On November 7, Steam released a new update that changed the layout of its store pages to support wider images when browsing on the desktop client. Alongside the store page makeover, Steam also launched a theater mode option for all videos and screenshots for each game, along with new game description options that developers can use to showcase their product's main features.
Since its 2003 launch, Steam has evolved from a game launcher to the most prominent PC game storefront across the globe. Despite its success as a digital storefront and game manager, Steam periodically releases updates to add some quality-of-life changes in response to user feedback. Some of these changes can also be for organizational purposes, as a previous Steam Client Beta build released in early August 2025 allowed users to change game titles and upload their own box art icons for various games in their collection as they saw fit. This cosmetic beta build feature eventually made its way to live Steam clients.
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Steam Storefront Pages Now Support Wider Image Previews And More
Months after launching a redesign of the Steam front page, Valve released some major changes to the layout of each game's store page. As of November 7, image previews on most Steam store pages have increased in width from 940 pixels to 1200 pixels. This change allows both Valve and various game developers to show off higher resolution screenshots and trailers across the board. A new theater mode option was also added with the November Steam Client update, as users can now view various trailers and images at a higher quality that will not take up the entire screen. Two new buttons for theater and fullscreen modes were added to each screenshot and trailer, along with an option to flip through various images and trailers in fullscreen mode. The background images of Steam storefront pages were also slightly changed to allow more colors to pop out.
The November Steam update additionally offered game developers some expanded options to show off their product's main features in their Steam store page description panels. These include more room for higher-quality images and formatting tools to use as needed. The store hub pages for various Steam tags, such as Supernatural and Horror, have also had their image widths aligned with the November storefront page changes to provide more consistency across the Steam client.
Steam said that more changes are planned for the client homepage, and asked users to wait for more information. Between the recent desktop client and Steam Deck updates, Valve's customers now have some new tools at their disposal.