Steam - The Mothership

Steam is an internet-based multiplayer, digital distribution, digital rights management and communications platform. It was developed by Valve Corporation. It's success is based on various functions online. The software's main window has 4 sections: store, library, community and profile page. The software functioning online is keeping the user (and the software itself) up-to-date. That's what makes Steam so reliable. That's what I like about the software, though I rarely play any games.
  The community-section represents the interactivity in gaming. It is easy to keep up in latest news and topics. Library shows all your games, and from there you can start to play any of them. So you don't have to jump in different folders from your desktop just to play a game, they all are in Steam. That's what I like the most about the software. Store shows also the latest news and offers, and functions as the market place (you don't say?). You can deposit money in there, and use it how and when you want. Most of the times games in the store are way cheaper than as a physical product, and the offers are often remarkable.
  These are just the main functions in Steam, there are a lot of great features to discover. If you play computer games at all, I highly recommend to get Steam! Well, I guess that's enough praising.