Steam started out as an annoying program that came with Half-Life 2, but it’s grown into the PC game store of choice for most PC gamers. Although some people aren’t fans or prefer other stores, it’s a powerful platform that offers a lot of features. Even if you’re a Steam fan, there’s likely a lot you don’t know about Steam.
Steam Has Different Prices In Different Regions
Steam allows publishers to set different prices for different reason. For example
Dishonored costs $60 USD in the US and $80 USD in Australia.
You Can Sell Items For Steam Wallet Credit
On Steam you are able to use marketplace,this feature is unlocked after u buy something worth of 5$.
In the right side we can see some games that are supported by this market, what this means you can sell and buy with other people on steam :skins, cards stuff like that keep in mind that it will cost a little fees when you put a items on a market.
After you sell an item you will receive the money on your steam balance
Steam’s Overlay Is Powerful
The overlay allows you to chat using Steam chat and access other useful features. You can also click the Web Browser
Steam Offers Multiple Download Servers
Steam has multiple download servers located in different regions of the world. Steam tries to automatically select the best server for your location, but servers may become overloaded and slow – especially on the release date of a popular game.
You can change the download server Steam uses and view how much load each download server is under.
Your Steam Folder Is Easily Moveable
Usually programs on Windows need to be reinstalled whenever you move to a new computer. Not Steam – you can copy your Steam folder and take it with you, whether you’re moving to a new computer, reinstalling Windows, or just creating a backup.
Steam has three big sales
Every year steam has big sales
-autum sale
-winter sale
-summer sale
Here the discount can go up to 80% are the biggest sale’s and most of the game’s are on it.
The Steam Workshop Makes Installing Mods Easy
User-created mods have always been one of the best things about PC gaming. Unlike on consoles, people can create mods for PC games and distribute them online. However, installing mods can often be a headache, involving unzipping archives, reading README files, and extracting them to game folders buried deep on your hard drive.
For games where the developers have added Steam Workshop integration – including Portal 2,Ark survival evolved, Left 4 Dead 2, Skyrim and much more– you can easily browse and install mods with just a few clicks.