Steam#
Steam is a video game digital distribution service and storefront by Valve. It was launched as a software client in September 2003 as a way for Valve to provide automatic updates for their games, and expanded to distributing and offering third-party game publishers’ titles in late 2005. Steam offers various features, like digital rights management (DRM), game server matchmaking, anti-cheat measures, social networking and game streaming services. It provides the user with automatic game updating, saved game cloud synchronization, and community features such as friends messaging, in-game chat and a community market.
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Official#
Sites#
- Steam ⭐
Runtimes#
Community#
Sites#
- SteamDB: Database of everything on Steam ⭐
- ProtonDB: Crowdsourced Linux and Steam Deck game compatibility reports ⭐