My Steam Games from 2004 to Present

[Zepher]

I just glanced at my Steam library from 2004 and these are what I had back then,

And this is what I have in there today,

There are quite a few games I haven't even tried yet in my list, just bought them on sale or came in a bundle, one of these days I'll install them and give them a shot,

 

[LeviathanZERO]

What is Codename Gordon?
Never heard of that before.

 

[Zepher]

What is Codename Gordon?
Never heard of that before.

I can't remember, and it's not in my current library.

not sure when it was removed but it was still in my library in 2007,

 

[Zepher]

Here is some info,

Removal from Steam

The game was taken off of the Steam Store because of issues with the website banner built into the game. The original developers (due to their bankruptcy) allowed the domain to expire, and it was purchased for advertising use. This led to the site containing links to pornographic content and viruses.[3] The game is still obtainable through Steam through the obscure method of entering steam://install/92 in a web browser's address field after installing the Steam client.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codename:_Gordon

I just installed it using the method listed above.

 

[chenw]

Codename Gordon is a platformer involving Gordon Freeman IIRC.

Until 4 years ago or so, my steam account only had Orange box in it. I initially had HL2 only on it, then Orange box things.

Then I decided I want to play the DLC's on Fallout 3, so I bought GoTY version on steam.

Went downhill from there...

 

[LeviathanZERO]

Wow, interesting. Don't remember any of that at all.

 

[hity645]

Man I miss the old interface.

 

[styckx]

Man I miss the old interface.

This. The days where Steam cut right to the point

Quality games
Simple but effective interface
No bullshit

Now it's just a giant ad for Early Access and indie titles with little to no quality control about the shit they dump out. Then add in all the other Steam client fluff. It's just unbearable to even look at the store page.

 

[Dion]

This. The days where Steam cut right to the point

Quality games
Simple but effective interface
No bullshit

Now it's just a giant ad for Early Access and indie titles with little to no quality control about the shit they dump out. Then add in all the other Steam client fluff. It's just unbearable to even look at the store page.

Yup.. It's sad when Origin has become better then steam

 

[horrorshow]

This. The days where Steam cut right to the point

Quality games
Simple but effective interface
No bullshit

Now it's just a giant ad for Early Access and indie titles with little to no quality control about the shit they dump out. Then add in all the other Steam client fluff. It's just unbearable to even look at the store page.

Truth.

 

[LeninGHOLA]

Origin isn't better than Steam by any metric, other than the underdog metric. Hell, I even like uPlay more.

Anyway, moving on to a second set of absolute facts, I've added over 200 games to Steam since 2004.

 

[KickAssCop]

Have about 570 games on steam. Touched about 40% of them. Finished about 30% of them. Also have about 25 on uplay, about 30 on origin, about 15 on GMG, maybe 5-6 on D2D, and crap. Built all this library starting 2009 when I went legit with games.

About 30-40% are indie crap that I got for supporting a good cause for dirt cheap or shit I picked up on steam sales. I have since stopped purchasing humble bundles or indie games completely. Stopped buying on steam sales. Buy cheap from cd key sites where I have guaranteed game protection. Also only purchase top titles and have culled the spending significantly. This year I don't think I will go beyond 15-20 games purchased in total (across 3 platforms) compared to usual 60-70 that I was averaging.

 

[piscian18]

This. The days where Steam cut right to the point

Quality games
Simple but effective interface
No bullshit

Now it's just a giant ad for Early Access and indie titles with little to no quality control about the shit they dump out. Then add in all the other Steam client fluff. It's just unbearable to even look at the store page.

More so for me in the Store front all it ever shows me anymore is awful early access crap or shit like Warz Ive already posted thumbs down reviews of. Ive already missed a couple releases I would have been interested in because steam seems to think all Im into is early access junk. I honestly hate the steam library interface now too.

 

[yourgrandma]

Yup.. It's sad when Origin has become better then steam

HAHAHAHAHA

Literally the only thing i miss from he old interface was the servers button. You can get the exact same interface with small mode in the OP though.

 

[DPI]

Yup.. It's sad when Origin has become better then steam

Steam Workshop, Big Picture, Library Sharing, In-Home Streaming, Community features/trading, and soon controller and VR headset say hi.

Origin is a game downloader, and that's really it. But it does have better customer service than Steam - I'll give it that. You can actually live chat someone, even if its some dude sitting in india. And because they're desperate to make inroads, will allow people to abuse the return system after marathoning a game for 23 hours; like a fat chick returning an empty cheesecake box to the store and insisting she "didn't like it" (true story).

 

[M76]

Steam Workshop, Big Picture, Library Sharing, In-Home Streaming, Community features/trading, and soon controller and VR headset say hi.

Apart from steam workshop the rest is meaningless crap to me.
I accidentally clicked on big picture when it was first introduced and I started panicking right away as I couldn't find a way back to the normal interface.

Library sharing is useless as only one person can use it at a time anyway. Instead I install the game my family members want, then switch steam to offline mode, and they can play anytime without affecting me at all.

In-Home streaming is the stupidest thing. If I want to play a game I'll install it, instead of turning on the machine in the other room and try to stream it over the network from there. Crippling the network, so noone else can do anything over it, having two computers on instead of one. And the icing on the cake the lag. It's sooo good really.

If I want community features I start skype, or go to a forum.

Controller? Controller? We don't need no stinking controllers!

VR is still way too inconvenient to use. I'll have no cumbersome gadget attached to my head that's for sure. I don't even use headphones because they irritate me too much.

 

[EvanH]

Now it's just a giant ad for Early Access and indie titles with little to no quality control about the shit they dump out. Then add in all the other Steam client fluff. It's just unbearable to even look at the store page.

The store page is still an ugly bloated mess, but you can now customize various sections of the Steam store page so it no longer shows early access games, DLC, and other things you're not interested in.

 

[Carouselambra]

Did you just happen to have a screenshot of your games list from 2004 or is there a way back machine we can all use?

 

[Leonardo Leonardo]

Have about 570 games on steam. Touched about 40% of them. Finished about 30% of them. Also have about 25 on uplay, about 30 on origin, about 15 on GMG, maybe 5-6 on D2D, and crap. Built all this library starting 2009 when I went legit with games.

About 30-40% are indie crap that I got for supporting a good cause for dirt cheap or shit I picked up on steam sales. I have since stopped purchasing humble bundles or indie games completely. Stopped buying on steam sales. Buy cheap from cd key sites where I have guaranteed game protection. Also only purchase top titles and have culled the spending significantly. This year I don't think I will go beyond 15-20 games purchased in total (across 3 platforms) compared to usual 60-70 that I was averaging.

I'm guessing you stopped buying into humble bundles and indie games because they have consistently turned out to be garbage money grabs disguised as something altruistic?

 

[Flogger23m]

Have about 570 games on steam. Touched about 40% of them. Finished about 30% of them. Also have about 25 on uplay, about 30 on origin, about 15 on GMG, maybe 5-6 on D2D, and crap. Built all this library starting 2009 when I went legit with games.

About 30-40% are indie crap that I got for supporting a good cause for dirt cheap or shit I picked up on steam sales. I have since stopped purchasing humble bundles or indie games completely. Stopped buying on steam sales. Buy cheap from cd key sites where I have guaranteed game protection. Also only purchase top titles and have culled the spending significantly. This year I don't think I will go beyond 15-20 games purchased in total (across 3 platforms) compared to usual 60-70 that I was averaging.

... or, just wait until the big name games you want are $5-10 on proper websites. It will be a year or so by then and hopefully you would have made progress in your back log.

 

[Flogger23m]

Steam Workshop, Big Picture, Library Sharing, In-Home Streaming, Community features/trading, and soon controller and VR headset say hi.

Origin is a game downloader, and that's really it. But it does have better customer service than Steam - I'll give it that. You can actually live chat someone, even if its some dude sitting in india. And because they're desperate to make inroads, will allow people to abuse the return system after marathoning a game for 23 hours; like a fat chick returning an empty cheesecake box to the store and insisting she "didn't like it" (true story).

A lot of the stuff you mentioned isn't limited to the Steam program. You can use the hardware (or at least similar) on Origin based games. Hell, aside from strapping a screen to your face, head tracking in games has existed since the early 2000s. I really don't think I need VR to navigate my game library. Library Sharing as mentioned isn't that practical because I can't use my games if someone else is. Though in some instances it can be nice. Especially if you have family members in different time zones. But again, you can essentially do that with Origin (and how people used/still do it on Steam).

Steam Workshop sucks aside from the auto updating feature. It is more convenient to use traditional websites to both upload and download your mods. I would certainly like to see them improve the experience with this feature though because it does have potential. Likewise they can improve the Steam Cloud feature and allow it to be better tailored to each game which I won't go into. Again, a lot of potential here for more complex games.

Community features though? They should remove most of that crap. If I wanted to mingle on Facebook I would create an account there. And the trading ruins a lot of their games (like CS GO) and promotes lazy social media games catered to the lowest form of gamers. IMO the "curators" and other nonsense is a negative compared to Origin.

The main advantages of Origin are the download speeds and customer service. Valve really needs to up their download speeds.

 

[DPI]

A lot of the stuff you mentioned isn't limited to the Steam program. You can use the hardware (or at least similar) on Origin based games. Hell, aside from strapping a screen to your face, head tracking in games has existed since the early 2000s. I really don't think I need VR to navigate my game library. Library Sharing as mentioned isn't that practical because I can't use my games if someone else is. Though in some instances it can be nice. Especially if you have family members in different time zones. But again, you can essentially do that with Origin (and how people used/still do it on Steam).

Steam Workshop sucks aside from the auto updating feature. It is more convenient to use traditional websites to both upload and download your mods. I would certainly like to see them improve the experience with this feature though because it does have potential. Likewise they can improve the Steam Cloud feature and allow it to be better tailored to each game which I won't go into. Again, a lot of potential here for more complex games.

Community features though? They should remove most of that crap. If I wanted to mingle on Facebook I would create an account there. And the trading ruins a lot of their games (like CS GO) and promotes lazy social media games catered to the lowest form of gamers. IMO the "curators" and other nonsense is a negative compared to Origin.

The main advantages of Origin are the download speeds and customer service. Valve really needs to up their download speeds.

The extra features Steam offers over Origin aren't really a debate. The fact is that they exist, a lot of people find value in them, and they are features Origin does not offer in any similar way. Your personal opinions of their usefulness are irrelevant. Your personal opinions about trading or the workshop are irrelevant. That these extra features don't conform to your personal hierarchy of needs is irrelevant.

As for download speeds, subjective. Because if the "Steam downloads slower than Origin" mantra were universally true then I wouldn't see Steam downloads consistently saturate my 200Mb/s connection.

 

[LeviathanZERO]

A lot of the stuff you mentioned isn't limited to the Steam program. You can use the hardware (or at least similar) on Origin based games. Hell, aside from strapping a screen to your face, head tracking in games has existed since the early 2000s. I really don't think I need VR to navigate my game library. Library Sharing as mentioned isn't that practical because I can't use my games if someone else is. Though in some instances it can be nice. Especially if you have family members in different time zones. But again, you can essentially do that with Origin (and how people used/still do it on Steam).

Steam Workshop sucks aside from the auto updating feature. It is more convenient to use traditional websites to both upload and download your mods. I would certainly like to see them improve the experience with this feature though because it does have potential. Likewise they can improve the Steam Cloud feature and allow it to be better tailored to each game which I won't go into. Again, a lot of potential here for more complex games.

Community features though? They should remove most of that crap. If I wanted to mingle on Facebook I would create an account there. And the trading ruins a lot of their games (like CS GO) and promotes lazy social media games catered to the lowest form of gamers. IMO the "curators" and other nonsense is a negative compared to Origin.

The main advantages of Origin are the download speeds and customer service. Valve really needs to up their download speeds.

Cities: Skylines is the perfect example how the steam workshop is awesome and easy for dev's to integrate into their games. Nonsense. It's a wonderful system as long as the dev is competent and uses it how they should. It has added an incredible amount of value to that game.