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Steam (service)

Steam is a digital distribution platform for PC games by the American video game studio Valve. It was launched as a software client in September 2003 to provide video game updates automatically for Valve's games and expanded to distributing third-party titles in late 2005. Steam offers various features, such as game server matchmaking with Valve…

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Available in
29 languages
Developer
Valve
License
Proprietary
Platform
Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS · Android
Release
September 12, 2003; 22 years ago (2003-09-12)
Type
Content delivery · Digital rights management · Social network service · Video streaming service

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Games and account policies

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Steam (service)

Nodes297
Edges296
Triples59
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006734
Components1

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Steam (service)

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Platform · 5
Steam (service) → Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows
Type · 4
Steam (service) → Content delivery, Digital rights management, Social network service, Video streaming service
Available in · 1
Steam (service) → 29 languages
Developer · 1
Steam (service) → Valve
License · 1
Steam (service) → Proprietary
Release · 1
Steam (service) → September 12, 2003; 22 years ago (2003-09-12)
Website · 1
Steam (service) → store.steampowered.com

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Steam (service)Available in29 languages1.00infobox
Steam (service)DeveloperValve1.00infobox
Steam (service)LicenseProprietary1.00infobox
Steam (service)PlatformWindows1.00infobox
Steam (service)PlatformmacOS1.00infobox
Steam (service)PlatformLinux1.00infobox
Steam (service)PlatformiOS1.00infobox
Steam (service)PlatformAndroid1.00infobox
Steam (service)ReleaseSeptember 12, 2003; 22 years ago (2003-09-12)1.00infobox
Steam (service)TypeContent delivery1.00infobox
Steam (service)TypeDigital rights management1.00infobox
Steam (service)TypeSocial network service1.00infobox
Steam (service)TypeVideo streaming service1.00infobox
Steam (service)Websitestore.steampowered.com1.00infobox

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