While Steam may no data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/steam-stops-supporting-windows-7-8-and-81-microsoft-and-google-no-longer-provide-security-support-for-valves-launcher” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/steam-stops-supporting-windows-7-8-and-81-microsoft-and-google-no-longer-provide-security-support-for-valves-launcher”>longer support Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1, the passionate community keeps gaming thriving on older PCs. Eazy Black (via data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://x.com/TheBobPony/status/1998376466334327118?s=20″ target=”_blank” data-url=”https://x.com/TheBobPony/status/1998376466334327118?s=20″ referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>The Bob Pony) has managed to unofficially bring the latest Steam Client Beta (December 4, 2025 build) to these beloved, unsupported systems.
The backport works best on 64-bit versions of Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows 8.x. You’ll need to have your operating system up to date for the backports to work correctly. But if you prefer to limit…
