Valves online shop appears to be down, with websites like DownDetector and the unofficial Steam Status page on Twitter reporting a service outage. Revitalizing the Steam homepage in-browser sometimes brings up a page complete of markup text– one circumstances displayed what appeared to be spot notes for Rainbow Six Siege. The shop and other community functions like Steam Workshop and your user profile stay unattainable, and some users have actually reported problems linking to online video games.
Attempting to connect to the Steam homepage through browser brings up a blank screen with the words, “Sorry. The website is presently unavailable. Please try once again later.” The Steam desktop customer is similarly unresponsive and has actually started displaying the same blank screen and message pairing. Refreshing the Steam homepage in-browser occasionally brings up a page loaded with markup text– one instance displayed what appeared to be patch notes for Rainbow Six Siege. Other users have reported similar circumstances of random text, screenshots, and jumbled news posts. You can see some examples on the Steam subreddit.
In spite of all this, it appears you can still utilize the Friends & & Chat function in the Steam client to send out messages and launch games in your library. Among our editors was even able to redeem a code and install a brand-new game. The shop and other community features like Steam Workshop and your user profile stay inaccessible, and some users have reported issues connecting to online games.
Well let you know when Steams services are back online.
Original story follows …
If youre having problems linking to the Steam shop, its not simply you. Valves online storefront seems to be down, with websites like DownDetector and the informal Steam Status page on Twitter reporting a service blackout. According to DownDetector, the amount of reports today shot up from about 6 to 4,500 around 1:50 PM PT. Over an hour later, that number is currently hovering around 14,500 and growing. Not just exists a server outage– some unusual things is going on too.
Update: Since 3:35 PM PT, Steam services appear to be brought back, with the shop packing correctly in both browser and customer.
