How To Download Steam Games On Mac

This is a brief tutorial on the basics of installation and usage of SteamCMD.

How To Get Steam
How To Download Steam Games On Macbook
How To Download Steam On Pc

Create a folder for SteamCMD.

Download the SteamCMD (Windows) Update Tool.

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Extract the contents of the zip to the folder.

Create a user for SteamCMD and login.
Note: For security best practice, do not run SteamCMD a root.

Create a directory for SteamCMD.

Download the SteamCMD (Linux) Update Tool.

Extract the contents to the directory.

Open Terminal.app and create a directory for SteamCMD.

Download the SteamCMD (OS X) Update Tool.

Extract the contents to the directory.

Windows

Browse to the SteamCMD folder and click on steamcmd.exe.

Alternatively Open a Command Prompt to start SteamCMD.

Linux

Open a terminal and start SteamCMD.

Open Terminal.app and start SteamCMD.

Type help for more information on the available commands.

A full list of commands can also be found here.

To download most game servers, you can log in anonymously.

Some servers require you to login with a Steam Account. To find out if your server requires a login see Dedicated Servers List.

Note: For security reasons, it is recommended that you create a new Steam username just for SteamCMD.

Note: A user can only be logged in once at any time.

Next, enter your password.

If Steam Guard is activated on the user account check your e-mail for a Steam Guard access code and enter it. This is required first time only.

You should see a message stating that you have successfully logged in with your account.

Start SteamCMD and set your app install directory.

Windows

Linux

Install the app by using a Steam Application ID or <app_id>. To also validate the app add validate to the command. To participate in HLDS beta testing add -beta beta to the command. To participate in SRCDS beta testing add -beta prerelease to the command.

Example for Counter Strike: Global Offensive

Example for Team Fortress Classic

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SteamCMD can be automated to run tasks directly from the command line/terminal. This is very useful for running your own scripts.
Example for Counter Strike: Global Offensive

How To Download Steam Games On Macbook

Windows

How To Download Steam On Pc