Steam · Governance

Policy Drift Analysis Mixed 3 mo

How Steam's governance documents and clauses have shifted over time, by document, provision, and change direction.

Steam has made 6 significant policy changes since monitoring began in April 2026 (3 mo). 1 was negative for consumers, primarily involving transparency removal.
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6
Changes
1
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0
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5
Neutral
1
High Severity
Negative (16%) Positive (0%)

Documents Affected

Steam Privacy Policy
3 changes
This document explains what data Steam collects about you, who it shares that data with, and how long it keeps it. Game developers can access information about your use of …
Jun 3, 2026
Steam's privacy policy was updated on June 3, 2026 to add Malay language support (marked as BETA) to the policy's language selector. The policy's substantive …
low neutral
+ 2 more changes
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Steam Subscriber Agreement
3 changes
This document governs your relationship with Steam: it sets out what you can and cannot do with your account and the games and services you access through it. Your account …
Jun 3, 2026
Steam added Bahasa Melayu (Malay) with a BETA designation to its language selection options in the Steam Subscriber Agreement. The agreement previously offered Thai but …
low neutral
+ 2 more changes
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All Changes (6)

Jun 3, 2026
Steam's privacy policy was updated on June 3, 2026 to add Malay language support (marked as BETA) to the policy's language selector. The policy's substantive privacy commitments and compliance statements …
low neutral Steam Privacy Policy
Jun 3, 2026
Steam added Bahasa Melayu (Malay) with a BETA designation to its language selection options in the Steam Subscriber Agreement. The agreement previously offered Thai but not Malay; the updated version …
low neutral Steam Subscriber Agreement
Apr 22, 2026
Steam modified a single URL in its Privacy Policy on April 22, 2026. The change removes '/en' from the help link users can use to request access to or deletion …
low neutral Steam Privacy Policy
+ 3 more changes
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Trend Observation

Steam's most frequent change categories are Transparency removal (1). The most frequently updated document is Steam Privacy Policy with 3 changes. Get alerted when Steam changes policy →

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