Steam Client Archives

Latest Steam Client Update Improves the File Picker on Linux and Fixes Many Bugs

May 12, 2022May 12, 20220

Valve’s latest Steam Client update improves the file picker on GNU/Linux systems, adds Steam Deck compatibility options to dynamic collections, and fixes several bugs and issues.

Latest Steam Client Update Greatly Improves VA-API Hardware Decoding on Linux

December 17, 2021December 17, 20210

Valve’s latest Steam Client update greatly improves VAAPI hardware decoding on Linux and fixes a few annoying bugs for a better gaming experience.

Steam Client Now Supports VA-API Hardware Encoding on Linux, CEG DRM Games

November 20, 2021November 20, 20210

Latest Steam Client update brings VA-API hardware encoding, PipeWire 4K capturing, and many other goodies for Linux gamers.

Latest Steam Client Update Brings PipeWire Desktop Capture on Linux, Reduces Vulkan Pre-Caching Sizes

October 7, 2021October 7, 20210

A new Steam Client stable update is now available for download to reduce the size of Vulkan pre-caching datasets on Linux and bring various other improvements.

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