Steam Platform 2026: How Valve is Helping Game Developers Succeed on PC Gaming

Get the latest insights on making a game for one of the industry’s biggest platforms, from the people who help you make it happen.

In this 2026 GDC Festival of Gaming talk, Kaci Aitchison Boyle (Steam Team/Communications, Valve) and Tom Giardino (Steam Business, Valve) share what’s going on with Steam in 2026 and how you can make the platform work for you and your game. Learn how to optimize your content on the site, break through the noise, and grow buzz for current and future releases.

If you’ve been eager to know how to get your game on the front page, this is the talk for you.

GDC returns this March 1-5, 2027, in San Francisco!

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