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I'm making this topic to inform everyone about a problem going on with Steam purchases. As the topic title says. Don't purchase Steam games from Steam store right now. Steam Store right now is having a problem. I tried purchasing some games with both Debit Card (Nova Play) and Credit Card (Steam International). I have tried on both Chrome and the Steam desktop app. In both cases, Steam will allow you to add games to cart. In case of Novaplay purchases, Steam will not even open the Novaplay pop-up. It will be stuck in "Working" and then return an error. In the case of CC purchases (where Novaplay is not involved), the problem is even worse. Your items will be added to the cart and then it will take you to the payment review page when you click "Purchase for Myself". Then, once you accept the Steam ToS and click on "Purchase", it will be stuck on "Waiting". I kept it at that "Waiting" page for some hours and yet it did not move ahead, and did not confirm purchase. Worse, I got notification from my bank that my card had been charged. But I did not get confirmation on the Steam app, and also did not receive confirmation on my registered mail. The games show up in the library, but when I try to install it, it shows the error - "Steam is still processing your transaction. Once the transaction has been processed, you will receive a confirmation email. Till then you will not be able to play the game". I am still getting this error, even though it has been some hours since the purchase. I have written to Steam support, but have not received a reply till now and I don't know whether I will get a reply this year or not (depends on if Steam still has some staff working). And it seems that I am not the only one facing the issue. Steam forums has a thread about it where numerous people are facing similar issues, and there is no reply from a mod or purchase team/Steam staff member there till now. It seems even purchases from even wallet funds or adding funds to wallet is problematic right now. So TL;DR don't purchase anything or redeem anything on Steam for now. You might get stuck or might get charged, without the ability to actually play the games you paid for. Take a look over at the Steam main forums and wait until the problem is resolved before making any use of the Steam Store.

Name : Frozen Synapse 2 Developer : Mode 7 Release date : September 13, 2018 Platforms : PC (Steam) https://store.steampowered.com/app/445020/Frozen_Synapse_2/

The biggest sale of the year is finally here and undoubtedly this has been the most anticipated and the most awaited one among all. But among the cluster and huge discounts, you might be missing on some really good titles that really deserve to be purchased and played at least one. I got Hollow Knight for myself and gonna be getting more. Here's a round up of the best deals to buy during this year's Steam Summer Sale.

Welcome to Full Ace, tennis game on PC Full Ace lands on Steam ! Exciting Full Ace news - the new enhanced version will launch Feb 28th on Steam! Finally! Yay!! The game will release on Wednesday, Feb 28th at 10am PST / 7pm CET and it could use all the support it can get right around launch. Steam is a very crowded marketplace these days - we expect around 15 to 25 other games to be released just on the 28th - and having players play at launch will help others discover Full Ace on the Steam marketplace. You can check out the new launch trailer and game details on Full Ace's Steam page. For those who have already purchased Full Ace (thank you!), we are happy to grant you early access so you can play the new Full Ace today! You'll only need to convert your game to Steam as all future feature additions and updates will from now on occur through Steam. Simply go to https://www.galactic-gaming-shop.com/ and click the STEAM button. Also, if you're up for it, we have this short questionnaire about Full Ace https://goo.gl/forms/cpFZtrMdA73LBCVC3 that we may use for marketing purposes. We are thrilled to be so close to launch and to get the new enhanced version in your hands. If you have any, we welcome your questions and feedback. Thank you and see you on the court! Steam Page : http://store.steampowered.com/app/779430/Full_Ace_Tennis_Simulator/

I want to gift a friend of mine, who lives outside India, a game key. 1. Has anybody bought keys from G2A via FK/Amazon? The ones that come in an envelope - how do you tell if they're region locked or not? I bought one of those and all it says is the platform (Origin) and the game name, no clue if it's globally usable or not. Anyway to tell it without using the key? It also doesn't say if it can be activated only in India. 2. Are Steam games bought in India region locked? 3. While it should be possible, if I have the non-Steam version of a game and my friend has the Steam version, can we both play multiplayer together? 4. Has anyone bought Steam games using Novaplay, any trouble? Thanks

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Developer: CyberConnect 2 Publisher: Namco Bandai Platform: PS4, PC (Steam) Release Date: Nov. 3, 2017 (For NA) TBA (Speculated Q4 2017 for EU) Nature of Game: Remaster of .hack//GU trilogy at 1080p 60 fps and will include: 1) .hack//G.U. Vol. 1/Rebirth 2) .hack//G.U. Vol. 2/Reminisce 3) .hack//G.U. Vol. 3/Redemption Additional Information: 1) Updated visuals: - 1080p and 60 frames per second - High-resolution movies - High-detail backgrounds and user interface, etc. 2) Game system evolution: - Retry feature added - Movement speed increased - Auto mode (play with your strongest levels and equipment) - Maximum items you can possess has been increased to 90 - Item menu shortcuts and sort features - Feature to use the same item over and over - Empty equipment slots are easier to understand - Maximum Chim Spheres and Virus Cores you can possess has increased to 999 - New recovery method “leisurely break” added to the platform, available from the early stages - You can choose between Saku and Bo in the party - Decreased the probability of allies selling the items you give them - Improvements made in Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 have been applied to Vol. 1 - Attack power has been increased and hit stops during attacks have been reduced to speed up the battle tempo - Learning weapons proficiency increased and acquired experience points increased - You can skip Awakening scenes - Some tough enemies have been made a bit easier - Keith’s general shot bullet speed has increased - Avatar battle balance revised - Added suspend feature during Avatar battle gameplay - n Vol. 3, changed it to make it possible to do the marriage events with all characters that can become your ally, without having to redo them 3) Additional Elements: - The videos from “The End of the World” Terminal Disc included with the original PS2 release of Vol. 1 are included in the collection - There is a Haseo with an unfamiliar face… 4) Interview Tidbits: - 2017 is the 15th anniversary since the release of .hack and the 10th anniversary since the release of G.U., as well as the year G.U. is set. In order to commemorate that, we thought to reboot the series. - This is a remaster rather than a new work because we want introduce the younger generation to .hack since it has been so long. - As for the new elements, you will be able to meet a “Haseo” you “don’t know.” - Since it’s the 15th anniversary of .hack, there are also other projects moving along. - Development is currently 80 percent complete. Source: http://gematsu.com/2017/06/hackg-u-last-recode-remaster-collection-announced-ps4-pc

It is available on Steam and works very well with latest updates being pushed out regularly.

Title: Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA Genre: Action, RPG Developer: Nihon Falcom Publisher: NIS America, Inc. Release Date: 2017 Platform: PC, PS4, Ps vita Ys returns with a brand new adventure for the first time in 8 years! Adol awakens shipwrecked and stranded on a cursed island. There, he and the other shipwrecked passengers he rescues form a village to challenge fearsome beasts and mysterious ruins on the isolated island.

The latest Steam client update added native controller support for many of today’s most used controllers, making the task of playing non-controller games much simpler. Valve is continuing its push to offer more options for those playing PC games with things other than mouse and keyboard. The latest Steam client update, currently available in beta, is another step towards that goal. The biggest new feature allows Steam to natively read and recognise Xbox 360, Xbox One, and generic X-Input controllers. This means any of these controllers can use the same mapping features available to Valve’s own Steam Controller, and as of November last year, the DualShock 4 controller. In simpler terms, this essentially lets Steam to emulate keyboard and mouse input on a gamepad, enabling games that never officially had controller support, or ones with outdated libraries, to work on a gamepad. Though not every game will play nice, the vast majority should – in theory – work without the need of third-party apps. The implications for this are massive, such as what developer @larsiusprime managed to do with a Wiimote using a custom driver. The developer is now able to use the controller, albeit in limited fashion, with PC titles. The update also added support for third-party PS4 controllers, such as those from HORI, MadCatz, and other popular fight sticks. All this only recently rolled out in beta, so it should go live for everyone some weeks from now. You can, however, opt-into the beta from your Steam client. For the full list of changes, see below: General Made the error clearer when you fail to install a game and don’t have enough disk space due to user quotas Big Picture Added support for using the overlay keyboard for games that have launchers Improved display when running on retina enabled devices under macOS Linux Improved interactions between the Steam runtime and host distribution libraries, which should let Steam work out of the box with open-source graphics drivers on modern distributions. If using an older distribution or running into problems, use STEAM_RUNTIME_PREFER_HOST_LIBRARIES=0 to revert to previous behavior. Unify close-to-tray behavior with other platforms. If using a distribution that doesn’t have proper compatible tray support, use STEAM_FRAME_FORCE_CLOSE=0 Added idle detection, friend status will now automatically switch to Away/Snooze Fixed Steam not obeying SIGTERM, Steam will now gracefully exit when logging out of a session Fixed keyboard input and cursor switching in overlay for Vulkan applications Update Vulkan loader in the Steam runtime to enable Xlib support Updated libxcb in the runtime with a fix for DRI3-related crashes on open-source graphics drivers Steam Controller Added XBox 360, Xbox One, and Generic X-Input controller configurator support. This allows all recognized controller types to use the advanced mapping features of the Steam Controller Configurator. Note that because X-Input currently lacks per-controller means of unique identification, all controllers of that type will share personalization and configuration settings. As they share the same inputs, Xbox 360/One/Generic controllers will all see each-others configurations when browsing. Automatic conversion will be attempted when loading configurations from other controller types. Unrecognized Generic X-Input gamepad style controllers will be recognized by the Steam Controller Configurator once their buttons have been assigned to match a generic gamepad layout. Recommended configurations specified for a game by the developer will now attempt to assign based on Controller Type. Added option to disable Guide Button issuing a Steam focus change. This is available through the Big Picture controller options menu. This allows better interoperability with other applications which use the Guide Button, such as PSNow. Added Single Button simple button mode for trackpads. This allows a trackpad to be treated as a single giant button. Fix for free-floating On Screen Keyboard running very slowly if a game was open but did not have focus or was running windowed. Added independent horizontal/vertical scaling to joystick move and joystick mouse. Joystick Move mode no longer shows mouse sensitivity option unless mouse output is selected. Added additional support for third party PS4 controllers, including some HORI, MadCatz, and Armor pads and fight sticks. Fixed a bug with PS4 triggers where they were being scaled incorrectly, leading to maxing out of the value too soon. Added ability to change x-input controller order from the Controller Options menu – so in multi-controller setups of x-input games, the mapping of phyiscal controller to x-input index can be swapped around. Note that this currently only applies to controllers that have opted into Steam Controller Configurator support. Fixed Configurator Switch Controller interface not showing controller icons. Re-enabled Gamepad outputs for desktop configurations for users of third party programs which hook into applications via the desktop configuration. Steam overlay Fixed incorrect colors in screenshots and In-Home Streaming for Vulkan applications on AMD hardware Source: VG247

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SQUAD Platform PC Genre Large-scale shooter(tactical) Engine Unreal 4 Developer Offworld Industries Publisher Offworld Industries Status Early Access Run the game better, /r/joinsquad Planned features and suggestions, /r/joinsquad New player guide, /r/joinsquad Tutorial content

More information courtesy of all the developers at SteamDevDays. Steam will apparently be getting a massive update/refresh soon and the amount of games releasing on Steam has been increasing by a lot. As soon as a couple weeks, Steam will get some kind of major update (source), but it seems they didn't go into too many details as to what will be updated. This confirms earlier leaks, which detailed a slight refresh in the look of the store and giving curators a better presence. Note: This is a store update, not a client update. The last time Steam had a major update we had a new look, new filters, curators, the discovery queue and so on. It was a big update and helped a lot with finding games, so it will be very interesting to see what Valve have in store for us. Since 2014 the amount of games being released on Steam has literally exploded: That's insanity, great for gamers of course and it shows how Valve's approach has changed to allow such growth of their store. The problem with this, is that this kind of growth cannot be sustained in reality. Sure it's a lot easier for developers to make games than it probably was a few years ago thanks to all the amazing tools available, and we will likely see the actual growth of games continue due to this. The main issue is revenue, developers are fighting an increasingly high uphill battle to get noticed amongst the vast amount of games. It also seems like Asia is a huge market compared to what it used to be and it's growing fast, that's nearly 500% growth from one region since SteamDevDays in 2014: Source: GamingonLinux

Digital Homicide Suing 100 Steam Users for 18 Million Digital Homicide developer James Romine has been granted a subpoena order against Valve over the identities of 100 Steam users. Romine, who filed the lengthy subpoena on September 12th, showed evidence that 100 different users on Steam who have made statements about the indie developer in the past. Romine, who collected numerous photographs of several Steam users speaking negatively about their products, is demanding $18,000,000 by these 100 Steam users in damages for “personal injury.” Judge Eileen Willett sided with Romine, granting him a subpoena for “early discovery” to uncover the Steam user’s identities. The evidence presented included several scanned screenshots of Steam users accusing Digital Homicide for stealing assets for their games, as well as accusing the company as being “con artists” who “stalk and harass” anyone who voices their displeasure in them. Youtube personality SubAlpha posted a video heavily criticizing Digital Homicide and their current subpoena request, including posting the documents online for all to see. The subpoena will be handed to Valve, who have the option to contest the subpoena with further litigation if they find it unreasonable. It is currently unknown if Valve will contest the subpoena at this time. This is not the only lawsuit Romine and his studio have filed. Digital Homicide has also sued gaming personality Jim Sterling over false accusations of the developer stealing assets for their titles, as well as assault because of subsequent harassment done to the studio on social media. The lawsuit with Sterling is over the game The Slaughtering Grounds, which Sterling showed off on his channel and criticized for its poor quality. Digital Homicide has also been accused of doxxing Sterling on one occasion. Both parties have been quiet regarding the lawsuit, although Sterling has since posted several videos further criticizing the quality of all Digital Homicide titles. Digital Homicide has eighteen games on Steam, many of which are poorly received by Steam users for their shovelware quality and bug problems. Some of their titles are also released within weeks of each other, with Steam users claiming that the games use stolen assets for faster production times, or offering reskinned games and posting them on Steam Greenlight for approval. One of the steam accounts they are suing: Digital Homicide Lawsuit Documents(Google Drive) Source: Techraptor,Neogaf,PCMasterRace

Title: Steel Ocean Genre: Free to Play, Massively Multiplayer, Simulation Developer: ICE Entertainment Publisher: Changyou.com Limited Release Date: 12 Nov, 2015 I'm surprised this Game hasn't been posted here yet. If any of you have ever played World of Warships, you'll love this one. It's a Free to play multiplayer War Ship Game available on Steam. Steam Link: http://store.steampowered.com/app/390670/ My Steel Ocean ID is Joydas1 (Feel free to send me an invite once u guys are on) !!! Cheers, Joy

Title: Steel Ocean Genre: Free to Play, Massively Multiplayer, Simulation Developer: ICE Entertainment Publisher: Changyou.com Limited Release Date: 12 Nov, 2015 I'm surprised this Game hasn't been posted yet. If any of you have ever played World of Warships, you'll love this one. It's a Free to play multiplayer War Ship Game available on Steam Steam Link: http://store.steampowered.com/app/390670/ My Steel Ocean ID is Joydas1 (Feel free to send me an invite once u guys are on) !!! Cheers, Joy

What's with *=IMA=* I have seen several IVG steam members starting with this. Anyone tell wtf is this? Examples: *=IMA=*ALPHA17 *=IMA=*piperdaddy *=IMA=*DemoIXXI *=IMA=*Nutter *=IMA=*cLoAkeD *=IMA=*Ghettogeddy *=IMA=*GROUNDSHAKER *=IMA=*Beezer63

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Platform : PC Developer : BlackBird Interactive Publisher : Gearbox Release date : 20th January 2016

INSURGENCY Platform PC Genre FPS (tactical) Engine Source Developer New World Interactive Publisher New World Interactive Status Release Features Over 40 weapons with numerous attachments, no crosshair, and a focus on realistic weapon behavior including a free-aim system and intense suppression effects. 16 maps playable in day and night versions on various multiplayer and cooperative modes, ranging from environments in the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia. 7 multiplayer game modes supporting up to 32 players, with a focus on territorial control, destroying weapon caches and escorting high value targets. 5 cooperative game modes where you and your friends team up to complete mission-based objectives. Free content updates that include weapons, game modes, maps, and new features. Offline practice mode, playing with bots on all game modes. Squad system built upon role-based player classes, which are customizable and asymmetrical based on what team you are on. Squad-based communication system which includes 3D VOIP, allowing friendly and enemy players within proximity to hear you. Simplified HUD and UI for a clean, immersive user experience focused on the action and environments. Highly immersive particle FX and audio to intensify the game experience. Create custom maps and content using the Insurgency SDK and scripting system, and share them on the Steam Workshop. Playable on PC, Mac OSX, and Linux with multiplayer cross-compatibility. Dedicated Server Support for PC and Linux.

The Park - Teaser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1laEiebQ_E The Park - What is 'The Park'? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt5egXaSxYE The Park - Launch Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN3ePylpKjk

Publisher: Namco Bandai Games Developer: CyberConnect2 Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam Genre: Fighting Modes: Single Player, Multi-Player (Local & Online) Release Date: February 5th, 2016 Features: New Generation Systems – With development made specifically to leverage the power of PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Steam, this brand new game will take players through an incredible journey of beautifully Anime-rendered fights! Change Leader System – Recreate all the legendary teams from NARUTO SHIPPUDEN or create your own team! Players will be able to switch characters during the fi ght! New Features – Enjoy fast-paced fights with the Wall-run! Incredible Roster – The most impressive selection in the history of Naruto games will span the NARUTO SHIPPUDEN story arc and capture the latest character appearances from the anime. Original Voiceover Support – Includes the Japanese, American, Mexican and Brazilian voiceover cast! Additional Language Support – Includes French, Spanish & Brazilian Portuguese Trailer: Gameplay: Boss Battle Team 7 Strikes back (Gameplay Trailer) Naruto SUN Storm 4 (E3 Trailer) Naruto SUN Storm 4 (NYCC Trailer) ScreenShots:

Note: Do not post any deals here. This is discussion thread. (You can talk about price and other Steam features here). __ Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform developed by Valve Corporation. It is used to distribute games and related media online, from small independent developers to larger software houses. Steam provides the user with installation and automatic management of software across multiple computers, community features such as friends lists and groups, cloud saving, and in-game voice and chat functionality. Well, if you're legit PC gamer then STEAM is a must have application. Since all games are Steamworks title, you'll need Steam to play games. Not to say it's awesome and ultimate entertainment platform. Play, connect, share, create, have fun. System Requirements Windows XP, Vista, or 7 512 MB RAM 1 Ghz or faster processor Intel Mac, OS X version Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later. Two-button mouse strongly recommended 1GB HD space (recommended) Internet connection (broadband recommended) Steam has iOS and Androind version. You can get it from iTunes or Google Play. You can participate in the Steam community wherever you go. Chat with your Steam friends, browse community groups and user profiles, read the latest gaming news and stay up to date on unbeatable Steam sales. The Steam Workshop is a central hub of player-created content and tools to publish, organize, and download that content into your games. In short, it's modding you games for more fun. At present 47 games have official workshop database. Help pick new games for Steam. Steam Greenlight is a system that enlists the community's help in picking some of the new games to be released on Steam. Head over to Greenlight section and start up-voting games you want to see on Steam. Steam Wallet is steam digital purse. This allows you to add your funds to steam and purchase anything later or from market. You can also buy steam wallet codes online or from store and redeem it. This gives users an opportunity to buy games and stuff without having credit/debit card. If you have any questions or doubt, check Steam Wallet page. Name explains it all. Market allows you to buy and sell your items, cards, backgrounds, etc with other community members. Note: Valve cuts 5% fee and 10% fee goes to publisher. Who said PC users cannot relax and play? With Steam Big Picture mode, you can sit on your couch, relax and play with your controller. You can even access Steam, chat with your controller. Steam's new mode that lets gamers access all of their favorite Steam games on a television. With the press of a button, Steam displays a new full-screen user interface optimized for readability and interaction on TV. Big Picture has been designed to be used with a traditional game controller, while also fully supporting keyboard and mouse input. To access Big Picture mode, open Steam and click on Big Picture Mode on top right. Currently 142 games has full controller support. Valve added this cool feature a month ago. Steam Trading Cards are virtual cards earned by playing games on Steam. Sets of cards can be turned into game badges and tradable Steam community items. I WANT CARDS! TELL ME HOW TO GET? Ha ha! Well, it's very simple. Play any of the participating Trading Card games you own to get trading cards. To check what game you have which drops card, go to your profile and click on badges. You will see list of games which has trading cards. You can also visit via browser. Note: Only half the cards will drop, rest have you have to use your own power. For example: The Elder Scrolls V: SKYRIM has 8 trading cards but you'll get only 4 cards by playing. The other 4 you have to either buy from market or trade. If you don't want to any of this trading card stuff, you can simply sell your cards on market and make money. This money is stored on your Steam wallet. Pile of cents make a dollar. Sell while it's hot. Currently: 162 games has trading cards. IVG thread for Steam Trading Cards Congrats. You have successfully collected all cards by playing/trading/buying and want cool badge to show-off, then read below. Head over to Profile - > Badges. There you can find your game with all cards in it along with BIG READY button.Just click on it and you'll receive: 100 XP 1 common/uncommon/rare random game based background 1 Emoticons and sometimes discount coupon. For every 10 levels, you get profile showcase which allows you to show off various items. Note: Badge and rewards are virtual. So you want to personalize your profile with some cool background and show showcase? (It's rare SKYRIM summer background and 2 showcase on profile) Head over to profile section and click edit profile. Profile Background - If you have any background in your inventory, select it. Featured badge - This is something which is featured on your profile. Showcase - This is something featured on your profile page. You can select any from the list. It's very simply, clean and beautiful. Note: You don't have to craft badges to get backgrounds or emoticons. If you want funds, you can directly buy from Steam Market. Profile level is earned via crafting. Each badge gives your 100 XP. Note: All these stuffs are cosmetic and for show-off purpose. This doesn't do any change in/to games. This is simple and I believe every kid knows how to buy games from Steam. Regarding payment mode: Steam gives you various options to pay. You can also use your debit card to buy games. I see you're smart and don't want to pay full price on Steam. Good, look below for various options. You really don't have to pay full price for any game on Steam. Steam store is just for business and stuff. These are the sites I recommend you to look before buying anything from Steam. GreenManGaming Gamersgate Gamestop Amazon Get Games Gamefly DLGamer GameTap Regional sites: Nuuvem YuPlay These sites usually give 20-25% discount for pre-order games. Mainly GMG gives weekly discount coupons. Nuuvem is Brazilian site and has lot of games and sale with very good pricing. YuPlay is Russian site. You know Russian pricing. Do check region restriction before buying. Steam trading/gifting feature allows you to buy games for TF2/DOTA 2 items or for low price. To get started, head over to Steam Trades. This site is filled with lot of members across the globe. You must thinking, why should I trade when I can buy directly? Thing is, you can get games for lot cheap via trading than buying from Store. I'll give you nice example: Saints Row IV (ROW) for 20 keys Keys mean - Team Fortress 2/DOTA 2 keys. These are priced around $2/each on market. But, you can also get keys from forum and TF2outpost for low price. Currently you can find keys for $1.60-1.70. So 20 keys will be $32-34 USD. See? You saved yourself $16-18 bucks by not purchasing from Steam store. Trading games is usually very cheap during sale due to regional pricing. If you're looking for some game for low price, head over to Steam trading or Reddit gameswap and make a post. [H] Money/TF2 keys [W] Game name. Wait for reply, wait for best response and price, check the seller's profile. If it's good and has enough rep, go ahead and trade. If he has bad rep, DO NOT TRADE. I'll give another price example: Splinter Cell Blacklist - 24.53 USD PAYDAY 2 - 15.32 USD ROME II - 30.67 USD WTF right? These are the prices for Russians. So in-order to take advantage,you have to do some homework and find yourself nice friendly Russian. Add, talk, discuss, deal. This section is for making yourself smart with add-ons. Recommended add-ons: Enhanced Steam - Must for all Steam users. SteamDB Userscript - Pretty much same as Enhanced Steam. Install either one. List of useful sites: SteamPrices - To check prices of other region. IsThereAnyDeal - To check if there is any deal on games. TF2 Portal - Your TF2 guide. TF2outpost - For trading and stuff. Steamunpowered - To keep up with sales and price. Steam Calculator - Get disappointed in your life. SteamCompletionist - Beat your games. WastedonSteam - Check amount of time you've wasted on Steam games. Achievement Hunter - Name explains it all. Achievement Stats profile - Check your achievements total/remaining, etc. Steam Trading - Trading games for currency/items Reddit Game Swap - Trading games for currency/items Traders Guild - Trading games for currency/items Free2Play Steam games - Name explains it all. Giveaways and Betas - Keep up with all betas and giveaways around web. Steam Skins - All list of cool skins for your Steam application. Steam Trading Cards Group - Official Trading card group. Steam Downtime Announcements - Name explains. You can subscribe to official thread. Indie/Bundle sites: Humble Bundle Bundle Stars Indie Royale Indie Gala Groupees Be Mine Groupees Build a Bundle Indie Game Music Bundle Little Big Bunch 5 for $5 Bundle Indie Underdog Pack Indie Buskers Bundle in a Box Recession Bundle Reddit GameDev Bundle GreenLight Bundle Indie Game Stand All links here: http://www.indiegamebundles.com/complete-bundle-list/ Currently Available Bundles Steam Deals IVG thread If you have any cool site to share, please post below. FREE GAMES? Yep! Totally free. If you have Steam account with games (worth $100) and want to take part in free give-aways, head over to Steam Gifts. This site is maintained by generous users. How to get free games: Go to Steam Gifts Login That's it. You'll see front page. Click on any game you want to enter. (You get 300 points daily which you can spend by entering giveaways.) Note: This doesn't give you games directly. This is like lucky draw. Some might think waste of time, but for me it's something cool. To double your changes of winning, start joining Steam giveaways groups. Note: Don't be a leach always. Try to giveaway something whenever you can. These add-ons are recommended. IVG Tournaments - Not much activity, but you can always stand up, host yourself DOTA2 or any game and play with IVG member. Indian gamers gang - New group made my fellow IVG member Eddy. You can find friends to play with. I'm not going to post any user IDs without their permission. If you want to share you ID, add it to your IVG profile or post below. From where can I download Steam? You can download directly from Steam store or click below: Also available for Mac, and Linux. I've installed Steam, now what should I do? First, you need to create your account. It's completely free and less less than 5 minutes. When done, login and complete your profile. You will see 4 tabs in your Steam client. Store - Here you can purchase games. Library - Here your purchased games are listed. Community - This is Steam community. Each game has own community and groups. Your name - This is for you to check recent friends activity, your profile, inventory, badges, etc. Do I need internet connection for Steam? Yes, you need internet connection to login to Steam. However you can enable offline mode anytime you want. How do I run Steam in offline mode? Please read: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3160-agcb-2555 I have laptop and PC. So can I use Steam on both? Yes, you can use your Steam account anywhere. PC/Laptop/TV/Mobile. How to I add friends? Click on view friends list - > Add friend. If you're not able to add friend (due to empty account), ask your friend to add you. Steam is not working, what should I do? Delete ClientRegistry.blob from Steam folder and restart Steam. Still not working? Delete everything except steamapps folder and re-install steam. I don't want to pay so much on Steam when I can get retail copies are cheap. So, can I add retail games to steam? Yes, you can add your retail games to steam by redeeming your key. However there are few exceptions like EA and Ubisoft games. To check complete list, visit: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7480-wusf-3601 To check 2013 Powered by STEAMworks games, visit: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1712878 I want to know more about Trading Cards. Please visit Trading card section. Having problem related to Steam service? Head over to support section and fill details regarding your problem. If you have any question or doubt, please post in topic. Thank you Gabe and entire Valve team for making Steam. Steam - For all basic information Images - From my Steam profile. Content - From my experience and internet. Buttons - Made via Photoshop. Font used - Fixedsys Time used - No idea..I was bored. So I thought why not make a simple guide. I hope you liked my simple guide. I'll update guide whenever it's necessary. Note: This thread is NOT for posting Steam deals. If you want to share deals, please visit Steam Deals page. If you have any questions, feel free to post below. Thank you!