diff --git a/configs/nixos/hosts/pikachu/default.nix b/configs/nixos/hosts/pikachu/default.nix
index 9172899..ce98f0a 100644
--- a/configs/nixos/hosts/pikachu/default.nix
+++ b/configs/nixos/hosts/pikachu/default.nix
@@ -66,6 +66,37 @@
 
   registry.address.pikachu.self = "10.23.10.102";
 
+  modules.services.steamcmd = {
+    enable = true;
+    steamDir = "/pikachu/data/steamcmd";
+    serviceName = "valheim";
+    appId = 896660;
+    installDir = "/pikachu/data/servers/valheim/main";
+    stateDir = "/pikachu/media/games/servers/valheim/main";
+    executable = "./valheim_server.x86_64";
+    arguments = [
+      "-nographics"
+      "-batchmode"
+      "-name"
+      "main"
+      "-port"
+      "2456"
+      "-world"
+      "main"
+      "-savedir"
+      config.modules.services.steamcmd.stateDir
+      "-password"
+      "foobarbaz"
+      "-public"
+      "0"
+    ];
+    udpPorts = [
+      2456
+      2457
+      2458
+    ];
+  };
+
   guests.actualbudget = {
     enable = true;
     vlan = 20;
diff --git a/configs/nixos/modules/services/steamcmd.nix b/configs/nixos/modules/services/steamcmd.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3172af3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/nixos/modules/services/steamcmd.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+{
+  config,
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
+{
+  options.modules.services.steamcmd = {
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "SteamCMD-managed game server";
+
+    steamDir = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.str;
+      example = "/data/steamcmd";
+      description = "Directory where SteamCMD stores metadata and cache files.";
+    };
+
+    serviceName = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.str;
+      example = "valheim";
+      description = "Name of the systemd service that runs the game server.";
+    };
+
+    appId = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.ints.positive;
+      example = 896660;
+      description = "Steam app ID for the dedicated server package.";
+    };
+
+    installDir = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.str;
+      example = "/data/servers/valheim/main";
+      description = "Directory where SteamCMD installs the server files and where the game service starts.";
+    };
+
+    stateDir = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.str;
+      example = "/data/state/valheim/main";
+      description = "Writable directory for durable game server state.";
+    };
+
+    executable = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.str;
+      example = "./valheim_server.x86_64";
+      description = "Server executable, relative to installDir or absolute.";
+    };
+
+    arguments = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.str;
+      default = [ ];
+      example = [
+        "-name"
+        "main"
+      ];
+      description = "Arguments passed to the server executable.";
+    };
+
+    udpPorts = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.port;
+      default = [ ];
+      description = "UDP ports opened for the game service.";
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkMerge [
+    {
+      registry."stable-uid".${config.networking.hostName}.steamcmd = 20003;
+    }
+
+    (lib.mkIf config.modules.services.steamcmd.enable (
+      let
+        service = config.modules.services.steamcmd;
+        user = "steamcmd";
+        group = "storage";
+
+        prepareScript = pkgs.writeShellScript "steamcmd-${service.serviceName}-prepare" ''
+          set -eu
+
+          ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/install -d \
+            -o ${user} \
+            -g ${group} \
+            -m 0770 \
+            ${lib.escapeShellArg service.steamDir} \
+            ${lib.escapeShellArg service.installDir} \
+            ${lib.escapeShellArg service.stateDir}
+        '';
+
+        updateScript = pkgs.writeShellScript "steamcmd-${service.serviceName}-update" ''
+          set -eu
+
+          export HOME=${lib.escapeShellArg service.steamDir}
+          exec ${lib.getExe pkgs.steamcmd} \
+            +force_install_dir ${lib.escapeShellArg service.installDir} \
+            +login anonymous \
+            +app_update ${toString service.appId} validate \
+            +quit
+        '';
+
+        startScript = pkgs.writeShellScript "steamcmd-${service.serviceName}-start" ''
+          set -eu
+
+          cd ${lib.escapeShellArg service.installDir}
+          export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=linux64:''${LD_LIBRARY_PATH-}
+          exec ${lib.getExe pkgs.steam-run} ${lib.escapeShellArg service.executable} ${lib.escapeShellArgs service.arguments}
+        '';
+      in
+      {
+        users.users.${user} = {
+          isSystemUser = true;
+          uid = config.registry."stable-uid".${config.networking.hostName}.steamcmd;
+          inherit group;
+          home = service.steamDir;
+        };
+
+        systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [
+          "d ${service.steamDir} 0770 ${user} ${group} - -"
+          "z ${service.steamDir} 0770 ${user} ${group} - -"
+          "d ${service.installDir} 0770 ${user} ${group} - -"
+          "z ${service.installDir} 0770 ${user} ${group} - -"
+          "d ${service.stateDir} 0770 ${user} ${group} - -"
+          "z ${service.stateDir} 0770 ${user} ${group} - -"
+        ];
+
+        systemd.services = {
+          "steamcmd-${service.serviceName}-update" = {
+            description = "Update ${service.serviceName} with SteamCMD";
+            after = [ "network-online.target" ];
+            wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
+            serviceConfig = {
+              Type = "oneshot";
+              User = user;
+              Group = group;
+              WorkingDirectory = "-${service.steamDir}";
+              ExecStartPre = "+${prepareScript}";
+              ExecStart = updateScript;
+            };
+          };
+
+          ${service.serviceName} = {
+            description = "${service.serviceName} game server";
+            after = [
+              "network-online.target"
+              "steamcmd-${service.serviceName}-update.service"
+            ];
+            wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
+            wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+            serviceConfig = {
+              Type = "simple";
+              User = user;
+              Group = group;
+              WorkingDirectory = "-${service.installDir}";
+              ExecStartPre = [
+                "+${prepareScript}"
+                updateScript
+              ];
+              ExecStart = startScript;
+              Restart = "on-failure";
+            };
+          };
+        };
+
+        networking.firewall.allowedUDPPorts = service.udpPorts;
+      }
+    ))
+  ];
+}