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Anon dislikes Steam (programming.dev)
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[–] [email protected] 52 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Also provides:

  • a giant platform

  • a payment system

  • distribution network

  • servers

  • sales data

  • fraud prevention

  • networking

  • automated build processes

Also the drm is completely optional. So if a game has it, it's because the devs wanted it have it.

Edit: these are only a few. Take a look at the official steamworks page