Desura is an online store platform that allows you to download purchased video games and even upload the ones you want, specially oriented to independent development titles. Throughout the article, we will mention many aspects that this platform has points in common with Steam, the most popular service in its category.

Once you have installed Desura on your computer, you will see that you can download games directly in case they are free and acquire those that are paid through different means to pay for them. A not minor detail of this service is that it always offers great discounts and promotions, allowing us to save a good amount of money while buying our favorite games.

What games can I download from this application? A considerable amount of titles, primarily independent, related to the most common categories, among which we can mention puzzle, simulation, sports, strategy, MMO, RPG, driving, adventure, or action.

What else can we find in Desura? For example, mods of some of the most popular games, such as Half-Life or Red Alert, are something that we are sure that many users will know how to take advantage of when looking for this type of content.

It is also not bad for its community section, thinking that within this, we can raise all the doubts or questions that generate inconveniences, being that many other users will be willing to give us a hand. You will also have the chance to share tricks and secrets with others, which are often essential to overcome the challenges of different titles.

What is different about Desura compared to Steam? Mainly the fact that it is a platform that is more oriented to developers, incorporating elements such as the mods mentioned above or the possibility of uploading independent games that we have created ourselves. Beyond that, having previous experience in Steam will be extremely useful in navigating the menus of this application.

At the same time, Desura will also allow you to have conversations with all your friends, whom you can add to a kind of contact list beforehand, to be informed about everything they do within this platform.

The concept called Alphafunding is another of the distinctive points of this application. As some of you can imagine, it consists of buying games in development so that we collaborate to finance their completion. Thus, independent developers can give each other a hand or receive it from the players, who do not have to wait or pay so much to know each proposal.

Regarding Desura's interface, we believe that the first thing to think about is that it is very similar to Steam, which in some way can be considered the reference within this segment of services for buying and downloading online games. Beyond the fact that this is something that we will criticize later on as it does not have its design, it is undeniable that it is straightforward to find each of its functions and contents.

When analyzing the main positive points of Desura, we did not want to leave out several that we believe are worth mentioning. The first has to do with the fact that it is a very easy-to-use platform. Then, it would be best if you did not lose sight of the fact that its selection of games is complete, or at least we have been surprised. And also that it constantly offers money-saving offers.

Other elements that differentiate Desura from similar systems or services we have liked are related to its Help and Tools section designed for developers, especially the Forum where users can give us a hand with many of the usual problems. Finally, the mods for different games are also notable differences concerning other similar platforms.

Of course, like practically all the programs we analyze in Usitility, we can also find some aspects that have not convinced us, such as the fact that several vital titles are unavailable in Desura. On the other hand, it looks too much like Steam in every way. While not negative, we think it takes away some of an imprint that could be more of its own.

As a result of everything we have mentioned so far, we can end by saying that Desura is a good platform for those looking for a platform from which to download games. If you are used to Steam but disappointed because it doesn't have some content that interests you, we can probably say that Desura is one of the best current alternatives.