If you suddenly need to upload a video to Steam, we have some bad news. You won’t be able to simply upload the file: Steam doesn’t support direct uploads and offers a workaround – via YouTube. Let’s figure out how to do it quickly and without a headache.

Uploading videos to YouTube and linking them to Steam.

Before you can publish a video on Steam, you need to upload it to YouTube. If you don’t have an account there yet, you can create one using your Google account in a couple of minutes.

After that, we upload the video and check the settings. It is important that the access is set as follows: “By link” or “For all”, otherwise “Steam” will not be able to detect it. At this point, the first stage can be considered complete.

Now you need to link your YouTube account to Steam. To do this, open your profile in the Gabe client and go to “Content” in the drop-down list.

There we find the “Video” section next to the “Screenshots” and “Illustrations” buttons. There is a “Link YouTube account” button – click it and follow the instructions.

Steam will ask for permission to access the downloaded videos. You need to sign in to your Google account, confirm your rights and grant Steam access. After successful binding, a notification will appear.

Add a video to your profile and set up visibility

After connecting the accounts, in the “Video” section, click “Add video”. A list of videos uploaded to YouTube will open. Mark the desired one, specify the game it belongs to. If the title is not in the list, you can enter the name manually. After that, click “Add video”.

Now you can set up the access level to the publication. In the same “Video” section, find the “Video Management” item, where you need to select one of the options: