Platform creator Valve has announced that Atari, Inc. has chosen to bring a variety of games from its back catalog to Steam, including Quantic Dream adventure
Indigo Prophecy, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, and a collection of its Atari classics.
Titles rolled out in the initial update include realtime strategy
Act of War: Direct Action and
Act of War: High Treason, tactical FPS
ArmA: Combat Operations, and " the ultimate collection of the original games that inspired generations of gamers,"
Atari 80 Classics in 1.
Atari is also adding third-person stealth action game
Death to Spies, Western RTS
Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge, Quantic Dream's
Indigo Prophecy, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Platinum, and
Tycoon City: New York.
Atari says that in the coming weeks, it will also be adding
Neverwinter Nights 2, NeverWinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer, and its cult hit RPG
The Witcher.
Said Atari's online entertainment VP Nizzi Renaud, "Atari is excited to team up with Steam and deliver great games through a digital platform that our fans have asked for. We look forward to making an extensive collection of games, across many genres, available to Steam's extensive, globally-connected community."