What is a Steam game?
What is a Steam game? Steam is an online platform from game developer Valve where you can buy, play, create, and discuss PC games. The platform hosts thousands of games (as well as downloadable content, or DLC, and user-generated features called “mods”) from major developers and indie game designers alike.
Is Steam games for PC only?
Valve wants as many gamers as possible able to play titles from the Steam store, which is why for the past eight years buying a Steam game meant getting Windows, Mac, and Linux versions if they were available. This is called Steam Play, and it just received a major overhaul to open up thousands more games to Linux.
What is the most popular game right now on Steam?
Is Steam free for games?
Steam also boasts many excellent free-to-play games that you can enjoy without spending a single cent. Our free Steam games list covers a wide gamut of genres, including action, multiplayer shooting, card battling, military simulation, and even party-style fighting.