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Those Steam users who were looking forward to capturing their games natively will finally be able to do so without resorting to third-party applications. And Valve has enabled the video recording within your platform. From today, the Steam beta members They can enjoy a built-in system to capture, playback, clip and share their gaming moments.
Thanks to a intuitive toolset, players will be able to record gameplay on Steam, from impressive plays to full walkthroughs. This tool will not only be very useful for multimedia content creators, but also for millions of users who just want to show their highlights to their contacts on the Valve platform.
So you can record games on Steam… and much more!
The new feature is now available for beta members and coming soon for all users:
Ways to record games on Steam
There are two recording modes. With the background recording mode, the game is continuously saved in a location chosen by the user, without exceeding the established duration and storage limits. This mode is ideal so as not to miss any unexpected moment. On the other hand, manual mode Allows you to decide when to start and stop recording.
Play your best moments
One of the most useful features is the ability to go back quickly in time. This feature allows players to review what went wrong in a play or remember important information mentioned by a non-playable character. Recordings are accessible from the Steam overlay interface for all games.
Crop and edit easily
Steam makes it easy to find and edit your recordings with lightweight tools. Users will be able to Trim and save only the fragments you want to keepAdditionally, the recording and capture interface has been redesigned to improve the user experience.
Share your clips
Sharing recordings has never been easier. Steam allows users send clips to your friends via chat or post them for everyone to see. It's also possible to transfer recordings from your Steam Deck to your PC or mobile device. The new “Save/Share” feature is available both during the game and after playing.
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Advanced tools
Steam recording system includes event markers and a timeline to facilitate navigation through recordings. Games that support Steam Timeline automatically generate leaderboards during relevant events, such as earning achievements. It also allows you to manually add bookmarks to mark important moments. Additionally, Steam has optimized the use of AMD and NVIDIA GPU video encoding hardware to minimize CPU usageguaranteeing maximum performance during recordings.
Do you want to try it now? To join the beta and start recording games on Steam, follow these steps:
- Go to Parameters > «Interface» > Participation in the client beta and select a beta.
- Then go to Parameters > Game recording and choose between recording in the background or manually.