How to publish a game on steam?

Question

Steam

Naturally, first of all, I got into Google and googled what and how, but as a rule, all these articles were written for their own purposes, for example, this is how it is necessary, but here, for any reason, we need the help of lawyers and here we will help ...., or what something like that...

From what I read:
You have to pay 100$ for each game posted, and not for registration, as I used to think.

You need all your passport data, as well as registration with the tax office ...

When laying out the game, you also need to protect it with copyright, otherwise it will be copied and you will be sent from Steam, and at this point there is often advertising, like we will help you with this. ..

In order for the game to be seen by more people, I need to quote

A publisher or publisher is a company that specializes in driving traffic. To do this, a variety of methods can be used, for example, offering a game to fans of a similar genre or as close as possible to it. However, for cooperation with the publisher, it is necessary to conclude an agreement.

that is, to conclude contracts with someone else, again there is an advertisement for services, such as we will help you with this ...

The game is considered for 30 days and must be announced 14 days before publication.

Here's what I dug up, tell me who has already posted games on Steam - what are horror stories, right, or better articles where what is described in detail without any advertising, but in essence ...

I'm just going to post it and I think where to start, what you need from the documents, do you really need to register with the tax office, what other pitfalls can be ...

Ps - Where else can you post it besides Steam ....

Answer 1

1. The only source of truth about Steam is Steam itself.
https://partner.steamgames.com/steamdirect
2. Regarding taxes, trademarks, and other things - go to public services, Rospatent, and nalog.ru

You have to pay $100 for each game you post, not for registration, as I used to think.

In the days of greenlight, it was really only necessary for registration)
Now for every game, but you don’t have to wait until the community approves you.

When posting the game, you also need to protect it with copyright, otherwise it will be copied and you will be sent from Steam, and at this point there is often advertising, like we will help you with this ...

You go to public services and register a trademark. Profit.
But as far as I know, this is not mandatory at all.
You can declare your copyright by simply announcing the game on your website in advance.

that is, to conclude agreements with someone, again, there is an advertisement for services, such as we will help you with this ...

It is not necessary to conclude an agreement with a publisher - you can also publish on your own, but then all the headaches associated with marketing, publishing and other things are on you)
You can, in principle, directly contact different publishers. Or work without them (well, seriously, why so many intermediaries?)

Do I really need to file for tax?

If you're going to make money from the game - yes.
It is imperative to obtain a TIN and register as an individual entrepreneur or LLC.

Ps - Where else can I post it besides Steam ....

GOG, Itch.io, EGS