Valve, creator of Steam, now face legal action in the UK as a lawsuit has been given the go-ahead that could result in up to £656 million in damages.

This is not technically some new legal action, it’s actually the same one that was started back in 2024 from Vicki Shotbolt, the founder and CEO of Parent Zone - they’re noted in the legal documents as Vicki Shotbolt Class Representative Limited (“PCR”), backed by Milberg London LLP. Shotbolt actually set up a private limited company just for this with a steamyouoweus.co.uk website.

As of the latest details from documents submitted January 26th 2026 after a hearing on October 14th 2025, the legal action has now officially been given the go-ahead as a tribunal have now been satisfied that there’s enough there to be pursued.