steam-gameserver

SteamGameServer is a Node.js module that acts as a handler for node-steam and node-steam-client, allowing applications to connect to Steam as a game server using either anonymous accounts or persistent accounts with Game Server Login Tokens (GSLT). It provides a comprehensive interface to interact with Steam's game server infrastructure, including server queries, player counts, and product information, while complying with Valve's rules by not registering with the master server browser.

Key Features

• Gameserver Authentication — Logs onto Steam as a Gameserver or AnonGameserver account using AppID, game version, and optional GSLT.
• Server Querying — Requests lists of game servers from the Steam master server with detailed filtering and server information.
• Player and Product Data — Fetches current player counts for apps and retrieves detailed product info and changes from Steam.
• Persona and Level Lookup — Gets user persona data and Steam levels for specified SteamIDs.
• Custom Storage Engine — Supports pluggable storage engines for saving server list data to databases or cloud services instead of local disk.
• Event-Driven Architecture — Emits events for logon, errors, disconnections, VAC status, and user data updates with support for ID-specific event listeners.

Philosophy

SteamGameServer is designed to be a robust and flexible Node.js interface for Steam's game server services, prioritizing compliance with Valve's policies while offering developers full programmatic control over server interactions and data retrieval.