Is the Steam service down?
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 1:20 pmReal-time network status for Steam.
Can't play your games?
Is the service down?
Here you can see what is going on.
Steam Services Status
This website displays status of various Steam related services.
https://steamstat.us/
FAQ
Why is Steam down?
If it is a Tuesday at around 16:00 Pacific time then it is probably scheduled maintenance, otherwise I don't know.
What if I get the message "The Steam servers are currently down for routine maintenance." but it isn't Tuesday?
This is a message that the Steam client gives whenever it can connect to the internet but can't connect to Steam's servers. It doesn't mean there is currently routine maintenance being performed.
When will it be back?
Most downtime is less than 10 minutes.
Why is maintenance scheduled during US evenings?
Steam is a worldwide service and if you look at Steam’s player statistics page http://store.steampowered.com/stats/
you’ll see that peak time for the service is during the European evening, and at 16:00 Pacific time the user numbers are significantly lower. Additionally Valve is located in the Pacific timezone and it sensible to do all routine maintenance during business hours so they can have their employees able to respond quickly if something goes wrong. See also: Valve’s FAQ on this topic.https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7366-ETYS-5919
Can't play your games?
Is the service down?
Here you can see what is going on.
Steam Services Status
This website displays status of various Steam related services.
https://steamstat.us/
FAQ
Why is Steam down?
If it is a Tuesday at around 16:00 Pacific time then it is probably scheduled maintenance, otherwise I don't know.
What if I get the message "The Steam servers are currently down for routine maintenance." but it isn't Tuesday?
This is a message that the Steam client gives whenever it can connect to the internet but can't connect to Steam's servers. It doesn't mean there is currently routine maintenance being performed.
When will it be back?
Most downtime is less than 10 minutes.
Why is maintenance scheduled during US evenings?
Steam is a worldwide service and if you look at Steam’s player statistics page http://store.steampowered.com/stats/
you’ll see that peak time for the service is during the European evening, and at 16:00 Pacific time the user numbers are significantly lower. Additionally Valve is located in the Pacific timezone and it sensible to do all routine maintenance during business hours so they can have their employees able to respond quickly if something goes wrong. See also: Valve’s FAQ on this topic.https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7366-ETYS-5919