diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7f42178..3a4a307 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ find_package(Qt5 COMPONENTS Core Widgets Network Quick CONFIG REQUIRED)
 option(ENABLE_WATCHDOG "Build with Tesseract support (needed for Watchdog)" OFF)
 option(USE_OWN_LIBRARIES "Build with own libraries" OFF)
 option(BUILD_FLATPAK "Build with Flatpak support in mind" OFF)
+option(USE_STEAM "Build with Steam support" OFF)
 
 if (ENABLE_WATCHDOG)
     find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
@@ -22,6 +23,13 @@ if (NOT USE_OWN_LIBRARIES)
     find_package(Qt5Keychain QUIET)
 endif ()
 
+if(USE_STEAM)
+    add_library(Steamworks IMPORTED STATIC)
+    set_target_properties(Steamworks PROPERTIES
+            INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES ${STEAMWORKS_INCLUDE_DIR}
+            IMPORTED_LOCATION ${STEAMWORKS_LIBRARIES})
+endif()
+
 if (TARGET Qt5Keychain::Qt5Keychain)
     message("Using system library for Qt5 Keychain")
 
diff --git a/launcher/core/CMakeLists.txt b/launcher/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 0eef15d..ed6dc17 100644
--- a/launcher/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/launcher/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ set(HEADERS
         include/sapphirelauncher.h
         include/squareboot.h
         include/squarelauncher.h
-        include/patcher.h)
+        include/patcher.h
+        include/steamapi.h)
 
 set(SRC
         src/dxvkinstaller.cpp
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ set(SRC
         src/sapphirelauncher.cpp
         src/squareboot.cpp
         src/squarelauncher.cpp
-        src/patcher.cpp)
+        src/patcher.cpp
+        src/steamapi.cpp)
 
 if (ENABLE_WATCHDOG)
     set(HEADERS ${HEADERS}
@@ -28,9 +30,14 @@ if (ENABLE_WATCHDOG)
 
     set(SRC ${SRC}
             src/gameparser.cpp
-            src/watchdog.cpp)
+            src/watchdog.cpp include/steamapi.h src/steamapi.cpp)
 endif ()
 
+if(USE_STEAM)
+    set(LIBRARIES ${LIBRARIES}
+            Steamworks)
+endif()
+
 add_library(astra_core STATIC ${HEADERS} ${SRC})
 target_include_directories(astra_core PUBLIC
         ${KEYCHAIN_INCLUDE_DIRS}
@@ -53,3 +60,7 @@ if (ENABLE_WATCHDOG)
 
     target_compile_definitions(astra_core PUBLIC ENABLE_WATCHDOG)
 endif ()
+
+if(USE_STEAM)
+    target_compile_definitions(astra_core PUBLIC USE_STEAM)
+endif()
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diff --git a/launcher/core/include/launchercore.h b/launcher/core/include/launchercore.h
index 57cd860..6c021e2 100755
--- a/launcher/core/include/launchercore.h
+++ b/launcher/core/include/launchercore.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <QtQml>
 
 #include "squareboot.h"
+#include "steamapi.h"
 
 class SapphireLauncher;
 class SquareLauncher;
@@ -223,4 +224,6 @@ private:
     QString getDefaultWinePrefixPath();
 
     QVector<ProfileSettings*> profileSettings;
+
+    SteamAPI* steamApi = nullptr;
 };
diff --git a/launcher/core/include/steamapi.h b/launcher/core/include/steamapi.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fa1b29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/launcher/core/include/steamapi.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#pragma once
+
+class SteamAPI {
+public:
+    SteamAPI();
+};
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diff --git a/launcher/core/src/launchercore.cpp b/launcher/core/src/launchercore.cpp
index b1f9079..19c49d8 100755
--- a/launcher/core/src/launchercore.cpp
+++ b/launcher/core/src/launchercore.cpp
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ LauncherCore::LauncherCore()
     squareLauncher = new SquareLauncher(*this);
     squareBoot = new SquareBoot(*this, *squareLauncher);
     assetUpdater = new AssetUpdater(*this);
+    steamApi = new SteamAPI();
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_WATCHDOG
     watchdog = new Watchdog(*this);
diff --git a/launcher/core/src/steamapi.cpp b/launcher/core/src/steamapi.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4e6cc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/launcher/core/src/steamapi.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include "steamapi.h"
+
+#include <steam/steam_api.h>
+
+SteamAPI::SteamAPI() {
+#ifdef USE_STEAM
+    SteamAPI_Init();
+#endif
+}
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