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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.<br><br> 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 <a href="https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/gettingstarted">Getting Started documentation</a>. </div> <div class="section_title">What To Expect</div> <div> <div class="list_item_desc">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.</div> <div class="list_item_desc"> <ol> <li>Sign the digital paperwork. You’ll need the information as detailed below.</li> <li>Pay the app deposit fee with any supported Steam payment method as detailed below.</li> <li>Complete the paperwork with your bank and tax information as well as identity verification so that we know who we’ll be doing business with.</li> <li>Now you have access to Steamworks and can begin preparing your title for release. You’ll need to build your store page, upload your builds, configure any Steamworks features, and enter your desired pricing. We’ve worked hard to streamline our tools and document all the features and functionality available to you. Check out the <a %s>Steamworks documentation</a> for more details.</li> <li>Before your store page or game build can go live, there is a brief review process where we run your game, look at your store page, and check that it is configured correctly and running as expected and not doing anything harmful. This takes between 1-5 days.</li> <li>There are a couple of additional timing requirements before you can release your first few titles on Steam:</li> <ol> <li>A 30-day waiting period between when you paid the app fee and when you can release your game. This gives us time to review your information and confirm that we know who we're doing business with.</li> <li>You’ll need to prepare your store page and put up a publicly-visible ‘coming soon’ page for at least two weeks. This will help you start building your audience of interested customers that can wishlist your game or participate in discussions. This also gives you the opportunity to practice how you talk about your product so that you can have the best presentation when you hit the ‘release’ button.</li> </ol> <li>Now you’re all set to release. The release controls are now in your hands and you can update whenever you want.</li> </ol> <br> </div> </div> <br> <div class="adminTwoColCtn"> <div class="adminLeftCol"> <div class="section_title">Information you should have handy:</div> <div> <div class="list_item_title">Payment information</div> <div class="list_item_desc">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.</div> <br> <div class="list_item_desc emphasis">Note that the account holder name on your bank account must match the name of your legal identification described above. 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