The 32-bit variations of Windows were commonly utilized from the mid-90s all the method through to the early 2010s, this modification is coming so late that it must just in fact impact a statistically irrelevant number of Steam users. Valve currently pulled Steam assistance for all variations of Windows 7 and Windows 8 in January 2024, and 2021’s Windows 11 was the very first in years not to deliver a 32-bit variation. That leaves just the 32-bit variation of Windows 10, which is old enough that it will stop getting security updates in either October 2025 or October 2026, depending upon how you count it.

According to Steam Hardware Survey information from August, use of the 32-bit variation of Windows 10 (and any other 32-bit variation of Windows) is so little that it’s lumped in with “other” on the page that tracks Windows variation use. All “other” variations of Windows integrated represent approximately 0.05 percent of all Steam users. The 64-bit variation of Windows 10 still works on simply over a 3rd of all Steam-using Windows PCs, while the 64-bit variation of Windows 11 represent simply under two-thirds.

The modification to the Steam customer should not have any impacts on video game accessibility or compatibility. Any older 32-bit video games that you can presently run in 64-bit variations of Windows will continue to work great due to the fact that, unlike contemporary macOS variations, brand-new 64-bit variations of Windows still preserve compatibility with the majority of 32-bit apps.