Steam's redesigned homepage is now live for everyone — here's what changed

Steam's homepage has a new look, and it's now out of beta for all users. Valve started testing the redesign on April 1, 2026, through the Steam Client Beta, and the update is now live across the platform. The changes affect how games are displayed, how recommendations are explained, and — for the first time — how much motion you're forced to sit through.

The look

The most visible change is visual consistency. Different sections of the store homepage now share the same design language, and game artwork renders at higher resolution than before. Hovering over a game card triggers a short micro-trailer, and the recommendation carousel now lets you glimpse the edges of adjacent games — a small but effective nudge toward browsing.

The infinite scroll section at the bottom of the page has also been refreshed, picking up micro-trailer support and a full-screen screenshot viewer when you click an image.

Smarter recommendations

The "Featured & Recommended" section now tells you why a game is being suggested — the algorithm surfaces a short reason alongside a summary of user reviews. That's a meaningful step toward transparency in a store where discovery has long felt opaque.

Two tabs that previously only appeared during seasonal sales — discounted wishlist games and discounted DLC picks — are now permanent fixtures on the homepage. A personal release calendar widget shows upcoming launches over the next two weeks, filtered to your tastes. The "Popular Upcoming" tab has also been tuned to surface the most-anticipated big releases rather than burying them under niche projects.

Controller navigation for Steam Deck and Big Picture Mode has been significantly improved, with better tooltips and game descriptions when navigating without a mouse.

The accessibility addition

The most substantive new feature for many users is a motion sensitivity toggle. Turning it on replaces all animated elements — micro-trailers, animated banners, hover effects — with static screenshots and images. It's a platform-level accessibility control that rival stores like the Epic Games Store still don't offer. The Official Steam announcement also notes improvements to font contrast and legibility across the homepage.

One caveat worth flagging: the redesign is primarily cosmetic and navigational. As PCGamesN notes, it doesn't address the deeper discovery problem — AI-generated game spam continues to flood the store, and a prettier homepage doesn't fix that.

Still, the motion sensitivity option and the transparent recommendation labels are genuine improvements. If you haven't seen the new layout yet, restart the Steam client and it should appear automatically.