Steam Store Home refresh is now live in beta
© Valve Valve has started testing a redesigned Steam Store Home through the latest Steam client beta. The update refreshes the main storefront layout and adds a wider, more responsive design that is meant to show more content at once. Valve says the same visual update also applies to Steam Deck and Big Picture mode.
The company says the new Store Home uses higher-resolution game artwork and reorganizes sections to make the page feel more consistent. The Featured & Recommended area now shows more detail about why a game is being suggested, along with a review round-up. Hovering over a game also plays its micro-trailer, and Valve has added a preview of adjacent games in the carousel.
Valve also added an option to disable micro-trailer hovers and animated marketing assets for users with motion sensitivity. Other storefront changes include larger artwork in Discounts & Events, an updated Discovery Queue that lets users browse more quickly without leaving the page, improved hover cards with better contrast, and a refreshed infinite scroll section.
Your Wishlist highlights discounted games from a user’s wishlist, while DLC for Your Games surfaces discounted add-ons tied to titles already in a user’s library. Those additions make the Store Home a bit more focused on personalized deals rather than only broader recommendations.
© Valve Valve says the beta is meant to collect feedback before wider rollout. Users who want to try the refreshed storefront can opt into the Steam Client Beta from the desktop client settings. Steam Support says this can be done from Steam > Settings > System > Beta Participation.
Source: Steam
