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Steam Game Data API — Programmatic Access to Pricing, Reviews & Metadata ($1/month)

Richard R — Sat, 16 May 2026 03:31:31 +0000

Steam Game Data API — Update

This API is no longer available. Thank you for your interest.

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Steam Game Pricing Analysis: 109 Games — May 15, 2026

Richard R — Sat, 16 May 2026 03:09:25 +0000

Steam Game Pricing Analysis: 109 Games Tracked — May 15, 2026

Overview

This week's snapshot covers 109 Steam games from top sellers, new releases, specials, and featured categories. Each game includes 30 data fields covering pricing, reviews, genres, developers, publishers, platform support, and more.

Key Findings

Metric	Value
Average price	$21.36
Games on discount	52%
Average discount depth	22.3%
Total reviews tracked	33.9M
Average reviews per game	310,836
Average review score	81.4%

Pricing Trends

Discounts remain the norm on Steam with 52% of games currently on sale. The average game price of $21.36 reflects a marketplace where buyers expect regular promotions.

Review Analysis

With 33.9M total reviews across 109 games and an average score of 81.4%, the data shows that well-performing games cluster around strong review scores regardless of price point.

Get the Full Dataset

The complete weekly-updated dataset includes 30 fields per game in CSV and JSON format:

Steam Game Pricing & Intelligence Dataset on Gumroad

Use code LAUNCH20 for 20% off. A free 10-row sample CSV is available to evaluate the data before purchasing.

Steam Game Pricing Analysis: 109 Games Tracked Across 30 Data Fields

Richard R — Sat, 16 May 2026 03:05:46 +0000

I built a weekly pipeline that scrapes pricing, discount, and review data from Steam. Here's what the data shows after the first few weeks of collection.

The Dataset

109 games tracked from Steam's top sellers, new releases, specials, and featured categories. 30 fields per game including price, discount %, genres, developers, publishers, review scores, review counts, metacritic score, platform support, DLC count, achievements, and more. Updated every Monday. Available in CSV and JSON.

Key Findings

Pricing Landscape

Metric	Value
Average price	$21.36
Games on discount	52%
Average discount depth	22.3%
Price range	$0 (F2P) to $69.99 (AAA)
Free-to-play share	~14%

Pricing by Genre

Genre	Avg Price	Avg Review %	On Sale
RPG	$34.81	78%	47%
Simulation	$19.93	80%	53%
Adventure	$18.94	83%	55%
Action	$16.82	79%	51%
Indie	$13.57	85%	54%
Casual	$9.45	82%	42%

RPGs are the most expensive genre by a wide margin, but don't score higher in reviews. Indie games underprice themselves relative to their excellent review scores.

Discounts Are the Norm

More than half of all tracked games are on sale right now. The average discount of 22.3% means Steam users have been trained to expect deals. If you're launching a game, your pricing strategy needs to account for this — customers will wait for a sale.

Price vs Quality: No Correlation

The correlation between price and review score is essentially zero (r ≈ 0.12). Indie games ($13.57 avg) score 85% while RPGs ($34.81) score 78%. Higher price doesn't mean higher quality — it means higher expectations.

Platform Support

Windows: 100%
Mac: 63%
Linux: 48%

Linux support is higher than many assume — nearly half of tracked titles support it.

Total Reviews

33.9 million total reviews across 109 games
Average 310k reviews per game
Average review score: 81.4%

Where the Data Comes From

Games are collected from Steam's top sellers, new releases, specials, and featured categories. Details come from the official Steam API and reviews from Steam's reviews API. The pipeline runs weekly.

Get the Full Dataset

The complete weekly-updated dataset (CSV + JSON, 30 fields, updated every Monday) is available on Gumroad: Steam Game Pricing & Intelligence Dataset

Use code LAUNCH20 for 20% off. A free 10-row sample CSV is included so you can evaluate the data before purchasing.