Steam is a platform for the digital distribution of video games, where you can buy them, download them, or play them online.

To use this virtual store, you must register yourself on Steam. You can do this from the official website or while Steam is installed on your computer. Not only can you access buy games but also other types of software, and you can download a large number of demos.

Steam is available in English and has a modern, clear, intuitive interface. Through their graphic environment, you can buy, download and manage games. Once the computer runs, you will find a screen with four big sections.

1. Store: here are listed all the games available to buy. Inside this section, you will find the Featured articles: the highlighted games for the different operative systems and those who are recently added; Genre: organized in categories of games; Demos: where you can download games trials; Videos: multimedia files about the games; Tips for you: games that the platform recommends according with your Steam preferences.
2. Library: this section is where all the games you bought or the demos you tried are added. It also shows the achievements reached on games, the wish list of games, and other social characteristics.
3. News: all the news related to the games. You can see only the headers of the notes or the complete notice and also the news in channels, like announcements, reviews, updates of the games, etc.
4. Community: this is the section where all the Steam community and your user data are gathered. Here you can see your profile, your friends, the groups you belong to, your received invites, and other similar options.

On Steam, this Community works like a social network where you add friends, connect with them, participate in different groups and play online.

Steam has multiplayer support, automatic updates of video games, a wide range of categories and games, offers, and interesting prices.