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Subscribe to the world's #1 PC gaming mag Try a single issue or save on a subscription Issues delivered straight to your door or device From£35.99View Amazon Prime Day Deals Essential Hardware PC Gaming Show Recommended reading It's not just you—Steam is getting absolutely crushed under the Summer Sale False alarm: Valve confirms that nobody hacked into over 89M Steam accounts and that your passwords are safe 'We're gonna do right by you': Splitgate 2 CEO apologizes for server meltdown after the open beta goes live North Korea's only Steam user disappeared yesterday, but not to worry: They're back and gaming harder than ever Hunt: Showdown 1896 goes offline for a day after its latest update caused so many problems Crytek had to remove it completely The 2025 Steam Summer Sale is live Steam's monthly top-seller list is automated now, and goes all the way back to 2004 when it's just Half-Life 2 Yep, Steam is down (update: we're so back) Morgan Park 10 July 2025 Steam briefly died and came back alive. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Valve) Recent updates 3:50 PM PST: It looks like Steam's back. Friends lists are working, downloads have resumed, and games are online. Was it all just a bit of oddly-timed maintenance? It's not just you: Steam is down right now. If this were a Tuesday around this time that'd be no big deal (Valve does maintenance every week), but on a Thursday, it's a cause for greater concern. The store will sometimes load, but it's running very slowly if at all right now. According to SteamDB, over half a million people have checked in to see if the service is down, and I bet a good chunk of them are Counter-Strike 2 players wondering why their ranked match just imploded. Even if you are able to login, games which require you to be constantly signed into Steam—live service stuff like Destiny 2, for example—are currently inaccessible. Related Articles It's not just you—Steam is getting absolutely crushed under the Summer Sale False alarm: Valve confirms that nobody hacked into over 89M Steam accounts and that your passwords are safe 'We're gonna do right by you': Splitgate 2 CEO apologizes for server meltdown after the open beta goes live We've reached out to Valve for word on the outage and will update if we get a response. 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. Morgan Park Social Links Navigation Staff Writer Morgan has been writing for PC Gamer since 2018, first as a freelancer and currently as a staff writer. 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It's not just you—Steam is getting absolutely crushed under the Summer Sale False alarm: Valve confirms that nobody hacked into over 89M Steam accounts and that your passwords are safe 'We're gonna do right by you': Splitgate 2 CEO apologizes for server meltdown after the open beta goes live North Korea's only Steam user disappeared yesterday, but not to worry: They're back and gaming harder than ever Hunt: Showdown 1896 goes offline for a day after its latest update caused so many problems Crytek had to remove it completely The 2025 Steam Summer Sale is live Latest in Games Shark Dentist is a 'horror roguelike' that's basically The Meg mashed up with an early '90s Milton Bradley toy The next Helldivers 2 warbond is going superscience sicko mode with a seven-barreled assault rifle, a plasma cannon, and a wormhole-generating backpack that lets you warp around the battlefield Krafton accuses former Subnautica 2 bosses of abandoning the game in surprising new statement: 'We feel a profound sense of betrayal by their failure to honor the trust placed in them' The GameStop stapler that smashed a Switch 2 screen on launch day is being auctioned off for charity, and bidding has already broken $100,000 Mycopunk Review: Long live wacky co-op shooters. 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