Steam has made an art.

I'm not too huge on defining "art" so don't hate me for talking about this... I mean, I got the report from /v/.

Steam, Valve's video game downloading service (the same one you use to download content for Half-Life2 and Team Fortress 2), has a new game on the menu... well, it's not really a game, per say. More like an interactive "painting" than a game. Or an interactive Sundance short.

According to the Steam page, "The Graveyard is a very short computer game. You play an old lady who visits a graveyard. You walk around, sit on a bench and listen to a song... The full version of the game is exactly the same as the trial, except, every time you play she may die."

It's nice that Valve and video gaming in general is trying to go for "something more," but for about the same price, you can get iPhone game downloads or even something for your virtual console on various current-gen systems. And given the choice between watching an old woman die and playing Megaman 9, I think the choice is obvious.

The download is $4.99 through Steam if you want to give it a try. If you have $5 to spare and are willing to give a thumbs up to possible future projects of the same sort, give it a try. I'm sure you've wasted more on lesser experiences.