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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.
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Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by Steam users through our website.
- Sign in (54%)
- Glitches (24%)
- Online Play (17%)
- Game Crash (2%)
- Matchmaking (1%)
- Hacking / Cheating (1%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Steam outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Toronto
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Glitches | 4 days ago |
 Aix-en-Provence
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Sign in | 8 days ago |
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Paris
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Glitches | 9 days ago |
 José María Ezeiza
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Sign in | 10 days ago |
 Aguascalientes
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Glitches | 10 days ago |
 Vijayawada
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Matchmaking | 11 days ago |
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Steam Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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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
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Apocalypse (@SE_Apocalypse) reported@Zoroarts @Steam Have you ever thought to find other devs with similar nice and short games and release them as compilation instead? You avoid that 2 hours issue that way. 21% refund rate ... still sounds like most people who enjoy the game do want to give you money for it. 11% goes to charity.
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Indieanos Gaming (@Indieanos) reportedA serious issue especially for indie developers that @Steam needs to take seriously into consideration. If the player finishes the game, should he have the right to refund it? On the other hand, if this change is made and the game is short on purpose, the player is not protected.
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Sheldon, the Dentally Challenged (@sheldonlv30) reported@Zoroarts @Steam there's no way of doing that without developers exploiting it to make their games un-refundable. its just one of those things that can negatively effect either party, and its better to risk issues to developers than consumers
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Virileth (@VirilethDerg) reported@Ain_Macdougal @Zoroarts @Steam You just can't have a refund policy unless it's broken, defective, or not as advertised. Sure people will ***** about no refunds, but that's only because they want to steal. We don't have the kind of high trust society needed to allow for refunds.
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Turbopumpkin (@Turbopumpkin1) reported@Zoroarts @Steam Good games don't have this issue
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Demielle Tournes 🧩📷 VT (Otokonoko👗) (@DemieTournes) reported@TheRealJTV4K60 @Steam And what ******** this has to do with Sony's anti consumer practices? 99% the issue here is about Sony having ****** practices by revoking licenses and closing their older stores without having proper backwards compatibility. And for what do you want those PS5 pro specs? to run badly optimized ****** bloated PS5 exclusives? Also PC is an open ended platform with multiple storefronts and ways to own your games. Seriouysly, you low IQ neanderthals can barely breath with how deep sony's **** is inside your throats.
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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.
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Devils Advocate (@M3ta_Save) reported@Zoroarts @Steam They should check the profile to see if the game has been completed before they issue a refund... It be really easy just check for the steam trophy linked to the games Completion if it's presant deny the refund.
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gfodor.id (@gfodor) reported@OlexGameDev @Zoroarts @Steam It’s a problem that people can use their system to play paid games to the end for free. It’s almost certainly a solvable problem, you’re just concluding that because you can’t think of a way to solve it without damaging the current environment that no solution is possible.
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Rasen (@RasenTsuSenpai) reported@Zoroarts @Steam I get that it's frustrating but saying "waaaah steam fix the best refund policy in gaming please, people are mean" is not the take you think it is.
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TheSoloWolf (@TheSoloWolf7) reported@Zoroarts @Steam I don’t think they should fix the refund policy I think a way to combat This is make your game longer make your game worth keeping with updates I do agree this is a **** thing to do but steam has a really good refund policy that helps the customer over the company, which is good
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Jyn (@Mr_Clutchweg) reported@Cloy006 @Zoroarts @Steam "Only people that found it to easy refunded it". Screenshot shows "GREAT GAME" and refunded. 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. That works with big
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Allan Smithee (@SmitheeAll88909) reported@Zoroarts @Steam Honestly such an edge case Steam has no incentive to do anything about it. I agree those who do this are scummy, but the only realistic fix is making your game longer.
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Pryn Nea (@prynneahroth) reported@KazuoSergal @Zoroarts @Steam retard. this isnt a fix. imagine a cashier hands you a cookie and its delicious and you go "im not paying because it was too small'
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SpaceYeeHaw (@SpaceGirlYeeHaw) reported@Zoroarts @Steam I hope steam does nothing, you should have made a game that takes longer then the refund time and provide enough content to go past the refund time, if you can't do that then thats your problem.
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N'Tsuki Tia (@NTsuki_Tia) reported@Zoroarts @Steam People will at times be trying to play, have some trouble and be trying to debug it, or just trying to play to see if they like or not, and run go 2 hours before they decide, or confirm if will not work really (specially games that need patching and so so).
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Ryan Watson (@RyanPHPDev) reported@Randomuser22147 @Zoroarts @Steam Agreed. If we have to choose between a 2 hours no question money back on games vs you making a more comprehensive game that people are willing to want keep or play for more than 2 hours, I would say that you are the problem.
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Caribouwu (@karibuwu) reported@Zoroarts @Steam This is a cultural problem. Not much Steam can do. This is frustrating to have to witness, but probably best to think about it as illusory purchases rather than losses. Those who would refund like this, would never have bought the game in the first place if they couldn't refund.
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Jarad The Sovereign (@bestabyssdad) reported@Zoroarts @Steam cry about it honestly, your niche issue is not going to get in the way of a very good refund policy. make a better game.
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Gingersnaps (@GingersnapsTM) reported@Zoroarts @Steam If you put that DLC you're peddling in the base game instead it would be long enough that nullify this issue.
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Dingo Love Simulator (@dingoman5001) reported@Zoroarts @Steam I'm sorry but that is your problem for making a game with barely a triple-digit minute runtime
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Azrhenia (@Azrhenia) reportedHey @Steam Will you delete my account if I'm not login for 10 years?
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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.
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Ken (@Ken_Allaga) reported@Zoroarts @Steam Add an Achievement. Easy fix to this behavior, Valve can adjust the refund to not be eligible if you've played for long enough to actually get it. For shorter games obviously.
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Panzerkirby (@PanzerKirby) reported@Indulgence82 @Zoroarts @Steam "skill issue" replies the retard that think the policy is worth something. Just Say You are a pos and go on
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Neckzilla (@Zee_Naught) reported@Zoroarts @Steam HAHAHA i did this with this one game tacoma... I was really into it, bought it, played it, beat it. then was extremely disappointed by it... Like it was a bait and switch. tbf i never followed the game much (maybe my own issue) but if i dont like a product i want my money back!
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✧.*Selene.*✧ Genshin HSR WuWa Pilot (@Selatiorine) reported@Zoroarts @Steam Sounds like a you problem. If someone can finish the game within an hour. That is not a game and certainly not one worth paying for. That refund policy has been extremely helpful for times that games ended up being terrible or completely not worth the money.
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BritishDissonance (@Britdissonance) reported@jcrain1991 @Zoroarts @Steam Buddy if the average person can beat it in 2 hours its not worth a pricetag. If the average person can't and the refunds are from people that didn't like it then he's complaining about a non issue. Can't have it both ways.
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Blue 💻 (@BwuUnhinged) reported@jaydon8D @Zoroarts @Steam Thank you for fixing my analogy I guess, the point of my metaphor is that if you go into something you paid for and it happens to be short that’s user error, not the dev’s fault. You should do research before buying anything, not only that but if you buy this thing and you