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[[File:SteamApplicationScreenshot.png|thumb|right|Screenshot of Steam application (circa March 2023)]]
[[File:SteamApplicationScreenshot.png|thumb|right|Screenshot of Steam application (circa March 2023)]]
[[File:SteamGreenlightScreenshot.jpg|thumb|right|Screenshot of Steam homepage (circa 2012)]]
[[File:SteamGreenlightScreenshot.jpg|thumb|right|Screenshot of Steam homepage (circa 2012)]]
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{{steamicon|4}} 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.
{{steamicon|4}} 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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SteamLogo.png
Screenshot of Steam application (circa March 2023)
Screenshot of Steam homepage (circa 2012)
Not to be confused with env_steam (the entity for the in-game steam effect).

Steam 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. To launch Steam, click here.

System Requirements

Minimum:
  • Processor: Any with 1GHz or faster
  • Graphics: Any supported
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM or better
  • Storage: 1 GB
  • Windows: Windows 7 or later*
  • Mac: macOS 10.11 (El Capitan) or later (64-bit)*
  • Linux: N/A (64-bit)

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Note.pngNote:Storage requirements would be changed over time depending on how many games you have installed.

Additional Information

  • Steam added PayPal as a payment option on 22 November 2006.

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