Finally, Steam can record games natively. No need to download third-party apps or even rely on Windows Game Bar. Of course, don’t just dump your existing setup that you use to record and stream games just yet. Here is everything you need to know about Steam Game Recording before your next gaming session begins.
Games Recording Is Still in Beta
Steam announced the Game Recording feature today, but it is still in beta. While Windows Game Bar and NVIDIA Shadowplay can record your gameplay, Steam users sought an built-in game recording feature. And why not? It makes sense to have it in the same app you use for all your other gaming needs.
Did You Know: You can download older versions of Steam games using this one simple trick.
What Does Steam’s Game Recording Feature Do
As the name suggests, Steam’s game recording feature can:
- Record your gameplay.
- Replay the video.
- Clip the recorded video.
- Share the recorded video.
What I like about the recording feature is the ability to manage my storage space. When background recording is enabled, you can also specify the amount of space in GB that you want to allocate to game recordings. Let’s say that’s 20GB. Once 20GB of gameplay is recorded, Steam will automatically delete the oldest record first. Steam says you can also specify the duration here so recordings are managed in gaming hours recorded.
What I Like the Most
Steam has also developed some handy ‘light tools’ to help you track specific, or glorious gaming moments. Here is how it works:
Steam will drop markers at key gaming moments so you can find them quickly while viewing the video. That will help you quickly find, clip, and share important gaming moments from the video. You can also drop these markers yourself if you want. For instance, you want to clip taking down the final boss or showing off some crazy new move.
To no one’s surprise, it will also work on Steamdeck. Let the games begin!
