Game Recording now built into Steam

Following yesterday's Counter-Strike 2 update adding community maps to competitive matchmaking and other game modes, another massive update was pushed earlier today. The update ships a platform-wide game recording feature integrated into steam. The feature allows users to record, clip and share gameplay videos.

The feature is still in beta and can be accessed by opting into the Steam beta from the interface tab under settings. Game recordings are saved directly to the user's hard drive and comes with different encoding settings to cater to a variety of PC configurations. Game recording can be enabled by going through the following path:

1) Settings → Interface → Beta Participation → Steam beta update

2) Settings → Game Recording → Background / On Demand recording

Gameplay can be recorded in the background automatically when the game starts or it can be manually triggered through dedicated hotkeys. Once a specified amount of storage space is met, the earliest recordings are overwritten. Once gameplay is recorded or clipped through this feature you can:

• Save footage and related timeline info as a Clip that can be watched, edited, shared and/or exported later

• Save an MP4 of your current selection

• Convert selected recording to MP4 ready to paste anywhere

• Send a Clip to another device (ex. from your Steam Deck to your desktop PC)

• Send an MP4 via the Steam Mobile App or a QR code

• Create a temporary Steam link to MP4 video

The game recording feature even works with non-steam games manually added to the library as long as the game supports Steam overlay. A timeline appears on clips indicating the current state of the game, game events, screenshots, achievements, etc.

Click here to check out the entire blog post and FAQ for today's update.