NeoGAF

Steam is a digital distribution, multiplayer, and social platform developed by Valve Corporation. It is used to distribute games and related
media online, from small independent developers to larger software houses. Steam also has community features, automated game
updates, in-game voice and chat functionality. As of December 2012, there are over 2000 games available through Steam, and 65 million
active user accounts.

• Steam introduces Steam reviews.
• Steam is adding home streaming to Steam.
• Steam to demo VR Hardware in January.
• You may see 50 apps in your library, this is a bug.
• Steam OS announced - A open Linux OS dedicated to gaming.
• Steam Machines announce - A baseline of 3rd party machines to support SteamOS
• Steam Controller announced - A controller made by Valve to be used for gaming.

• Steam Support - The place to contact steam if you have a problem with the service.
• Steam Trading Cards - Gain money by selling cards or craft them for cosmetic items.
• Add funds to your Steam Wallet - You can also buy giftcards at most major gaming retailers.
• Steam Mobile - Use Steam while away from the PC. Supports iOS and Android.
• Big Picture Mode - Lets you run Steam on your TV in a more convenient manner.
• Steam Family Sharing - Share your Steam account with family and friends.
• Steam Community - A hub of what other steam users have created or are discussing.
• Steam Workshop - A showcase of Mods for games on Steam.
• Steam Greenlight - Vote for games that want to be on the Steam store.
• Steam Stats - Check stats of number of people playing games.

• NeoGaf Steam Group - You must be invited by another member to join.

Thread rules:

• Do not solicit/trade/sell/beg for games in this thread. Splitting retail packs is fine in this thread.
• Do not spam post your steam stats or post damage lists from sales.

FAQ:

• How do I use Modbot?! - Read this tutorial or watch this JIF.
• I changed my GAF email address, but now I'm locked out of my account - PM Stump.
• Can I register this retail game on steam? - Check here.
• How do I contact customer support? - Use this link.
• can I use my steam account on a different computer? - Yes as long as if you have the account details.
• How do I run Steam in offline mode? - Steam Offline Mode Support Page.
• Is steam down? I can't see my Profile/Friends/Chat/Cloud Saves - See if Steam is running maintenance.
• Steam won't start or run? - Delete ClientRegistry.blob and restart. If it fails: copy steamapps folder and re-install steam.
• Is using a VPN to get steam games from another region a good idea? - It can result in getting your account banned.
• Using a VPN to unlock games early?- Most people can unlock games early so that seems to be fine.
• Can I still buy games outside the Steam Client when there is a sale? - Yes use Steam Mobile.
• Can I do remote downloading? - Yes, login into the Steam community webpage and select the game to download.
• How do I track how many players are playing a game over time? - Use steamcharts.com.
• One of my grid icons is missing a picture? - Check here to see some artwork Gaf did.
• I want to clean up my Steam folder of re-distributable packages - Use TikiOne-Steam-Cleaner.
• I am running out of space on my HDD, can I move my games? - Use SteamTool Library Manager or Steam Mover.
• Where I can download skins for Steam? - Go here for a mega list, make sure that the skin is safe to use.
• Can I trade games? - If they are in your inventory then yes, you cannot trade games you have already own.
• Can I sell inventory items? - You can now sell some of your inventory - such as TF2/DOTA/Emoticons/Cards items.
• Any other places to trade? - Try: SteamCardExchange / TF2 Outpost / SteamTrades / B/S/T or Steam Trading GAF.
• So when does the 'Winter/Spring/Summer/Autumn' sale start? Stop asking this question, nobody fucking knows.
• Sites to compare Steam prices regionally ? - SteamPrices or add this to the end of the the steam url: ?cc=uk or ?cc=us
• How do you find info on upcoming releases and updates? - Steam Database is a great tool.
• Is there a list of games no longer on Steam? - Check this list.
• Any extensions to use while using Steam site in a browser? - Enhanced Steam (Chrome/Firefox/Opera.
• Any way to backup games that don't used Steam Cloud? - Use Game Save Manager.
• I want to compare prices to to other DD sites? - Use Steam Games Sales.
• How long will it take me to beat game 'X/Y/Z' ? - Check out How Long To Beat.

• Sites that list Steam profile Stats? - Check list, remember not to spam this thread with your profile stats:

• Calculates how long it will take to beat all of the games in your library
• How much you bought at full price then at sale price, as well as monthly expenditures
• Work out how much you spent on steam
• Tells you how much time you spent on steam and for each game
• See how many achievements you have unlocked as well as for each game

Warning: Some of the sites have region locked keys that only work in certain regions of the world, please check before buying:

• Green Man Gaming
• Gamers Gate
• Gamestop
• Get Games
• Amazon
• Gamefly
• Groupees
• Nuuvem
• Humble Indie Bundle
• Indie Royale
• Indie Gala

= Coming to Steam (confirmed)
= Coming to GOG.com
= Sold on the Humble Store (more money to the developers, no DRM)


Games of November 2013

11/26/2013 - Songs2SeeGame - Simulation - Songquito UG/Songquito UG - $XX.XX
11/28/2013 - Professional Farmer 2014 - Simulation - UIE/PlayWay S.A. PlayWay S.A. - $19.99


Games of December 2013

12/04/2013 - Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse Episode 1 - Adventure - Revolution Software/Revolution Software - $XX.XX
12/04/2013 - Savant - Ascent - Action - D-Pad Studio/D-Pad Studio - $XX.XX
12/05/2013 - Speedball 2 HD - Sports - Sensible Software/Sensible Software - $9.99
12/05/2013 - Shufflepuck Cantina Deluxe - Action - Agharta Studio/Agharta Studio - $XX.XX
12/12/2013 - OMSI 2: Steam Edition - Simulation - Aerosoft/Aerosoft - $XX.XX
12/17/2013 - Dementium II HD - Action/Horror - Digital Tribe/Memetic Games - $14.99


Games of 2013

2013 - 7 Days to Die - Survival FPS - Husker Head/Husker Head - $XX.XX
2013 - 8BitMMO - MMO - Robby Zinchak/Robby Zinchak - $XX.XX
2013 - Assetto Corsa - Racing - Kunos Simulazioni/Kunos Simulazioni - $XX.XX
2013 - Asylum - Adventure - Senscape/Senscape - $XX.XX
2013 - Black Mesa - FPS - ?/? - Free
2013 - Blackspace - Space defense - Pixel Foundry/Pixel Foundry - $XX.XX
2013 - Blockscape - Voxel sandbox - Jens Blomquist/Jens Blomquist - $XX.XX
2013 - Chaos Chronicles - RPG - bitComposer Games/Coreplay - $XX.XX ***POSSIBLY CANCELLED***
2013 - City of Steam - MMORPG - Mechanist Games/Mechanist Games - $XX.XX
2013 - Crashtastic - Physic sandbox - Mark Smith/Mark Smith - $9.99
2013 - DayZ - Open World Survival Horror - Bohemia Interactive/Bohemia Interactive - $XX.XX
2013 - Dead Trigger - Survival horror - MADFINGER Games/MADFINGER Games - $XX.XX
2013 - Death Inc. - Strategy/Simulation - Ambient Studios/Ambient Studios - $XX.XX ***CANCELLED***
2013 - Distance - Racing - Refract/Refract - $14.99
2013 - Dogs of War Online - Strategy - Cyanide/Cyanide - $XX.XX
2013 - DreadOut - Adventure - Digital Happiness/Digital Happiness - $XX.XX
2013 - Escape Goat 2 - Platformer/Puzzle - MagicalTimeBean/MagicalTimeBean - $9.99
2013 - Ether One - Adventure - White Paper Games/White Paper Games - $XX.XX
2013 - FRACT OSC - Musical exploration - Phosfiend Systems/Phosfiend Systems - $XX.XX
2013 - GunZ 2: The Second Duel - TPS - MAIET Games/MAIET Games - F2P
2013 - Hellraid - RPG - Techland/Techland - $XX.XX
2013 - Heroes & Generals - MMOFPS - Reto-Moto/Reto-Moto - F2P
2013 - Hive - Board game - Blueline Games/Blueline Games - $XX.XX
2013 - Homesick - Adventure - Lucky Pause/Lucky Pause - $XX.XX
2013 - Horizon - Turn-based strategy - Iceberg Interactive/L3O Interactive - $18.99
2013 - Kingdom Rush - Tower defense - Ironhide Game Studio/Ironhide Game Studio - $XX.XX
2013 - Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime - Platformer- Asteroid Base/Asteroid Base - $XX.XX
2013 - Maia - Simulation - Simon Roth/Simon Roth - $XX.XX
2013 - Metal Slug 3 - Action - SNK/SNK - $XX.XX
2013 - Nekro - Action/RPG - darkForge Games/darkForge Games - $XX.XX
2013 - Octodad: Dadliest Catch - Adventure - Young Horses/Young Horses - $XX.XX
2013 - Pac-Man Museum - Action- Namco Bandai Games/Namco Bandai Games - $XX.XX
2013 - Planetary Annihilation - RTS - Uber Entertainment/Uber Entertainment - $XX.XX
2013 - Planet Explorers - Adventure/RPG - Pathea Games/Pathea Games - $XX.XX
2013 - Routine - Survival horror - Lunar Software/Lunar Software - $XX.XX
2013 - Samurai Gunn - Action - Maxistentialism/Teknopants - $XX.XX
2013 - Shovel Knight - Action/Adventure - Yacht Club Games/Yacht Club Games - $XX.XX
2013 - Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies - Strategy - 2K Games/Firaxis - $XX.XX
2013 - Small World 2 - Strategy - Days of Wonder/Days of Wonder
2013 - Stonehearth - Simulation - Radiant Entertainment/Radiant Entertainment - $XX.XX
2013 - Stranded Deep - Simulation - BEAM Team Games/BEAMTeamGames - $XX.XX
2013 - Super Motherload - Digging adventure - XGen Studios/XGen Studios - $XX.XX
2013 - The 7th Guest - Puzzle - Trilobyte Games/Trilobyte Games - $XX.XX
2013 - The Age of Decadence - RPG - Iron Tower/Iron Tower - $XX.XX
2013 - The Forest - Survival horror - SKS Games/SKS Games - $14.99
2013 - The Novelist - Puzzle - Orthogonal Games/Orthogonal Games - $14.99
2013 - The Walking Dead: Season 2 - Adventure - Telltale Games/Telltale Games - $24.99
2013 - Tiny Brains - Puzzle - 505 Games/Spearhead Games - $19.99
2013 - Vector - Platform - Nekki/Nekki - $XX.XX
2013 - Viscera Cleanup Detail - Janitor simulation - RuneStorm/RuneStorm - $XX.XX
2013 - Wasteland 2 - RPG - inXile Entertainment/inXile Entertainment - $XX.XX
2013 - Wayward Manor - Adventure - The Odd Gentlemen/The Odd Gentlemen - $XX.XX
2013 - Windborne - Simulation - Hidden Path Entertainment/Hidden Path Entertainment - $XX.XX
2013 - Yogventures! - Adventure - Winterkewl Games/Winterkewl Games - $XX.XX
2013 - Carmageddon: Reincarnation - Vehicular combat - Stainless Games - $XX.XX
2013 - Aaru's Awakening - Platformer - Lumenox Games/Lumenox Games - $XX.XX
2013 - Among the Sleep - Survival horror - Krillbite Studio/Krillbite Studio - $XX.XX
2013 - Another Castle - Platformer- Uncade/Uncade - $XX.XX
2013 - Axiom Verge - Action - Thomas Happ/Thomas Happ - $XX.XX
2013 - Banished - Simulation - Shining Rock Software/Shining Rock Software - $XX.XX
2013 - Blood of the Ortolan - Adventure - Richard Hofmeier/Richard Hofmeier - $XX.XX
2013 - Candle - Adventure - Teku Studios/Teku Studios - $XX.XX
2013 - Chromancer - Card - The Started Hare/The Started Hare - $XX.XX
2013 - Death Road to Canada - Action/Adventure - Rocketcat Games/Rocketcat Games - $XX.XX
2013 - Delver's Drop - Action/RPG - Pixelscopic/Pixelscopic - $14.99
2013 - Enemy Starfighter - Space Simulation - Marauder Interactive/Marauder Interactive - $XX.XX
2013 - EVE Valkyrie - MMO - CCP Online/CCP Online - $XX.XX
2013 - Garfield Kart - Racing - Anuman Interactive/Microïds Games - $XX.XX
2013 - Grinsia - RPG - Nicalis/Kemco - $XX.XX
2013 - Ground Pounders - Strategy - Kerberos Productions/Kerberos Productions - $XX.XX
2013 - IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad - Flight Simulation - 1C Company/777 Studios - $49.99
2013 - Infinite Crisis - F2P MOBA - Warner Bros./Turbine - F2P
2013 - Kick-Ass 2 - Action - UIG Entertainment/Freedom Factory Studios - $X.XX
2013 - LEGO Legends of Chima Online - MMORPG- Warner Bros/Warner Bros. Games Montreal - F2P
2013 - Lost Orbit - Space exploration - PixelNAUTS/PixelNAUTS - $XX.XX
2013 - MAKE - Simulation - Verge Game Studios/Verge Game Studios - $XX.XX
2013 - Mech Mice - Strategy - Hyper Hippo Productions/Hyper Hippo Productions - $XX.XX
2013 - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - Action - Konami/PlatinumGames - $XX.XX
2013 - Mistborn: Birthright - Action/RPG - Little Orbit/Little Orbit - $XX.XX
2013 - Monochroma - Platformer - Nowhere Studios/Nowhere Studios - $XX.XX
2013 - Morphopolis - Adventure - Micro Macro Games/Micro Macro Games - $XX.XX
2013 - Myriad - Puzzle - Erlend Grefsrud/Erlend Grefsrud - $XX.XX
2013 - Nuclear Union - RPG- 1C Company/Best Way - $XX.XX
2013 - Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty - Platformer- Oddworld Inhabitants/Just Add Water - $XX.XX
2013 - Plants vs. Zombies 2 - Tower defense - Electronic Arts/PopCap Games - $XX.XX
2013 - Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 - Sports - Konami/Konami - $XX.XX
2013 - Rambo: The Video Game - FPS - Reef Entertainment/Teyon - $XX.XX
2013 - Second Chance Heroes - Action - Rocket City Studios/Rocket City Studios - $XX.XX
2013 - Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments - Adventure - Focus Home/Frogwares - $XX.XX
2013 - SMITE - MOBA - Hi-Rez Studios/Hi-Rez Studios - $XX.XX
2013 - Soulfinity - Action/Puzzle - Dojo Arcade/Dojo Arcade - $XX.XX
2013 - The Vanishing of Ethan Carter - Adventure - The Astronauts/The Astronauts - $XX.XX
2013 - Trails in the Sky: First Chapter - RPG - XSEED Games/Falcom - $XX.XX
2013 - Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar - 2P RPG - Electronic Arts/Mythic Entertainment - $XX.XX

Originally Posted by ModBot

Instructions for participants:
I am giving away a Steam key. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line below containing the key.

Rules for this Giveaway:
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:

Nightsky -- MB-594E332CBF43B46F - Taken by JPizzle84

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Originally Posted by Atraveller

I'm surprised Stallion didn't make the list.

He was only 2 posts away!

Have a giveaway you sexy beasts

Originally Posted by ModBot

Instructions for participants:
I am giving away 2 Steam keys. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line below that corresponds to the key you want (if you include more than one game, you will be blocked from entering).

Rules for this Giveaway:
- If you are a lurker you are not eligible for this giveaway. You need five or more posts in either the current Steam thread or the previous one to be eligible
- This is a free for all! You can entry for multiple games on the list below. Send an individual PM for each game you'd like to win.
- This giveaway is a raffle. The winners will be selected by random draw 3 hours after the draw was created. Any games not claimed after that point will be given away first come first serve.
- This giveaway has a manual blocklist. The giver has identified members who abuse giveaways and restricted them from participating.
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:


Dollar Dash -- MB-01C9269875E88695 - Taken by Baron_Calamity. 11 entrants total.
Electronic Super Joy -- MB-86EBA9D151064539 - Taken by gabrielt16. 1 entrants total.