{"id":1025429,"date":"2026-01-13T23:50:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T23:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=475098"},"modified":"2026-01-13T23:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T23:50:23","slug":"steams-new-recording-features-allow-deep-integration-with-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/steams-new-recording-features-allow-deep-integration-with-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Steam\u2019s new recording features allow deep integration with games"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/steams-new-recording-features-allow-deep-integration-with-games.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Steam\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/gamerecording\">game recording capabilities<\/a> are now available on PC and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/reviews\/23950861\/steam-deck-oled-review-valve-handheld-gaming\">Steam Deck<\/a> following a beta period. The suite of features offer a ton of flexibility that compete with other PC game clipping software, notably the GeForce Experience that\u2019s offered by Nvidia. This includes the basics that most people would expect, like auto recording or manual clipping through keyboard hotkeys. But it goes further, with easy access to replays via the Steam overlay and intuitive exporting of clips via QR codes that you can then scan with your phone to share widely, or with friends. Valve notes that the features were designed to have a minimal impact on game performance by utilizing your GPU to encode the recording instead of your CPU.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/steams-new-recording-features-allow-deep-integration-with-games.png\" alt=\"An image showing the new Steam game recording feature.\" title=\"An image showing the new Steam game recording feature.\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The per-game settings is where Steam\u2019s recording integration further stands out, giving gamers the ability to set auto-recording durations and the capture quality of each game in their library. Valve also made an SDK and API, so developers can program in-game events \u2014 such as a win, loss, or kill \u2014 to automatically trigger a clip recording. Some of that is on display in the embedded video above from Valve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/game\/dota-2\/2243\">Dota 2<\/a><\/em> is used as an example of a title that has a recording timeline, another new feature that neatly arranges all of the clips recorded from in-game events in chronological order. I wouldn\u2019t be surprised to see Valve\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24158960\/valve-deadlock-hero-shooter-leak\">Deadlock<\/a> <\/em>adopt the timeline feature at some point in its quiet development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The recording features work with any game, including non-Steam titles that are added to its interface. So, if you\u2019re someone who adds Epic Games Store titles to Steam, or perhaps even emulated games, you should be able to capture footage. With the latest Steam update installed on PC and Steam Deck, you\u2019ll be able to configure your game recording settings as you please. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Despite being over 20 years old, new and interesting Steam features keep coming out. One of last year\u2019s coolest additions was the ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2023\/4\/28\/23702656\/steam-beta-update-notes-app-how-to-use\">take notes in a window<\/a> when you hit Shift + Tab in-game to see the Steam overlay. It\u2019s a great way to jot down things you might forget.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/475098\/steam-game-recording-pc-deck-features\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steam\u2019s game recording capabilities are now available on PC and on Steam Deck following a beta period. The suite of features offer a ton of flexibility that compete with other PC game clipping software, notably the GeForce Experience that\u2019s offered by Nvidia. This includes the basics that most people would expect, like auto recording or manual clipping through keyboard hotkeys. But it goes further, with easy access to replays via the Steam overlay and intuitive exporting of clips via QR codes that you can then scan with your phone to share widely, or with friends. Valve notes that the features were designed to have a minimal impact on game performance by utilizing your GPU to encode the recording instead of your CPU. 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