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

What To Expect

There are a couple of steps along the path to getting your game up and ready for distribution via Steam. Here is a general overview.

Information you should have handy:

Payment information

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.

Note that the account holder name on your bank account must match the name of your legal identification described above. If you are signing up as a company and don't yet have a bank account established for your business, you will need to open one before you can proceed.

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.

Product Submission Fee

In order to get fully set up, you will need to pay a $100.00 USD 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 USD 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.