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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.

  • 50% Sign in (50%)
  • 29% Glitches (29%)
  • 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 2 days ago
Suresnes Sign in 5 days ago
Registro Glitches 6 days ago
Mantes-la-Jolie Sign in 6 days ago
Avignon Glitches 7 days ago
Unias Glitches 9 days ago
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Steam Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • maxieaftermdnyt
    Maxie 🎮 Bloodstained CotM | Visions of Mana (@maxieaftermdnyt) reported

    @PlayStation If I wanna play co-op games, I’d rather play on @Steam No need to pay for multiplayer for online co-op. And they have good customer service when it comes to digital purchases, which you DON’T Ya sure can REALLY afford to go discless? #NoDiscNoBuy

  • oopsallsolace
    MR.SOLACE (@oopsallsolace) reported

    @Zoroarts @Steam There's a community behind this, where people challenge themselves to beat a game under the refund time. Make your game longer and this will not be an issue.

  • GKTABM
    General K (@GKTABM) reported

    @Zoroarts @Steam Make your game longer than 2 hours worth of content, that is the industry standard. Add more levels. Add more modes. Add more replay-ability. Add more fun modifiers. This is literally a your game is lacking problem.

  • Kellanisvcool
    Kellanisverycool (@Kellanisvcool) reported

    @Zoroarts @Steam lol make a game longer than 2 hours dumbass. I can't believe that's an actual issue you're having.

  • FootLettusplay
    Foot Lettuce (@FootLettusplay) reported

    @Steam put a disc drive in the next steam machine??? I guarantee the games that make the money would have no issues releasing physical.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • marcs125
    Marc (@marcs125) reported

    @Zoroarts @Steam Sorry, but respectfully you are the problem. You knew the policy Steam had and released a low value product (low playtime/cost) so you should have expected this. The platform shouldn't cater to you when you create the situation. Make a better product or just accept it.

  • gfodor
    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.

  • zenathir
    Zenathir (@zenathir) reported

    @Riley_McKenna1 @Steam Well, I don't know why steam hates you, but I've had no problems

  • Namelesschicke2
    Nameless chicken (@Namelesschicke2) reported

    @MythThrazz @Zoroarts @Steam The problem is what if I spend say 40-1 hour trying to get a game to work and fail? Why would I not get my money back for that?

  • VeganCatBounce
    StockStackr (@VeganCatBounce) reported

    @Steam I understand security but I will not digit code press your captchas. I guess I can't play War of Rights cause you are more intersted in farming my data than providing me a service?

  • sqronce
    Dani (@sqronce) reported

    @Zoroarts @nieyter19 @Steam Some would believe evidence, and some wouldn’t. Receipts help with claims. While you’re trying to prove claims, I’m still waiting on evidence of all the reviews boasting of refunding after completing in under 2 hours, showing that this form of refund was a wide spread issue.

  • 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.

  • Machete_Paul_
    Machete Paul (@Machete_Paul_) reported

    @Zoroarts @Steam I've put 5 hours into A Webbing Journey and most of that was before they added real stuff to do. Just ******* with the physics was entertaining enough to earn 3 hours from me. Sounds like a skill issue homie.

  • Reiiz6
    okay (@Reiiz6) reported

    @Zoroarts @Steam Idk what game you do but adding new game+ with new ending or bad ending or different ending, unlockable skin/item/achievement through multiple run can fix this problem to certain extend

  • Mr_Clutchweg
    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

  • Terkelfisk
    Carrot King 👑 (@Terkelfisk) reported

    @Zoroarts @Steam It is weird to refund a game that they liked. But if they didn't like it, then I don't see a problem with them refunding it, even if they completed it. A short game shouldn't be a work around the two hour refund mark that is Steam's policy.

  • 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...

  • AureusCrush
    AureusCrush (@AureusCrush) reported

    @Zoroarts @Steam Idk man feels like you could just idk, make a slightly longer/more challenging game and your issue would be resolved.

  • pikachufrankie
    pikachufrankie (@pikachufrankie) reported

    @Zoroarts @Steam Portal 1 is roughly a little over an hour long, yet has never had this issue. Limbo is only a few hours long, and also never had this issue. You can make short games that people won’t want to refund. If people are mass refunding your game, it’s because it isn’t worth the price.

  • Zoroarts
    Zoroarts 🦈 Paddle Paddle Paddle OUT NOW (@Zoroarts) reported

    @Steam I may have found the solution: Showing the expected playtime on the Steampage. That way no one should have a problem. You see Price + Expected Playtime and can decide if its a pass or not. That way at least "Too short" can NOT be a refund reason anymore

  • AriaALake
    Aria Amaryllis (@AriaALake) reported

    @Crooklynways_ @Zoroarts @Steam So people stealing over $100k from a small game dev isn't an issue that needs fixing? Gods you people are ******* awful.

  • coreyVMG
    Cørey (@coreyVMG) reported

    Fix your **** @Steam

  • AriaALake
    Aria Amaryllis (@AriaALake) reported

    @PlayerKirbo @Zoroarts @Steam If they're allowed to do it, then it is a problem with the refund policy. ***** sake y'all are dumb.

  • vinnychase1764
    johnny utah (@vinnychase1764) reported

    @Steam your support sucks. You won’t refund a game that has under 4 hours of play time. You see all the reviews. It’s broken.

  • Selatiorine
    ✧.*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.

  • Turbopumpkin1
    Turbopumpkin (@Turbopumpkin1) reported

    @Zoroarts @Steam Good games don't have this issue

  • Pyr0Mander
    Pyr0mander (@Pyr0Mander) reported

    @BenderFondue @Zoroarts @Steam Also you can't even try to refund a game if you played over 2 hours, so just make the game longer. Also from what he said in the thread its only speedrunners that can play it under 2 hours, so a minority of gamers. Seems like a non issue to me

  • bestabyssdad
    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.