We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel.

General

• Fixed a case where certain collections would become unavailable to user after reinstalling Steam or installing Steam on a new machine.

Steam Input

• Fixed an issue with gyro sensitivity introduced in the previous beta release

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Stable channel.

General

• Added mitigations for Unity CVE-2025-59489, blocking a game launch through the Steam Client when an exploit attempt is detected.

• Fixed a crash when DualSense controllers are connected and idle.

• Fixed "\\" characters appearing in some news posts

• Added ability to switch tabs in the tabbed browser by pressing CTRL+TAB

• Fixed some cases where access to "Mark as private" game setting was unavailable.

• Fixed some cases where adding a large number of non-Steam games to a collection would fail.

• Fixed some "Friends & Chat" settings occasionally resetting to their default value temporarily after getting disconnected from Steam

• Fixed a case where a user's achievements would fail to display in the overlay when activated by a game.

• Fixed scroll arrow buttons on Post-Game Summary overscrolling to the end of the summary instead of the next non-visible item.

• Fixed a rare crash when constructing the menu for the tray icon on Windows.

• Fixed a case the client window could keep growing in size for WindowsBlinds theme users

In-Game Overlay

• Fixed a crash in D3D12 games that could sometimes be triggered by opening and closing sections of the overlay (like notes) rapidly. This could manifest as a game or gpu hang, was easier to trigger in some games than others, and was a new regression in this week's public client update and the last beta cycle. We will test this briefly in beta before shipping as a hotfix to all users.

Game Recording

• Improved performance when recording is on for some games using Vulkan rendering

Steam Input

• Added support for dual gyros when using Nintendo Switch Joycons in combined mode

• Fixed the "listen for binding" panel in the configurator

• Fixed the configurator being blank when opening a configuration for an uninstalled game that requires being installed to edit the configuration

• When authoring an official configuration for a Steam Input API game, use a setting under Settings->Developer instead of relying on the SetInputActionManifestFilePath API call

Streaming

• Fix cases where clicking "stream" did nothing.

SteamVR

• Fixed Steam Client notifications getting suppressed after you exited SteamVR. The suppressed notifications would appear inside your VR headset the next time you started SteamVR.

Accessibility

• Improved High Contrast view of game list search and app filter panel

Windows

• Added "End of Life" alert for 32-bit versions of Windows. Currently Windows 10 32-bit is the only 32-bit version of Windows supported by Steam.

  • The Steam client will continue running on Windows 10 64-bit and 32-bit games will continue to be supported.

  • Steam Client support for Windows 10 32-bit will end on Jan 1st, 2026 at 10am. See here for additional details.

• Added detecting if Secure Boot and a TPM are enabled on the current machine. This information is displayed under Help > System Information. It is now also collected when opting into the Steam Hardware Survey.

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel.

Steam Input

• Fixed the "listen for binding" panel in the configurator

• Fixed the configurator being blank when opening a configuration for an uninstalled game that requires being installed to edit the configuration

• When authoring an official configuration for a Steam Input API game, use a setting under Settings->Developer instead of relying on the SetInputActionManifestFilePath API call

Desktop Mode

• Fixed scroll arrow buttons on Post-Game Summary overscrolling to the end of the summary instead of the next non-visible item.

Note: This update is for the Steam Deck Beta and Preview channels, and includes new features that are still being tested. You can opt into this in Settings > System > System Update Channel.

General

• Fixed an issue where the performance overlay would sometimes not appear in Baldur's Gate 3

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel.

General

• Fixed a case where a user's achievements would fail to display in the overlay when activated by a game.