Why PC gamers love Steam

If you have a PC, and play video games on said PC, then it is incredibly likely that you use steam. Steam and PC gaming are often mentioned in the same breath. Steam is a client created by Valve Software which works as a digital game distribution platform, so users can buy and download all of their games in a digital format, without the need for physical disks. The service is popular mainly because it was one of the first to offer games digitally, but most of all, people love Steam because of its incredibly cheap prices on games, especially during holiday themed sales.

My own Steam profile.

But its not just the stupidly cheap games that make Steam so lovable, (sometimes games can go as low as 90% off the normal price!) it is the community features that really make Steam shine. Not only can users use the friend system, but they can also use the community run sections which include forums, the 'Workshop', where users can submit content to be used as modifications into their favorite games, and the 'Market', where you can buy and sell in-game items from a variety of games with real world currency, for example hats in Team Fortress 2, which I previously wrote a blog post about.

A 'Dragonclaw Hook' on the Steam market, with an approximate value of $218.

Why else would people love Steam. Well, its quite simple really! Gamers love to play games! Can you believe it?

-Theo