Steam Outage — Oct 7, 2025: Store, Community & Web APIs Down

On October 7, 2025, multiple Steam services experienced an outage affecting the Steam Store, Steam Community and the Web API. Reports indicate APIs for Valve first‑party titles such as Counter‑Strike 2 and Deadlock were also inaccessible. Users worldwide reported issues, and status trackers lit up with traffic and incident reports.

What’s affected

• Steam Store UI (loads as empty wrapper in some clients)
• Steam Community features
• Steam Web API — impacts third‑party integrations and some game services (reported for CS2, Deadlock)

Where to check live updates

• steamstat.us — unofficial real‑time Steam service tracker
• Downdetector — Steam outage reports
• PC Gamer — coverage and context

What you can do

• Check the links above for live status.
• Avoid reinstalling clients or making account changes while services are unstable.
• If you need to play, try offline or single‑player modes where possible.

This post will be updated as new information becomes available. If you’re experiencing problems, comment below with your region and which Steam features aren’t loading.

Sources: PC Gamer, steamstat.us, Downdetector.