Valve’s Steam video game platform lands on the Mac

Mac users have long been on the short end of the stick when it comes to using their rigs for gaming, with publishers often releasing games strictly for Windows PC.

However, video-game developer Valve hopes to change all of that by releasing its game-distribution platform, Steam, for Mac.

With a library of over 1,100 games and more than 25 million active user accounts, Steam is the most popular digital-distribution platform for games around. Sensing that there was an untapped market out there, Valve announced its intention to offer Steam to Mac users back in March. Two months later, Steam was released for Macs on May 12.

As of now, there are 64 games available for Mac users to purchase, and, for a limited time only, Mac users are able to download Valve’s award-winning puzzle game, Portal, for free. Be sure to grab it quick though, as the offer expires May 24.

Looking to load your Mac up with games? Head on over to Steam and grab the client.