Steam
Game Stores
Description
Steam is a platform that is used to download and play digital video games. It was first released 18 years ago on 12th September 2003 and its stable release was on 6th June 2022. It cab rub on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. It is available in 28 languages. Its developer Valve used Steam to automatically update its games before expanding to distribution. When first released there were nearly 300,000 players who participated in the Beta test and now their daily active players have reached nearly 50 million. Steam is very convenient because they also have an online store where you can buy the game and play rather than going to the store to buy the physical CD. After winning a court case with Sierra, they went on to become the largest distributor and digital video games platform. Their first digital game was Half-Life 2 which was released in 2004. Steam has some cool features like Steam library which can be used to check for any games, Steam chat for interaction, and Steam broadcast to live stream your games. Currently, STeam has nearly 30,000 games on its platform and it is the largest platform for any game developer to add their game.
Platforms
Web
Tags
game store
Links
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Alternatives to Steam
1. G2A
- Category: Game Stores
- Platforms: Web
- Tags: game store
Name it - digital games, items, activation codes, skins, any products for digital games, G2A has it all. G2A is known as one of the largest marketplaces for digital games that bring together people to let them do a trade so this website is more of a proper free market...
More details2. Epic Games Store
- Category: Game Stores
- Platforms: Web Windows
- Tags: game store
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More details3. GOG.com
- Category: Game Stores
- Platforms: Web
- Tags: game store
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More details4. Microsoft Games Store
- Category: Game Stores
- Platforms: Web
- Tags: game storeapp store
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More details5. Origin
- Category: Game Stores
- Platforms: Web
- Tags: game store
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6. Itch.io
- Category: Game Stores
- Platforms: Web Windows Mac Linux
- Tags: game store
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More details7. Ubisoft Store
- Category: Game Stores
- Platforms: Web Windows
- Tags: game store
Uplay is the online store of the famous video game company Ubisoft, which is recognized worldwide for great titles such as Prince of Persia, Far Cry, Assassin Creed, and many more. However, Uplay is an excellent platform where you can get more than just video games, as you can get...
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Mark
2022-06-16 11:25:34
Steam is essentially the go to platform for PC gaming. Love it or hate it, Steam has a massive catalogue of games, an active community, frequent sales, an easy refund policy, site meta games and a workshop feature.