The Steam beta client has added Steam Families, a new way for up to six family members to share games on Valve's PC game service, along with new parental controls, and child payment options.
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Steam users can now opt into a new beta to try out Valve's new cart and privacy features. With it, Steam games can be purchased and played without them showing up in the history or library.
Valve has a brand-new Steam update for beta client participants, and it carries features for Steam Workshop. Users can now change their mod load orders, check for dependencies, and more.
Valve has revealed a massive overhaul to the Steam in-game overlay, updating to a cleaner layout, adding new features, background pinning support, and much more, all now available in beta.
Valve is testing a new feature in the beta build of Steam. Dubbed 'Local Network Game Transfers', it lets users update and install games directly from other computers in a local network.
Steam has been graduated to beta quality in ChromeOS. To use the gaming software, Chromebook users must be running ChromeOS 108 (Beta channel) on a supported device with qualifying hardware.
After 10 years of use, the controller centered Steam Big Picture mode is getting a much-needed overhaul. Valve has now updated it to match the Steam Deck's interface for Steam beta client users.
The Steam beta client now features a completely overhauled chat, featuring a very discord-esque group chat system with voice and text chat channels, rich presence, in-line media viewing, and more.
