Valve

Game Design

Colonial Power Relations and Totalitarian Mass Communication in Half-Life 2

A detailed analysis of Half-Life 2's impressive and historically important digital dystopia

Feature

Half-Life: Phase Transition (A Novel Excerpt)

An original tale from Valve's famous Half-Life universe

Feature

How DOTA 2 is Keeping Old School Custom Games Alive

What do Counter Strike, PUBG, Team Fortress, DOTA and Teamfight Tactics all have in common?

Steam Next Fest

Seven Games to Watch From Steam Next Fest 10/23

What's next, playable today

Opinion

What Everyone Missed About Firewatch

The lack of choice is a feature

Opinion

A Platform Transition

Valve's SteamDeck is bringing PC gaming to generations of console gamers

Feature

The Steam Deck: In the Beginning

Getting technical with Steam Deck's early performance

Opinion

The Unsinkable Team Fortress 2

Valve’s team-based FPS has outlasted a lot of competitors — but what comes next?