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It’s a short week, and that means Steam’s typical Tuesday maintenance is happening today.
Valve is in its server room banging on stuff with hammers and other blunt objects (probably — I don’t really know how server maintenance works), and that is causing some people to have trouble logging into Steam. You can see dozens of people complaining that the PC gaming digital-distribution portal is down on social networks like Twitter. That means the PC app, the mobile app, and the site are all not working as they normally do. But, as usual, this maintenance window should not last long.
We’ll keep an eye on this, however, to see if Steam stays down longer than what is normal. If it does, keep checking this post for more updates.