# Facepunch/Facepunch.Steamworks

Another fucking c# Steamworks implementation

Repository: https://github.com/Facepunch/Facepunch.Steamworks
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/facepunchsteamworks
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: steamworks, facepunch, unity, game, cloud, dll
Last push: 2026-08-20T14:50:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 88/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 68, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3710, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": 132, "gap_med": 52, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3732, forks 433 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:15.743162+00:00)

## What it is
A C# wrapper library for the Steamworks SDK, providing idiomatic .NET access to Steam features like friends, achievements, auth, avatars, and server browsing. It compiles to a single managed DLL with no third-party native dependencies and works in Unity including IL2CPP.

## Use cases
- integrate Steam achievements into a Unity game
- get a player's Steam friends list and send messages
- authenticate players with Steam auth session tickets
- query a list of internet game servers with filters
- download user avatars from Steam
- record and read Steam voice chat data
- read app info like install directory and game language

## When to choose
- you're building a C# or Unity game that needs Steam integration
- you want a single managed DLL without native third-party dependencies
- you need a permissively licensed (MIT) Steamworks wrapper
- you want async callbacks and events instead of raw function calls

## When to avoid
- you're not targeting Steam as a platform
- you need a wrapper for another engine like Unreal or Godot with native C++ access
- you need 32-bit OS support beyond what's offered or unsupported Steam features not covered by the wrapper

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: sdk, auth, networking
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform, game-engine
- tags: steamworks, steam, csharp, unity, game-integration, achievements, friends-list, server-browser, voice-chat, game-development, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- Facepunch/Facepunch.Steamworks (main) score 88

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:15.743162+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:29:12.998466+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Facepunch/Facepunch.Steamworks (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:15.743162+00:00, sha de63d661af54)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.