I want to install steam to play games on my machine, sudo apt search steam gives me:

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steam/bionic 1:1.0.0.54+repack-5ubuntu1 i386 Valve's Steam digital software delivery system
steam-devices/bionic,bionic 1:1.0.0.54+repack-5ubuntu1 all Device support for Steam-related hardware
steam-installer/bionic,bionic 1.0.0.54+repack-5ubuntu1 all Installer for Valve's Steam digital software delivery system
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So when should one use steam and when should one use steam-installer?

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steam-installer just installs steam. The Ubuntu Software store will only show you 64bit programs if you're on a 64bit OS. So steam-installer is just a workaround to show it in Ubuntu Software since steam is 32bit

If you download the steam_latest.deb from the official website and install it (using gdebi if you like) you will end up with steam-launcher installed and a Steam ppa added.

It appears the first option of:

steam/bionic 1:1.0.0.54+repack-5ubuntu1 i386

is the 32bit version and the other is the 64bit version so pick based on your OS

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