 4% Game Crash (4%)
  • 3% Matchmaking (3%)
  • 1% Hacking / Cheating (1%)

Live Outage Map

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

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Campinas Online Play 2 days ago
Bristol Sign in 3 days ago
Lynnwood Sign in 4 days ago
Saint-Brieuc Glitches 4 days ago
Gómez Palacio Online Play 5 days ago
Rodez Glitches 6 days ago
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Steam Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • HermanKrue10077
    Herman G. Krueger (@HermanKrue10077) reported

    @UbisoftSupport @Steam Bro, is this a late April fool? You have perhaps one of the shittiest launchers ever made in pc history. Every ******* time I open Uplay I have to resyinc some **** or login again. Just do yourself a favour, close that Cloaca Maxima and bring your games on Steam already.

  • HWMreb
    cofffin (@HWMreb) reported

    @IoriShakor @Steam @OnDeck Fine for me. User error.

  • The__Moonfish
    Moonfishy (@The__Moonfish) reported

    @Steam fix your damn CAPTCHA i just want my account back.

  • CodenameTHO
    Rennette 🐘 (@CodenameTHO) reported

    @UbisoftSupport @Steam Yeah, because Steam is totally the issue you prat.

  • ClemsonCuz
    Clemson Cuz (@ClemsonCuz) reported

    **** @Steam and their broken website.

  • downandoutlaw
    Drifter Supremo (@downandoutlaw) reported

    @valvesoftware @Steam I can’t get through keep saying that there’s an error with my transaction

  • comicalrock
    ComicalRock (@comicalrock) reported

    @The_FrostySinZ @UbisoftSupport @Steam As they say, piracy is a service issue, in this new age of lack of real ownership, bad launchers, bad products, DRM ruining performance and etc., it is no wonder piracy is on the rise again. I don't do it myself, but I get it, they need to earn our money and trust again.

  • radojames99
    james (@radojames99) reported

    @valvesoftware @Steam Sucks you were able to let me put in money no problem, but let the scalpers buy everything.

  • Jross34
    Jross34 (@Jross34) reported

    @IoriShakor @Steam @OnDeck A broken system caused by high demand….

  • CodenameSpiritR
    Agent Spirit (@CodenameSpiritR) reported

    @Steam Can ya'll fix your refund system please so I can refund an absolute piece of garbage game

  • Spacefish
    Spacefish (@Spacefish) reported

    @valvesoftware @Steam "There seems to have been an error initializing or updating your transaction. Please wait a minute and try again or contact support for assistance." :(

  • TheRealDarkSole
    PoLy. (@TheRealDarkSole) reported

    @UbisoftSupport @Steam This is a problem Ubisoft created. Not Steams fault.

  • DaveTheRetroGuy
    Avalice Productions (@DaveTheRetroGuy) reported

    @UbisoftSupport @Steam This wouldn't be a problem if your launcher actually worked 🙄

  • SubmarineTower
    Active Tower Lore (@SubmarineTower) reported

    @Steam I am unable to request a refund at the moment. I get a red error and when I hit try again I get the message error code: -379.

  • onermertt
    mertowski (@onermertt) reported from Germencik, Aydın

    When are you planning to address the cheating issue in this game? We come in hoping for some peace and enjoyment, but we end up leaving with red marks of frustration. Please review the account I've submitted a ticket for! @Steam @Steam_Support @CounterStrike

  • XRTARCH
    ANONXRT-ARCH (@XRTARCH) reported

    @valvesoftware @Steam Hey tech community, I have a serious question. What if we started a real global movement for affordable hardware? Not just for gaming. Not just for consoles. I mean PCs, laptops, GPUs, CPUs, phones, development machines, networking gear, repair parts, and everything people need to enter the modern digital world. Because right now, the global hardware market is extremely unfair. In some countries, people earn very low monthly wages, but the price of technology is still close to Western pricing, or sometimes even worse because of import taxes, bad local markets, retailer markups, shipping costs, weak availability, and lack of competition. For example, in the Philippines, the average monthly income can be around a few hundred dollars, yet a PS5 or a decent PC build can still cost nearly a full month of income or more. That is not just expensive. That is a wall blocking people from opportunity. And this is not only about entertainment. Affordable hardware gives people access to: Gaming Programming Cybersecurity AI development Content creation Streaming Digital art Engineering Online education Remote work Open source development Repair businesses Tech communities Local startups . A person in a lower-income country could be extremely talented, but if they cannot afford even a basic machine, how are they supposed to compete with someone who has easy access to modern hardware? That is the problem. The world keeps talking about “digital opportunity,” but opportunity means nothing if the tools are locked behind impossible prices. We need better global hardware access. We need fairer regional pricing. We need less abusive import markups. We need stronger refurbished markets. We need more official availability in lower-income countries. We need companies to care about actual local purchasing power. We need right-to-repair support so people can maintain and upgrade what they already own. We need affordable entry-level hardware that is actually useful, not outdated trash sold at inflated prices. This could help millions of people enter the cyber world properly. More developers. More creators. More engineers. More security researchers. More students learning real skills. More gamers building communities. More small businesses. More competition. More innovation from countries that are usually ignored. There is probably a massive amount of talent being wasted worldwide simply because hardware is too expensive. Imagine if more people from the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Brazil, Poland, Romania, Nigeria, Vietnam, and other countries had fair access to proper hardware. The tech world would grow faster. Gaming communities would grow. Open source would grow. Cybersecurity would grow. AI development would grow. Education would improve. Local economies could benefit. Cheap global hardware is not just a consumer issue. It is an education issue. It is a development issue. It is a fairness issue. It is a future economy issue. Technology should not be locked behind broken markets. If we want a real global digital future, then we need to fight for hardware access that actually matches the reality of each country. Fair hardware pricing worldwide would change lives.

  • Kyvlash
    Kyvlash (@Kyvlash) reported

    @valvesoftware @Steam I’m fine with a reservation system. But this is honestly ridiculous. This is a controller, not a Console. There is no Pandemic. This is normal Supply/Demand. And limiting customers to one reservation is a little silly imo. The demand for the Steam Controller exists, but it’s not going to rival its Console competitors. The outrage is mostly due to the payment system failures rather than people raging out about a non-existent scalper problem.

  • Lucoa_Star65
    Lucoa's Husbano (@Lucoa_Star65) reported

    @UbisoftSupport @Steam Here's an easy solution: Delete your ****** DRM Launcher from existence. That will solve the problem.

  • VistaLargaGames
    Vista Larga Games | ᯅ (@VistaLargaGames) reported

    @GiveMeBanHammer @Steam needs to fix this

  • Reverse19455362
    Reverse (@Reverse19455362) reported

    @IoriShakor @Steam @OnDeck Nah you are just broken lil bro

  • CalculatedNtry
    Calculated (@CalculatedNtry) reported

    @UbisoftSupport @Steam It's your ****** launcher that's the problem

  • Judokast
    Patrick (@Judokast) reported

    @Smthingedgy I've never once had a problem with @Steam . From refunds to technical problems whatever and do you know what other company I can say that about these days? NONE, the ******* answer is NONE! Gabe fulfilled the social contract. He gave us what we need and want, he gets a yacht.

  • King_INF3RN0
    Adam Orand (@King_INF3RN0) reported

    @valvesoftware @Steam Only took 50 minutes of spamming the continue button. Maybe some launch-day payment processing server allocation? Monday at noon pacific is a low time for gaming, might as well, right? Gonna need to fix this for the Machine and Frame...

  • Joenziii
    Joenziii ☦︎ (@Joenziii) reported

    @IoriShakor @Steam @OnDeck Listen I had the same issue but if your gonna complain don’t use ai to ******* do it

  • DrewFlashy1
    Fallout Flashy (@DrewFlashy1) reported

    I was skeptical about @Steam's controller costing an outrageous $100, $30 more than a Nintendo Pro controller. However, I now know you can open it to maybe fix it yourself and if you drop it, it Wilhelm screams. Such humanity is worth it. Our household will have 2.

  • MikeTriceratops
    Michael (@MikeTriceratops) reported

    @HyperLovingBun @valvesoftware @Steam The controller isn't effected by RAM price increases, so that shouldn't be an issue...

  • greg_opera
    Gregory Opera (@greg_opera) reported

    @minkrov @Anaya_sharma876 @Steam The games themselves aren't the problem - most anticheat systems actually support Linux *natively* these days... The problem is that the developers behind many multiplayer games *choose* to blacklist Linux because they're anti-Linux. Also, they're a small part of the industry.

  • benKompeter
    Kompeter (@benKompeter) reported

    @lichqueenie @UbisoftSupport @Steam I tried to play Far Cry 3 but it kept crashing constantly. Ubisoft launcher was the issue and best way to fix it was pirating it because it avoids ubi launcher lol

  • FancyMeatCPU
    DEVIOUS///DEVO (@FancyMeatCPU) reported

    @SubmarineTower @Steam I got the same error too.

  • KhalilParh16872
    A Sticknodes Pro UTTP Officer (@KhalilParh16872) reported

    @Steam I TRIPLE DOG DOUBLE D DARE YA TO MAKE A FOOD SERVICE!