Connect Your Tournaments to Steam
Seamlessly link your platform to Steam to verify player identities, pull game data, and deliver a smoother competitive experience for PC gamers everywhere.
Key Features
Steam Account Verification
Authenticate players using their existing Steam accounts, reducing friction at sign-up and ensuring every participant is who they say they are.
Automatic Game Detection
Detect which Steam titles players own and have recently played, so you can target invitations and eligibility rules to the right audience.
Scheduled Stat Sync
Player profiles refresh on a rolling schedule — as often as every 15 minutes for active competitors, plus on-demand resync — keeping ownership, playtime, and stats current without manual input.
Anti-Smurf Signal
Steam account age, playtime, and level feed your matchmaking's anti-smurf signal, helping surface smurf and boosted accounts before they undermine fair competition.
VAC Status Checks
Automatically screen participants for VAC bans before they enter a tournament, protecting the integrity of your competition.
Achievement & Hours Data
Use playtime and achievement data from Steam to set skill-based eligibility requirements or seed brackets more fairly.
From Steam Account to Tournament Ready in Minutes
Connect Steam
Players link their Steam account to your platform with a single OAuth click — no passwords, no forms.
Verify Identity
Steam's authentication confirms player identity and surfaces account standing, VAC status, and game ownership.
Check Eligibility
Your eligibility rules run automatically against the player's Steam profile data before they can register.
Join Tournament
Verified players are enrolled in the bracket or league, with their Steam display name and avatar synced.
Keep Data Fresh
steam-sync keeps profiles fresh on a rolling schedule — as often as every 15 minutes for active tournament players — pulling playtime, ownership, and stat updates from Steam's API, plus on-demand resync when you need it.
Award & Archive
Results are recorded, prizes are triggered, and match history is stored alongside each player's Steam profile — with verified Steam data shown back on their public player profile.
Use Cases
Built for Every Kind of Steam Competition
Community Tournaments
Let community organizers spin up Steam-verified tournaments for any title, with eligibility gating and automatic bracket seeding.
Publisher-Run Events
Game publishers can run official in-game events tied directly to Steam ownership and playtime, keeping competitions authentic.
Esports Leagues
Professional and semi-pro leagues use Steam data to verify rosters, track player histories, and surface synced stats to spectators.
FAQ
Common Questions About the Steam Integration
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