The same benefit the web apps generally bring: \* The ability to play the game w...

slacka · on Sept 19, 2013

* The ability to play the game without installing anything

Obviously you haven't played any HTML5 games. They all make you wait to download game data. And if the Internet gods have been good to you, it won't be cleared from your localstorage next time you start it up. Steam is far better.

* The ability to play the game on other peoples computers

So can Steam.

* Cross-platform accessibility (Windows, OSX, Linux? Doesn't matter.)

10-20% of the games on Steam have Linux ports, and most of the others run fine under Wine.

So 2/3 are better on Steam and the 3rd is primarily a benefit for the developer.

Drakim · on Sept 20, 2013

Apples and Oranges are being compared here. The difference between Steam and web games is like the difference between video files and Youtube. Youtube is always of inferior quality, but it can play almost anywhere anytime. You don't need a windows machine with administrative rights.