🎮 Steam Store Game Scraper

Scrape game data from the Steam Store — the world's largest PC gaming platform with 50,000+ games. Extract prices, discounts, descriptions, reviews, genres, platforms, screenshots, system requirements, and more.

No API key needed. No login required.

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What does this actor do?

This actor fetches game data from Steam's public Store APIs. It can scrape featured titles, search for games, pull full details for specific apps, and browse top sellers, new releases, and current sales.

Use it to:

• Track game prices and discounts across regions
• Monitor Steam sales and deals in real-time
• Build a database of game metadata (genres, platforms, reviews)
• Research competitors in the gaming market
• Get notified when specific games go on sale
• Compare pricing across countries

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How to use

Step 1: Choose a scrape mode

Mode	What it does	Required input
Featured & Deals	Homepage highlights, specials, top sellers, new releases — all in one	None
Search Games	Keyword search across all Steam games	search_query
App Details	Full metadata for specific games by App ID	app_ids
Top Sellers	Current best-selling games	None
New Releases	Recently released games	None
Current Specials	Games currently on sale	None

Step 2: Configure and run

Set your country code for regional pricing, apply filters, and click Start.

Step 3: Export

Download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel from the dataset tab.

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Input examples

Example 1: Get all featured games and deals

{
    "scrape_mode": "featured",
    "max_results": 50,
    "country_code": "US"
}

Example 2: Search for survival games

{
    "scrape_mode": "search",
    "search_query": "survival open world",
    "max_results": 30
}

Example 3: Full details for specific games

{
    "scrape_mode": "app_details",
    "app_ids": "730, 570, 440, 1172470, 1245620",
    "country_code": "US"
}

App IDs: 730 = CS2, 570 = Dota 2, 440 = TF2, 1172470 = Apex Legends, 1245620 = Elden Ring

Example 4: Current specials with 50%+ discount

{
    "scrape_mode": "specials",
    "max_results": 50,
    "on_sale_only": true,
    "min_discount": 50,
    "country_code": "US"
}

Example 5: Featured games with full details enrichment

{
    "scrape_mode": "featured",
    "max_results": 20,
    "include_details": true,
    "country_code": "GB"
}

Example 6: Linux-only new releases

{
    "scrape_mode": "new_releases",
    "max_results": 30,
    "platforms": "linux"
}

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Output format

Featured / Search / Top Sellers / Specials record

{
    "rank": 1,
    "type": "game",
    "app_id": 1245620,
    "name": "ELDEN RING",
    "discounted": true,
    "discount_percent": 40,
    "original_price": "$59.99",
    "final_price": "$35.99",
    "original_cents": 5999,
    "final_cents": 3599,
    "currency": "USD",
    "platforms": {
        "windows": true,
        "mac": false,
        "linux": false
    },
    "featured_section": "specials",
    "header_image": "https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/...",
    "steam_url": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245620/",
    "scraped_at": "2026-04-05T12:00:00+00:00"
}

App Details record (when using App Details mode or include_details)

{
    "type": "app_details",
    "app_id": 1245620,
    "name": "ELDEN RING",
    "is_free": false,
    "required_age": 16,
    "detailed_description": "THE NEW FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished...",
    "developers": ["FromSoftware Inc."],
    "publishers": ["Bandai Namco Entertainment"],

    "price_final": "$35.99",
    "discount_percent": 40,
    "price_formatted": "$35.99",

    "platforms": { "windows": true, "mac": false, "linux": false },
    "categories": ["Single-player", "Multi-player", "Co-op", "Online Co-op"],
    "genres": ["Action", "RPG"],
    "release_date": "Feb 24, 2022",
    "coming_soon": false,

    "metacritic_score": 94,
    "recommendations": 567890,
    "supported_languages": "English, French, Italian, German, Spanish...",

    "screenshots": ["https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/..."],
    "movies": [{ "name": "Launch Trailer", "url": "https://..." }],
    "pc_requirements_min": "OS: Windows 10, Processor: Intel Core i5...",
    "dlc_count": 2,

    "steam_url": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245620/",
    "scraped_at": "2026-04-05T12:00:00+00:00"
}

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Finding App IDs

Every game on Steam has a numeric App ID visible in its store URL:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/730/CounterStrike_2/
                                    ^^^
                                  App ID = 730

Popular App IDs:

Game	App ID
Counter-Strike 2	730
Dota 2	570
Team Fortress 2	440
ELDEN RING	1245620
Baldur's Gate 3	1086940
Cyberpunk 2077	1091500
GTA V	271590
Stardew Valley	413150
Terraria	105600
Apex Legends	1172470

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Regional pricing

Set country_code to get prices in the local currency for that region. Steam shows different prices in different countries.

Code	Country	Currency
US	United States	USD
GB	United Kingdom	GBP
DE	Germany	EUR
JP	Japan	JPY
BR	Brazil	BRL
IN	India	INR
PK	Pakistan	PKR
RU	Russia	—
CN	China	CNY
AU	Australia	AUD

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Cost and performance

Mode	Items	Time	Credits
Featured	50 games	~10 sec	< $0.01
Search	50 games	~15 sec	< $0.01
App Details	10 games	~20 sec	< $0.01
Featured + Details	20 games	~45 sec	< $0.01
Specials (filtered)	50 games	~10 sec	< $0.01

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Tips

• Start with featured mode — it gives the best overview of what's on Steam right now in a single request.
• Use include_details: true only when you need rich metadata (descriptions, screenshots, reviews). It's slower because it makes one API call per game.
• app_details mode is best when you know exactly which games you want — it gives the most complete data.
• Combine specials mode with min_discount: 50 to find the deepest deals.
• Steam rate-limits at roughly 200 requests per 5 minutes. The actor adds a 1.5-second delay between detail requests automatically.
• App IDs are stable — they never change, so you can save them and re-use them for tracking.

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Limitations

• Steam's store API is undocumented and may change without notice.
• Search results are limited to what Steam's search endpoint returns (some games may not appear).
• Intraday pricing changes are rare — Steam updates prices at sale boundaries.
• Some games in certain regions may show different content or be unavailable.
• The actor respects Steam's rate limits with built-in delays.

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Changelog

v1.0.0 (2026-04-05)

• Initial release
• 6 scrape modes: featured, search, app details, top sellers, new releases, specials
• Regional pricing via country codes
• Filters: on-sale only, minimum discount %, platform
• Optional full details enrichment for any mode
• Deduplication for featured results