Valve
For core PC gamers and Steam platform users seeking account security, social connectivity, and remote access to their game libraries.
Steam Mobile
Snapshot
Who is Valve?
Extending the Steam PC ecosystem to mobile through essential account utilities and strategic cross-platform titles.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 4Last updated
Steam Mobile
v3.10.9
5mo ago
Publisher DNA
What defines Valve?
Publisher DNA
Primary focus
PC ecosystem companion utilities and cross-platform strategy games
Scale
indie
Target audience
Core PC gamers and Steam platform users seeking account security, social connectivity, and remote access to their game libraries.
Portfolio momentum
Released 3 updates across 4 apps in the last 6 months, maintaining a steady cadence for its core utility and gaming titles.
Portfolio
What does Valve ship?
Apps
4 apps analysed
Enter the world of Dota 2 🧙Destroy your rivals in auto chess with strategy⚔️
Lore-accurate Dota 2 universe drives initial acquisition among franchise fans
- Core auto-chess gameplay loop provides high replayability for strategy enthusiasts
- Steam account login failure prevents access to multiplayer features for many users
Completely free with no monetization barriers
- Remote Gaming Capability
- Connectivity and Lag
Remote download management reduces purchase-to-play friction
- Convenient access to game library and store discounts from mobile devices
- Persistent login failures and authentication loops preventing access to the platform
Distributed across 12 markets, strongest in Europe.
Based on 2 of 4 apps with localized market data, more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .
Americas (3)
- Brazil2 / 2
- Mexico2 / 2
- United States2 / 2
Europe (7)
- France2 / 2
- Germany2 / 2
- Italy2 / 2
- Netherlands2 / 2
- Portugal2 / 2
›+2 more europe markets
- Spain2 / 2
- Sweden2 / 2
Asia-Pacific (2)
- Japan2 / 2
- South Korea2 / 2
Core markets (2/2 apps)
User Sentiment
How do users feel about their apps?
0
Positive apps
1
Neutral / mixed
3
Negative apps
31/100
Avg sentiment score
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Who does Valve compete with?
The rivals identified
Nemeses(3)
The primary direct competitor for gaming-focused communication, offering superior group chat, voice, and community management features.
Directly mirrors the Steam Mobile utility model by serving as a companion ecosystem hub for console-based digital storefronts and account management.
This is the definitive market leader in the auto-battler genre, directly competing for the same strategic-depth audience as Dota Underlords.
Contenders(4)
A general-purpose remote desktop tool often used by power users to access PC gaming environments, though lacking game-specific optimizations.
Provides a direct streaming solution for users with AMD hardware to play their PC library on mobile devices.
As the original pioneer of the auto-battler genre, it remains a direct thematic alternative for the target's core audience.
Offers secure, decentralized group chat functionality that appeals to privacy-conscious gamers looking for an alternative to centralized platforms.
Same space(9)
While a card battler rather than an auto-battler, it competes for the same 'strategic-depth' mobile gaming time-share.
Provides the editorial and review content that drives purchasing decisions before users ever open the Steam app.
Competes for the same strategic-minded player base within the broader digital tabletop and strategy gaming category.
Acts as the primary community forum for Steam users, effectively hosting the discussions that the Steam app fails to facilitate.
A high-privacy alternative for smaller, tight-knit gaming groups that prioritize encrypted communication over feature-rich gaming integrations.
Used by professional or highly organized gaming guilds for structured, channel-based communication and project management.
Widely used by gaming communities for large-scale group coordination and file sharing due to its robust API and cross-platform syncing.
Serves as the primary discovery engine for the gaming audience, occupying the time users might otherwise spend browsing the Steam store.
The default social utility for casual gaming groups to coordinate sessions and share media, despite lacking gaming-specific integrations.
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What fed this analysis
- Apps analyzed:
- 4
- With full intel:
- 4
- With overview:
- 4
- Website scraped:
- yes
- Social presence:
- yes