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Valve has published full CAD files for the new Steam Controller and Puck under a Creative Commons license, enabling modders to create custom accessories like skins, charging stands, and smartphone mounts.

Valve's newly released Steam Controller sold out in just 30 minutes, causing Steam server issues from the demand surge. Resellers immediately listed units on eBay at up to four times the retail price.

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, developed by Ubisoft and Unfrozen, has surpassed 500,000 copies sold in its first 72 hours on Steam Early Access — a strong debut for the long-dormant turn-based strategy franchise.

Valve's latest Steam hardware and software survey reveals that nearly 68% of Steam users are running Windows 11, marking a significant shift from just a couple of years ago when Windows 10 dominated the PC gaming landscape.

ARC Raiders' biggest update, Riven Tides, has backfired — driving the game's Steam recent reviews to 'Mixed' for the first time since launch. Negative reviews are outpacing positives by nearly 2:1, driven by controversial PvP and weapon durability changes.

Valve will start selling the new Steam Controller on May 4, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. PT for $99 in the US. The pad adds dual trackpads, TMR magnetic thumbsticks, four rear grip buttons, Grip Sense gyro aiming, and a magnetic wireless charging puck.

shapez 2 left Early Access on April 23, 2026 and is on a 20% introductory discount through May 7. Its Steam page shows 7,984 user reviews at 97% positive overall.

Facepunch says s&box will open on Steam on April 28, 2026 for $20. The same update closes the long-running Developer Preview and says only 40,000 of roughly 800,000 preview users will keep access.

Road to Vostok has sold more than 250,000 copies on Steam a little over two weeks after its Early Access launch. Developer Antti says that run funds the full roadmap, with one more stability patch due in 2-3 weeks and Build 2 "Nomads" aimed at Q3 2026.

Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis launched on April 24 at $16.99, then followed with a Ver. 1.06 update that rewrites parts of the English script. Creator Fuyuki Hayashi says players raised localization complaints across Steam reviews, the Community Hub, X, YouTube, and Discord, and the new patch is the first pass at repairing that damage.

Facepunch says s&box creators have already been paid $500,000 to date. The studio also expanded its public finance dashboard and is still targeting an April 28 Steam launch for the platform.

Yacht Club Games said on April 24 that Mina the Hollower has gone gold. The studio says the build is complete and already in first-party submission, with the final release date still to come.