This reduces internet traffic and can speed up installs or updates.

Added new feature that allows Steam users to copy existing Steam game installation and update files from one PC to another over a local area network, without having to download and install from a Steam content server on the internet.

Fixed a regression in ISteamHTTP talking to servers with ALPN TLS extensions but no HTTP/2 support.

Fixed Big Picture Mode not opening when Steam is set to launch on startup when configured as the default mode.

Fixed game beta success/failure and dropdown not updating when opting into a password-protected beta branch.

On Steam, your games stay up-to-date by themselves.

Hunting for patches and downloading from unorganized Web sites is so twentieth-century.

Chat with your buddies, or use your microphone to communicate in any game.

See when your friends are online or playing games and easily join the same games together.

Find someone to play with, meet up with friends, connect with groups of similar interests, and host and join chats, matches, and tournaments.

Check out the new releases, indie hits, casual favorites and everything in between.

Over 1,100 games are available to purchase, download, and play from any computer.

Steam is set apart from similar services primarily by its community features, completely automated game update process, and its use of in-game functionality. It is used to distribute a large number of games and related media entirely over the Internet, from small independent efforts to larger, more popular games. Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform developed by Valve Corporation.

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