STEAM* Charge (What It Is + Is It Legit?)

Steam uses the truncated descriptor "STEAM*" on bank statements because Valve Corporation, the company behind the Steam platform, processes payments through its own billing infrastructure under the Steam brand rather than under the parent company name "Valve." The asterisk following "STEAM" is a standard formatting convention used by payment processors to separate the merchant identifier from additional transaction detail such as a game title or order number, which may be cut off depending on your bank's character display limit. If you recently purchased a game, downloadable content, or added funds to your Steam Wallet, this is almost certainly the charge you are seeing.

No, this is a legitimate charge from Steam. However, if you did not authorize this charge or cancelled your subscription, you may be eligible for a refund.

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