Steam is a distribution system and social network for games. You can embed Sketchfab models in the Steam Store and Steam Workshop.
Steam Store
The Steam Marketplace is the premier place for game developers to sell their games, tools, mods, and content. Now you can embed Sketchfab 3D models on Steam Store Pages.
Adding 3D Models to your description
You can add 3D models to your Steam Store description by pasting the Sketchfab model URL in "URL tags":
Your 3D model will show up like this:
Steam Workshop
The Steam Workshop is a place for game developers to upload and share their user generated assets and mods for games on Steam. Now you can set up your Steam Store Page with Sketchfab 3D models.
Setting up your Workshop Item
Head over to your owner controls.
Here you can add and remove models.
Your models will appear below:
Adding 3D models to discussions or announcements
You can add 3D models to both discussions and announcements by simply pasting in a Sketchfab model URL. You don’t need the URL tags, just paste the raw URL:
Your 3D model will show up like this:
Pro Tips
Link to Steam from your Sketchfab model description
It’s important to let people know:
- What game is this for?
- What is the link to the Steam asset?
- What does this asset include?
You can see the live example here and find more game studios here.
Tag your game content correctly
Tagging content is important because it helps centralize it on Sketchfab. It also helps us find and promote you on Sketchfab and with gaming publications.
A good rule of thumb is to add a tag for the part of Steam you’re showing your work on and add a tag for full game name.
Examples of tags used for Steam:
- Steam Workshop: steamworkshop
- Steam Store: steamstore
- Dota 2: dota2
- Payday 2: payday2
- Dying light: dyinglight
- Killing Floor 2: killingfloor2
Dota 2 creators: Check out this guide for publishing your assets.
Thanks to johnskyrim for letting us use his model for our examples.