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Counted once we have watched for 90 days (since 21 Oct 2026)
Distinct builds deployed to a game's public (default) Steam branch, as Steam's client network describes them.
Checked within minutes of each Steam change. Observed since 21 Oct 2026.
Source: Steam client network (PICS), App info, public branch. Full methodology
Latest public build
Build 26225996
Update posts
10 postsPosts announcing an update, tagged or not
Posts in a game's official Steam news feed that announce an update: tagged as patch notes by the developer, or plainly about a patch or a released update.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamNews/GetNewsForApp. Full methodology
Typical gap between builds
23 hoursMiddle gap across the last 7 builds we saw
| Build | Went live | Patch notes |
|---|---|---|
| 26225996 | None posted | |
| 26168498 | Patch Notes, Version 3.30 | |
| 26168486 | None posted | |
| 26143008 | Patch Notes, Version 3.29 | |
| 26131238 | None posted | |
| 26117208 | Patch Notes, Version 3.28 | |
| 26015361 | Patch Notes, Version 3.27 |
From Steam’s client network, last checked . Builds before 21 Oct 2026, when we started watching, aren't listed. Patch notes are the developer’s update post from an hour before to a day after the build. Not every build gets one.
| Posted | Update |
|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2026 | Patch Notes, Version 3.27 Patch notes |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Patch Notes, Version 3.26 Patch notes |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Patch Notes, Version 3.25 Patch notes |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Patch Notes, Version 3.23 Patch notes |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Patch Notes, Version 3.22 Patch notes |
| 3 Oct 2026 |
| Patch Notes, Version 3.21 Patch notes |
| 20 Sept 2026 | Patch Notes, Version 3.20 Patch notes |
Steam keeps no record of past build numbers, so before 21 Oct 2026 a game’s update history comes from its own Steam news: posts tagged as patch notes, and untagged posts that plainly announce a patch or a released update. Older posts are still being read in, most played games first. How we count