diff --git a/autoload/steamworks.gd b/autoload/steamworks.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a4a4ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autoload/steamworks.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+extends Node
+
+# Steam AppID
+var steam_app_id: int = 480
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	initialize_steam()
+
+func initialize_steam() -> void:
+	var initialize_response: Dictionary = Steam.steamInitEx(
+		steam_app_id,
+		true
+	)
+	print("Did Steam initialize?: %s" % initialize_response)
+	
+	if initialize_response['status'] > Steam.STEAM_API_INIT_RESULT_OK:
+		print("Failed to initialize Steam, shutting down: %s" % initialize_response)
+		get_tree().quit()
diff --git a/autoload/steamworks.gd.uid b/autoload/steamworks.gd.uid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df30282
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autoload/steamworks.gd.uid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://w087kpi6dipk
diff --git a/project.godot b/project.godot
index 777e89b..7b226a3 100644
--- a/project.godot
+++ b/project.godot
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ config/name="agame"
 config/features=PackedStringArray("4.7", "Forward Plus")
 config/icon="res://icon.svg"
 
+[autoload]
+
+Steamworks="*uid://w087kpi6dipk"
+
 [debug]
 
 file_logging/enable_file_logging=true