Valve partners with the Shapeways store and they develop an agreement, by which any user can sell figurines and objects from Steam games, completely legally.

The last great idea of ​​Valve, to boost its income, is based on the sale of items by users through Steam. No, we are not talking about the weapons, objects and boxes that are already sold on the platform through the Market that was incorporated some time ago, in this case we are talking about selling merchandising that we develop, without us having any legal retaliation, but yes, we must always do it through the Shapeways company.

Valve and the company Shapeways have developed a special agreement, so that users can share, download and print their own designs, which will allow users to have merchandising beyond the official one. The Shapeways virtual store also allows us to sell these products printed or developed with our hands. The company has announced that "starting today, you can take advantage of a new licensing agreement between Valve and Shapeways." 'This agreement not only allows you to create products based on any of Valve's games, but also mods and accessories for hardware such as the Steam Controller or the Steam Link'

We do not have evidence of similar agreements, but it is an interesting option, since it facilitates a market that Valve did not see a cent of until now, but that, logically, monetize. In order to sell these products, we must, first of all, have an online store, then we must publish the products we want to sell, put a price on them, create labels and a description and everything necessary and finally accept a license, through which Valve is It takes 10% of the value of the sale made. Logically, Valve does not do this for the love of art, so we must take into account that amount that Valve takes from the sale of the product.