A simple question sparks a huge debate: What will happen to our games if Steam goes bankrupt?
Once again, Steam users are wondering what will happen to their games if the platform is shut down. Various scenarios have been raised in the discussion, including some that predict serious consequences for more than just players.
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Krzysztof Kaluzinski
December 1, 2025
72% of game developers think Steam is a monopoly. However, they have one good reason to keep using it
According to a recent survey, the majority of devs see Steam as a monopoly. However, the platform is responsible for a very big portion of their revenue.
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Martin Bukowski
November 5, 2025
„Prices should have dropped, but they haven't.” Tim Cain says corporations pocketed players' money saved on digital games
Tim Cain commented on the transition from physical to digital versions of games. According to him, this allowed companies to save on development and earn extra money in the process.
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Agnes Adamus
November 3, 2025
Steam has doubled its user base in 5 years. The latest record is more than 41 million concurrent players
Steam is breaking record after record and leaving no doubt about its dominant position in the PC market.
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Jacob Blazewicz
October 15, 2025
After 7 years, Epic Games Store has finally added another needed feature that Steam has had for a long time
The Epic Games Store won't soon catch up with Steam, but at least the store is slowly adding missing features.
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Jacob Blazewicz
October 6, 2025
Refunding games in PlayStation Store is now faster. Sony finally makes it easy to get your money back
Sony has finally introduced the needed facilitation of refunds in the PlayStation Store.
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Adrian Werner
August 27, 2025
Strange invasion on Steam. Forgotten games attracted huge number of players
Aliens vs Predator, Left 4 Dead, Dino D-Day - these are among the few games that have suddenly received thousands of players on Steam, albeit only on their dedicated servers.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 14, 2025
Steam makes it easier to check your PC's performance in games. For Valve, this is just the beginning of similar changes
Valve is launching the first version of a new tool for Steam to measure performance in games. The first, as the company plans further improvements to the feature.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 1, 2025
Valve has been delaying adding this feature to Steam for years, so users are creating their own tools to improve downloading files
Steam still doesn't make life easy for players forced to download games for long periods in the middle of the night, so users have to come up with their own solutions.
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Jacob Blazewicz
June 26, 2025
Steam became a better place for gamers and devs. Valve recaps recent changes and prepares more improvements
Valve has made several improvements to Steam for players as well as developers and publishers. The scale of the changes is shown in an post with a summary of the platform's development in 2024.
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Jacob Blazewicz
March 14, 2025
Steam revealed most popular and profitable games and releases of 2024
We learned the list of one hundred games that earned the most on Steam in the past year. Both this year's creations and a large set of older titles were at the top.
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Adrian Werner
December 24, 2024
The itch.io games website disappeared but is now back online. Toy manufacturer Funko faces blame
As a result of a „fake phishing notification,” the entire itch.io website was down for some time. The culprit is the toy company Funko.
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Martin Bukowski
December 9, 2024
Lawsuit Against Valve May Bring Major Change on Steam
An antitrust lawsuit filed years ago against Valve has been declared a class action. It now covers all developers and publishers who have sold games on Steam since 2017.
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Martin Bukowski
November 29, 2024
Valve Will Let Governments Tax Virtual Trading on Steam
Valve is said to be preparing to introduce an option that will allow local tax authorities to charge a fee on Steam item transactions.
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Jacob Blazewicz
October 23, 2024
Valve Removes App Form Steam That Allows Access to Epic Games Store and GOG on Steam Deck
The Junky Store will not be coming to Steam Deck in app form, despite Valve's initial approval.
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Jacob Blazewicz
October 16, 2024
Valve Distinguishes Information for Players: You Buy a License, Not a Game
Valve listened to the California “recommendation” and now reports that “a purchase of a digital product grants a license for the product on Steam”.
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Jacob Blazewicz
October 11, 2024
Google Lost in Court to Epic Games. Now It Must Open Google Play to Other Stores
The Google Play store has to open for 3 years to give competing platforms a chance to take the fight to it on Android devices.
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Jacob Blazewicz
October 8, 2024
Money Laundering on Steam? Researchers Point to Suspicious User Activity
A new study may confirm players' old suspicions that trading virtual items in the Counter-Strike series, among others, is a front for money launderers.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 25, 2024
GOG Comments on Account Inheritance. Situation Is Slightly Better Than in Case of Steam
GOG.com also points to problems with account inheritance, but the store is eager to grant users' requests on the matter. As long as it is supported by the justice system.
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Jacob Blazewicz
June 5, 2024
Games Disappear From EA App Accounts. Publisher Investigates
Users of Electronic Arts' PC app noticed that various games disappeared from their accounts. The company is already investigating the causes of the glitch.
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Jacob Blazewicz
May 22, 2024