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An Application (or App) is the main representation of a product on Steam. An App generally has its own store page, it's own Community Hub, and is what appears in customers' libraries. Each App is represented by a unique ID called an App ID - that you'll see referenced throughout this documentation and used with the Steamworks API and Steamworks Web API. Generally a single product will not span multiple Applications. Creating ApplicationsNew Applications can be created by any Administrator in your Steamworks partner group. Once the Steam Direct Fee for a new Application has been purchased or you have been granted an app credit, it can be redeemed by clicking "Create new app..." under "Create A New Application" on the Steamworks landing page. Types of ApplicationsThe following are the different types of applications that you can create on Steam.
Additional aspects of ApplicationsThe App itself is just one part of the overall content ecosystem on Steam. This section provides a high level overview of the different pieces that make up an application.
This can be visualized like this: From Valve Developer Community These Application IDs can, for example, be used in conjunction with Steam via these paths:
For starting a specific game use one of the bold IDs. Note: This article is now being made obsolete with the Steam Database. Contents
Steam Platform Files
Goldsource Games
Source Engine Games
Server FilesAlso see Dedicated Servers List
Demos
Developer Files
Third Party Games
Steam Media Files
See Also
How do I change my Steam App ID?How to Change Your Steam ID. On your Steam profile page, click “Edit Profile.”. A few options down on the new page you'll see the “Custom URL” box. Here you'll see your Steam ID and have the option to change it to whatever you would like.. When you're done, scroll to the bottom and click “Save.”. Where is my non Steam game app ID?App ID for non-steam games appears to be calculated from the non-steam application's path. You can get it's ID by running the application and then visiting your proccess manager (Windows Task Manager or HTOP on Linux (mostly)).
How do I install a Steam game using App ID?Download and Install SteamCMD.. Set the download path using steamCMD, force_install_dir .. Using SteamCMD Set the platform to windows to download any windows game on steam. @ sSteamCmdForcePlatformType "windows". Using SteamCMD download the game, app_update "game_id goes here". What is Steam_appid?The steam_appid. txt is a simple text file that contains only your app ID when used would be located in the working directory of your game. Example steam_appid.txt.
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