One of the new features that has most attracted the attention of players is “Notes”, which allows you to make notes about the game you are playing. The feature comes in rich text format, with the ability to copy images or create multiple notes per game, and can be used offline. Notes are saved individually per game and synced via the cloud to any computer (or Steam Deck) where you log in. Notes can also be viewed on the title details page.
Overlay interface windows, including notes, can be set to appear on top of the game while playing. Its opacity level is adjustable and its minimalist design. This feature is also available for guides, discussions, achievements, and in the web browser. With this function it will be easier to keep track of progress, keep an eye on a guide during the game or have a personalized list at hand
We continue with the superimposed interface, which thanks to its complete redesign with new utilities to allow greater customization is the other great protagonist of the update. Valve has added a new toolbar to access “everything you might need in the middle of a game”, including: chat with friends, view achievement status, view guides, view discussions, browse the Internet and more. Multiple windows are displayed by default, but content elements can be chosen and customized. Settings will be saved from game session to game session.
Valve also points out that the Steam update is just as consequential for what you don’t see. “The biggest changes in this update aren’t obvious to the naked eye, as some of the work went into changing how we share code between the Steam desktop client, Big Picture mode, and Steam Deck,” the company says. This will allow new features to be deployed and updated more quickly. As an example we have this same update, since many of its features such as notes are released simultaneously on Steam Deck due to the common code base.
Finally, we have more complete and useful notifications, as well as a series of visual and usability improvements. In this case, the work has consisted of giving Steam a coat of paint with a review of the dialogues, menus, fonts and colors.
