Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has a Fortnite 'message' for Steam users: 'They're missing out on…'

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has some advice for Valve’s PC game distribution platform Steam . Speaking after his keynote at the recent Unreal Fest in Chicago, Sweeney said Steam could benefit from adopting a more open ecosystem and supporting games such as Fortnite , Riot Games titles and Genshin Impact . He also argued that the platform is missing opportunities by failing to host several of the industry's biggest games.

"They're missing out on a lot of opportunity that I think they could have if they took the more forward-looking, open view that Epic has taken, and Microsoft has taken. Steam's got a pretty sweet business—a lot of gamers love Steam—but imagine if you could have Steam on all of the platforms? What if you could have it on iPhone, what if you could have it on Android? What if they carried a lot of games?” Sweeney noted.

Sweeney added that Steam currently does not reach audiences playing Fortnite, Riot Games titles and Genshin Impact. "They have a nice thing going on on PC, but they reach what percentage of the PC audience? You know, they don't reach any of the Fortnite audience, they don't have Fortnite and Riot's games and Genshin Impact, and many of the top games in the industry on Steam,” he added.