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steam-presence: A script that takes the game you're playing on steam and displays it on discord (github.com)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by pelotron@midwest.social to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

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I just found this cool utility a couple days ago and have found that it's a great solution to sandboxed versions of Discord being unable to provide rich presence. It's a Python script that queries the Steam web API to get info to forward to Discord's API. The "installer" sets up a systemd service that will auto-run the script for you.

It requires you to get your own Steam API key which was a trivial, though slightly buggy, process for me. You can optionally use your own Discord app ID, or just use the one owned by the guy that created this script.

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[–] platypode@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

For many people, socialization is a core part of gaming, and Discord is far and away the most common platform for that socialization.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Steam has chat

[–] platypode@sh.itjust.works 13 points 5 months ago

It's not a matter of what people can use, but what people do use. Like it or not, Discord is the de facto standard, and it's a lot easier to install workarounds that make Discord usable on Linux than it is to convince all your friends to switch platforms.

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Steam chat is complete garbo

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

How so

[–] PoorPocketsMcNewHold@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

Desktop only (The phone app is somehow worse then the Discord app, see the Steam Chat rating).
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Steam restricted Are enough reason why it's usage has been limited. Still decent to use for a couple of people but lackluster to what Discord propose.