Steam Adds Apple Silicon Native Support Alongside Accessibility Search Features

The Steam Client Beta was updated on June 12 to run Apple Silicon, a series of chips used in most of Apple’s devices. In addition to allowing Steam Client and Helper apps to run on Apple Silicon natively, the update also fixed various bugs that plagued the beta client. Steam also announced accessibility support for Steam users. 

Steam users can now search for games with specific accessibility features on the Steam search page. The feature was added after the company gathered feedback from developers and players with disabilities. Accessibility features for a specific title are now shown towards the bottom right side of the store page. More details regarding the accessibility features can be found on the official Steam forum.

Here are the full Steam Client Beta patch notes: 

General

• Fixed main client window ordering above some modal dialogs when clicked (e.g. cloud file conflict dialogs).

Steam Chat

• Fixed main client window being focused for certain kinds of links opened from chat windows.
• Fixed regression causing friends list window to close when switching from offline to online.

In-Game Overlay

• Styles and font have been updated on the in-game FPS counter when enabled.
• Fixed game notes not refreshing automatically when modified in another session.
• Fixed content in pinned game notes windows shifting when entering and exiting the overlay.

macOS

• Steam Client and Steam Helper apps now run natively on Apple Silicon.
• Fixed icons not being set automatically for non-Steam games.
• Fixed game icon file dialog not allowing correct types to be selected.

SteamOS

• For non-Steam Deck devices running SteamOS (like the Legion Go S), controller support icons are now displayed on game capsules next to SteamOS Compatibility.