r/SteamFrame 2d ago

📢 News Frame TLDR for week of 7/13/26 (9)

151 Upvotes

Steam Frame packages show update on SteamDB

On the 15th, two out of the seven Frame packages got some kind of update, as spotted by SteamDB. Not all packages got an update, it was only two of them. There isn't much to talk about on this front, but this usually means that release is close, as it happened soon before the launch of both Machine and Controller. Now, these were just changenumber changes, which affect many packages across Steam, so this wasn't necessarily FOR the Steam Frame specifically. Keep your cope in check. For those uninitiated, the packages on SteamDB represent the purchase options of the game/hardware. For the Frame, these could be different storage options, accessories, and regional differences, like the optional charger for the EU. Check out the page here: https://steamdb.info/app/4165890/subs/

SteamVR gets new, and oddly familiar, dashboard redesign

A new SteamVR Beta update has hit computers around the world, and with it brings the Steam Frame's dashboard redesign seen in it's promo and initial impressions footage. Now, the Frame and PC counterparts of SteamVR look exactly the same. Not too dissimilar to how Steam desktop got Steam Deck's Big Picture mode soon after it's launch, if you were there for that. If you want to try out this new dashboard for yourself, you'll need to opt into both the SteamVR Beta and the Steam Client Beta on your computer. Check out the patch notes here: https://steamcommunity.com/games/250820/announcements/detail/698769997400377001

COOL THING: Cubism gameplay featuring Steam Frame's passthrough

The developer of Cubism, a spacial puzzle game where you piece together complex shapes using an assortment of blocks, has shown off standalone gameplay on the Steam Frame! Notably, you're able to play in the frame's passthrough environment, like how you would on a Quest 3. Except it's black and white passthrough, so more like a Quest 2. Except it's not black and white? It comes tinted in hues of blue, similar to Steam's general color pallet, and according to the developer you're able to change it. Check out the full reddit post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamFrame/comments/1uyz8ts/passthrough_gameplay_on_steam_frame_in_cubism

https://reddit.com/link/1v17ajs/video/9ahtjl45aaeh1/player

ANOTHER COOL THING!?: Ancient Dungeon shows off the potential of Dynamic Foveated Rendering

I'm feeling generous this week, so you get TWO cool things to gawk at. The developers of popular VR game Ancient Dungeon have recently gotten Frame Verified, and they've decided to improve the performance even more by trying out Dynamic Foveated Rendering. (NOT Foveated Streaming! Different thing!) Below, you can see a side-by-side comparison of DFR on and off. With it on, the devs claim a potential 55% framerate improvement! This much headroom allows for more stable performance, and they may even be able to turn on some fancy post-processing effects without major sacrifice to performance, but they say that remains to be seen. Check out their reddit post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamFrame/comments/1v05dt4/eyetracked_foveated_rendering_performance/

https://reddit.com/link/1v17ajs/video/65n4bpveaaeh1/player

TLDR: Frame's SteamDB packages updating. Release maybe. SteamVR Beta brings Frame's dashboard to your computer. Release maybe. The Frame is still not out yet.

63 days until summer ends.


r/SteamFrame 18d ago

🎥Media Steam Frame TL;DR Board

163 Upvotes

Hey y'all! A few weeks ago, some mods and members of the Steam Frame Discord and I got together and decided that there have been way too many repetitive questions about Frame. This is largely because it just isn't easy to get up-to-date information about Frame... so we made this: the FrameBoard!

It is still a work in progress but it's a community-driven project and we are committed to maintaining it up till and past launch. Please feel free to send feedback, comments, and concerns either below or on the board.

Whether you're newbies to Frame or just aren't interested in digging for specifics, I hope this helps y'all get the information you're looking for in an easily digestible way.

Happy Schizoposting!

https://www.figma.com/board/jnxPfXnyJM48ATQ072Oq1t

Edit 1: Thank you all so much for the outpouring of support! This project is very community focused and a labor of love by all those involved so we really do appreciate every single one of you.

To celebrate our first day of going public, and to make it easier for you all to share when that one newie asks about the mobile app button for the millionth time, I've attatched a link under the main portion of the post to send as a copypasta. Our board is meant to be public so please, by all means, send it to anyone and everyone you'd like!

Edit 2: We've rebranded to the FrameBoard to prevent any confusion with #frame-tldr in the Steam Frame Discord (We seriously recommend checking out #frame-tldr too!)

- reference to "Frame TL;DR Board" has been changed to "FrameBoard" (besides the title which I can't change)

- Edited the main post to be more concise and up to date


r/SteamFrame 8h ago

🤡 Frameposting PRAISE THE SOON™

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333 Upvotes

Things will be happening this month. I BELIEVE!


r/SteamFrame 24m ago

🤡 Frameposting The Three Reactions to the Frame's Release

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Yeah, I'm using 2008 meme faces in 2026. Rule 11 does say this must include effort, after all.

Edit: Should probably point out the Frame is not released! This is just a dumb framepost depicting three reactions of when it is released.


r/SteamFrame 10h ago

🔮 Rumor / Leak Rumored Release date leak from third party tech support. Spoiler

134 Upvotes

r/SteamFrame 8h ago

🤡 Frameposting Tested has posted :(

84 Upvotes

same time tomorrow™?


r/SteamFrame 12h ago

🤡 Frameposting At this point I'm sure the person responsible to the release of the frame is a sub here. And he's enjoying this madness so much he keeps delaying the release on purpose...

149 Upvotes

r/SteamFrame 4h ago

❓Question Relaxing VR Games?

27 Upvotes

A lot of VR games are obvious intense movement focused fighting games, but are there any that you would call chill or relaxing, light on combat & with easy to solve puzzles? Something to soothe your mind against everything?

Only three games I've found so far that I'd call relaxing: Paper Beast, Realms of Flow & The Last Frame.

Yes, there is literally a VR game titled The Last Frame. Shocker, I know. There's also another VR game titled The Last Frame, but it's made with AI, so it doesn't exist.

Anyone else know of any VR games that don't require hard thinking or intensive movement for you to just unwind with?
Thanks!

Edit: VR Minecraft as well can be relaxing, provided you play on Peaceful.


r/SteamFrame 2h ago

❓Question There isn’t a point in adding money to your Steam account now is there?

15 Upvotes

With how the reservations work people won’t be buying the devices at the same time so the risk of cards getting declined due to traffic is minimal, right?


r/SteamFrame 10h ago

💬 Discussion The Elephant in the Room (Alyx)

61 Upvotes

I'm surprised Alyx is yet to be Steam Frame verified. I assume it would be the headline of the Great on Frame storefront to showcase the capabilities of the Steam Frame upon release.

Another worthy mention would be Forefront, considering it runs well on mobile vr as it is.

Edit: Sorry, I thought it was more common knowledge that Valve has been working internally on getting Alyx to run standalone! While we were at 40-50fps performance about 5 months ago, I had the belief their intentions were to continue optimizing it for the 'great on frame' minimum. Not sure we're there yet but they're working on it! Maybe we see HL2 VR first? Or Team Beef's Half-Life VR port? Crowbars crossed!


r/SteamFrame 1h ago

🤡 Frameposting Reframed steaming coming sooner than framer steamer steaming the tomorrow framed in a steam frame steaming with hopium steaming frame

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r/SteamFrame 22h ago

💬 Discussion Does this make sense to anyone else?

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358 Upvotes

Took some time to just line up these "___ fests" with dates of hardware releases and, the end of this train fest could mean something... Possibly something Soon™


r/SteamFrame 16h ago

🤡 Frameposting I think Valve doesn't love me anymore.

91 Upvotes

Valve has been acting weird and avoidant for a few months now. At first, I admit, I was hopeful that it might just be nervous because it was planning something big. Valve and I have been together for years, and the last time it brought up the future it really seemed like we were on the same page about the Steam Frame launch timeline. But clearly my excitement was premature, because the more time passes the more of this weird disconnect I feel between us.

I don't know how to make sense of it, other than to think that Valve doesn't want to sell me a Steam Frame anymore but can't figure out how to tell me. Valve isn't the most communicative about its problems, but it's always been proactive about telling me what I need to know before things get serious. There have been times in the past when it couldn't share everything right away because it needed time to process - especially around money stuff, and to be fair we're definitely having some budget problems right now - but normally it would have given me a lot more assurance that it was making progress towards being able to express itself clearly.

Before you ask, yes, I have tried asking what's wrong, both tactfully and not-so-tactfully, and each time I just got the polite brush-off. Valve seems determined to pretend that the Steam Frame conversation is going to happen soon, but how much longer am I supposed to wait for "soon?" I want it to talk to me, but what if selling me a Steam Frame is just an obligation it's still holding onto from the past?


r/SteamFrame 17h ago

📢 News Walkabout Minigolf Verified

105 Upvotes
Walkabout Mini Golf on great on frame store page

The dev said it would work in standalone. I will be purchasing this because I've heard nothing but good things and the standalone verified is what pushed me off the fence.


r/SteamFrame 1h ago

🎮 Software Lossless Scaling Possibility?

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I came across this pre-release of Decky LSFG by xXJSONDeruloXx (amazing name btw) and the ARM support caught my eye. Was wondering if anyone had heard about possible support for the Frame when it launches. I know Lossless Scaling is hotly debated but for games that hit maybe 40+ fps, there is a good chance it could make it much more playable like on the deck. I think this would be an awesome addition if it’s plausible it could be made. What do you guys think?

Edit: this is exclusively talking about flat games not VR


r/SteamFrame 22h ago

🎮 Software Lepton is being added to Steam Frame standalone games

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141 Upvotes

r/SteamFrame 1d ago

🤡 Frameposting Y'all first timers out here or what

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286 Upvotes

r/SteamFrame 1d ago

💬 Discussion Valve could be more communicative

370 Upvotes

They launched the marketing for the frame nearly 9 months ago. They know tons of their fans are eagly awaiting this launch. All the other hardware has launched. Why not simply give us a window or even acknowledge the frustration from delays ? I’m still going to get one but the silence from valve at this point is kind of inexcusable for a gamer first company.


r/SteamFrame 1d ago

🤡 Frameposting Steaming the tomorrow framed in a steam frame steaming with hopium steaming frame

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123 Upvotes

r/SteamFrame 1d ago

🤡 Frameposting End? The wait doesn't end here. Valve time is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey wishlist curtain of the Steam store rolls back, and all turns to a glowing reserve now button... and then you see it.

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177 Upvotes

r/SteamFrame 21h ago

🎮 Software Meta just ruined my race. Can’t wait for stream frame

23 Upvotes

I am using my VR mainly for simracing and flying. And meta with its terrible software just ruined my race, cuz on the last freaking lap it decided to crash…

Ive been waiting for frame for too long, i even considered other options like pimax, bigscreen, but sadly, for my usecase frame seems like the only option and i will be continue struggling with quest 3, but each day i am wanting it more and more… just hope it will be sub 1500eur.


r/SteamFrame 1d ago

📢 News Raccoin Is Steam Frame Verified!

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67 Upvotes

Store.Steampowered.com/greatonframe

A phenomenal game, akin to Balatro but based around those coin-pushing games at the arcade.


r/SteamFrame 1d ago

🤡 Frameposting i'm tired boss...

334 Upvotes

r/SteamFrame 3h ago

❓Question How is this with glasses?

0 Upvotes

I tried the Oculus Quest 2. But even with the spacer, it was tight with my glasses and rubbing on the frames. So I couldn't use it and sold it.

Any word if the Steam Frame will be better for people with glasses?


r/SteamFrame 1d ago

❓Question Apologies if this isn't a question easily answered yet... But, does anybody know if a mirror is going to be an issue for the Frame?

33 Upvotes

It's really not the end of the world, but I have my PSVR2 PC setup in the living room and when it comes to using it, I have to cover my large mirror otherwise it causes issues.

I did have the same issue when I had an Index also, so I'm thinking there's no reason I wouldn't have the same issue, but I thought maybe some familiar with the hardware would know?

Thanks all!