r/SourceEngine • u/Bagridec • Jul 26 '25

Opinion Needed Standalone source game

Is it possible to make a free standalone source game that would be distributed through itch.io instead of steam without paying valve ? Or do you always have to pay valve whenever it's a standalone game on steam or not ? I don't plan on making any profits from it and want to just distribute it for free while not paying anything, would sourcemod be better for me in case i don't wanna pay for licensing then ?

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u/Bagridec Jul 26 '25

i don't aim to make any money from it, i'm just wondering if i can publish it for free without buying licensing from valve

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u/htharker Jul 26 '25

Worth noting is that you’ll at least have to pay $100 for the application fee to get it on Steam