When I use Steam, do I have to pay each month for using it?

Alright so Steam is new to the MAC and idk if like the subscription is for like $15 a month or something like that. Or do you just pay for the games? Cuz I don't wanna pay a monthly fee to get a couple of games.

No you don't, the program itself is completely free.

There is no monthly subscription with steam, you only pay when you buy games from the service.

Yes, a box of fresh baked krispy kreme to Gabe Newell every month.

Alright so Steam is new to the MAC and idk if like the subscription is for like $15 a month or something like that. Or do you just pay for the games? Cuz I don't wanna pay a monthly fee to get a couple of games.

masterhalo43

There isn't any subscription. Most of the games are not free, though.

Short answer no long answer nope.

Steam is the videogame equivalent to iTunes and music.

Steam is the videogame equivalent to iTunes and music.

MaxGamer

Steam is the videogame equivalent to iTunes and music.

Steam is the videogame equivalent to iTunes and music.

You can use your Steam account on millions of PCs but as usual not at the same time and you can download your game at any time or anywhere.

P.S I'll also add this since there were...PC veterans... around here that complained about Steam since this feature is hidden and very hard to find and and and and...but you have an offline mode if Steam is under maintanance, you have no internet connection, etc, it will automatically ask you when you sign in if you want to go into offline mode (if there's no internet) if not you have it under file in the client.

You can use your Steam account on millions of PCs but as usual not at the same time and you can download your game at any time or anywhere.

P.S I'll also add this since there were...PC veterans... around here that complained about Steam since this feature is hidden and very hard to find and and and and...but you have an offline mode if Steam is under maintanance, you have no internet connection, etc, it will automatically ask you when you sign in if you want to go into offline mode (if there's no internet) if not you have it under file in the client.

DanielDust

nupe. However, if you want to unlock its chatting services you would have to buy at least one thing from it :P

nupe. However, if you want to unlock its chatting services you would have to buy at least one thing from it :P

bobbleheadrogue

You can use your Steam account on millions of PCs but as usual not at the same time and you can download your game at any time or anywhere.

P.S I'll also add this since there were...PC veterans... around here that complained about Steam since this feature is hidden and very hard to find and and and and...but you have an offline mode if Steam is under maintanance, you have no internet connection, etc, it will automatically ask you when you sign in if you want to go into offline mode (if there's no internet) if not you have it under file in the client.

You can use your Steam account on millions of PCs but as usual not at the same time and you can download your game at any time or anywhere.

P.S I'll also add this since there were...PC veterans... around here that complained about Steam since this feature is hidden and very hard to find and and and and...but you have an offline mode if Steam is under maintanance, you have no internet connection, etc, it will automatically ask you when you sign in if you want to go into offline mode (if there's no internet) if not you have it under file in the client.

Great... I knew posts like this were going to appear on the forums when steam came to Mac. There is a steam website and there's lots of info on it.

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nupe. However, if you want to unlock its chatting services you would have to buy at least one thing from it :P

ChiliDragon

Yes you can. My friend did that last night.

Chili I'm surprised that you don't have Steam yet. You should sign up asap :PRK-Mara

[QUOTE="RK-Mara"]Chili I'm surprised that you don't have Steam yet. You should sign up asap :PChiliDragon

[QUOTE="ChiliDragon"][QUOTE="RK-Mara"]Chili I'm surprised that you don't have Steam yet. You should sign up asap :PRK-Mara

Win what? You get a free game, regardless.

You can use your Steam account on millions of PCs but as usual not at the same time and you can download your game at any time or anywhere.

P.S I'll also add this since there were...PC veterans... around here that complained about Steam since this feature is hidden and very hard to find and and and and...but you have an offline mode if Steam is under maintanance, you have no internet connection, etc, it will automatically ask you when you sign in if you want to go into offline mode (if there's no internet) if not you have it under file in the client.

DanielDust

We are talking about Steam not DRM. The DRM restrictions are not up to Valve and do not depend on Steam. Fact is you can download your games from Steam without any restrictions unless it's said on the game page also most games have revoke tools even Crysis since you gave it as an example.

Not all games you can... take a look at Crisis as an example. Look at it's DRM warning, on the left. It has a 5 computer install limit. There are a number of games on Steam that have such limits, as well. And It's not Steam that places that DRM limitation, it the developer of the game. Here is another example of an embedded DRM: Silent Hunter V, Assassin's Creed 2Threesixtyci

We are talking about Steam not DRM. The DRM restrictions are not up to Valve and do not depend on Steam.DanielDust

It's misinformation.... he said you can download your game any time or anywhere, and I'm saying it depends on the game....Threesixtyci

It's misinformation.... he said you can download your game any time or anywhere, and I'm saying it depends on the game....Threesixtyci

Steam does not prevent you from getting your game but some DRM restrict you from activating/playing it "after" you download itDanielDust

Just leaving this here for lazy people. Other games have an integrated revoke tool, others already had their DRM removed through patches and some like AC 2 are like they are.

And since I'm so kind today and I don't want to start a discussion with lazy people here's the other possibility.

Oh? So, I'm dumb for saying to pay attention to the DRM warnings of each game, before buying stuff from Steam.

Fine. buy blind, no skin off my back....

You didn't say that, you said that Steam doesn't always let you download your games and that is wrong, it always lets you but in some rare cases DRM might prevent you from playing them.

I didn't say you were dumb, just that everything you said sounds extremely lazy, because anyone has all the information they need right on the store page of each game, if somebody somehow gets "tricked" and they find out they agreed to something without them knowing then that is just because they were lazy and they didn't bother reading........pause......... .......