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STEAM UPGRADES GIFTING AND WISHLIST TOOLS

INDUSTRY DESK1 MIN READ
WED, JUL 22, 2026

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Valve has rolled out two new features for Steam users: the ability to gift games to people without Steam accounts and improved wishlist organization through category sorting.

The gifting update removes a previous barrier for Steam users wanting to share games with non-account holders. Games can now be purchased and sent as gifts even if the recipient hasn't yet created a Steam profile, streamlining the process for reaching players outside the platform. The wishlist enhancement allows users to sort their saved games into custom categories, addressing a common complaint from players maintaining lengthy wish lists. Users can now organize their lists by genre, priority, or any other system they prefer, making it easier to track desired purchases. Both features are now live for all Steam users. The updates represent incremental improvements to Steam's social and organizational features, continuing Valve's pattern of refining user-facing tools based on community feedback.

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