Steam News4 June 20261mo ago

Steam startup movie is out!

A Scientist Cat Can Now Greet Your Steam Deck and Big Picture Mode on PC Tiny news, but very important for cat-based science Today we released a Steam startup movie featuring our scientist cat.

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addedA Scientist Cat Can Now Greet Your Steam Deck and Big Picture Mode on PC

changedTiny news, but very important for cat-based scienceYou can get it with Steam Points at the Steam Points Shop startup movie So yes: every time you launch your Steam Deck or Big Picture Mode on PC, you can be greeted by a very serious, very intelligent cat who clearly understands automation, production chains, and probably where all the missing screws went.

changedHow to Equip the startup movie on Steam DeckJust press "Equip Now" in the Shop

changedHow to find the startup movie on PCSelect Big Picture Mode .

addedWant even more automation?Sign up for the closed playtest of our new game

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addedA Scientist Cat Can Now Greet Your Steam Deck and Big Picture Mode on PC

changedYou can get it with Steam Points at the Steam Points Shop startup movie So yes: every time you launch your Steam Deck or Big Picture Mode on PC, you can be greeted by a very serious, very intelligent cat who clearly understands automation, production chains, and probably where all the missing screws went.

changedJust press "Equip Now" in the Shop

changedSelect Big Picture Mode .

addedSign up for the closed playtest of our new game

A Scientist Cat Can Now Greet Your Steam Deck and Big Picture Mode on PC

Tiny news, but very important for cat-based science

Today we released a Steam startup movie featuring our scientist cat.

You can get it with Steam Points at the Steam Points Shop startup movie So yes: every time you launch your Steam Deck or Big Picture Mode on PC, you can be greeted by a very serious, very intelligent cat who clearly understands automation, production chains, and probably where all the missing screws went.

How to Equip the startup movie on Steam Deck

Just press "Equip Now" in the Shop

How to find the startup movie on PC

Open Steam on your PC.
Go to the View menu.
Select Big Picture Mode.
Open Settings.
Go to Customization.
Choose the startup movie with our scientist cat.

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