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It won more than 50 game of the year awards, and PC Gamer even called it the <i>Best PC Game Ever</i>. Since then, we've released <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Valve" target="_blank">dozens of titles</a> that changed the world. Today, millions of people play our games every day. </p> <div class="popular_games"> <div class="row"> <div class="popular_game col_6"> <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/546560/HalfLife_Alyx/" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/about/popular_alyx.jpg"> </a> <h4> Half-Life: Alyx </h4> </div> <div class="popular_game col_6"> <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1046930/Dota_Underlords/" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/about/popular_underlords.jpg"> </a> <h4> Dota Underlords </h4> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="popular_game col_6"> <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/730/CounterStrike_2/" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/about/popular_cs2.png"> </a> <h4> Counter-Strike 2 </h4> </div> <div class="popular_game col_6"> <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/570/Dota_2/" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/about/popular_dota2.jpg"> </a> <h4> Dota 2 </h4> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="popular_game col_6"> <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/583950/Artifact/" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/about/upcoming_artifact.jpg"> </a> <h4> Artifact </h4> </div> <div class="popular_game col_6"> <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/440/Team_Fortress_2/" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/about/popular_tf2.jpg"> </a> <h4> Team Fortress 2 </h4> </div> </div> <div class="genre_defining_games"> <p> Our earlier titles were built on an innovative engine with world-class gameplay as their paramount goal, and praised by critics as games that revitalized or even invented their genres. </p> <div class="row"> <div class="genre_defining_game col_3"> <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/70/HalfLife/" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/about/catalog/catalog_hl.jpg"> </a> <h5 class="game_title"> Half-Life </h5> </div> <div class="genre_defining_game col_3"> <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/500/Left_4_Dead/" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/about/catalog/catalog_l4d.jpg"> </a> <h5 class="game_title"> Left 4 Dead </h5> </div> <div class="genre_defining_game col_3"> <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/400/Portal/" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/about/catalog/catalog_portal.jpg"> </a> <h5 class="game_title"> Portal </h5> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="genre_defining_game col_3"> <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/220/HalfLife_2/" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/about/catalog/catalog_hl2.jpg"> </a> <h5 class="game_title"> Half-Life 2 </h5> </div> <div class="genre_defining_game col_3"> <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/550/Left_4_Dead_2/" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/about/catalog/catalog_l4d2.jpg"> </a> <h5 class="game_title"> Left 4 Dead 2 </h5> </div> <div class="genre_defining_game col_3"> <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/620/Portal_2/" target="_blank"> <img src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/about/catalog/catalog_p2.jpg"> </a> <h5 class="game_title"> Portal 2 </h5> </div> </div> </div> <div class="new_games"> <p> We have some new games in the works, too. A couple have been announced, while others remain top secret. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col_6 games_popular_overbleed_wrapper sm_hidden"> <div class="games_popular_overbleed_video video overbleed"> <video playsinline autoplay muted loop poster="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/about/p-body.jpg"> <source src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/about/p-body_fullsize.webm" type="video/webm"> <source src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/about/p-body_fullsize.mp4" type="video/mp4"> </video> </div> </div> </section> <section class="image dota_tournament"> <img src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/about/dota2-the-international-2018.jpg"> <div class="row"> <div class="col_offset_9 col_3"> <div class="caption_wrapper"> <div class="image_caption caption"> <p> The 2018 International Dota 2 Championships, hosted at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC, was enjoyed by millions of concurrent viewers online. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section> <div class="row"> <div class="col_9"> <h3> Our platform connects players with the world's greatest entertainment. </h3> <p> We created <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/about/" target="_blank">Steam</a> in 2003 to serve as a digital content distribution channel, before app stores existed. It's since grown and evolved into a platform for thousands of creators and publishers to deliver content and establish direct relationships with their customers. The Steam Community enables millions of players to do likewise, sharing entertainment and ideas, and making friends. </p> </div> </div> </section> <section> <div class="steam_section"> <div class="row"> <div class="col_2"> <img class="steam_logo_about" src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/about/steam_logo.png"> </div> <div class="col_3 col_offset_1 steam_stat"> <h3 id="stats_users_online"> 35,898,148 </h3> <h4> Steam players<br>are online now </h4> </div> <div class="col_3 col_offset_1 steam_stat"> <h3 id="stats_users_ingame"> 10,448,342 </h3> <h4> Steam players<br>are in-game now </h4> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section> <div class="row"> <div class="col_9"> <h3> Our hardware is a happiness delivery vehicle. </h3> <p> We make consumer electronic devices that expand and improve gaming on the PC. Things like the <a href="http://www.steamdeck.com" target="_blank">Steam Deck</a>, <a href="https://www.valvesoftware.com/index">Valve Index</a>, <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/353370/Steam_Controller/" target="_blank">Steam Controller</a>, and <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/353380/Steam_Link/" target="_blank">Steam Link</a>. We invented the <a href="https://partner.steamgames.com/vrlicensing" target="_blank">VR technologies</a> that power the <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/358040/HTC_Vive/" target="_blank">Vive</a>, an interactive VR system brought to market in partnership with HTC. </p> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col_12"> <div class="carousel"> <div class="carousel-cell"> <img src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/about/hardware_deck.jpg" /> <div class="caption">Steam Deck™ is the most powerful, full-featured gaming handheld in the world, allowing players to enjoy their Steam library anywhere.</div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell"> <img src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/about/hardware_index.jpg" /> <div class="caption">The Valve Index® VR Kit combines visual, audio, and ergonomic innovations to create an industry leading VR experience.</div> </div> <div class="carousel-cell"> <img src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/about/hardware_link.jpg" /> <div class="caption">Steam Controller and Steam Link, two of Valve’s early hardware projects that enabled untethered PC gaming.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col_9"> <h3> Iterate, test, repeat. </h3> <p> Just as in software development, we conduct playtests and share prototypes with our partners and players. We follow the results of this work all the way through the manufacturing process to create products people are sure to enjoy. </p> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col_12"> <img src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/about/controller-protos.jpg"> </div> <div class="col_offset_9 col_3"> <div class="caption_wrapper"> <div class="image_caption caption"> Yes, that first prototype is just barely being held together by gaffer's tape. </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="row"> <div class="col_6"> <h3> We're just getting started. </h3> <p> We make all of this stuff collaboratively in Bellevue, Washington, where we combine the resources and talent of a world-class company with the ethos of a small startup. 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