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  "schema_version": 2,
  "slug": "steam",
  "name": "Steam",
  "publisher": "Valve Corporation",
  "author": "Valve Corporation",
  "ids": {
    "winget": "Valve.Steam",
    "moniker": "steam",
    "homebrew_cask": "steam"
  },
  "platforms": [
    "windows",
    "macos"
  ],
  "summary": "Steam is the ultimate destination for playing, discussing, and creating games.",
  "description": "Steam is the ultimate destination for playing, discussing, and creating games.\nSteam is a video game digital distribution service and storefront.\nSteam offers features such as game server matchmaking with Valve Anti-Cheat measures, social networking, and game streaming services.\nSteam automates game updates, provides cloud storage for game progress, and includes community features like direct messaging, in-game overlay functions, and a virtual collectible marketplace.",
  "tags": [
    "community",
    "content-delivery",
    "distribution",
    "game",
    "games",
    "games-store",
    "gaming",
    "marketplace",
    "platform",
    "purchase",
    "store",
    "video-games"
  ],
  "locale": "en-US",
  "urls": {
    "homepage": "https://store.steampowered.com/about/",
    "publisher": "https://www.valvesoftware.com/",
    "support": "https://help.steampowered.com/",
    "privacy": "https://store.steampowered.com/privacy_agreement/",
    "documentation": [
      {
        "label": "Online Conduct",
        "url": "https://store.steampowered.com/online_conduct/"
      },
      {
        "label": "Refunds",
        "url": "https://store.steampowered.com/steam_refunds/"
      },
      {
        "label": "Security",
        "url": "https://www.valvesoftware.com/security/"
      },
      {
        "label": "Steamworks",
        "url": "https://partner.steamgames.com/"
      }
    ]
  },
  "license": {
    "name": "Proprietary",
    "url": "https://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement/",
    "copyright": "Copyright © 2024 Valve Corporation. All rights reserved.",
    "copyright_url": "https://store.steampowered.com/legal/"
  },
  "pricing": {
    "status": "free-to-download",
    "source": "curated"
  },
  "latest_versions": {
    "windows": "2.10.91.91",
    "macos": "6.1"
  },
  "last_updated": "2024-05-20",
  "versions_total": {
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    "macos": 1
  },
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      "version": "2.10.91.91",
      "release_date": "2024-05-20",
      "manifest_version": "1.9.0",
      "manifest_dir": "manifests/v/Valve/Steam/2.10.91.91",
      "installers": [
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          "architecture": "x86",
          "type": "nullsoft",
          "scope": "machine",
          "url": "https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/client/installer/SteamSetup.exe",
          "host": "cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com",
          "filename": "SteamSetup.exe",
          "sha256": "7d3654531c32d941b8cae81c4137fc542172bfa9635f169cb392f245a0a12bcb",
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          "elevation_requirement": "elevatesSelf",
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            "silent"
          ],
          "upgrade_behavior": "install",
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            "steamlink"
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      "installers": [
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          "platform": "macos",
          "architecture": "universal",
          "type": "unknown",
          "url": "https://client-update.steamstatic.com/appdmg_osx.zip.984652b88a9737e3f4e77c656d9ffa67d5042c2c",
          "host": "client-update.steamstatic.com",
          "filename": "appdmg_osx.zip.984652b88a9737e3f4e77c656d9ffa67d5042c2c",
          "sha256": "8bf4ce8b4bcbc50f642988c955559f605e7a877372116e7a2b3fd1355004bedb"
        }
      ],
      "cask": {
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          "Steam.app"
        ],
        "auto_updates": true,
        "cleanup": {
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            "com.valvesoftware.steam",
            "com.valvesoftware.steam.helper",
            "com.valvesoftware.steam.helper.EH"
          ],
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            "com.valvesoftware.steam.ipctool",
            "com.valvesoftware.steamclean"
          ],
          "remove": [
            "~/Library/Application Support/Steam/Steam.AppBundle"
          ],
          "zap_paths": [
            "~/Library/Application Support/Steam",
            "~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist",
            "~/Library/Preferences/com.valvesoftware.steam.helper.plist",
            "~/Library/Saved Application State/com.valvesoftware.steam.savedState"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "verification": {
    "level": 0,
    "label": "Hashes copied from upstream package manifests (winget-pkgs, Homebrew cask). Not independently re-computed; signatures not checked.",
    "checks": {
      "hash_in_manifest": true,
      "hash_recomputed": false,
      "signature_checked": false
    }
  },
  "provenance": [
    {
      "source": "winget-pkgs",
      "platform": "windows",
      "repo": "https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs",
      "commit": "21e6be824c55b3c6f476664adc0b93087cd16c82",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-11-04T01:08:06.172Z",
      "path": "manifests/v/Valve/Steam"
    },
    {
      "source": "homebrew-cask",
      "platform": "macos",
      "repo": "https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask",
      "commit": "1f44ba636b3c070723431b7ab5848c15eb34396a",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-11-04T01:08:06.172Z",
      "path": "Casks/s/steam.rb",
      "api_url": "https://formulae.brew.sh/api/cask/steam.json"
    }
  ],
  "derived": {
    "canonical_url": "https://everyversion.net/steam/",
    "title": "Download Steam",
    "h1": "Download Steam",
    "installer_summary": {
      "windows": [
        "Delivered as an NSIS (Nullsoft) setup program (.exe) for x86.",
        "Installs for all users on the PC, which normally requires administrator rights.",
        "The installer asks Windows for administrator rights itself.",
        "No custom silent switch is declared; winget falls back to its default for this installer type (`/S`).",
        "Declared install modes: interactive and silent.",
        "Registers the `steam://` and `steamlink://` link protocol.",
        "Minimum Windows version: `10.0.0.0`.",
        "Upgrades install over the existing version."
      ],
      "macos": [
        "Delivered as a download whose format the URL does not state for Apple silicon and Intel.",
        "Installs the app `Steam.app` into the Applications folder.",
        "The app updates itself, so it may be newer than the version Homebrew lists.",
        "On uninstall, Homebrew asks the app to quit, stops background services, and deletes 1 extra file.",
        "A full “zap” removal also deletes up to 4 support, cache and preference locations in your home folder."
      ]
    }
  }
}