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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 05:20

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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:

  • xRjm0Qp6KjIV87x Maitreya (@xRjm0Qp6KjIV87x) reported

    @RyabWasHere @Steam Okay and noticed,thx for leeting me no but pity is steam.exe still 32bit every loading of the software is slow & lag and if the software turn to 64bit maybe every loading jus instantly

  • caZanova__ caZanovaofficial (@caZanova__) reported

    @HaterBlockerMLG @Steam Could be 1pm PDT? I've had that issue a couple times and that's usually the case.

  • Marexn Marexn (@Marexn) reported

    @OnDeck Hey there @Steam @valvesoftware For the past hour and half I've been trying to create new account for my father without any luck. After completing the "CAPTCHA not robot test", we keep receiving this error or the page loads but nothing comes up (Reference ID: 3367025820843741838)

  • Yeester15 Doctor Yeester 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💞🇺🇦🌻🌻🌻 (@Yeester15) reported

    How do I get @Steam support? Had to reset my password because of dodgy sign in attempts. Reset my password,go to sign in,password not accepted, repeat twice. How can you not recognise the password I JUST changed? Why are you changing my password then forgetting it immediately?

  • melee8247 iMStelluH (@melee8247) reported

    And it’s not @halo, it’s the @Steam overlays that make the game crash. Do other steam games crash too?

  • mrbootybandit_ MrBootybandit (@mrbootybandit_) reported

    @crazydadsy @Steam I know right. Very poor customer service

  • Zs_Roberto RBRT-ZSGMND (@Zs_Roberto) reported

    Does anyone else have a problem with creating a new @Steam account?! Very frustrating, and no one seems to know the solution. #steam #steamsignup #steamfail

  • mrbootybandit_ MrBootybandit (@mrbootybandit_) reported

    @jokonog @Steam Any luck getting your account back? I have the same problem

  • nola_simonz Nola Simon (@nola_simonz) reported

    @igorsson @Steam Try messaging @georgewolex37 He was the guy that helped out with same issues

  • mathys_mtrx Mathys Motreux 🔻 (@mathys_mtrx) reported

    @Steam can’t create an account, please fix the captcha system 🙏🏻

  • nitishsharma Nitish Sharma (@nitishsharma) reported

    @KingDJx @Steam_Support @Steam I had the exact same issue yesterday. I did get a proof picture of a door I don't recognise. No location so checked with neighbors and nothing. Steam support said to wait while they check with the carrier. Evri was uncontactable as you said.

  • Fer_0387 Adri (@Fer_0387) reported

    @Steam I need help to register, I have a problem with the captcha

  • Fer_0387 Adri (@Fer_0387) reported

    @Steam I need help to register, I have a problem with the captcha

  • arkantos_23 Sarvesh Pandit (@arkantos_23) reported

    @Steam @Steam_Support I am not able to create an account due to Captcha invalid issue. I have tried multiple times and with different browsers, windows app too but no luck. Can you help?

  • tylerxox3 (@tylerxox3) reported

    @Steam @Steam_Support why cant i make a new account to connect to my origin account? and why isnt there any help to solve this problem on the website? Keeps saying the captcha isnt going through???

  • SuburbanViking Suburban Viking (@SuburbanViking) reported

    @Steam @valvesoftware when is the desync problem with cloud saves going to be addressed? Games fail to sync every time I close them. I like to switch between desktop and laptop a lot and it's really inconvenient when there's desync and I can't continue my game until I get home.

  • Drace56404778 Drace (@Drace56404778) reported

    @Steam @Steam @Steam_Support I can’t make a account it keeps giving me a error on the captcha screen how do I get past this helpppppppp plz

  • ChanceRay17 Chance Ray (@ChanceRay17) reported

    @Steam I tried like 50 times to make an account and the capitcha kept passing me then saying I failed when I clicked create an account. Fix it.

  • KingDJx J K (@KingDJx) reported

    @nitishsharma @Steam_Support @Steam My heart sank when I saw Evri I always have issues with them, the worst part is waiting weeks for one of the companies to investigate

  • Ischenda Susanne Jansen (@Ischenda) reported

    @Steam I have been trying to create a new account for an hour. But there is always a CAPTCHA error message. In multiple browsers and in the client. And there is no way to open a ticket for this problem!

  • Tusharkulshres5 Tushar kulshrestha (@Tusharkulshres5) reported

    @Steam trying to create an account for hours now your captcha code isn't working fix it

  • Icarus_Thorne Icarus Thorne (@Icarus_Thorne) reported

    @Steam What a long wait just to have my steam deck coming broken. Not taking any SD Card from any manufacturer, it doesn’t stay in place. No click, no nothing…. Way to go fellas.

  • Youngfundz19 Graham Tasha (@Youngfundz19) reported

    @elektrobee @Steam Sorry about that mate I had similar issues and I filed my reports to the support team and all I received was automated replies but with the help of izzihacks on Instagram, he got my account back in less than an hour you can as well dm him for help

  • _mql Michael Aufreiter (@_mql) reported

    @samanbb Seems like the steam signup page is broken. reCAPCHA dialog keeps popping up indefinitely. @Steam can you investigate?

  • BlinkBlade_ Blinkblade Regina 🏳️‍🌈 🎗️🐷👑 (@BlinkBlade_) reported

    @Steam STEAM BUG SOO MUCH FIX IT

  • mrbootybandit_ MrBootybandit (@mrbootybandit_) reported

    @steam if you’re not going to reply at least allow me to make a second account ffs!! Worst customer service ever! Can’t get passed your stupid captcha, done hundreds of them now!

  • dcmundell Duncan Mundell (@dcmundell) reported

    @jazmohi @Steam Yeah. Broken is an understatement. Crazy. Costing them new customers every second.

  • the_sweet_sasha Sweet Sasha (@the_sweet_sasha) reported

    @MayorMori @Steam Maybe try on mobile but turn off wifi and just use data. Whenever I have problems I do that and I also really like the browser Brave too.

  • mrbootybandit_ MrBootybandit (@mrbootybandit_) reported

    @CSarethC @Steam Hi, did you get a response or your account back? Im@having the same issue

  • MBell2018 Morgan Bell (@MBell2018) reported

    @Steam fix your site. How are you expecting to make any kind of money for yourself or anyone else if no one can make accounts. It’s ridiculous.