If you're submitting items to a curated Steam Workshop (CS2, Dota 2, TF2), a few payout rules catch people off guard:
- Acceptance comes first. Items earn nothing until Valve or the developer accepts them, and most submissions are never accepted.
- The 25% shown on the About pages is of adjusted gross revenue, after refunds, discounts and taxes, not the sticker price.
- Payouts are slow. No payment earlier than 90 days after first distribution, and amounts under $100 may be held.
- Bank transfer in USD only, no PayPal. The bank account name must exactly match your legal name in English letters.
- The tax interview (W-9 or W-8BEN) can't be saved halfway, and adding a TIN later doesn't refund past withholding.
Check your target game's About page yourself before you start, since rules change.
Disclosure (#ad): we made a short unofficial guide covering this (not affiliated with Valve): https://bamsuni.com/money/en/steam-workshop-revenue-guide/
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