You will be prompted to restart Steam, please select the 'Restart Steam' button.

Select the 'Steam Beta Update' from the drop down list and click 'OK'.

On the 'Account' tab under 'Beta Participation' click the 'Change.' button.

With Steam running, click on 'Steam' in the upper left, then choose the 'Settings' menu.

Please follow the instructions below to participate in the Steam client beta:

Opting in to the Steam Client Beta lets you use the latest features before they're released. Steam is free and the platform makes money through the sale of games and other digital content. Is there a monthly fee for Steam?Ībsolutely not. Does Steam have Fortnite?įortnite is developed by Epic Games, who have their own competing platform, so Fortnite is not on Steam. Steam remains the biggest PC gaming platform, but there are good alternatives like the Epic Games Store, GOG Galaxy, Uplay, Origin and Itch.io. We have two dedicated articles highlighting great titles available for free on Steam, but to name a few popular ones: Counter-Strike, Apex Legends, Lost Ark, PUBG, Destiny 2, War Thunder, Dota 2, Warframe, Team Fortress 2, and World of Warships. Name a few great free games available on Steam… Over the years Valve has successfully created a platform that hosts games from most other publishers, studios, and game creators in general.

The service had a slow start, then facing competition from brick and mortar stores and physical copies, but it wasn't long until it became the largest digital distribution platform for PC gaming.

Steam was originally created by Half-Life developer Valve as a platform to update their games and distribute them digitally.

With Steam you can also join the Steam Community of PC gamers, join game groups, form clans, chat in-game and more. Instantly access to your favorite games on Steam, with thousands of games, exclusive deals, automatic game updates and other great perks.

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