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    Business ProfileforValve Corporation

    Online Gaming

    Current Alerts For This Business

    Pattern of Complaint:

    On January 26, 2017, BBB recognized a pattern of complaints from consumers regarding service, customer service, billing, and refund issues. Complaints allege that consumers purchased a game, however it would not load, or when it did load it would not run properly.

    Consumers allege when requesting a refund due to the game not running properly, they are denied a refund based on the company’s policy of the game showing that it was played over two hours. Consumers allege they did not play the game for two hours and it’s logging the time it took for the game to load, not playing time.

    Consumers allege they were banned from their account for no reason. They were provided a canned response, but no detailed information why they were banned.

    Consumers allege their accounts were hacked, and items in their account were stolen.

    Consumers allege they received unauthorized charges for games they did not purchase.

    Consumers allege when purchasing a gift card, the PIN number from the card is illegible for the gift card to be used.

    Consumers allege they were promised a refund from the company, but they did not receive a refund.

    Consumers allege they were double charged when purchasing a game.

    Consumers allege they are scammed when trading weapons with other gamers.

    Consumers further allege they purchased a game based on the features advertised, however when playing the game they found the features were not as advertised.

    Consumers further allege when receiving a response from the company concerning their issues, they were given general responses or the company was unresponsive altogether.

     

    BBB reached out to the company in an effort to address the underlying cause(s) of its pattern of complaints. 
     
    As of today, Valve Corporation has not responded to BBB. 

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.2/5stars

    Average of 94 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    558 complaints closed in last 3 years

    224 complaints closed in last 12 months

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    This company offers computer games.

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    10400 NE 4th St Ste 1400, Yarrow Point, WA 98004
    BBB File Opened:
    3/26/2003
    Years in Business:
    26
    Business Started:
    1/1/1998
    Business Started Locally:
    1/1/1998
    Business Incorporated:
    4/25/2003
    Licensing Information:
    This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Alternate Business Name
    • Steam Games
    • Steam
    • SteamPowered.com
    • Valve Software
    Business Management
    • Mr. Gabe Newell, President
    • Mr. Lynch Scott, Vice President
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Gabe Newell, President
    • Mr. Lynch Scott, Vice President

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Gabe Newell, President
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (425) 827-4843
      Primary Fax

    Phone Numbers

    Customer Complaints

    558 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    04/04/2024

    Complaint Type:
    Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Unanswered
    Valve's forum is a breeding ground for harassment and also now for pedos. when i got into an argument over a game people on there found my nsfw ******* (it had nsfw pics of me on it) and posted it by using a comment i had made on my *******. there were children in that discussion, when I informed steam they said it wasn't their problem and left my ******* linked, its still there to this day.I had reported it to the *** but when i came back to steam to call out said pedophiles i was banned.so steam not only allows kids to see **** through they're forums but also protect said pedophiles who post it.

    Customer Reviews

    94 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Don J

    1 star

    04/12/2024

    Normally I would say great things about steam as I have had my account for many years but for the past month this has been the worst experience of my life. I have been talking with the steam valve support for weeks now trying to finish all the procedures that there stupid data base has to both get my steam account back and to get a refund back that should've only taken a day or so. There support team is not helpful at all, neither is it understanding and honestly they are pressuring. I understand that they are trying to finish it up as fast as possible but it is not helpful at all trying to get it done. I had about 3 mental breakdowns dealing with the situation and on multiple occasions they had me on hold for up to 8-10 hours. One of the times they had me on hold for 8 hours they had the gall to tell me it was because they were waiting for me when in reality I had said I was going to call corporate. They have not been helpful at all and I am still waiting for my refund

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