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Important:It's almost impossible to get older versions of the games without piracy or using retail versions of those games. This makes preservation of .dem files and Workshop Items which require specific versions of a game/software, that are impossible just with 
Steam.
Warning: Steamwill verify the files before launching the game after some Steam update. Users can't skip it at all. A 14.1 GB game may take up to 10-30 minutes on slower or busy PCs with some games.
Note:Downloads are compressed; many updates take 11MB to download and 716MB to patch
Warning: Steam cannot only download and install certain files that the user wants.
Warning: Support for Steam on 
Windows 7, 
Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 will be dropped in Jan 1, 2024 and aswell as 
macOS 10.11 (El Capitan) and 10.12 (Sierra) will be dropped in Sep 1, 2023. Support for Windows Vista/XP and earlier has been dropped.
Note:Storage requirements would be changed over time depending on how many games you have installed.
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== System Requirements == | == System Requirements == | ||
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{{Sysreq | {{Sysreq | ||
|OSfamily = Windows | |OSfamily = Windows | ||
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|minOS = Windows 7 or later | |minOS = Windows 7 or later | ||
|minCPU = Any with 1GHz or faster and SSE3 instruction set <!-- SSE3 may be required as browser like Chrome and possibly Chromium and Electron itself might requiring it nowadays --> | |minCPU = Any with 1GHz or faster and SSE3 instruction set <!-- SSE3 may be required as browser like Chrome and possibly Chromium and Electron itself might requiring it nowadays --> | ||
|minRAM = 4GB+ | |minRAM = 2-4GB+<!-- Modern Steam works like a web app so bumped up the RAM requirements.--> | ||
|minHD = 1GB* | |minHD = 1GB* | ||
|minGPU = Any supported | |minGPU = Any supported | ||
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|recGPU = DirectX 9 Compatible | |recGPU = DirectX 9 Compatible | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{Expand|title=Mac|noborder=1| | |||
{{Sysreq | {{Sysreq | ||
|OSfamily = macOS | |OSfamily = macOS | ||
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|minOS = El Capitan (10.11) | |minOS = El Capitan (10.11) | ||
|minCPU = Any with 1GHz or faster and SSE3 instruction set <!-- SSE3 may be required as browser like Chrome and possibly Chromium and Electron itself might requiring it nowadays --> | |minCPU = Any with 1GHz or faster and SSE3 instruction set <!-- SSE3 may be required as browser like Chrome and possibly Chromium and Electron itself might requiring it nowadays --> | ||
|minRAM = 4GB+ | |minRAM = 2-4GB+<!-- Modern Steam works like a web app so bumped up the RAM requirements.--> | ||
|minHD = 1GB* | |minHD = 1GB* | ||
|minGPU = Any supported | |minGPU = Any supported | ||
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|recHD = Depends on game installed | |recHD = Depends on game installed | ||
|recGPU = N/A | |recGPU = N/A | ||
}} | }}}} | ||
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{{Sysreq | {{Sysreq | ||
|OSfamily = Linux | |OSfamily = Linux | ||
|minOS = Depends on | |minOS = Depends on Linux distros | ||
|minCPU = Same as Windows/Mac | |minCPU = Same as Windows/Mac | ||
|minRAM = Same as Windows/Mac | |minRAM = Same as Windows/Mac | ||
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|recGPU = | |recGPU = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{Warning| Support for Steam on {{Windows 7|nt=2|4}}, {{Windows10|nt=4|4}} and {{Windows10|nt=3|3}} will be dropped in '''Jan 1, 2024''' and aswell as {{mac|4}} 10.11 (El Capitan) and 10.12 (Sierra) will be dropped in '''Sep 1, 2023'''. Support for Windows Vista/XP and earlier has been dropped.}} | {{Warning| Support for Steam on {{Windows 7|nt=2|4}}, {{Windows10|nt=4|4}} and {{Windows10|nt=3|3}} will be dropped in '''Jan 1, 2024''' and aswell as {{mac|4}} 10.11 (El Capitan) and 10.12 (Sierra) will be dropped in '''Sep 1, 2023'''. Support for Windows Vista/XP and earlier has been dropped.}} | ||
{{Note|Storage requirements would be changed over time depending on how many games you have installed.}} | {{Note|Storage requirements would be changed over time depending on how many games you have installed.}} | ||
Revision as of 20:37, 14 August 2023
Not to be confused with env_steam (the entity for the in-game steam effect).
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 client is currently available for 
Windows, macOS and 
Linux.
Steam makes it easy to update software just like other similar software. Steam isn't the first software to do this, but it's become popular worldwide for gaming. Users had to visit separate websites that used to have their own steps and installers.
Some software had their own auto-updates, but they were pretty different from each other... This is mostly true for Windows, as some other OSes can auto-update their packages, but are not popular outside of some IT people.
Steam added PayPal as a payment option on 22 November 2006.
Custom Steam skins are no longer supported on June 15, 2023 as the entire VGUI has been replaced by Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF).
Limitations/Bugs
Important:It's almost impossible to get older versions of the games without piracy or using retail versions of those games. This makes preservation of .dem files and Workshop Items which require specific versions of a game/software, that are impossible just with Steam.Warning: Steamwill verify the files before launching the game after some Steam update. Users can't skip it at all. A 14.1 GB game may take up to 10-30 minutes on slower or busy PCs with some games.
Note:Downloads are compressed; many updates take 11MB to download and 716MB to patchWarning: Steam cannot only download and install certain files that the user wants.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.
Install scripts
Todo: How to find, create, debug them?
Games, mods, DLCs and Workshop items
Todo: How are they compared?
System Requirements
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Warning: Support for Steam on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 will be dropped in Jan 1, 2024 and aswell as macOS 10.11 (El Capitan) and 10.12 (Sierra) will be dropped in Sep 1, 2023. Support for Windows Vista/XP and earlier has been dropped.Note:Storage requirements would be changed over time depending on how many games you have installed.