Fix Steam Error 53, The Steam servers are too busy to handle your request OR Could not connect to the Steam network. Error Code 101.

If you re-verify it again, does the same problem file show up? Try excluding the entire Steam directory from your anti-virus scanner.

Is Steam down? As of 12 noon ET / 9am PT / 5pm BT on Thursday, July 22, Steam is totally down on all fronts. The web version of the Steam storefront is showing DNS failures and won't even load ...