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{{distinguish|env_steam|desc1=the entity for the in-game steam effect}}
{{distinguish|env_steam|desc1=the entity for the in-game steam effect}}
[[Image:SteamLogo.png|center|420px|link=Steam]]
[[Image:SteamLogo.png|center|420px|link=Steam]]
[[File:SteamApplicationScreenshot.png|thumb|right|Screenshot of Steam application.]]
[[File:SteamApplicationScreenshot.png|thumb|right|Screenshot of Steam application (as of March 2023).]]


[[Steam]] is Valve's distribution platform, created to kick-start the digital distribution era for games. Steam allows users to easily purchase, download, play and update games online. It also helps developers by allowing them to break out of the innovation-crushing "retail and publisher" distribution model and offering them huge improvements to their profit margins and creative freedom.
[[Steam]] is Valve's distribution platform, created to kick-start the digital distribution era for games. Steam allows users to easily purchase, download, play and update games online. It also helps developers by allowing them to break out of the innovation-crushing "retail and publisher" distribution model and offering them huge improvements to their profit margins and creative freedom.

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Not to be confused with env_steam (the entity for the in-game steam effect).
SteamLogo.png
Screenshot of Steam application (as of March 2023).

Steam is Valve's distribution platform, created to kick-start the digital distribution era for games. Steam allows users to easily purchase, download, play and update games online. It also helps developers by allowing them to break out of the innovation-crushing "retail and publisher" distribution model and offering them huge improvements to their profit margins and creative freedom.

Steam Status & Statistics

For more information on Steam and how to get it, visit the official About page of Steam.

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