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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

The graph below depicts the number of Steam reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Steam Outage Chart 01/12/2026 19:40

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Most Reported Problems

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

  1. Sign in (54%)

    Sign in (54%)

  2. Online Play (23%)

    Online Play (23%)

  3. Glitches (18%)

    Glitches (18%)

  4. Game Crash (3%)

    Game Crash (3%)

  5. Matchmaking (2%)

    Matchmaking (2%)

  6. Hacking / Cheating (%)

    Hacking / Cheating (%)

Live Outage Map

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

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City Problem Type Report Time
GermanyFrankfurt am Main Online Play
United KingdomHigh Wycombe Sign in
FranceSaujon Matchmaking
GermanyHamburg Sign in
FranceBagneux Online Play
United StatesChicago Online Play
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Steam Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • 17Bodoke Jonathan Soto Pavez (@17Bodoke) reported

    @Gamezforfun @Steam I have the same problem

  • jimbob_greaves jimbob greaves (@jimbob_greaves) reported

    @Steam Your new website is broken... My wallet thanks you.

  • oblintc Tyler Craig (@oblintc) reported

    @drkRoss89 @Steam Trying to buy bo3 rn but have the same issue

  • JOnline775 J.Online (@JOnline775) reported

    @Steam Fix the servers! I wanna spend money.

  • EngageWill Will Engage Gaming ⭕️ (@EngageWill) reported

    Is anyone else unable to log in on the @Steam mobile app? Mine keeps saying, "There was an error communicating with the Steam Servers, Please try again later."

  • DaGoatMe Kanye anderson (@DaGoatMe) reported

    @iSaadSalim @benthescrublord @Steam The points shop section is the only thing that’s not working sadly 😔

  • HomelessMonkey MonkeyHobo (@HomelessMonkey) reported

    @Steam Great. Now fix your servers so I can get back into my game.

  • AdamDaniels5 Adam Daniels (@AdamDaniels5) reported

    Did @Steam just crash for anyone else? I cant connect to it for anything all of a sudden.

  • JorgeL5688 Jorge Luis (@JorgeL5688) reported

    @Steam I can't login my account; It seems te servers are down. Please, fix it :(

  • JakeGundan Jet Stromfield (@JakeGundan) reported

    @Steam Would actually be nice if it worked. trying to buy tiny tina's wonderland, and it decides upon buying "verifying login info. error connecting to the servers" and that's all I keep getting. I cannot buy one friggen thing right now until this gets resolved.

  • drkRoss89 drkRoss 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@drkRoss89) reported

    @PMS_Jordan @Steam Although it would be brilliant if they could take my damn money without server errors every 10 seconds. Just gimmie Persona 4 dammit!

  • Pancake_ae Pancake (@Pancake_ae) reported

    @GabrielHaze @Mr__SimSim @Steam another problem is that my steam client doesn't fully recognize that im logged in, so I can't even look at my inventory

  • RawrPotatoGod 🥔Mike🥔 (@RawrPotatoGod) reported

    @Steam Please fix your stuff.

  • ChloeMc56407020 Chloe McGee (@ChloeMc56407020) reported

    @Steam Is Steam’s servers down or something???????

  • GuruleGarion garion gurule (@GuruleGarion) reported

    @Steam Would you hurry ******** up and fix the god damn server I tried buying a game and it goes to verifying login information and then there was am error communicating with the steam servers

  • flintsmells Solaris (@flintsmells) reported

    @Steam Hey there! Do you guys mind fixing the problem where the page doesn't load in when you press the 'First Clue' button, thanks.

  • Melissa28466074 Melissa (@Melissa28466074) reported

    @Steam Are there issues going on with the servers and API right now...mods wont link up, and my account info not coming up on Steam...when I try to check server status all I get is numbers on who is playing....anyone else having issues

  • alecsalvarez Stan Jr (@alecsalvarez) reported

    @Steam cant buy, cant do a ****, fix it

  • dryatiya Yahya Atiya (@dryatiya) reported

    F You @Steam Why the F is ur stupid clorthax game asking me 2 sign in AGAIN on Android app, but still doesn't work. Interminable login animation. Eventually quit,reload. Go to page 2 find game, NOTHING LOADS. Bloody irritating.

  • tagethemage GF13-017NJII - The Burning Gundam (@tagethemage) reported

    @BuniBanda @Steam lol no problem

  • chronosschiron2 chronosschiron2022 (@chronosschiron2) reported

    @Steam odd i click the app on win ten it shows im loggied in and my library i goto discussion and it say i have to login i try and servers are dwon

  • Billy__Dingus Billy_Dingus (@Billy__Dingus) reported

    @Steam Anyone else having a steam store issue? pages wont load, says im not logged in when I am. things like that? so far I know of 8 of us having this issue.

  • Acno86 Pintér Szabolcs (@Acno86) reported

    @Steam The store is not working and the lab looks make the browse imposible. Best sale ever! 5/5

  • Chleba89308998 Chlebikeu_ (@Chleba89308998) reported

    @JakeGundan @Steam Yes me to i want to buy forest but Its not working :(

  • Dpad_Life D-Pad.Life (@Dpad_Life) reported

    @Steam Already signed in and that compo is asking me to sign in again...very suss

  • cuy1sttv CUY1S (@cuy1sttv) reported

    @benthescrublord @Steam Same problem here

  • CyberTekPilot Hurt Pumpkin (@CyberTekPilot) reported

    Anyone else having an issue buying anything on @Steam right now?

  • TheRussianCorgi TheRussianCorgi (Bean💕) (@TheRussianCorgi) reported

    @Billy__Dingus @Steam Same issue here. Hopefully it will be fixed in an hour or so

  • TheOneDrRandom TheOneDrRandom (@TheOneDrRandom) reported

    @Steam So is Sea of Thieves broken?

  • GabrielHaze Gabriel (@GabrielHaze) reported

    @Steam Fix your server first. All i get is sign in when i am already in and infinite loading.