Steam Reviews Scraper

🎮 Steam reviews for game research

Use this Actor if you are a game developer, publisher, researcher, journalist, or data analyst who needs public Steam review data. Each saved row represents a public Steam review with review text, recommendation outcome, source links, engagement, and game details. Reviewer context and developer responses appear when Steam provides them, giving you structured feedback for comparison and analysis.

Use cases

• Compare player feedback for a selected game with Steam Game Reviews.
• Sort reviews by helpfulness and inspect their engagement with Steam Review Rankings.
• Review humorous player feedback and funny-vote counts with Funny Steam Reviews.
• Check recommendation outcomes and game review summaries with Steam Ratings.
• Collect normalized review text, source links, and reviewer context with Steam Reviews.

🧾 Structured Steam review rows

What you get

Every row has a stable review ID and direct review link, review text, recommendation outcome, source language, creation and update dates, engagement counts, and game identity. Steam review context, reviewer details, and developer responses appear when the source provides them. Game details can include genres, developers, publishers, release date, free-to-play status, and review totals and label. Optional source values stay unavailable when Steam does not provide them.

▶️ Collect reviews from selected games

How to run

1. Choose one discovery method: Steam App IDs, Steam store URLs, or game names.
2. Add one or more values only to the section for that method. Do not mix discovery methods in one run.
3. Choose a language, recommendation setting, purchase status, review order, date range, and whether to include off-topic activity.
4. Set a positive maxReviewsPerGame value when you want a per-game limit. The schema has no fixed upper bound. Leave it empty to get all publicly available reviews until the source is exhausted.
5. Start the run and open the dataset link in the output.

⚙️ Input

Use one discovery method per run. Values in sections for other discovery methods are ignored. Date fields use YYYY-MM-DD and define an inclusive source review date range.

Input fields

Field	Type	What it does
discoveryMethod	select	Chooses appIds, storeUrls, or gameNames. The form starts with appIds, and only the selected method's values are used.
appIds	array of strings	Add at least one digit-only Steam App ID, such as 730.
storeUrls	array of objects	Add at least one object with a public Steam store /app/ URL in url.
gameNames	array of strings	Add at least one game name. Steam uses one best match for each submitted name.
language	select	Choose one listed Steam language or all. The default is all, and each row keeps its source language.
reviewType	select	Choose all reviews, recommended reviews, or not-recommended reviews. The default is all.
purchaseType	select	Choose all reviews, Steam purchases, or non-Steam purchases. The default is all.
reviewOrder	select	Choose recent, recently updated, or most helpful reviews. The default is recent.
fromDate	string	Optional inclusive start date for source reviews. Use YYYY-MM-DD.
toDate	string	Optional inclusive end date for source reviews. Use YYYY-MM-DD.
includeOfftopicActivity	boolean	Include Steam activity marked as off-topic when this is on. The default is off.
maxReviewsPerGame	integer	Optional positive limit for reviews from each game. The schema has no fixed upper bound. Leave it empty to get all publicly available reviews until the source is exhausted. The form pre-fills 100.

Successful default input

This example is copied from a successful default-input run on the current beta build.

{
  "discoveryMethod": "appIds",
  "appIds": [
    "730"
  ],
  "language": "all",
  "reviewType": "all",
  "purchaseType": "all",
  "reviewOrder": "recent",
  "includeOfftopicActivity": false,
  "maxReviewsPerGame": 100
}

🧾 Output

Run output

Field	Type	What it does
dataset	URL string	Opens the normalized Steam review rows in the default dataset.

Review row fields

Field	Type	What it does
reviewId	string	Stable Steam ID for the review.
reviewUrl	URL string	Direct public link to the review.
reviewText	string	Text written by the Steam user.
recommended	boolean	Whether the user recommends the game.
language	string	Language selected by the user for the review.
createdAt	ISO 8601 date-time string	Date and time when the review was created.
updatedAt	ISO 8601 date-time string	Date and time when the review was last updated.
engagement	object	Vote and comment counts recorded by Steam.
engagement.helpfulVotes	integer	Number of users who marked the review helpful.
engagement.funnyVotes	integer	Number of users who marked the review funny.
engagement.weightedHelpfulness	number	Steam's weighted helpfulness score for the review.
engagement.commentCount	integer	Number of comments on the review.
reviewer	object, optional	Public reviewer details when available.
reviewer.steamId	string	Stable public Steam ID for the reviewer.
reviewer.displayName	string, optional	Public Steam display name shown for the reviewer.
reviewer.profileUrl	URL string, optional	Direct public link to the reviewer's Steam profile.
reviewer.avatarUrl	URL string, optional	Public URL of the reviewer's Steam avatar.
reviewer.gamesOwned	integer, optional	Number of games Steam reports for the reviewer's account.
reviewer.reviewCount	integer, optional	Number of reviews Steam reports for the reviewer's account.
reviewer.playtimeAtReviewMinutes	integer, optional	Minutes played before the review was posted.
reviewer.playtimeMinutes	integer, optional	Total minutes played for the game when Steam reports it.
reviewer.recentPlaytimeMinutes	integer, optional	Minutes played in the recent period reported by Steam.
reviewContext	object, optional	Purchase and access details supplied by Steam.
reviewContext.steamPurchase	boolean	Whether Steam marks the game as purchased on Steam.
reviewContext.receivedForFree	boolean	Whether Steam marks the game as received for free.
reviewContext.earlyAccess	boolean	Whether Steam marks the review as written during early access.
reviewContext.steamDeck	boolean	Whether Steam marks the review as written on Steam Deck.
reviewContext.refunded	boolean, optional	Whether Steam reports that the purchase was refunded.
developerResponse	object, optional	Official developer response shown with the review when one is present.
developerResponse.text	string	Text of the official developer response.
developerResponse.createdAt	ISO 8601 date-time string	Date and time when the developer response was posted.
game	object	Steam game associated with the review.
game.appId	integer	Steam App ID for the game.
game.name	string	Public Steam name of the game.
game.storeUrl	URL string	Direct public Steam store link for the game.
game.genres	array of strings, optional	Steam genres listed for the game.
game.developers	array of strings, optional	Developers listed by Steam for the game.
game.publishers	array of strings, optional	Publishers listed by Steam for the game.
game.releaseDate	string, optional	Release date supplied by Steam for the game.
game.isFreeToPlay	boolean, optional	Whether Steam marks the game as free to play.
game.reviewSummary	object, optional	Steam review totals and rating for the game.
game.reviewSummary.positiveReviews	integer	Number of positive reviews reported by Steam.
game.reviewSummary.negativeReviews	integer	Number of negative reviews reported by Steam.
game.reviewSummary.score	integer	Steam review score for the game.
game.reviewSummary.label	string	Steam text label for the game's review score.

Example review row

This complete row is copied from a successful current-beta run. Optional fields shown here were provided by Steam.

{
  "reviewId": "223696996",
  "reviewUrl": "https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198934704395/recommended/1366540/?recommendationid=223696996",
  "reviewText": "很好的游戏，使我时间大把消耗。游戏好玩，但对于我这个偏向于建造的玩家而言，求求你出个功能把黑雾模式关了，我不太想花心思在对付黑雾上，好不容易建一个星际运输线结果被黑雾打没了太受挫，我能理解其他玩家想要更多的挑战，但是也请理解理解我这样的。我很喜欢之前那种纯建造的感觉，看着自己的球一点点成型，很有成就感的说，所以请出一个黑雾的开关功能。",
  "recommended": true,
  "language": "schinese",
  "createdAt": "2026-04-20T11:50:55.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-20T11:50:55.000Z",
  "engagement": {
    "helpfulVotes": 55,
    "funnyVotes": 10,
    "weightedHelpfulness": 0.8308402895927429,
    "commentCount": 0
  },
  "reviewer": {
    "steamId": "76561198934704395",
    "profileUrl": "https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198934704395/",
    "displayName": "李狗蛋",
    "gamesOwned": 23,
    "reviewCount": 1,
    "playtimeAtReviewMinutes": 1074,
    "playtimeMinutes": 17033,
    "recentPlaytimeMinutes": 701
  },
  "game": {
    "appId": 1366540,
    "name": "Dyson Sphere Program",
    "storeUrl": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/1366540/",
    "genres": [
      "Indie",
      "Simulation",
      "Strategy",
      "Early Access"
    ],
    "developers": [
      "Youthcat Studio"
    ],
    "publishers": [
      "Gamirror Games"
    ],
    "releaseDate": "Jan 20, 2021",
    "isFreeToPlay": false,
    "reviewSummary": {
      "positiveReviews": 89354,
      "negativeReviews": 2365,
      "score": 9,
      "label": "Overwhelmingly Positive"
    }
  },
  "reviewContext": {
    "steamPurchase": true,
    "receivedForFree": false,
    "earlyAccess": true,
    "steamDeck": false,
    "refunded": false
  },
  "developerResponse": {
    "text": "感谢反馈，非常理解您的挫败感。\n其实游戏已支持关黑雾或设成活靶子：\n\n新开档：不勾选“黑雾” 或 选“活靶子”难度（黑雾不攻击）。\n\n已有存档：回母星系找 “黑雾通讯器”，直接改成活靶子即可。\n\n这样就能安心纯建造了，祝您玩得开心！",
    "createdAt": "2026-04-27T11:34:01.000Z"
  }
}

💳 Pricing

Billing event

Each saved public Steam review uses one steam-review-extracted event. The buyer-facing event is called Review in the pricing panel. The current pricing file uses tiered per-event prices and has no separate one-time start event. Check the live pricing panel for the price on your Apify plan.

🔌 Integrations

Dataset access

Open the dataset link in the run output to browse the rows. You can export the dataset as JSON or CSV, or read it through the Apify API.

Video guide

❓ FAQ

How do I choose a game?

Choose one discovery method and enter App IDs, public Steam store URLs, or game names in its matching section.

Can I mix App IDs, store URLs, and game names?

No. Select one discovery method per run. Values in other discovery sections are ignored.

What happens when I submit a game name?

Steam uses one best match for each submitted game name. Use an App ID or store URL when you need to point to a specific game.

What does leaving Max reviews per game empty do?

It returns all publicly available reviews until the source is exhausted for each selected game. A positive value limits reviews from each game.

How do date filters work?

Enter fromDate and toDate as YYYY-MM-DD values. The selected range is inclusive of the source review dates.

What does the All languages choice do?

It requests reviews across the available Steam language scope. Each saved row still shows its source language in language.

Why can reviewer, context, or developer response fields be missing?

Steam does not provide every optional field for every review. The Actor keeps source values when available and does not invent missing data.

Do I need Steam credentials?

No buyer-supplied Steam credentials are needed. The Actor reads publicly available Steam review data.

How can I read or export the rows?

Open the dataset link in the run output, export the rows as JSON or CSV, or read them through the Apify API.

📝 Changelog

v0.0 (16-09-2026)

• Initial release.

🆘 Support

For issues, questions, or feature requests, file a ticket and I'll fix or implement it in less than 24h 🫡

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Made with ❤️ by Maxime Dupré