Yes, Epic launcher is shit. But steams features aren't all it is praised to be either. I like some of it like the recording feature and steam link. But ANYTHING on steam involving community is absolute garbage. Guides are just meme bullshit. Discussion forums for games are filled with hate speech, points farming and incels. Screenshots is a ton of sexual stuff. Their customer service is horrific. Moderation is almost non existent. CS2 is a gambling similator filled with underaged addicts and Valve profits a ton from them.

I own a steam deck and use it everyday. But only for games because any Steam aspect involving the platform is absolute shit.

So besides games being discounted a ton, Steam is pretty shit and Valve doesn't give a shit because they rake in money while sitting on their asses.