Steam reviews are a great way to get a general idea of how well a game will run. If people are complaining a lot about performance issues, that's a potential warning sign that your own PC may not be up to the task. Similarly, if people claim that it can run "on a potato," that can be encouraging if you're worried your PC may not be up to the task.

However, as useful as it is, it's not perfect. For instance, did the reviewer use an Nvidia GPU or an AMD one? What about that processor; is it an Intel one, or is it something else? Well, Valve is working on removing the guesswork with a new feature that will post a reviewer's system specifications alongside their opinion. And don't worry; it's optional.

Valve is adding the ability to attach PC specs to a review

Now everyone will know how beefy your PC is

As spotted by The Verge, the Steam Beta branch is trying out something new with the review process. Now, when you write a review using the Beta client, you'll see an additional checkbox next to the standard "Allow comments" and "Check this box if you received this game for free" ones. This new one reads "Attach PC specs to this review," and, if checked, will let everyone know that the game is lagging your RTX 5090, so it's not a hardware issue, guys.

Valve is also working on a system that keeps tabs on people's average FPS when playing a game. Unlike the new review option, this FPS tool will send anonymised data to Valve to help it monitor game compatibility. Right now, this FPS counter is only available for people using SteamOS, which means it's likely an effort to ensure those "works on Steam Deck" claims are actually real. However, I wouldn't mind the option to add average FPS counts on people's reviews to give us an even clearer idea of how a game runs on a specific rig.