Facepunch/Facepunch.Steamworks
Facepunch.Steamworks
Facepunch.Steamworks is a C# wrapper for the Steamworks API that connects .NET applications to the Steam platform. It enables the integration of core platform features such as user matchmaking and achievements.
The library provides managed interfaces for Steam Cloud synchronization, allowing for the reading and writing of persistent user data. It also includes tools for Steam Workshop management to handle the publishing and downloading of community content, as well as Steam Inventory management for tracking digital assets and shop definitions.
The implementation utilizes native interop and dynamic library loading to bridge managed code with native binaries, converting raw callbacks into strongly-typed event handlers.
Features
- Steamworks Integrations - Provides a managed wrapper to integrate Steamworks SDK platform services like matchmaking and achievements into .NET applications.
- C-API Wrappers - Provides an object-oriented C# wrapper that encapsulates the low-level Steamworks C API for better ergonomics in .NET.
- PInvoke Interop - Uses PInvoke to bridge managed C# code with native C++ binaries in the Steamworks SDK.
- Mod Workshop Publishing - Enables publishing and retrieving community-created content through the Steam Workshop system.
- Digital Asset Inventory Managers - Provides interfaces to track and manage a user's collection of digital assets and shop definitions.
- Cloud File Sync - Manages the reading and writing of persistent user data to remote Steam cloud storage.
- Cloud Save Integrations - Implements saving and loading of game progress via Steam cloud storage synchronization.
- Dynamic Library Loading - Implements runtime loading of native Steamworks libraries based on the host operating system and architecture.
- Polling Dispatchers - Uses a polling mechanism to retrieve and dispatch asynchronous events from the native Steamworks message queue.
- Strongly-Typed Callbacks - Converts raw native callbacks from the Steam API into strongly-typed C# events.
- Networking Libraries - Steamworks implementation for C#.
- Utility and Math - Steamworks implementation for .NET.
- Social SDKs - Provides a modern C# interface for Steamworks.
