Steam retailer pages get a mini makeover to raised go well with huge screens

Retailer pages on Steam are trying quite a bit much less cramped due to a brand new replace. Pages have been made wider, with help for increased decision pictures and new viewing modes for trailers and screenshots. You will discover modifications within the prime carousel and within the “Concerning the Sport” part, the place some new formatting choices ought to make issues look a bit extra organized. The replace simply rolled out to the general public after first being examined amongst beta customers.

With this replace, pages have been widened to 1200 pixels, which Valve says “felt like a very good stability the place we will present extra content material on display screen with out overwhelming the web page and making it laborious to navigate.” There’s now the choice of a giant pop-up view referred to as theater mode within the carousel, in addition to full-screen mode. Along with video games’ retailer pages, Valve has barely tweaked the looks of search outcomes and advice pages to be wider, and made retailer hubs, Steam Charts and the Information Hub look extra uniform.

You might also discover some extra colourful backgrounds on video games’ retailer pages and in bundle element pages. The place you will not see modifications but, although, is the homepage. Whereas Valve says it is engaged on “comparable changes” for the homepage, these aren’t rolling out with this replace.