Valve Reportedly Working on a ‘Game Notes’ System for Steam

First reported by the folks over at PCGamer, it appears Steam users will be able to jot down “game notes” through the gaming platform in the future. Creator and data miner of SteamDB Pavel Djundik shared the discovery on Twittersaying that game notes “will be available in the Steam library and on the web.”

The “game notes” system can be literally anything. What most of us imagine, however, is a way to easily take notes while playing a game without necessarily jumping out. Consider that when you bring up the Steam interface to invite your friends to play, you also have your own personal notebook.

Of course, this is just my own hint at what the “game notes” system might contain. It could be completely different, or it may not happen at all. If it is introduced, I know it will definitely make my time solving puzzles in a series of games easier. I will no longer have to scramble for work pens and blank sticky notes to jot down code or conversation combinations.

It seems that some people in the Steam community feel the same way as I do, and have been doing so for a while. Reactions to the news on Reddit were generally positive and, as always, hilarious, with some users joking about taking notes to remind them to actually play the game, or taking notes to remind them why they stopped playing.

As some users mentioned, being able to create an integrated to-do list without jumping out would be a nice niche feature. Of course, not every user can write notes. Hell, I don’t even use the Steam overlay at the best of times, but there’s no denying that having the option to use it would be a nice feature. If the option to take notes in the Steam overlay was available, I would undoubtedly use it instead of scribbling notes on paper that I’m bound to misplace.

In addition to the possibility of a future “Game Notes” system, Pavel Djundik also shared Valve is allegedly working on a notification page“Once they finish replacing the old VGUI parts of the client (shell, settings, server browser, etc.), the new notification system should also be used for the Steam client.”

As always, take all this information with a grain of salt. Valve hasn’t confirmed anything so far, but if true, we can undoubtedly expect to hear more about the new system soon.

Do you use Steam game notes? Let us know and don’t forget that the Steam Spring Sale runs until March 23rd with great discounts on the Steam Deck. If you’re unsure about Steam Deck, Tom has put together some great tips before you buy.