Currently can only be 1 item and it must be set to [b]1[/b]![/td][/tr] [tr][td][b]unArrayGenerateLength[/b][/td][td][apitype]steam_api::uint32[/apitype][/td][td]The number of items in [code-inline]pArrayGenerate[/code-inline] and [code-inline]punArrayGenerateQuantity[/code-inline]. …

The API currently takes an array of items to generate but at this time the size of that array must be 1 and the quantity of the new item must be 1. Any items that can be granted MUST have an exchange attribute in their itemdef. The exchange attribute specifies a set of recipes that are valid exchanges for this item. …

Customer expectations can be set any number of ways—through the marketing on the product page itself, through gameplay videos or stills, and through pre-release copies sent to press, etc. …

Only reviews posted from an account that has purchased on Steam and played the game will count toward the review score for that game. [b]Q. Can customers write a negative review?[/b] A. Yes. Customers can leave a negative or positive review for any reason. If customers are unhappy with the product, or don't believe that it is delivering on what it promises, they may use the review to tell other customers why they do not recommend it. …

Check out the [doclink=sdk/uploading]SteamPipe Documentation[/doclink] for details. Note that after your app releases to customers, your customers will be receiving the build marked as the Default build. In order to test your update, you should upload the new build using Steampipe, then set that build on a test branch with a password to test before moving it to the default branch. …

This will allow your update information to appear accessible from the 'downloads' panel in the Steam client and to any customer that is following your game (which they can do from your community hub or store page), on your store page, and within the Steam library. …

[section]Features[/section] SteamVR lets users manage several areas of their VR experience, including: [list] [*]Room Setup - Define your play area [*]Device Status and Management - Update Firmware, Pair new devices, change audio settings, mirroring, and customize features like [url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/250820/announcements/detail/1705071932992003492]Motion Smoothing[/url] [/list] [subsection]System Report[/subsection] System Reports are a useful tool when troubleshooting your hardware, and you may need to generate one for customer support. …

Developers can create custom items that will drop to players to be used as decoration in SteamVR Home environments. Currently SteamVR Collectibles need to be manually imported by Valve. …

Steam no longer supports Google Analytics. On July 1 2023, Google replaced their third-party traffic reporting system (Universal Analytics) with their own, called Google Analytics 4 (GA4). Over time, we've come to realize that Google's tracking solutions don't align well with our approach to customer privacy, and the migration to GA4 felt like the right time to end our support and focus instead on building the most useful parts of aggregated reporting into Steam itself. …

This will allow customers to click the asset to view the full-size image with greater detail. [*]Try to avoid making specific promises unless you are confident that you can deliver, regardless of sales performance or player feedback. When it comes to discussing your plans for future updates, it's better to err on the side of making less concrete promises instead of making promises that you have to go back and change (perhaps several times). [*]Roadmaps are useful to customers regardless of where you are in the development cycle (Early Access, fully released, older catalog). As long as you are still working on improving your game, customers find this level of information valuable. [*]While it's suggested that you use an image to convey your roadmap to your customers, it's not strictly required. …

[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][doclink=marketing/tradingcards]Steam Community Items[/doclink][/td] [td]Steam Trading Cards are collectible cards users get by playing games on Steam. By collecting the entire set of cards, users earn items that help them customize their profile and show off gameplay.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][doclink=marketing/widget]Store Widget[/doclink][/td] [td]For any game with a visible purchase option in the Steam store, you can create a widget with information about your product, current price, any discounts, and a purchase button to help you promote and display your title anywhere.…

[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][doclink=marketing/wishlist]Wishlists[/doclink][/td] [td]Email notifications may be sent to customers based on a variety of trigger actions related to your game, software, or video on Steam. These triggers may change in the future, but this is a description of current set of features.…

The information provided here will determine how your game appears relative to each customer's preferences. Because mature content such as depictions of violence and sex can be sensitive in nature, it is important that you make honest and accurate disclosures. …

Through the content survey and our own pre-release review, Valve attempts to meet three goals regarding Adult Only Sexual Content: enforce legal limits, respect game makers' creative freedom, and fulfill the expectations of customers. Having Live-Generated AI Adult Only Sexual Content during gameplay could affect our ability to meet these goals. The legal and customer risks are substantial enough that we don't want to ship Live-Generated AI Adult Only Sexual Content at this time. …

Try again with a buffer of at least N bytes. [/list] [subsection=SetConnectionUserData]SetConnectionUserData[/subsection] [code=cpp]bool SetConnectionUserData( HSteamNetConnection hPeer, int64 nUserData );[/code] Set connection user data. …

[subsection=GetConnectionUserData]GetConnectionUserData[/subsection] [code=cpp]int64 GetConnectionUserData( HSteamNetConnection hPeer );[/code] Fetch connection user data. Returns -1 if handle is invalid or if you haven't set any userdata on the connection. [subsection=SetConnectionName]SetConnectionName[/subsection] [code=cpp]void SetConnectionName( HSteamNetConnection hPeer, const char *pszName );[/code] Set a name for the connection, used mostly for debugging [subsection=GetConnectionName]GetConnectionName[/subsection] [code=cpp]bool GetConnectionName( HSteamNetConnection hPeer, char *pszName, int nMaxLen );[/code] Fetch connection name into your buffer, which is at least nMaxLen bytes. …

Set the install directory on the [b]General[/b] section under the [b]Installation[/b] drop-down for your application's Steamworks Settings. [docimg=set_install_dir.png]set_install_dir.png[/docimg] [section=os_depots]Operating System Depots[/section] If your app supports multiple platforms, you should use separate depots to store the platform specific content. …

Ensure that: [list] [*]The store page for your game is published and visible to customers. [*]The game you're attempting to register has not been in a previous Next Fest. [*]The release date of your game is not set to a date before the start of Next Fest. …

Steam generates a game's micro trailer based on the first video visible in its Store Page. It does this by taking six 1-second clips from various points in the video and stitching them together. It is not possible to customize microtrailers. [section=contact]Have More Questions?…

[subsection]Invitation Process[/subsection] From the resulting list of eligible games, we will send email invitations to the developers associated with each game. This invitation will go out to Steamworks users who have set "Receive Steamworks communications" permission for eligible games. Reference the [doclink=#faq]Frequently Asked Questions[/doclink] below to ensure your communication preferences are set to permit these communications, or for details on how to access key information if opted out. …

You can edit per user here: https://partner.steamgames.com/pub/users/ Note that accounts with this permission setting must also have completed or must newly complete the additional confirmation request sent via email authentication in order to fully enable permission. …

Be prepared to fail a lot—practice in small increments. [*][b]Publish Your [doclink=store/coming_soon]Coming Soon Page[/doclink] as soon as possible[/b] - As soon as you begin talking about your game publicly, you should launch your Coming Soon page to start collecting feedback and let customers [doclink=marketing/wishlist]Wishlist[/doclink] your game. [*][b]Add features and tools that make sense for your game and your customers[/b] – There are many features that are available for you to use on Steamworks, but it may not be valuable for you to implement all of them to your game. Figure out what features are valuable for your goals and your customers. [*][b]Launch day is the starting line not the finish line[/b] – It's very likely that the game you launch on launch day is not the best it can be. …

The best communication is to change your product, as it reaches all your customers and generates the best feedback. [*] Don't argue with your fans. Some customers will try to engage developers in arguments. There's no way you can win. [*] Let customers express their unhappiness. Don't censor; customers know when that's happening. Focus on your product rather than getting worked up over negative comments. …

The front page will refresh the options regularly throughout the sale to display fresh games for customers who are browsing often. The goal is to get every featured title a chance to maximize their visibility for the entirety of the sale, and not just a 24-hour period (which is what the featuring used to be) and to make it easy for customers to find the great games and great deals. …

However, if your 30-day Price Introduction Cooldown ends during a seasonal sale, you could choose to join the sale already in progress by manually entering a custom discount once your cooldown ends (i.e., 30 days or more from your release date or price increase). In any case, there are always future opportunities to put your game on discount, so you shouldn't feel pressured to change your release date or pricing updates for the sake of a seasonal sale event. …

[docimg=short_description_example2.jpg]short_description_example2.jpg[/docimg] [subsection]Short Description Best Practices[/subsection] [list] [*][b]Focus on Your Product's Unique Value Proposition[/b] - There are a million things to say about any game, but the short description will need to quickly convey why a customer would want to learn more about [i]this[/i] game in particular. What sets it apart from other games? It's often a good idea to mention the game genre. [*] [b]Save the Details for Later[/b] - The short description is generally not the best place to describe your game's full feature list or its narrative story arc. …

[/callout] [section]Rules for Store Page Descriptions[/section] Your Store Page descriptions should stay focused on your product and why a potential customer should consider it as their next game purchase. To help maintain this focus, and to minimize clutter across the Store, we maintain the following set of rules for Store Page descriptions: [list] [*][b]No links [/b] - You cannot use your store page descriptions or graphical assets to promote or link to other websites. …

Note that game settings often have this same settings, so you need to ensure they don't cancel each other out.[/td][/tr] [/table] [subsection]Additional Settings[/subsection] [table] [tr][th]Name[/th][th]Values[/th][th]Description[/th][/tr] [tr][td]Sensitivity Vertical Scale[/td][td]0.0-1.0[/td][td]Vertical Sensitivity determines how much vertical movement occurs relative to horizontal movement. …

It's the next best option to the real thing for providing an emulated 1:1 response. [callout=green][b]NOTE:[/b] Since this mode is seen by the game as a joystick, the sensitivity response is limited by the game's gamepad sensitivity settings. …

In either case, once you're game's been invited, here are the next steps involved:[list] [subsection]1. Decide if You Want to Participate[/subsection] Events come in many shapes and sizes. Some only exist on Steam but others have a much larger presence, for example via an award show, a convention hall, or a global broadcast. …

If interested, you may set up your own discount event that includes some or all of the dates of the event, or, for your convenience, the event organizer may be able to share a (purely optional) custom discount event that will appear directly in your Discount Management Tool. …

[h3]Welcome to the Steam PC Café Program[/h3] In the following documentation, you will now be able to choose between our two operational models and follow the instructions to get everything set up. If you've came here by accident and are looking for additional information about the program, please click [url=https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/sitelicense]here[/url] to get to the program's info page. …

They can also play the games they already own on their personal Steam account; this will not affect the game licenses in your license pool. You and your customers will benefit from the following: [list][*]Easy game management using a shared pool of licenses all purchased with your Steam master account. [*]Commercial license discounts and bulk purchase option. [*]If you have multiple locations these licenses can be shared across all of your locations. [*]The PC Café Server can also act as a local content cache to minimize Internet bandwidth usage. [*]Gather and view usage stats on how your customers are using Steam in your business. …

[subsection]Situation[/subsection] You've got a released game with customers already playing it and you need to rename your exe. [subsection]Solution[/subsection] The order of operations can matter here, as setting a build live doesn’t go through the publish process but changing the launch options does. …

Assuming that there’s a build update associated with the change, we recommend setting the build live and then immediately publishing the app admin settings with the launch option change. …