What is Steam? - Beginners Guide to PC Gaming

Have you or someone you know asked "what exactly is Steam?" and you need a way to sum it all up to answer? In this video, I explain the 4 main parts of Steam - Store, Library, Community, and Profiles.
This video is the first in a series of videos to help people get started in PC gaming.
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Chapters:
Intro: 0:00
A Brief History of Steam: 0:48
Steam Store: 1:20
Steam Library: 3:53
Steam Community: 4:53
- Steam Workshop: 6:02
- Steam Marketplace: 6:28
Steam Profiles: 7:27
Outro: 9:30
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I hope this helped you out!
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[@sriecc]

Nice overview for someone new to steam, thanks!

[@bookardtdb]

So when you buy games they don’t auto install? Do they have to be installed to play? Or is it like cloud gaming? Thank god for this channel 😂

[@lexus7797]

Forgive me is that I just trying to understand if you buy a game on your stream account you can play it on any computer as long as you download the system

[@zizouw9]

Yes that's right, you just need your steam account

[@edwinov]

I used to game a lot long ago, not so much these days but would like to do more. What I would like to know: do I *need* Steam to run games nowadays? I hate the idea. I like to buy games the old way. On a CD-ROM, or a downloaded executable, install it on Windows and play. No stuff with needing accounts, or having to install stuff like steam. I want to make sure that I can *always* re-install and play the game regardless of if Steam is still around or not.
So, are we forced to use the Steam ecosystem in 2024 or can I still buy standalone games that require nothing related to Steam whatsoever?

[@Guest666RBLX_YT]

Title: What is Steam?
Me: It's what comes out of a "Steam" Train

[@ayefkay]

I mean, you’re not wrong 😅

[@Guest666RBLX_YT]

​@@ayefkayIk...Kind of a comedian! 😂

[@mbrad2669]

Good info

[@And_James]

Forgive me im an idiot,I'd just bought portal 2 is that mean it's on my steam account and i can just install it wherever pc i want by just using my steam account that bought the portal 2? (forgive me for bad grammar)

[@Ghostinunu]

Yes

[@o.m.g7277]

Thank you!!

[@GK8vids]

Can you use it on Xbox?

[@phoenixoliviacopy2727]

Can you use it on Mac?

[@XHeyall]

yes