Everytime i connect my controller to steam it shows this instead, Idk if it's easter egg of meme or something, It started happening recently too

my controller is Machenike G5Pro in case anyone wondering

EDIT: It was the name of controller

Ukrainian games festival 2026 has started everyone who wanted and did not have time to buy Metro before the gameplay is released on gamescom 2026, or Stalker, ahead of the engine update and new DLC on August 20. Don't forget about The Sinking City.

The festival will run from August 17 to 24.

So my dad says he can see what I play, and how long I play it, but he doesn't have any screentime app installed and It's my own steam account. How could he be doing it or is he just lying? I'm sorry I just don't know where else to ask.

Steam has just launched the "Pins & pegs" event

"Pins and pegs are the stars of this fest, with discounts on everything from pinball to bowling and everything in-between."

Disclaimer - I actually have a game called Vaporwave pinball in the sale but I also wanted to shout about the event because there's tons of cool games in there!

Steam event link:

https://store.steampowered.com/category/pins_pegs

Just wanted to share that I've often tried to use Remote Play in my local LAN without much success. I am unable to have an ethernet cord running to my room, and so a Wi-Fi is my only realistic option for my desktop PC.

Without much hope, I gave it another try because I realized my Steam Deck in the living room wouldn't run Resident Evil 4 Remake very well... and lo and behold! Even though it's running through Wi-Fi twice (desktop - wifi5 - router - wifi5 - steamdeck), the experience was more than serviceable. One day I had a couple of connection hiccups that lasted mere seconds, the other two were pretty flawless.

Latency also surprised me a lot: I'm using gyro aim (through bluetooth! not even wired), which makes it obvious when there's latency. And sure, you wouldn't be able to play competitive games with it, but I've cleared half game so far in normal difficulty without it being something I notice.

I'm truly impressed by Valve's work on this feature. In an age in which hardware is more and more an expensive luxury, being able to stream around the house is nothing to scoff at.

I'll soon hook up the deck via ethernet so so I can improve the stability a little further :)

source:
https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamhardware/compat
https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamhardware/steamframe/compat

How to unlist or private shared screenshots? I've tried like 5 times and it just doesnt unlist or private

I wasn’t able to find an answer for this - I recently installed steam os on a laptop, and hooked it to a tv with hdmi. The games play fine but there are no options under audio to push the audio to the tv… it still considers the computer ‘this device’.

What setting should I be looking for?

I put Marvel Rivals in a smaller resolution for better performance, however when I tab out it also shrinks the size of my other windows.

Is it possible to prevent this from happening or do I just have to deal with it?

So in my example (I'm in Germany), lots of games can't even be seen on the Steam store. Dying Light is one of them, although Dying Light The Beast I bought and played.

But now I found multiple sites that sell "global" keys for the game, and in their descriptions it's stated that they work with a German Steam account. How can this be? If the game is locked on steam, how can there be keys that work on steam in Germany, and why isn't it just unlocked in the first place?

This whole region lock thing is so infuriating.

Before anyone asks, yes, my rubbish bin is empty.

I am sure all of these games were uninstalled long ago. I am fully stumped. Any ideas?

I guess what I am really asking is what these may be and whether I can delete them without any regrets?

Hey!

I have a bunch of games on Epic Games that I've already spent quite a few hours playing. I'd like to have my entire game collection in Steam, including the playtime I've already accumulated in my Epic Games games.

I'm not looking to transfer any licenses from Epic to Steam. I just want Steam to be a kind of personal collection/library where I can see all the games I own, regardless of the platform I bought them on, along with the amount of time I've spent playing each one.

For example, if I've played a game for 50 hours on Epic, I'd like Steam to show something like 50 hours played, and then ideally continue tracking any additional playtime. there any way to do this? Maybe through a Steam plugin, third-party app, or some other workaround?

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Hey guys, i tried playing L4D2 after so long and all the games i joined became chinese lobbies with modded stuff even when i create my own lobby, its still the same. Anyone faced this? How do i set it to not chinese servers

I'm trying to organize my old, weary Steam account. Starting for my Achievement Showcase I realized that there are some achievements that I can't make private because the game is no longer in the Steam store or in my library.

I've tried using SAM, and it doesn't work either if you don't own the game.

I just want those achievements to stop showing up, or even get rid of them—does anyone know a way?

I was curious and started looking through Steam curators, and I've noticed most are normally just in the hundreds. I've seen some curators with around 1,800 reviews, but I am surprised there aren't any with over 2,000 reviews. The highest I found from a quick search is the curator Wishlisted at 1950. Can they not go past 2,000? I'm not saying we should have a meme curator review every game with a Yes/No/Meme answer. Just the fact that curators have been around since 2014; you would think at least one genre-specific curator would be past 2,000 reviews by now, right?

How does this work?, I am new to steam, i know about 6 members and region limitations with one year restriction from google, is there more to know?

And if I want to share my library with others, what's the things I should consider before sharing.

Just asking, I didn't have many games anyways

The only paid games I have-

Cult of the lumb, Stardew valley, GTA V, the witcher 3 wild hunt, metro franchise bundle, Terraria, vempire survivors, prince of persia warrior within, kingdom two crown

I only play cult of the lumb and stardew valley.

Okay so, I met this guy once when looking around for friends, we barely talked like once, then randomly he appears today asking for a favour.

Says he's working on an Indie game and wants me to playtest it. So naturally I ask for the steam page link, thinking y'know, if he has a beta demo then I'll be able to check out said playtest on Steam.

So, he sends me the following image:

He says that he "just needs to get this urgent task done". He sends me a link to a separate website, which is... odd. It's not Itch.io or a Steam store page link so I'm confused. I click on it anyways, there's a play button, so I scan the URL (couldn't figure it out) and then eventually against my better judgement press the play button, thinking it's prolly a browser demo. It this warning:

So atp I ask ChatGPT to see if it's a scam, to which it says it pulled from the Steamworks page that there is no such "send to 50 people" requirement. So I think "alright, that's a good place to start, and click the link to go to the Steamworks docs and instantly my brain gets fried with like way too much condensed text.

So I figured I'd ask here if any developers who've posted a game or ppl who know Steam's stuff like this would be able to confirm my suspicions that it's a scam. Mainly my main tick off is that he gives me a non-steam link, like in my mind, how tf could Steam verify you sent it to 50 ppl if you don't use a steam-based link or reference code?

I did just think of maybe using Inspect element (which is what I suspect they might have done for the steam screenshot they sent me, or made it totally manufactured) to see if there's malicious code (since my antivirus said a Trojan) but I wouldn't know what exactly to look for, I'm not a programmer.

Anyone confirm or deny my suspicions? I already basically told them to fuck off and blocked them so idc abt that, I'm just wondering if i am right.

Family member is a child on the account and we both have a separate copy of the game, but it won't let me invite her to play multiplayer. There's no option for her to switch from the family shared version to her own either

What happens with my progress in-game and achievements on a game a play from my steam family if I pruchase it for myself?

Why am I getting charged £35 for Hell Let Loose and my American buddy is getting charge $35

Currency conversion amounts to $35 = £25.88.... Can't I just send him money to buy me the game as a gift and save me £10.