Some things that Steam COULD bring to the table

[Extreme_One]

Originally Posted by Bryan21cag

...My biggest problem with this ... is it still bothers me that the program is not installed on my computer and there seems to be no option to do this....

Huh?

The game you purchased is on your computer. We're not yet gaming 'in the cloud'

Your game will be installed somewhere like (depending on your operating system)

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\

or


C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common

Check it out and you'll find your game files are installed locally on your PC.

This will be the reason when you bought the game you had to spend some time downloading it before it was available to play.
If you try and play a game that you have purchased through Steam but you haven't yet downloaded fully you will get a "This game is currently unavailable" error message.

You might (depending on the game you purchased) find that some of your settings are stored on Steam servers so that if ever you were to reinstall Steam or perhaps you decide to install Steam on another PC (or MAC! Again, depending on the game) you can use the same game settings you used last time you played the game.

I hope that allays your fears.

BTW a little tip; if you press the Enter key occasionally it makes it far easier for us to read your posts.