Valve is expanding into non-gaming software taking on rivals like Amazon and Microsoft.
Valve initially disclosed its plans that it might be introducing the non-gaming section of Steam in August, where it said that the titles will be available from Sept. 5, said PC Magazine.
"The 40 million gamers frequenting Steam are interested in more than playing games," Valve's Mark Richardson said in August. "They have told us they would like to have more of their software on Steam, so this expansion is in response to those customer requests."
Now, Valve has a slow rollout offering users GameMaker: Studio, 3D-Coat, ArtRage Studio Pro, 3DMark Vantage, 3DMark 11, CameraBag 2 and Source Filmmaker. The company is also discounting the price by 10 percent celebrating this launch. There are two free releases, The GameMaker: Studio and Source Filmmaker.
The non-Valve software that is put up on Valve will be only available for Windows-based PCs, said Endgadget.
All the developers can submit their software via Steam Greenlight, where users can vote on what titles they want.
The software titles that are offered through Steam make use of the popular Steamworks features with easy installation, automatic updating and usage of personal Steam Cloud that will save space and work can be accessed from anywhere.
A Linux version of Steam is being built by Valve the company said in July. "Left 4 Dead 2" will be the first game on the Linux platform. Valve and Amazon compete with each other by offering discounts and offers in their promotions.
Gabe Newell, Valve Co-founder and Managing Director, criticized Microsoft in July saying that the new OS, Windows 8, will be "a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space."
