# Steam Game Tracker — Players, Reviews, Price & Metadata (`gochujang/steam-game-tracker`) Actor

Track Steam game metrics: concurrent players, all-time peak, review score, price, discount, release date, developer, publisher, genres, and tags. Fetch by game ID or search keyword using Steam's public API and store page. Monitor player trends and pricing for gaming market research.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/gochujang/steam-game-tracker.md
- **Developed by:** [Hojun Lee](https://apify.com/gochujang) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 item trackeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Steam Game Tracker

Track Steam game metrics: concurrent players, all-time peak, review score, price, discount, release date, developer, publisher, genres, and tags. Fetch by game ID or search keyword using Steam's public API and store page. Monitor player trends and pricing for gaming market research.

### Features

- **Player counts** — current concurrent players via Steam's live API
- **All-time peak** — peak concurrent players from Steamspy
- **Review metrics** — score percentage, total reviews, positive/negative counts, review description
- **Pricing** — original price, current (discounted) price, discount percentage
- **Metadata** — developer, publisher, release date, genres, top-5 tags, Metacritic score
- **Platform support** — Windows / Mac / Linux availability flags
- **Flexible input** — lookup by App ID list, keyword search, or top sellers
- **No API key required** — uses Steam's public APIs only

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `appIds` | array of integers | Steam App IDs (e.g. `[730, 570, 440]` for CS2, Dota 2, TF2) |
| `keyword` | string | Search Steam store for matching games |
| `fetchTopSellers` | boolean | Fetch top 20 games by 2-week player count from Steamspy |
| `maxResults` | integer | Max games returned from search (1–50, default 10) |

**Example — fetch specific games:**

```json
{
  "appIds": [730, 570, 440, 1245620, 1086940]
}
```

**Example — keyword search:**

```json
{
  "keyword": "survival crafting",
  "maxResults": 15
}
```

**Example — top sellers:**

```json
{
  "fetchTopSellers": true,
  "maxResults": 20
}
```

### Output

Each game produces one record:

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `app_id` | integer | Steam App ID |
| `name` | string | Game title |
| `developer` | string | Primary developer |
| `publisher` | string | Primary publisher |
| `release_date` | string | Release date string from Steam |
| `price_usd` | float | Original price in USD (null if free) |
| `is_free` | boolean | Whether the game is free-to-play |
| `discount_pct` | integer | Current discount percentage |
| `current_price_usd` | float | Current (post-discount) price in USD |
| `current_players` | integer | Live concurrent player count |
| `peak_players_alltime` | integer | All-time peak concurrent players (Steamspy) |
| `review_score_pct` | float | Positive review percentage |
| `total_reviews` | integer | Total review count |
| `total_positive` | integer | Total positive reviews |
| `total_negative` | integer | Total negative reviews |
| `review_description` | string | Steam review label (e.g. "Very Positive") |
| `genres` | array | Genre list |
| `tags` | array | Top 5 player tags by vote count |
| `metacritic_score` | integer | Metacritic score (null if unavailable) |
| `is_early_access` | boolean | True if game is in Early Access |
| `platforms` | object | `{windows, mac, linux}` boolean flags |
| `steam_url` | string | Steam store page URL |

### Pricing

**$0.005 per game fetched** — charged only on successful data retrieval.

A run fetching 10 games costs ~$0.05. Top sellers (20 games) costs ~$0.10.

### Use Cases

- **Gaming market research** — track player trends across genres and publishers
- **Pricing intelligence** — monitor discounts and price changes
- **Review sentiment analysis** — identify high-quality games by review score
- **Competitor analysis** — compare player counts and ratings across similar titles
- **Personal dashboards** — build a watchlist of games you follow

### Popular App IDs

| App ID | Game |
|--------|------|
| 730 | Counter-Strike 2 |
| 570 | Dota 2 |
| 440 | Team Fortress 2 |
| 1245620 | Elden Ring |
| 1086940 | Baldur's Gate 3 |
| 892970 | Valheim |
| 413150 | Stardew Valley |
| 578080 | PUBG: Battlegrounds |
| 1151340 | Fallout 4 |
| 377160 | Fallout 4 (GOG) |

### Data Sources

- [Steam Store API](https://store.steampowered.com/api/appdetails) — game metadata, pricing, genres
- [Steam Web API](https://api.steampowered.com/ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers/v1/) — live player counts
- [Steam Reviews API](https://store.steampowered.com/appreviews/) — review scores and counts
- [Steam Search Suggest](https://store.steampowered.com/search/suggest) — keyword search
- [Steamspy](https://steamspy.com/api.php) — all-time peak players, tags, owner estimates

All APIs are public — no API keys required.

***

### Related actors

- [Product Hunt Launches Tracker](https://apify.com/gochujang/producthunt-launches-tracker) — Indie game and tool launches on Product Hunt to discover games before they hit Steam
- [Reddit Thread Analyzer](https://apify.com/gochujang/reddit-thread-analyzer) — r/gaming / r/pcgaming community sentiment to pair with Steam review scores
- [YouTube Channel Stats](https://apify.com/gochujang/youtube-channel-stats) — Gaming YouTuber channel growth as a leading indicator for game popularity

### Feedback

If this actor helps your gaming market research, a review helps others find it: [Leave a review on Apify Store](https://apify.com/gochujang/steam-game-tracker#reviews)

# Actor input Schema

## `appIds` (type: `array`):

Steam application IDs to fetch (e.g. \[730, 570, 440] for CS2, Dota2, TF2)

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Search Steam store for matching games

## `fetchTopSellers` (type: `boolean`):

Include top 20 games by current players from Steam charts

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum games to return from search

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "fetchTopSellers": false,
  "maxResults": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("gochujang/steam-game-tracker").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("gochujang/steam-game-tracker").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call gochujang/steam-game-tracker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,gochujang/steam-game-tracker"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/fRs0xU3KgBqvcawE8/builds/ghBuchfzWRIUw1tGO/openapi.json