Steam has changed significantly over the years and now has a broad suite of tools for every facet of game development and distribution, serving both large gaming companies and small indie creators.
Developers are empowered with Steamworks, a set of tools to streamline the process of optimizing games to run on the Steam platform [30]. After becoming a partner of Steam, developers gain access to this toolchain, then they can proceed with integrating their games via the Steam Direct service, which makes game submissions easier.
Furthermore, developers can work to improve games through patches that solve bugs or add features to the game, without the need for recalling physical products.
Besides, it also expedites the process of optimizing games for the platform and providing developers with the ability to respond to users' feedback. Moreover, Steam also provides a platform for the digital distribution of games. thereby, in other words, it enables developers to buy and sell PC games easily [20]. Developers can use tools such as SteamCMD and the Steam SDK to efficiently upload their game builds. It further ensures a smooth camping site from development to distribution.
As long as Steam upholds this legacy of not only the old but also the upcoming developers, it shall always be a pioneer in the gaming business, making it the creation possible to reach a global market and keep improving gaming products.