Welcome to Steam Direct! This new submission path is designed to provide a streamlined, transparent, and affordable route for new game developers from anywhere in the world to bring games to Steam.
Below describes the steps necessary for becoming a part of the Steamworks Developer Program to distribute your game, VR experience, or video through Steam. For common questions about this process and more details about releasing on Steam, please see the
Getting Started documentation.
Betalingsinformatie
We'll need accurate bank information, such as routing number, bank account number, and bank address so we know where to send payments from sales of your application.
Opmerking: De naam van de rekeninghouder van je bankrekening moet overeenkomen met de naam van je wettelijke identificatie zoals hierboven beschreven. Als je je inschrijft als bedrijf en nog geen bankrekening voor dat bedrijf hebt geopend, moet je er eerst een openen voordat je kunt doorgaan.
Tax information
You’ll be directed through a brief tax questionnaire to determine your tax status and withholding rate. The information you need in order to complete the questionnaire will depend on whether you are signing up as an individual or as a company, and where you or your company is located. US citizens and corporations will need information similar to that found on
form W-9. Citizens and corporations in a
country with US tax treaty status will need information similar to that found on
form W-8BEN.
All required information is necessary to get you set up in Steamworks. Click
here for more details on tax withholding.
Indieningskosten
In order to get fully set up, you will need to pay a $100.00 fee for each product you wish to distribute on Steam. You can pay this fee with any payment method supported by Steam in your region, except methods that use the Steam Wallet.
This fee is not refundable, but will be recoupable in the payment made after your product has at least $1,000.00 Adjusted Gross Revenue for Steam Store and in-app purchases. Payment of revenue from sales and repayment of fee may be withheld if deposit payment is charged-back, refunded, or otherwise identified as fraudulent.
We have a few guidelines about the content that can be distributed via Steam. Please keep these guidelines in mind when choosing whether to proceed with distribution.
Wat je niet moet publiceren op Steam:
- Inhoud voor volwassen die niet is voorzien van de juiste leeftijdsclassificering
- Smadelijke of lasterlijke beweringen
- Inhoud waarvan je de rechten niet bezit
- Inhoud die inbreuk maakt op de wet in rechtsgebieden waar deze beschikbaar zal zijn
- Inhoud die op enige wijze kinderen uitbuit
- Toepassingen die ongewenste of schadelijke wijzigingen op computers van klanten aanbrengen, zoals malware of virussen
- Toepassingen die op frauduleuze wijze proberen om gevoelige gegevens te verzamelen, zoals aanmeldgegevens voor Steam of financiële gegevens (bijvoorbeeld creditcardgegevens)
Geaccepteerde soorten inhoud
We are currently accepting the following types of content: Games and VR Experiences. Non-game software is not currently accepted through Steam Direct. If you have a non-game software that you wish to bring to Steam, please see
Distributing Non-Game Software.