Back in 2018, there were rumors that Valve was planning to change the design of Steam, and now the company has confirmed the plans
What is known
A global redesign is not worth waiting for, but a major oneThe “Library” and the news page will bear the brunt of the changes. The appearance will now be more reminiscent of Origin with large covers that will display a list of friends who have purchased the game. In the first line of the “Libraries” they will show recently launched games, and below they will post news about updates.
The game collection is displayed at the bottom of the page asvertical covers. Gamers will be able to adjust their size to fit more games on one screen. The side tab with the list of games remained in place, but changed in appearance. Search by tags and saving queries in the collection will also be added to the “Library”.
The main pages of the games themselves have also changed.Now gamers will be greeted by a banner that displays the time spent in the game, the last launch and the “Play” button. News about updates will be posted below, and a list of friends is placed on the right. At the bottom of the page you will see news from friends, achievements, cards, screenshots and a Workshop tab.
Valve will also update the news page,which will display events related to games from the collection. There, players will learn about limited-time events, periods with increased experience, and giveaways. In addition, Valve divided the feed into tabs, first showing current events, and then upcoming ones. Users will be able to set up notifications and find out about what's happening using Google Calendar, Steam, the store's mobile application, and via SMS.
