Steam Distribution

If your Desktop build works, you’ve got the hardest part done!

Pipeline

1. Finish desktop builds — Windows + Mac + Linux zips, versioned
2. Pay + create app — $100 Steam Direct fee, create app ID in Steamworks
3. Integrate Steamworks — Love2D can incorporate achievements/cloud saves
4. Depots + testing — upload via steamcmd or SteamPipe GUI (Tutorial Coming Soon!)
5. Store page — capsule art, 5 screenshots, 1 trailer
6. Release — coming-soon page

Love2D-specific notes

• Keep .love inside your depot build exactly like desktop — Steam just delivers files
• Test the Steam overlay with love.window fullscreen settings; prefer borderless/resizable over exclusive fullscreen
• Cloud saves: point love.filesystem save dir usage at Steam Cloud paths or use luasteam remote storage

NOTE

You can start with itch.io (free) before Steam. This is easy to share and great for playtesting.

Check out Tashio Tempo — web demo + desktop zips + Steam release, same pipeline as above.