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ABOUT Steamworks Development

Official Group for Steamworks Development Support

NOTE: This group is restricted and visible only to accounts with Steamworks access. Announcements however are public.

This community of Steamworks developers is intended for sharing information regarding Steam and Steamworks development.

Please use the Discussions to ask Steam and Steamworks related questions. You'll also find FAQs and responses to other common questions in there.

And we'll post announcements for relevant updates and changes involving Steamworks SDK.

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New: Beta Branch Usage Stats

7 July - TomG | 4 Comments

Recently we rolled out a small but useful addition to the Builds page for each product on Steam, to display the percentage of users opted into each available branch.

That percentage will update on a daily basis, and it captures the prior 7 days worth of data. This way you can see at a glance how many of your players are trying out a given beta branch.

To see this information, just head to the Builds section of any product in Steamworks.
That page lives under the "Steampipe" tab in each product's Steamworks settings.

If you're new to the concept of beta branches, here's some background. In short, Steamworks allows you to configure different builds of the same product. Maybe you need a password-protected beta branch for internal testing. Or perhaps an open branch that fans can join to playtest a newly localized language in your game before it goes public.
Learn more about how and why to use beta branches in our documentation.

For a lot of products, all or nearly all customers will be in the default branch. But if you're actively using beta branches to gather feedback or data, we hope seeing these user percentages will be informative. If you notice any issues or have questions about this change, reach out to us anytime.

Steam Next Fest October 2022 Registration & Eligibility Criteria Reminder

5 July - jennyj | 5 Comments

Registration is open now for the Steam Next Fest October 2022 edition, happening October 3 - 10! If you're thinking of participating, please register your game so we can help you prepare to get the most out of the event.

Eligibility

Steam Next Fest: October 2022 is open to upcoming games that meet all of the following criteria:

Associated with a Steamworks developer account in good standing
Visible on Steam as Coming Soon at the time of registration
Includes a publicly playable demo by the time the festival begins
To be released after the conclusion of the fest on October 10, 2022

*Reminder that as of June 2022, new rules are in effect moving forward:

All upcoming games may participate with a playable demo in Steam Next Fest, regardless of release date.
A game may only appear once in Steam Next Fest. You can still choose the Steam Next Fest that works best for your release timeline, but once your demo participates in the event, it may not appear in any future Steam Next Fests.

To make accommodation for implementation of these new rules, this October 2022 edition is the last Steam Next Fest in which a game may participate in multiple Steam Next Fests (and only if it appeared in the October 2021 or earlier editions of Steam Next Fest per the previous eligibility rules).

Another edition is planned for February 2023, so please participate in the event that best suits the timing of your release plans.

Visit this link to see all your games that are eligible: https://partner.steamgames.com/optin/sale/nextfest_oct_2022

If you think you might want to prepare a demo and participate in the Steam Next Fest October 2022 edition, please register your interest by July 21st via the link above. If your plans change along the way, you can always cancel your registration to participate in a later edition if you so choose.

Have registration or participation questions?

Check out the full documentation and details.
Join us July 13th on Zoom for a live Q&A session[valve.zoom.us] between 10am and 11am Pacific time where we'll answer your questions about Steam Next Fest registration and participation.

About Steam Next Fest

Join us in a celebration of upcoming games! Steam Next Fest gives developers a chance to show off playable demos of their upcoming games and gives players a chance to explore what's coming next to Steam. Players can try out demos, watch developer livestreams, and wishlist your game to get notifications when it is released or discounted in the future.

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