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.

———————————————

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

———————————————

I hope this helped you out!

This channel works towards helping those in the PC gaming space. Leave a like if this content helped you out and subscribe if you are interested in seeing more and supporting my work!

[sriecc]

Nice overview for someone new to steam, thanks!

[OnePiece_Dimension]

That was a awesome video. In just 10 min you have introduced steam. Thank you so much !!!

[lexus]

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

[dontgettoknowm]

Good day mate, I subscribed because you were there for me when I needed you. I’m old as hell and I needed information on how to get back into the gaming scene for the first person shooter realm. You gave me all the information I needed. Thanks a bunch.❤

[Terminal-Thought-Experiment]

Steam is a time travelling device. You pay to move forward but can never return to the moment your wallet was full.

[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)

[Wyatt-Midnight]

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 😂

[Loppyu]

From the simple ancient buying a game cassette tape times. Now there is so much more gaming features.

[losnamerales]

Im very tempted to add this to my batocera system it might make up for yuzu being removed 💯

[General_reader]

If I download a game from steam, can I play it off line?

[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?

[marquesmcbride]

If you buy a game on steam, can it be played offline

[LWNY..]

Can I use my S8 Ultra tablet? I don't have a PC, only this and my PS5, Xbox and

[GuestRBLX_YT]

Title: What is Steam?

Me: It's what comes out of a "Steam" Train

[MsSpeedRacer]

Hello. Thank you for this vid. Thank you for this great information. How do I get started with getting and using the game " Supermarket Simulator"? Do I download Steam to get started? Thx.

[ultragamer-yr]

IF I KEEP MY NOT DOWLOADING IT FOR A FEW MONTH WILL I STILL WORK

[Worst_editor]

Hello i just wanted to know if i bought a game from the microsoft store and installed steam would it be added to my steam account? ( I never used it before, and my current os doesn't allow me to download Minecraft etc )

[christinagrover-dwjf]

Why is Sims 4 $46.89 but on Xbox it’s free

[altonsteel]

Do not use steam if you ever lose any cash they wont help you. You will go round and round and round and

[Tom-ndfs]

So is Steam an app? A website? How do i get to it?