Steam vs. Standard Substance Painter: Differences and Payment

[ace_7841]

Thanks for clarifying! I would like to know if the steam version of substance painter has any downsides compared to the normal one, and if it is just a 1 time payment of $200?

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[Anshul_Nautiyal]

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[Cyril Dellenbach · Accepted solution]

Hi @ace_7841,

Thank you for the message.

The steam license is a one time payement for lifetime access, but updates of the year of purchasing only.

There's no downside in the application as properly said, however you won't have the "Send to" option (which allows you to quickly send resources from a Substance application to another) and you won't have access to the Substance 3D assets library.

If you're considering buying a steam license, I advise you to wait for the 2025 version, otherwise you won't have access to any update.

Best regards,

[Francois-Oliv24658457wlqh]

Dites-moi Cyril, avec la license sur Steam, a-t-on acces a la librairie de materiaux ou non? Dans mon cas, pas besoin de modeles, just des smart materiaux (et hard surfaces normals)

Merci! 🙂

[Cyril Dellenbach]

Salut

Avec la license lifetime Steam, il n'y a pas accès à la librairie Substance 3D Assets mais elle est disponible avec le nouvel abonnement Steam.

Par contre, étant donné que vous évoquez des smart materials, la librairie native fournie avec Substance 3D Painter est bien sûr toujours disponible. L'asset Panel n'est pas vide.

[Francois-Oliv24658457wlqh]

Merci!