Beam

Self-hosted · Open source

Your own game launcher

Games, downloads and friends – on your own server.

This server runs Beam: download the client, connect to this server and play the games from the shared catalog. Downloads come peer-to-peer from everyone who already has the game – on the LAN and over the internet.

Nightly build – Beam updates itself automatically after the installation.

Store with new releases, featured games and Steam games from your own server

In three steps

How to connect

Set it up once, then Beam starts right with your server.

  1. Install Beam

    Download the client. On Windows run the installer, on Linux make the AppImage file executable (chmod +x) and start it.

  2. Add the server

    On the first start Beam asks for the server address. Enter this one:

    https://beam.3xd.eu

  3. Sign in

    Sign in with “3DNS SSO”. Beam sets up your account automatically the first time.

    Registration with user name and password is closed – use the sign-in with “3DNS SSO”.

A closer look

What Beam looks like

Store, library, downloads and community – all in one app.

  • Store page with trailers – detects games already installed through Steam
    Store page with trailers – detects games already installed through Steam
  • Library with Beam, Steam and external games
    Library with Beam, Steam and external games
  • Game details: launch without Steam using Proton and gbe_fork
    Game details: launch without Steam using Proton and gbe_fork
  • Downloads via webseed and P2P swarm with live stats
    Downloads via webseed and P2P swarm with live stats
  • Profile with playtime and most played games
    Profile with playtime and most played games
  • P2P over the internet and the LAN/VPN mesh
    P2P over the internet and the LAN/VPN mesh
  • About Beam
    About Beam

Features

Everything for your game night

  • Store with trailers

    Browse the catalog of your server – with trailers, screenshots and descriptions from the Steam store.

  • P2P downloads

    Games come from everyone who already has them: directly on the LAN, as a swarm over the internet. Every block is verified.

  • Steam games from the server

    The server downloads and updates Steam games with SteamCMD – you install them with one click in Beam.

  • Play without Steam

    Beam sets up the gbe_fork emulator automatically. Games start without a running Steam client, on Linux with Proton.

  • Community & chat

    Friends list, online status and chat – see who is online and what is being played.

  • Playtime & overlay

    Beam tracks your playtime. The in-game overlay shows friends, chat and system stats without leaving the game.