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Recommended reading New Steam update adds new 'customise' tab your games—letting you finally organise things by release date, or just look at Big Naturals Withers every time you open Baldur's Gate 3 Steam turbo-charges its performance overlay, shows you how many real and framegen frames you're getting and, oh, Proton is enabled on Linux by default now Steam has a razzle-dazzle new video player that's actually usable, but press F for the unlucky Valve employees who had to re-encode all 400,000+ trailers on the platform Gaming Industry Steam adds more accessibility features and Valve says it's just the start, wants players with disabilities to provide more feedback and suggestions Steam adds an in-game performance monitor so you can brag about hitting 900 FPS in Deus Ex Gaming Industry Steam's store now lets you search for games by accessibility features like 'narrated game menus' and 'adjustable difficulty', and more than 5,000 games have already added their accessibility details to the database Epic cops to the Epic Games Store sucking for the 2nd time in a month as it proudly announces its money-hose has spaffed over $2 billion Steam store pages just got thicker than Emma Frost's thighs Andy Chalk 14 August 2025 I don't know if the new Steam layout will save lives, but I think it looks better. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: NetEase) Does Steam look different to you today—girthier, perhaps? If so, and you're a Steam client beta participant, you'll be happy to know that you're not imagining it, nor do your eyeglasses need adjustment. Steam has embiggened its store pages, taking them from 940 pixels wide to 1200, a change it said is part of an ongoing effort "to modernize the design and provide a better experience for players with larger monitors." "This improves the shopping experience in a number of ways, allowing for bigger screenshots and trailers, and allowing more room to describe your features in the written description area," Valve said of the change. "Of course the page will still scale down appropriately for smaller screens or smaller browser windows." Previous steps in the 'modernization' process of Steam include new storefront navigation, Valve said, as well as the razzle-dazzle new video player that rolled out at the end of July. The thickification process "includes refreshing the page layouts to make better use of modern screen sizes and resolutions, as well as optimizing page loads for display on mobile and handheld devices." Related Articles New Steam update adds new 'customise' tab your games—letting you finally organise things by release date, or just look at Big Naturals Withers every time you open Baldur's Gate 3 Steam turbo-charges its performance overlay, shows you how many real and framegen frames you're getting and, oh, Proton is enabled on Linux by default now Steam has a razzle-dazzle new video player that's actually usable, but press F for the unlucky Valve employees who had to re-encode all 400,000+ trailers on the platform The difference isn't immediately obvious, but side by side, yeah, there's no mistaking it. Here's the Mr. Rabbit Magic Show store page in the live version of the Steam client: (Image credit: Valve) And this is what it looks like in the beta build—not a tremendous difference, but overall I think it's a better use of available real estate. (Image credit: Valve) Steam's front page has changed as well: It's not wider, like the store pages, but the left-hand column has been combined with the top menu bar "into one cohesive menu, bringing all your essential links into a more unified and reorganized space." This actually happened at the end of July, and honestly I'm less convinced by it: Your mileage may vary, but I like having links on pages so I can just click what I want without having to dig through an avalanche of dropdowns. The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. This is the old: (Image credit: Valve) And this is the new. (Image credit: Valve) If you dig Steam's new look, you can have it for yourself by going into your Steam settings (in the client, not the web page), selecting Interface, and then choosing "Steam Beta Update" in the Client Beta Participation dropdown. Wait for the update to download and install, and you're off to the races. If you'd rather not horse around with the beta, that's cool too: Valve said that if everything goes smoothly, this beta may only run for a few weeks before it's rolled out to everyone. Best PC build 2025All our favorite gear 👉Check out our list of guides👈 1. Best CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 2. Best motherboard: MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk WiFi 3. 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New Steam update adds new 'customise' tab your games—letting you finally organise things by release date, or just look at Big Naturals Withers every time you open Baldur's Gate 3 Steam turbo-charges its performance overlay, shows you how many real and framegen frames you're getting and, oh, Proton is enabled on Linux by default now Steam has a razzle-dazzle new video player that's actually usable, but press F for the unlucky Valve employees who had to re-encode all 400,000+ trailers on the platform Steam adds more accessibility features and Valve says it's just the start, wants players with disabilities to provide more feedback and suggestions Steam adds an in-game performance monitor so you can brag about hitting 900 FPS in Deus Ex Steam's store now lets you search for games by accessibility features like 'narrated game menus' and 'adjustable difficulty', and more than 5,000 games have already added their accessibility details to the database Latest in Games Someone at Blizzard might've accidentally revealed Diablo 4's new class, which fans have been begging for since release After adding yet another tiny map, Battlefield 6 players are rightfully clowning on its definition of 'all-out warfare' A game was unintentionally listed as 'Sh***y Dungeon' on Steam in Japan thanks to goofed-up machine translation Roblox explains crackdown on 'vigilantes' after ban of a popular YouTuber sparks furor: 'They are acting in ways that could be harmful to others, both on and off our platform' Gamescom 2025 preview: The 6 games we're most excited to see Rematch's latest update aims to fix 'major netcode releases' including missed tackles and false goals, crossplay will 'hopefully' go live by the end of August Latest in News Someone at Blizzard might've accidentally revealed Diablo 4's new class, which fans have been begging for since release After adding yet another tiny map, Battlefield 6 players are rightfully clowning on its definition of 'all-out warfare' A game was unintentionally listed as 'Sh***y Dungeon' on Steam in Japan thanks to goofed-up machine translation Roblox explains crackdown on 'vigilantes' after ban of a popular YouTuber sparks furor: 'They are acting in ways that could be harmful to others, both on and off our platform' Meta's AI rules permitted 'sensual' chats with kids until a journalist got ahold of the document and asked what was up with that Rematch's latest update aims to fix 'major netcode releases' including missed tackles and false goals, crossplay will 'hopefully' go live by the end of August HARDWARE BUYING GUIDES LATEST GAME REVIEWS Best PCIe 5.0 SSD for gaming in 2025: the only Gen 5 drives I will allow in my PC Best graphics cards in 2025: I've tested pretty much every AMD and Nvidia GPU of the past 20 years and these are today's top cards Best gaming laptop in 2025: I've put the best of this new generation head-to-head and we have a winner Best gaming chair in 2025: I've tested a ton of gaming chairs and these are the seats I'd suggest for any PC gamer Best Steam Deck accessories in Australia for 2025: Our favorite docks, powerbanks and gamepads Autonomous SmartDesk 5 review Mafia: The Old Country review Arctic Xtender PC case review Corsair Platform:4 gaming desk review Wildgate review PC Gamer is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. 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