Steam
E165120
Steam is a leading digital distribution platform and community hub for PC gaming, developed by Valve Corporation.
All labels observed (14)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Steam canonical | 29 |
| Epic Games Store | 1 |
| Steam (digital distribution) | 1 |
| Steam Big Picture | 1 |
| Steam Big Picture mode | 1 |
| Steam Chat | 1 |
| Steam Client | 1 |
| Steam Cloud | 1 |
| Steam Community | 1 |
| Steam Guard | 1 |
| Steam Library | 1 |
| Steam Market | 1 |
| Steam Store | 1 |
| Steamworks | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1447379 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steam Context triple: [Twitch, integratedWith, Steam]
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A.
Overwatch
Overwatch is a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter video game franchise known for its diverse cast of heroes, objective-focused gameplay, and vibrant, character-driven world.
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B.
Apex
Apex is a suburban town in North Carolina’s Research Triangle region, known for its historic downtown and high quality of life.
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C.
Ware
Ware was the plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Ware v. Hylton, which addressed the supremacy of federal treaties over conflicting state laws.
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D.
Meta
Meta is a multinational technology company best known as the parent of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, focusing on social media platforms and virtual/augmented reality technologies.
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E.
Twitch
Twitch is a leading live-streaming platform, best known for video game broadcasting, esports coverage, and interactive content communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steam Target entity description: Steam is a leading digital distribution platform and community hub for PC gaming, developed by Valve Corporation.
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A.
Overwatch
Overwatch is a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter video game franchise known for its diverse cast of heroes, objective-focused gameplay, and vibrant, character-driven world.
-
B.
Apex
Apex is a suburban town in North Carolina’s Research Triangle region, known for its historic downtown and high quality of life.
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C.
Ware
Ware was the plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Ware v. Hylton, which addressed the supremacy of federal treaties over conflicting state laws.
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D.
Meta
Meta is a multinational technology company best known as the parent of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, focusing on social media platforms and virtual/augmented reality technologies.
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E.
Twitch
Twitch is a leading live-streaming platform, best known for video game broadcasting, esports coverage, and interactive content communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (93)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
digital distribution platform
ⓘ
online gaming platform ⓘ software client ⓘ |
| developer |
Valve Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Valve
|
| distributionModel | digital download only ⓘ |
| hasAccountSystem | Steam account ⓘ |
| hasClientDistribution | digital download ⓘ |
| hasCommunityFeature |
clans
ⓘ
community hubs for games ⓘ events ⓘ groups ⓘ |
| hasCompetitor |
Epic Games Store
ⓘ
linked to:
Epic Games
GOG.com ⓘ Microsoft Store ⓘ Origin ⓘ Ubisoft Connect ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Steam Big Picture
ⓘ
linked to:
Steam
Steam Chat ⓘ
linked to:
Steam
Steam Client ⓘ
linked to:
Steam
Steam Cloud ⓘ
linked to:
Steam
Steam Community ⓘ
linked to:
Steam
Steam Library ⓘ
linked to:
Steam
Steam Market ⓘ
linked to:
Steam
Steam Store ⓘ
linked to:
Steam
Steam Workshop ⓘ SteamVR ⓘ |
| hasDRM | Steam DRM ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
VR support
ⓘ
achievements ⓘ automatic game updates ⓘ big picture mode ⓘ broadcasting ⓘ cloud saves ⓘ community forums ⓘ controller support configuration ⓘ curator system ⓘ digital game store ⓘ downloadable content distribution ⓘ early access program ⓘ family sharing ⓘ friends list ⓘ game gifting ⓘ in-game overlay ⓘ marketplace ⓘ mod distribution ⓘ remote play ⓘ text chat ⓘ trading cards ⓘ user reviews ⓘ voice chat ⓘ wishlists ⓘ workshop ⓘ |
| hasRegionalPricing | yes ⓘ |
| hasUserGeneratedContent |
artwork
ⓘ
guides ⓘ mods ⓘ reviews ⓘ workshop items ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Valve Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Valve
|
| owner |
Valve Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Valve
|
| platformType | PC gaming platform ⓘ |
| primaryFocus |
digital rights management
ⓘ
multiplayer gaming ⓘ social networking ⓘ video game distribution ⓘ |
| providesAPI |
Steamworks
ⓘ
linked to:
Steam
|
| publisher |
Valve Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Valve
|
| requires | internet connection for online features ⓘ |
| Steamworks | game developer tools and services ⓘ |
| supportsAuthentication |
Steam Guard
ⓘ
linked to:
Steam
two-factor authentication ⓘ |
| supportsBusinessModel |
free-to-play games
ⓘ
paid games ⓘ subscription-based games ⓘ |
| supportsContentType |
PC games
ⓘ
VR games ⓘ downloadable content ⓘ software applications ⓘ soundtracks ⓘ |
| supportsCurrency | multiple currencies ⓘ |
| supportsDevelopers |
revenue sharing model
ⓘ
self-publishing ⓘ |
| supportsLanguage | multiple languages ⓘ |
| supportsMultiplayer |
dedicated servers (via games)
ⓘ
matchmaking ⓘ online multiplayer ⓘ |
| supportsOperatingSystem |
Linux
ⓘ
Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| supportsPaymentMethod |
PayPal
ⓘ
credit cards ⓘ regional payment methods ⓘ |
| targetPlatform | personal computers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Steam Description of subject: Steam is a leading digital distribution platform and community hub for PC gaming, developed by Valve Corporation.
Referenced by (42)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Steam
linked to: Steam
linked to: Steam
linked to: Steam
linked to: Steam
linked to: Steam
linked to: Steam
linked to: Steam
linked to: Steam
linked to: Steam
linked to: Steam
linked to: Steam
linked to: Steam