A Steam account is required in order to begin the process of signing up for Steam Direct.

You must provide accurate up-to-date identification of the legal entity/company whom you are representing when signing up to publish content on Steam. However, if you as an individual own all of your game/software's content, you can register as a "Sole Proprietorship."

You will have to fill out a brief tax questionnaire to determine your tax status and withholding rate.

Steam requires accurate bank information (routing number, bank account number, and bank address) so they know where to send payments from sales of your application. (The account holder name on your bank account must match the name you provide when onboarding.)