Is Minecraft on Steam? The short answer is no. ... Markus Persson, known as Notch, and for creating a little game you might have heard of called Minecraft, addressed why Minecraft wasn't available on Steam.

Is Minecraft free in Steam?

The best part is that the new game is completely free, and is available now on Steam. The required system specs are incredibly modest, and only 300MB of space is needed.

Why is Minecraft not on Steam?

Minecraft isn't sold on Steam because the digital distribution service "limits" in-game transactions, Markus "Notch" Persson has explained. ... "Being on Steam limits a lot of what we're allowed to do with the game, and how we're allowed to talk to our users," wrote Minecraft creator Persson on his blog.