Unreal Engine 5 Steam Setup in 3 minutes (2026)

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to set up Steam in Unreal Engine 5 from start to finish. We'll cover: -Advanced Sessions Plugin -Advanced Steam Sessions Plugin -Engine.ini Configuration -Steam App ID Setup -Converting Blueprint Projects to C++ -Steam Overlay Testing By the end of this video, Steam should be connected correctly and ready for multiplayer development. Useful Links: • Advanced Sessions Plugin: https://vreue4.com/advanced-sessions-... • Epic Documentation: https://dev.epicgames.com/documentati... • DefaultEngine.ini (Updated): [/Script/Engine.GameEngine] !NetDriverDefinitions=ClearArray +NetDriverDefinitions=(DefName="GameNetDriver",DriverClassName="/Script/SteamSockets.SteamSocketsNetDriver",DriverClassNameFallback="/Script/SteamSockets.SteamNetSocketsNetDriver") [OnlineSubsystem] DefaultPlatformService=Steam [OnlineSubsystemSteam] bEnabled=true SteamDevAppId=480 ; If using Sessions ; bInitServerOnClient=true [/Script/OnlineSubsystemSteam.SteamNetDriver] NetConnectionClassName="OnlineSubsystemSteam.SteamNetConnection" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:23 Step 1 01:28 Step 2 01:56 Step 3 02:27 Step 4 02:49 Outro If this video helped you, consider subscribing for more Unreal Engine tutorials, multiplayer systems, and game development content. Song: Friday Vibes Music by: CreatorMix.com