Valve Developing Native User Polls for Steam Community
Valve is reportedly working on a native polls feature for Steam Community, allowing creators to embed user polls in Events and Announcements. This feature is currently in development, as indicated by new interface strings found in recent screenshots.
Poll Features and Settings
- Polls can be set to close either after a specific number of days or at a precise timestamp.
- Voting eligibility can be customized by the creator, including options for:
- Any logged-in Steam user
- Steam users who own the game
- Users with a minimum amount of playtime
- Members of specific Steam groups
- Visibility of poll results can be controlled with options like:
- Only group admins can view results
- Only voters can see results
- Everyone can see results after the poll closes
- An "on-demand" option allows permitted viewers to access results anytime
- Additional features include a minimum playtime requirement, background images for polls, and tools to add or edit poll choices.
"Authors can set an end time either 'after x days' or at a specific timestamp and define who is eligible to vote, including 'any logged-in Steam user,' 'Steam users with this game in their library,' 'Steam users with at least X playtime,' or 'members of this group.'"
"There are result-visibility toggles such as 'only the admins of this group can view results,' 'only those who voted can view results,' or 'everyone can view results after the poll closes,' along with an 'on-demand' option that implies result pages can be opened any time by permitted viewers."
Current Status
No official announcement or rollout date for the feature has been given yet, but the detailed interface strings suggest development is active.
Author’s Summary
Valve is actively developing an embedded native polling system for Steam Community, offering flexible voting eligibility and result visibility controls to enhance creator-audience interaction.