After what feels like an eternity of clunky payment methods and unreliable gateways, Steam has finally thrown Indian gamers a lifeline. The platform has quietly implemented UPI (Unified Payments Interface) as a payment option, allowing users to purchase games directly through their favorite payment apps like PhonePe, Google Pay, and Paytm.

Steam Users Can Now Pay With UPI

For years, Indian Steam users have faced a frustrating cycle of workarounds. Want to buy that new indie darling or AAA blockbuster? You’d better hope your international transactions are enabled, or prepare to jump through hoops buying Steam wallet codes from Amazon Pay or other third-party platforms.

Steam’s previous attempt at UPI integration through Novaplay was, to put it mildly, a disaster. Payment failures, endless loading screens, and wallet credit delays made the experience so unreliable that most users avoided it entirely. Many gamers simply gave up and stuck to the tedious process of buying gift cards elsewhere.

The new UPI integration, powered by payment gateway Komoju, appears to be everything the old system wasn’t. Early users report that transactions are smooth and nearly instantaneous. The system immediately displays the QR code, processes payments without freezes, and credits funds to Steam wallets without delay.

This puts Steam on par with competitors like Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Connect. Both of these had already embraced UPI payments. Even Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Google Play Store have supported UPI for years, making Steam’s absence increasingly glaring in a market where UPI processes over 8 billion transactions monthly.

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