Steam

Steam is a digital distribution platform for video games developed by Valve Corporation. The platform allows users to buy, download, install, and manage games through the Steam client application. Each purchased game is added to a personal library where the game can be downloaded and launched on demand.

Steam was released in 2003 to provide automatic updates for Valve games. Steam later expanded into a large software marketplace where thousands of developers publish games and software. The platform now includes a very large catalog and a global user base.

Steam provides features beyond software distribution. The platform includes automatic updates, cloud saves, multiplayer matchmaking, and community features such as friends lists, chat, forums, and game streaming. These services allow users to manage game libraries and interact with other players in one interface.

SwissGPU workstations provide dedicated NVIDIA GPUs on bare-metal hardware, which makes the infrastructure suitable for modern PC games and GPU-intensive applications. Users can install Steam on a SwissGPU workstation and download games directly to the system. Exclusive access to the GPU, CPU, memory, and storage allows demanding games and graphics workloads to run with full hardware performance.

Resources

• Steam Store
• Steam Support
• Steam Community