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132 MILLION

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1 TRILLION

Daily Impressions


34.3 MILLION

Players Online


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BOOST YOUR MARKETING POWER

Endless opportunities to get noticed by potential players
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ENHANCE PLAYER EXPERIENCE

Player-centric features that increase engagement and satisfaction
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IMPLEMENT GAMEPLAY FEATURES

Tried and tested frameworks to help you add standard - advanced features to your
game with ease
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REACH A GLOBAL AUDIENCE


WITH OVER 132 MILLION MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS ACROSS 249 COUNTRIES, STEAM GIVES YOU
ACCESS TO A WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY OF PLAYERS—AND IT'S GROWING ALL THE TIME.

80+ Payment Methods

We've researched and seamlessly integrated the top ways players spend money in
different countries around the world.

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Pricing in 35+ currencies

Localized currencies make purchases easier for customers. We have built-in
support to help you configure prices correctly for each region.

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Distribution network and servers

With over 400 distributed servers worldwide and 1TB fiber backbone, Steam can
quickly get your game to players anywhere in the world.

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28 Supported Languages

The Steam client has been optimized to support 28 core languages, making it
easier and more enjoyable for global users to purchase games on Steam.

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Easy sign up and distribution

Submitting your game to Steam is easy. Fill out some digital paperwork, pay a
small per-app fee, and you're ready to upload!

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MANAGE YOUR GAME'S BUSINESS


STEAMWORKS MAKES YOUR LAUNCH AND MANAGEMENT PROCESSES AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE,
ALLOWING YOU TO FOCUS ON YOUR GAME.

Real-time sales data

Real-time reports of your sales, player counts, and wishlist, all broken down by
region–letting you work smarter.

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Steam Playtest

Easily control access to a separate game build for early testing and feedback
from players.

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Conversion Tracking

Track the effectiveness of your own marketing campaigns via built-in UTM
Analytics

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Fraud prevention

You and your players are safer with Steam's automated handling of fraudulent
purchases, including revoking content and preventing future abuse.

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Piracy/DRM options

Use Steam's DRM (Digital Rights Management) tools to reduce piracy of your game,
implement your own, or leave it out. The choice is yours.

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Steam keys

Get your game to customers any way you can imagine. Use Steam keys to sell your
game at retail, run discounts and bundle offers, or run betas.

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Coming Soon pages

Build excitement for your upcoming game by launching your store page as soon as
you've got something to show your potential customers.

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Automated build processes

Make Steam an automated part of your normal build process to deploy your latest
build to Steam servers for internal beta testing and easy public release.

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Custom Store page Content

Put your game in its best possible light with full control over the content and
images on your product's store page.

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Update whenever you want

Release updates whenever and as often as needed, with tools to help you easily
announce and distribute updates to your players.

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Fast Networking

Use Valve's network backbone to route your network traffic for increased
stability, speed, and resilience.

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BOOST YOUR MARKETING POWER


TAKE ADVANTAGE OF STEAM'S 1 TRILLION IMPRESSIONS A DAY, USING AN ARRAY OF UNIQUE
MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES BUILT DIRECTLY INTO THE PLATFORM.

Wishlists

Players who wishlist your game will be notified when the game gets a release or
a discount—and you'll get data on how many players are interested.

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Steam Early Access

Let your community experience your game while it's still under development—and
safely set player expectations with direct player feedback.

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Discounts and sale events

Participate in regular Steam sales events open to all developers, or run your
own discounts according to your marketing needs.

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Events & Announcements

Keep in contact with your community using built-in tools, so your players are
always up to date on your latest events, activities, and features.

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Game bundles

Bundle your game with its DLC or soundtrack, or create a bundle of your entire
catalog. Or collaborate with other devs to create themed bundles.

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Feature Broadcasts

Engage with your game's supporters by featuring streamers directly on your Steam
page, offering potential buyers a preview of gameplay and community.

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Community hub

Fans can congregate in your Community Hub, a built-in home for discussion and
news—and they can create content that improves your game.

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Forums

Your community hub has an automatically created forum where fans and potential
buyers can discuss your game. No need to set one up yourself.

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Curator Connect

Get your game in front of the right influencers and Steam Curators to the
largest possible audience of potential customers.

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Reviews

Games on Steam are reviewed by the people who matter most: the people who play
them.

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Chat with friends

Friends lists and a redesigned chat system keep players engaged with Steam—and
offer yet another way for potential customers to discover your game.

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Game soundtracks

Sell your game soundtrack for fans to enjoy anywhere.

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ENHANCE PLAYER EXPERIENCE


STEAM'S UNIQUE SET OF SERVICES GOES BEYOND THE STANDARD PRODUCT OFFERING OF PC
GAME LAUNCHERS, INCREASING CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT AND SATISFACTION.

Steam overlay

An in-game interface that allows your players to access a variety of community
features—like user-made guides, Steam chat, achievement progress, and more.

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Instant Screenshots

Players can easily share their favorite moments in your game with their friends
and the wider Steam community.

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User-created guides

Fans can publish guides to deepen and improve the experience for
others—highlighting interesting moments, explaining complex economies, or
solving puzzles.

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Live streams

Stream your game live right to your store page to promote events, offer a window
into game development, or simply engage with your community.

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Cloud saves

Steam Cloud can automatically store save files on our servers—so players can
resume their game no matter where they are.

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Profile customization

Add Point Shop Items for players to customize their Steam Profile with stickers,
avatars, backgrounds, and other items featuring artwork from your game.

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Remote Play

Automatically extend players' Steam gaming experience to phones, tablets or TVs
using Steam Remote Play.

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Remote Play Together

Automatically turn your shared screen or split screen multiplayer game into an
online multiplayer game.

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GAMEPLAY FEATURES


WE'VE BUILT THE GROUNDWORK FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF GAMEPLAY FEATURES SO YOU DON'T
HAVE TO. ADDING THEM TO YOUR GAME IS SIMPLE WITH THE STEAMWORKS API.
PLEASE REFER TO THE FEATURE DOCUMENTATION FOR MORE DETAILS.


BASIC FEATURES

Games of most genres will benefit from these features, which address basic
needs. Steamworks API integration is required, but fairly easy to implement.

Achievements

Players expect in-game achievements. Use them to reward dedicated fans, mark
special events, and encourage particular activities.

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Game Statistics

Analyze in-game behavior to let players track their own progress and compare it
to other players.

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Leaderboards

Rank player progress and skill globally and among their friends—with dozens,
hundreds, or thousands of individual leaderboards.

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Game servers

Create and host dedicated servers yourself or allow your community to host them.

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Game notifications

Automatically notify players who are waiting to take a turn or join a
multiplayer match when they've got to get back to the game.

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OpenID

Safely connect to Steam via OpenID for a range of useful services that you can
utilize on your website or in-game.

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Steam Voice

Enable voice chats and voice commands directly inside your game, without the
need for third-party software.

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Rich presence

Steam users can see a richer depiction of what their friends are doing in your
game, making for a more enticing call to action.

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DDoS Protection

Our networking backbone authenticates users and limits attackers' ability to
disrupt your multiplayer servers.

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ADVANCED FEATURES

Deepen the functionality of your game with these high-value features, which
require more effort to implement but will pay dividends.

Steam Workshop

Integrate player-created content into your game. You control how mods interact
with your game, while Steam handles the hosting, tracking, updates, and payment
process.

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Steam Input

Configure your in-game actions with Steam Input to enable players to easily use
a variety of popular control devices and customize inputs to their liking.

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CONTROLLER GAMING ON PC

A deep dive into controller usage on Steam and the benefits of optimizing.

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Inventory Service

We've solved the hard back-end problems to enable you to get a complex
persistent player inventory up and running faster.

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Microtransactions

Process in-game transactions simply, safely, and hassle-free, with Steam
microtransaction services built on our strong e-commerce platform supporting 80
payment methods across 39 currencies.

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Matchmaking and lobbies

Take advantage of Steam matchmaking and multiplayer lobbies, so you can focus on
your gameplay. Our system lets players create, search, share, and join lobbies
as desired, and supports skill-based matchmaking.

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STEAMWORKS DOCUMENTATION

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implementation guides, please see the Steamworks documentation.

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