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Is Steam down?

No, we are not detecting any problems with Steam right now.

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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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Live Steam Problems

User-submitted outage reports for Steam over the past 24 hours, counted across all visitors.

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Recent User Reports for Steam

  • 🇳🇱
    Sep 7, 1:18 AM · 20 days ago
    A user reported a problem with Steam: Downloads
  • 🇺🇸
    Sep 7, 1:18 AM · 20 days ago
    A user reported a problem with Steam: Downloads

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