How does steam work?

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#1 Grapez_123
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Hello I want to buy Counter strike source from steam online and i was wondering do they send you the game by mail or do they let you download it instead
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#2 Super-Trooper
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you have to download steam and make an account, when you buy a game that game is then added to your steam account. You just download it and play it off steam.

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#3 blaze10002
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Once you have your account and buy the game you should get an e-mail about your purchase that gives you the cd-key for the game and confirms your purchase.
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When you buy a game, it appears in your 'Games' list as "Not Installed". Double-click on it, and it will begin downloading and installing. Once it's downloaded, it's ready to play. That's it.