The Steam app is the parental command center for the PC gaming world. Its most important feature is Steam Guard—if your kid has a Steam account, you should probably have this app on your phone to act as the two-factor authenticator. It’s the difference between a secure account and one that gets emptied by a bot in five minutes.
Beyond security, it’s a mixed bag. It gives your kid a direct line to the Steam Community and the Market, both of which are wild, unmoderated spaces. If you're going to let them have the app on their own device, make sure you've already had the talk about internet scams and the stock-market vibe of digital item trading.



