# Steam is gone after packaging shipping build? **URL:** \ **Category:** Platform & Builds\ **Tags:** steamworks, Steam, build, unreal-engine, shipping-build, packaging-projects, question\ **Created:** [August 2, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/steam-is-gone-after-packaging-shipping-build/327407 "2015-08-02T18:11:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![Rama](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/rama/32/882413_2.png) [@Rama](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Rama)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/steam-is-gone-after-packaging-shipping-build/327407/7 "2016-04-05T23:21:04Z")
#Solution steam\_appid.txt > **[Steam overlay not working in Shipping build](https://forums.unrealengine.com/questions/199746/steam-overlay-not-working-in-shipping-build.html)** > > Branch: Binary Build version: 4.7.2-2467323 I'm having issue when trying to package our game in Shipping configuration. When I package the game the steam overlay isn't working. It works fine when I play the game through editor as Standalone Game.... I’ve tested as of 4.11, if you do a shipping build, the thirdparty steam .dll is included, but you have to add the following file to YourGame/Binaries/Win32 steam\_appid.txt and in that file put just your app id with no whitespaces Then when you launch the steam overlay will appear 🙂 #Wiki Updated > **[A new, community-hosted Unreal Engine Wiki](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/a-new-community-hosted-unreal-engine-wiki/141494)** > > After over a year in maintenance mode, the official Unreal Engine Wiki is now permanently offline. These resources now live on a new community-run Unreal Engine Community Wiki — ue4community.wiki! You will be able to find content from the official... #❤ Rama --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/steam-is-gone-after-packaging-shipping-build/327407)._