In addition to being a central hub for gaming software, Valve has created a version of Steam with altered functionality to be used in schools for educational software, including a modified version of Portal 2 for teaching science and critical thinking lessons.Īs of December 2012, there are over 1860 games available through Steam, and 54 million active user accounts. Though initially developed for use on Microsoft Windows, the client has expanded to include OS X and Linux versions, and clients with limited functionality on the PlayStation 3 console and for both iOS and Android mobile devices. The software provides a freely available application programming interface, Steamworks, that developers can take advantage of to integrate many of Steam's functions within their software products, including copy protection, networking and matchmaking, in-game achievements and micro-transactions, and support for user-created content through Steam Workshop. Steam provides the user with installation and automatic management of software across multiple computers, community features such as friends lists and groups, cloud saving, and in-game voice and chat functionality. It is used to distribute games and related media online, from small independent developers to larger software houses in October 2012, Valve expanded the service to include non-gaming software. Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform developed by Valve Corporation.
Steam Subscriber Agreement ( Proprietary software)
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