# Steam overlay doesn't work (4.18)

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/steam-overlay-doesnt-work-4-18/102498>\
**Category:** Community & Industry Discussion\
**Tags:** unreal-engine\
**Created:** [November 11, 2017, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/steam-overlay-doesnt-work-4-18/102498 "2017-11-11T09:09:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![MasterNinja](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/masterninja/32/582357_2.png) [@MasterNinja](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/MasterNinja)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/steam-overlay-doesnt-work-4-18/102498/1 "2017-11-11T09:09:08Z")

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Hello everyone!

I have problem with steam overlay, but i don’t know why?

I only add scripts to my DefaultEngine.ini (like below) and i think that this should work but doesn’t work.  
I can’t click Shift+Tab and i can’t see steam overlay (Of course I played in Standalone Game).  
I have steam **on** and also can’t see that i play in SpaceWar.

\*\*[/Script/Engine.GameEngine]  
+NetDriverDefinitions=(DefName=“GameNetDriver”,DriverClassName=“OnlineSubsystemSteam.SteamNetDriver”,DriverClassNameFallback=“OnlineSubsystemUtils.IpNetDriver”)

[OnlineSubsystem]  
DefaultPlatformService=Steam

[OnlineSubsystemSteam]  
bEnabled=true  
SteamDevAppId=480

[/Script/OnlineSubsystemSteam.SteamNetDriver]  
NetConnectionClassName=“OnlineSubsystemSteam.SteamNetConnection”

 ![SHU_OB2Z4l.png](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/1/4/0/140e8e2610da2debd448c8a1b16e3d826e3fb916.png)\*\*

 ![SHU_OB2Z4l.png](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/1/4/0/140e8e2610da2debd448c8a1b16e3d826e3fb916.png)

Please help me ☹

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**Author:** ![MasterNinja](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/masterninja/32/582357_2.png) [@MasterNinja](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/MasterNinja)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2017, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/steam-overlay-doesnt-work-4-18/102498/2 "2017-11-12T09:34:23Z")

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Ok i fix this, you must download SDK steamworks and replace files.

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**Author:** ![MDMTTS](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@MDMTTS](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/MDMTTS)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/steam-overlay-doesnt-work-4-18/102498/3 "2018-04-01T21:50:32Z")

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Hello, what do you think about “replace” SDK steamworks files ? Did you follow this tutorial [A new, community-hosted Unreal Engine Wiki - Announcements and Releases - Unreal Engine Forums](https://wiki.unrealengine.com/Steam,_Using_the_Steam_SDK_During_Development) ? thank you

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**Author:** ![jjwisniewka](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@jjwisniewka](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/jjwisniewka)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/steam-overlay-doesnt-work-4-18/102498/4 "2018-08-26T18:58:16Z")

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Hey I have Steam Overlay visible but I can’t seem to add ‘join game’ functionlity start working. I have been following

> **[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...

> **[Online Subsystem Steam](https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.27/en-US/ProgrammingAndScripting/Online/Steam/)**
>
> An overview of Online Subsystem Steam, including how to set up your project for distribution on Valve's Steam platform.

and nothinng. Do I have to somehow register server or add some other kind of session extention? Couldn’t find any latest articles on that matter.

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**Author:** ![red\_wolf\_2000](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@red\_wolf\_2000](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/red_wolf_2000)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/steam-overlay-doesnt-work-4-18/102498/5 "2022-01-04T16:34:41Z")

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what files?