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    Is it possible that you're just looking at the screenshots at less than their full resolution, and seeing artifacts of that? Commented 2 days ago
  • @murgatroid99 I'm not sure, but I don't think so (finding them at View > Recordings and Screenshots) Commented 2 days ago
  • OK, do you have an example, then? I don't see any quality issue in my own screenshots. Commented 2 days ago
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    This is a screenshot taken with Steam's tool (default F12, I think), correct? How does it compare to a screenshot taken with printscrn and saved as png in a graphics application? Paint or Paint.NET should work. Looking at the top screenshot, it has a lot of random noise, but that doesn't appear to be JPG artifacts. For youtube, I wouldn't be surprised if youtube smooths out images to reduce the filesize. Commented 2 days ago
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    Probably due to differences in graphics/driver settings or hardware between your system and the one in that YouTube video, plus YouTube's own reencoding. Try using a different screenshot capture program. If you get the same result, that rules out Steam as the culprit. Commented 2 days ago