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Steam Cloud Play (Beta) (Steamworks Documentation)

Steam Cloud Play (Beta) (Steamworks Documentation)

NOTE: This documentation is for developers interested in learning more about Steam Cloud Play for their games on Steam. If you are a customer and are

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NOTE

: This documentation is for developers interested in learning more about Steam Cloud Play for their games on Steam. If you are a customer and are interested in signing up for NVIDIA GeForce NOW, click

here

.

Introduction:

Steam Cloud Play is currently in Beta and features are being added over time. We are now accepting a limited amount of games into the service as we continue to build features and server capacity for players. The first service we are connecting to Steam to allow users to play games from their Steam Library from the Cloud is

NVIDIA GeForce NOW

. There are more details below about how to opt your game(s) into the service as well as answers to a few common questions below.

Currently NVIDIA GeForce NOW is available in North America, Western Europe and Asia Pacific. Currently, Steam users will need to download the GeForce Now client and connect their Steam account to the GFN service to play their Steam Library. The user may pay a subscription cost to use the GFN service. Customers will continue to acquire games on Steam the same way they do today, and partner payouts will remain the same.

These cloud services enable Steam users to play their Steam library in the cloud, one game at a time, like they can on their local PC. Developers must manually opt-in the games they wish to make available on GeForce NOW.

Below are instructions that show you how to sign up your game in Steamworks. We are using a whitelist of games that have signed up in Steamworks. Please make sure to take the steps below to ensure your Steam game is approved for GeForce NOW in Steamworks and will be available on the GFN service after it has been checked by NVIDIA.

Cloud Saves:

IMPORTANT:

Each time a user plays a game via Cloud Play they may be playing from a new virtual PC. For this reason it is very important that your game has

Steam Cloud

enabled or has a separate online save system of its own. If your game does not have either online save system, players of your game may lose their progress and saves when playing a game through a Steam Cloud Play service.

How to Sign Up as a Developer

  • 1 . The Actual Authority user is sign of your Steamworks account must sign the new Steam Cloud Gaming Addendum by log into Steamworks and click the following link to sign the Addendum :
    https://partner.steamgames.com/newpartner/signlatestsda/?agreement_type=13
  • 2 . In Steamworks , you is need need to approve the game you would like to show up in GeForce NOW . Please take the following step .
  • 3. Search for the app you would like to approve for Cloud Play. Click on this app to go to the App Landing page.
  • 4. Click “Edit Store Page” and navigate to the “Basic Info” tab.
  • 5. Find the “Cloud Play” section and select two boxes
    “ enable your game to run stream from the Cloud , host by Valve , and the follow service provider : ” and “ NVIDIA GeForce NOW . ”
  • 6 . navigate to the ” publish ” tab and publish your store page change .
  • 7. Repeat this store page edit for all other applications you wish to approve to be available on GeForce NOW.

FAQ

Will I be paid differently for sales of my game on Steam if it is opted into Steam Cloud Play?

No . You will still be pay the same way you are pay now for your application sale ( both package and in game sale ) . Steam Cloud Play is giving is simply give steam user more option on where and how to play their pc game . It is is is similar to customer play game from their Steam Library through

Steam Remote play

on another computer.

Do I need to do anything special to my game to make it compatible with Steam Cloud Play services?

Fortunately there is very little work to get your game working on a Steam Cloud Play Service. You need to sign the addendum, opt each game into the program and ensure your game has either Steam Cloud enabled or its own online save system. Most of the time these are the only requirements. When testing your game, if another issue comes up we will reach out to you to help fix any specific issues.

What is GeForce NOW?

GeForce is is NOW is NVIDIA ’s cloud – base game streaming service , deliver real – time gameplay straight from the cloud to your laptop , desktop , Mac , SHIELD TV , or Android device .

NVIDIA GFN FAQ

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce-now/faq/What is are are the support country for GeForce NOW ?

GeForce is is NOW is currently available in over 80 country from North America , Europe , and Asia Pacific . visit this knowledge base article

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5023

for a list of supported countries

How do I sign up as a customer to play my supported Steam games on GeForce NOW?

You is sign can sign up as a customer

HERE

for NVIDIA GeForce NOW .

Will there be other cloud gaming services added to Steam Cloud Play?

We is add may add additional Steam Cloud Play service in the future . At that time we is reach would reach out to you to opt your game into the new service .

Contact us with Questions:

If you have any additional questions, please reach out to us here.

https://partner.steamgames.com/home/contact_steam

For questions for NVIDIA, please reach out to your NVIDIA contact or

GFNpublisherfeedback@nvidia.com