Steam download

steamdl.md

Download a Steam game

• You need to know the APP_ID, e.g. find it in the Steam store URL.

• You need to own the game on your account.

• This downloads Windows version of the game, which is handy to play games with no MacOS/Linux native support on source ports (e.g. vkquake, gzdoom, raze). You can change +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType to linux or macos if you like

• Install steamcmd (MacOS):

  brew install --cask steamcmd

• Add this helper function to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc:

  export STEAM_USERNAME=my-username
  
  function steamdl() {
    local app_id="$1"; shift
    local extra_args="${@}"
    steamcmd +login "$STEAM_USERNAME" +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType windows +force_install_dir "$(pwd)/${app_id}" +app_update "${app_id}" ${extra_args} +quit
  }

USAGE

Download game with APP_ID: 2280 to current dir

steamdl 2280