Steam launches their software store

Brian Ambrozy 2 Oct, 2012 at 3:14pm ET Article published in Tech

Valve just announced that Steam has grown beyond games, and with that, their software store has launched.

The lineup is light, featuring only seven titles, but this will undoubtedly grow very quickly.

Apps featured on the Steam software store will also feature Steamworks integraton including automatic updating and Steam Cloud saves. The store will offer applications for both Mac and Windows.

The seven applications currently available are:

ArtRage Studio Pro
CameraBag 2
GameMaker: Studio
3D-Coat
3DMark Vantage
3DMark 11

These applications range from free to $89.10. We’ll most likely see Steam’s very successful “Sales” model applied to applications, and publishers will probably jump at the chance to get their software Green Light-ed on Steam because it will introduce many older or less-than-popular applications to a larger audience.

Steam Software is available immediately.

Comments

2 Oct 2012 ~ 3:22pm AlexDeGruven Oh man. Steam sales just got exponentially more dangerous for me.

Guess it's time for that second job.
2 Oct 2012 ~ 4:01pm CB Tried to install demo for artrage, got error message.
2 Oct 2012 ~ 4:39pm Soda I suddenly have this vision of my C drive dying with all my data on it. I replace it, reinstall windows, and install Steam. Open steam, select all my apps and games, select download and install, go to sleep. When I wake up, everything is the way I remember it. Not to mention automatic updates.
2 Oct 2012 ~ 5:04pm UPSLynx Steam cloud saves? That's frigging excellent!
2 Oct 2012 ~ 5:29pm ZangHing Nice, now that just looks like its gonna be good. Wow.
2 Oct 2012 ~ 6:43pm fatcat if disc media wasn't dead before, it soon will be now.

now if EA/Blizzard and Steam would just kiss and make-up
2 Oct 2012 ~ 8:16pm BHHammy And so it begins.

It's a beautiful thing.
3 Oct 2012 ~ 8:36am NullenVoyd I knew it was coming but I'm still scared.
*gently caresses his AOL for DOS diskette*
I'll always love you my sweet.
3 Oct 2012 ~ 8:44am Signal
Steam launches their software store
It's as if millions of wallets suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.
3 Oct 2012 ~ 12:35pm ardichoke I'd be scared for my wallet, but honestly, I'm a billion times more likely to impulse buy video games than utilities.
3 Oct 2012 ~ 12:43pm Bandrik My body is ready.

My wallet is not.
3 Oct 2012 ~ 12:45pm CB Got artrage demo to install, it's pretty nice with my wacom. I'll get the full version sometime if it goes on sale.
3 Oct 2012 ~ 2:56pm Theironhand Great! I can't wait to see what else Valve comes up with in the future.
3 Oct 2012 ~ 7:11pm Bandrik
It's as if millions of wallets suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.
3 Oct 2012 ~ 7:14pm Thrax Excellent use of a classic.
3 Oct 2012 ~ 7:47pm Bandrik
Excellent use of a classic.
*bows* It was either that, or pulling out this one again. Both seemed appropriate.