Valve is planning a major refresh for Steam's store

Steam developers have been given an update over the weekend, with Valve saying it’s about to give the game store a revamp of sorts.

The announcement was restricted to just developers, but NeoGaf user Nzyme32 posted the contents online, according to Kotaku. Among the changes are a “visual refresh” for the home page, and tweaks to the way Steam games are recommended.

Some of the general highlights include:

Home Page Visual Refresh: The Steam home page will be getting a visual refresh to use bigger game images in some places, add some new ways of surfacing games, and remove some visual clutter.

Friends Activity: We’re adding a prominent new ‘Popular Among Friends’ section right to the home page that will highlight what your friends have been buying and playing.

More Steam Curator Options: We’ve noticed that more than a few Steam Curators are using the curator feature to provide valuable information about games, while not necessarily recommending the title. We’re going to give Steam Curators the tools to indicate whether their post is recommended, not recommended, or simply informational. This helps us better understand whether a curation should be used to promote a game on the front page of Steam, or if it’s intended to be informational that should primarily appear on the individual product page.

Valve is reportedly planning to roll out the update in a few weeks, though some of the plans might be changed or removed, based on feedback from developers.