Replace: As of 9:00 pm ET, Steam remains to be having critical points. The storefront is up and down (it truly appears alright for the second) however Steam group companies, net API, and different options stay inaccessible. Valve has not but commented however no matter the issue is, it appears considerably extra critical than typical Steam outages.
Authentic story:
It is the day earlier than Christmas and all by means of the home, no person is utilizing Steam, not even a mouse—as a result of, you guessed it, Steam is down.
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Downdetector can also be indicating some critical points with Steam, ongoing since a bit after 1 pm ET.
P0nchik95 on the Steam subreddit has a principle—I do not understand how doubtless it’s to be correct (not very, I believe) nevertheless it’s not horrible recommendation anyway:
GOG, naturally, did what it does, with a not-too-subtle reminder that its video games work completely effectively whatever the state of its servers.
To be clear, video games on Steam appear playable: I’ve spent the previous couple of hours playg (and having fun with, thanks very a lot) Bloodlines 2, and a buddy has been doing the identical with The Final of Us 2. However attempting to entry any community-related options by means of Steam—discussions, group teams, Steam charts, and even simply hyperlinks to exterior web sites or social media accounts—ends in an error. Matchmaking companies for Valve video games are additionally offline.
We have reached out to Valve to see if they have something to say about it, and can keep watch over issues within the meantime. Naturally, we will even replace when Steam is again.
