Valve has pushed a new update to Steam, but it doesn’t seem to have fixed one of the biggest issues with the store.
Steam has seen a lot of redesigns over the years, teetering between dramatic overhauls and minor tweaks to the page UI.
This week’s update is minor, but features a few quick changes that should hopefully improve the experience for many.
As posted on Valve’s Steam Blog, the latest UI refresh to Steam “aims to make it even easier for you to find new games by displaying more content and information”.
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This includes featuring higher resolution game art and a wider, more responsive home page.
The result is that it doesn't look massively different from how Steam used to look, though the changes are noticeable once you go looking for them.
And as welcome as these updates are, many Steam users are still finding a few issues with the redesign.
There Are Still Some Issues With The Way Steam Presents Its Store To You
Complaints appear to be levied at the large images featured on the homepage, as well as functionality related to search and recommendations.
“Surely I'm not the only one bothered by the massive thumbnails/covers in their recent UI updates?” reads a comment on the Steam Reddit page. “I don't like how I'm scrolling too much recently because of massive cover art filling my whole screen.”
“Can they just make it so that it’s easier to search for multiple tags. I feel like the only way to do it currently is to search for something, then find the tags and select them, then delete the original search,” another reads.
“‘There is now more detailed information highlighting the reason a game is being recommended to you.’ But if the reason is still nonsense, then that may not be all that helpful. Like how I still get game recommendations because I played this one game that I refunded & reviewed negatively,” a third comment reads.
Indeed, it’s pretty frustrating to find new recommendations on Steam sometimes. You often get recommended games based on your Steam library, but these titles don’t necessarily always feel relevant.
Hopefully, Valve is able to take any more feedback on board to continue keeping Steam user-friendly and accessible in future updates.