Steam Client Overlay API

[μohnytoxic™]

Hello Com,
I've seen the Steam Guide from Hashbrick about what we (the Community) suggested.
There was no point about the API so here I'll post some ideas.

Further time I started a discussion about including TeamSpeak into the Steam Overlay.
Many of you critisized it because there are other programms that are used.

I came to the idea that Steam/Valve could offer, like the Web API, an API to develop programs that are running on the Steam Overlay so you can is it online.

For example there could be TeamSpeak, Firefox, a Calculator and many others running on it.
How would that be? What do you think about this topic?

Kind Regards

[Black Blade]

Really i think it was on the Hashbrick post... i remember even suggesting it my self..

[μohnytoxic™]

No, I checked it.

[Black Blade]

Red John님이 먼저 게시:

No, I checked it.

Well there is a subject for it.. not sure why its not there... il be sure to see if il add it... or its under some name

[Fox]

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I came to the idea that Steam/Valve could offer, like the Web API, an API to develop programs that are running on the Steam Overlay so you can is it online.

For example there could be TeamSpeak, Firefox, a Calculator and many others running on it.
How would that be? What do you think about this topic?

Kind Regards

Nice idea, which would allow customizing Steam easier, but...

Please enquire me about how you'd handle safety issues.
How can you stop someone from making a shady app, or an outright phishing one, and sneakingly put it up for download ?
As it integrates into Steam Overlay, I'll bet that the users would blame Steam for letting their account authentification get hijacked (And yes, I saw topics where someone blames steam as he was hijacked after logging on a phishing site). And even without hijacking, unauthorized data access, data mining, or whatever abuse you can do can be damaging for Steam's reputation.

Valve would also have to develop an API (heavy work) while not compromising their safety (even more heavy work). And what do they get in exchange ? Sure, the user would be happy, but they won't get anything. So, no interest for them to make it.

Invalid, but I agree.

PS : Your concern may as well be the SteamOS. AFAIK, custom content can be created, so you might have more chances to have your suggestion experimented here. If it works, you would be able to reformulate your suggestion, including the SteamOS's feedback and what they got. This would have more weight.