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Troubleshooting tips for Steam
If our monitor reports Steam is up but you still can't reach it, try these steps in order:
Hard-refresh your browser
- Press Ctrl + F5 (Windows) or Cmd + Shift + R (Mac) to bypass the cache.
- If that fails, open the page in an incognito / private window.
Clear cookies and cache
- Open your browser settings → Privacy / History.
- Clear cookies and cached files for the last hour, then reload.
Flush your DNS
- Windows: open Command Prompt and run ipconfig /flushdns.
- macOS: open Terminal and run sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder.
- Linux: run sudo systemd-resolve --flush-caches (or systemctl restart nscd).
Restart your router
- Unplug the router and modem for 30 seconds.
- Plug them back in and wait until all lights are stable, then retry.
Try a different DNS or VPN
- Switch your DNS to 1.1.1.1 (Cloudflare) or 8.8.8.8 (Google).
- Use a reputable VPN to test from a different country — useful when the site may be region-blocked.
What usually breaks on Steam
Steam is Valve's PC game store and launcher. Its most predictable outage is self-inflicted: Valve pushes maintenance most Tuesday evenings US time, and major sales reliably overload the store while games themselves keep working.
Tuesday evening maintenance
Valve does routine maintenance on Tuesdays, roughly 6-7pm Pacific. Brief login and community failures around then are usually planned rather than a fault.
The store breaks during sales, games do not
Sale launches overwhelm the store and community pages while the game servers and downloads carry on fine.
Offline mode when login fails
If Steam cannot reach the login servers you can usually still start single-player games in offline mode.
Official status page: Steam Status (community-run)
Valve does not publish an official status page; steamstat.us is a well-established third-party tracker.
30-day uptime
Daily probe results for Steam over the last 30 days.
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