Steam Reviews Scraper · Game Reviews, Ratings & Playtime

Extract user reviews, star ratings, playtime hours, helpfulness votes, and purchase verification metrics from any game on Steam. The Steam Reviews Scraper provides structured data from Steam's official review feeds without requiring user login or Steam API credentials.

Maintained by reapX. Every row cites the Apify run that produced it — nothing is inferred, modelled or filled in, and a field absent from the source is absent from the row. The extracted archive for this source is browsable at reapx.dev/data/steam-reviews-scraper/ and mirrored as an open dataset on Hugging Face and Kaggle. Questions: reapxdev@proton.me

Maintained by reapX. Public source citation guarantee: Steam App Reviews API.

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Features

• 🎮 Any Steam App ID or Store URL: Extract reviews for any game, application, or software listed on Steam.
• ⏱️ Detailed Playtime Metrics: Capture total hours played (playtimeForeverHours), hours played at time of review (playtimeAtReviewHours), and recent 2-week playtime (playtimeLastTwoWeeksHours).
• 👍 Helpfulness & Sentiment Scoring: Include weightedVoteScore, votesUp (helpful), votesFunny, and recommendation status (votedUp).
• 🛒 Purchase & Platform Verification: Track whether the game was purchased directly on Steam (steamPurchase), received for free (receivedForFree), or played primarily on Steam Deck (primarilySteamDeck).
• 🌐 Global Language Filtering: Fetch reviews in English, Simplified Chinese, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, or all supported Steam languages.
• ⚡ Fast & Lightweight HTTP Scraper: Built using direct async HTTP requests without expensive headless browsers.

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⬇️ Input

The actor accepts a JSON input configuration specifying target Steam App IDs, review limits, language, purchase method, and sorting options.

Input Parameters

Field	Type	Default	Description
appIds	Array	["1086940", "570", "730"]	Array of Steam App IDs or Store URLs to scrape reviews for (e.g. Baldur's Gate 3, Dota 2, CS2).
maxReviewsPerApp	Integer	100	Maximum number of reviews to extract per game (1 to 10,000).
maxTotalReviews	Integer	500	Global cap on total review items collected across all processed App IDs.
reviewType	String	"all"	Filter by recommendation outcome: "all", "positive" (recommended), or "negative".
filter	String	"all"	Review sorting mode: "all" (most helpful / weighted), "recent", or "updated".
language	String	"all"	Language code for reviews (e.g. "english", "spanish", "german", or "all").
purchaseType	String	"all"	Filter by purchase type: "all", "steam" (direct store purchase), or "non_steam_purchase".

Example Input JSON

{
  "appIds": [
    "1086940",
    "1245620",
    "292030"
  ],
  "maxReviewsPerApp": 100,
  "maxTotalReviews": 300,
  "reviewType": "positive",
  "filter": "all",
  "language": "english",
  "purchaseType": "steam"
}

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⬆️ Output

Scraped items are pushed directly to the run's default dataset. Each row represents a single user review aggregated under its game's primary appId.

Output Fields Reference

Field	Type	Example	Description
appId	String	"1086940"	Unique Steam App ID for the game. Primary identifier.
appName	String	"Baldur's Gate 3"	Canonical game title.
reviewId	String	"230513815"	Unique Steam recommendation / review ID.
authorSteamId	String	"76561199067288820"	64-bit Steam ID of the reviewer.
authorPersonaName	String	"Gamer123"	Steam display name / persona of author.
authorProfileUrl	String	"https://steamcommunity.com/id/gamer123/"	Direct link to author's Steam profile.
authorGamesOwned	Integer	184	Total Steam games owned by author.
authorNumReviews	Integer	39	Total reviews written by author across Steam.
playtimeForeverHours	Number	123.5	Total hours played in this game.
playtimeAtReviewHours	Number	89.8	Hours played at the moment review was posted.
playtimeLastTwoWeeksHours	Number	10.2	Hours played in past fortnight.
language	String	"english"	ISO / Steam language code.
reviewText	String	"Outstanding RPG with impressive world building..."	Full text of user review.
timestampCreated	String	"2026-08-01T12:00:00Z"	ISO 8601 creation timestamp.
timestampUpdated	String	"2026-08-01T12:00:00Z"	ISO 8601 last updated timestamp.
votedUp	Boolean	true	true for positive (thumbs up), false for negative.
votesUp	Integer	42	Count of community helpfulness votes.
votesFunny	Integer	5	Count of funny votes.
weightedVoteScore	Number	0.85	Steam helpfulness score algorithm (0.0 - 1.0).
commentCount	Integer	3	Number of comments on this review.
steamPurchase	Boolean	true	true if bought directly via Steam Store.
receivedForFree	Boolean	false	true if reviewer received product for free.
writtenDuringEarlyAccess	Boolean	false	true if written during Early Access period.
primarilySteamDeck	Boolean	false	true if played primarily on Steam Deck.

Sample Output Record

{
  "appId": "1086940",
  "appName": "Baldur's Gate 3",
  "reviewId": "230513815",
  "authorSteamId": "76561199067288820",
  "authorPersonaName": "whenizzywasthere~",
  "authorProfileUrl": "https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561199067288820",
  "authorGamesOwned": 184,
  "authorNumReviews": 39,
  "playtimeForeverHours": 123.5,
  "playtimeAtReviewHours": 89.8,
  "playtimeLastTwoWeeksHours": 10.2,
  "language": "english",
  "reviewText": "An incredible RPG experience that sets new standards for choice and storytelling.",
  "timestampCreated": "2026-08-01T12:00:00Z",
  "timestampUpdated": "2026-08-01T12:00:00Z",
  "votedUp": true,
  "votesUp": 625,
  "votesFunny": 1286,
  "weightedVoteScore": 0.9135,
  "commentCount": 0,
  "steamPurchase": true,
  "receivedForFree": false,
  "writtenDuringEarlyAccess": false,
  "primarilySteamDeck": false
}

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How it works

1. Input Parsing & Validation: The scraper cleans provided Steam App IDs or URLs and deduplicates input parameters.
2. App Title Resolution: Resolves canonical game names via official Steam Store endpoints or internal high-speed cache.
3. Cursor-Based Feed Pagination: Streams review pages sequentially using Steam's cursor token system for complete dataset extraction.
4. Data Normalization: Converts raw Steam timestamps, playtime minutes, and review metadata into clean, standardized ISO schemas.
5. Streaming Output: Emits datasets per event row in real-time to ensure zero data loss during long-running tasks.

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❓ FAQ

Where do I find a game's Steam App ID?

Look at the URL of any game's page on the Steam Store: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1086940/Baldurs_Gate_3/. The number 1086940 is the App ID. You can also paste the full URL directly into appIds.

How many reviews can I scrape?

You can set maxReviewsPerApp up to 10,000 per game. For large batch jobs covering dozens of games, set maxTotalReviews to match your budget cap.

Do I need a Steam account or API key?

No. The scraper accesses public Steam review feeds and requires no login or API keys.

Can I filter by Steam Deck reviews?

Yes! Each output record contains the primarilySteamDeck boolean field indicating whether the reviewer logged most of their playtime on a Steam Deck handheld.

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💬 Your feedback

Have suggestions, feature requests, or custom scraping requirements? We actively maintain this scraper. Reach out via email or open an issue on the repository.

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Disclaimer: Unofficial - not affiliated with Valve or Steam. Collects public data only. reapx. Contact reapxdev@proton.me.

🧪 Example input

A real, runnable configuration — this is an actual input this Actor has run with.

{
  "appIds": [
    "1086940",
    "1245620",
    "292030",
    "1091500",
    "489830",
    "377160",
    "582010"
  ],
  "maxReviewsPerApp": 50,
  "maxTotalReviews": 350
}

📄 Sample output

One real row from a real run of this Actor, unedited.

{
  "appId": "1086940",
  "appName": "Baldur's Gate 3",
  "reviewId": "229459391",
  "authorSteamId": "76561199572529646",
  "authorPersonaName": "aadr1",
  "authorProfileUrl": "https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561199572529646/",
  "authorGamesOwned": 0,
  "authorNumReviews": 1,
  "playtimeForeverHours": 1138.6,
  "playtimeAtReviewHours": 1118.0,
  "playtimeLastTwoWeeksHours": 3.4,
  "language": "english",
  "reviewText": "Just left character creation. Excited to see what the game has in store!",
  "timestampCreated": "2026-07-03T00:04:11Z",
  "timestampUpdated": "2026-07-03T00:04:11Z",
  "votedUp": true,
  "votesUp": 625,
  "votesFunny": 1287,
  "weightedVoteScore": 0.9135,
  "commentCount": 0,
  "steamPurchase": true,
  "receivedForFree": false,
  "writtenDuringEarlyAccess": false,
  "primarilySteamDeck": false
}

⚠️ Run outcomes and error handling

This Actor reports what happened in the run's status message, and it always keeps whatever it collected. These are the outcomes you can get and what each one means.

Outcome	What it means
Success	Rows were returned and you were charged steam-review at $0.002 per row.
No matches	The source returned nothing for your filters. Nothing is charged. Widen the date window or drop a filter.

What is guaranteed either way

• Every row is pushed as it is built, not buffered to the end of the run. Anything that buffers output loses everything to a timeout, a block or a migration; this does not.
• A field absent from the source is absent from the row. Nothing is inferred, modelled or filled in to make a row look complete.