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Steam Game Data Scraper

Extract comprehensive game data from the Steam Store — the largest PC gaming platform with 120M+ monthly active users and 70,000+ games. Search games, get detailed info, read user reviews, and check live player counts.

No API key required. Uses Steam's public store API endpoints directly — fast, lightweight, pure HTTP (no browser needed).

What Data You Get

Input Parameters

Input Examples

Search for games

{
"action":"search",
"query":"civilization",
"maxItems":10
}

Get details for multiple games

{
"action":"game-details",
"appids":["570","730","1174180"]
}

Common App IDs: Dota 2 (570), CS2 (730), Red Dead Redemption 2 (1174180), GTA V (271590), Elden Ring (1245620), Baldur's Gate 3 (1086940).

Get negative reviews only

{
"action":"reviews",
"appid":"1091500",
"maxItems":100,
"filter":"negative",
"language":"english"
}

Check live player count

{
"action":"player-count",
"appid":"570"
}

Output Examples

Search Result

{
"appid":289070,
"name":"Sid Meier's Civilization VI",
"price":59.99,
"price_currency":"USD",
"is_free":false,
"platforms":{"windows":true,"mac":true,"linux":true},
"type":"app",
"tiny_image":"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/289070/capsule_sm_120.jpg"
}

Game Details

{
"appid":570,
"name":"Dota 2",
"description":"Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes.",
"developers":["Valve"],
"publishers":["Valve"],
"price":0,
"price_formatted":"Free",
"discount_percent":0,
"is_free":true,
"genres":["Action","Free to Play","Strategy"],
"categories":["Multi-player","Online Multi-Player","Steam Trading Cards"],
"release_date":"2013-07-09",
"platforms":{"windows":true,"mac":true,"linux":true},
"metacritic_score":90,
"metacritic_url":"https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/dota-2",
"recommendations":2102329,
"header_image":"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/570/header.jpg"
}

Review

{
"recommendationid":"163842756",
"author_steamid":"76561198012345678",
"author_playtime_forever":4523,
"author_playtime_at_review":3200,
"language":"english",
"review":"After 4500 hours I can say this game is okay I guess.",
"voted_up":true,
"votes_up":342,
"votes_funny":128,
"steam_purchase":true,
"written_during_early_access":false,
"timestamp_created":1711900800
}

Player Count

{
"appid":570,
"name":"Dota 2",
"player_count":682431,
"checked_at":"2026-03-28T14:30:00Z"
}

Use with Python (apify-client)

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
# Search for games
run = client.actor("cryptosignals/steam-scraper").call(run_input={
"action":"search",
"query":"survival crafting",
"maxItems":20,
})
for game in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
 price ="Free"if game["is_free"]elsef"${game['price']}"
print(f"{game['name']} — {price}")

# Get reviews for a game
run = client.actor("cryptosignals/steam-scraper").call(run_input={
"action":"reviews",
"appid":"1245620",
"maxItems":50,
"filter":"recent",
})
for review in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
 sentiment ="👍"if review["voted_up"]else"👎"
 hours = review.get("author_playtime_forever",0)/60
print(f"{sentiment} ({hours:.0f}h played): {review['review'][:100]}...")

Handling Bot Detection & Rate Limits

Steam's public API is generally permissive, but high-volume scraping can trigger temporary blocks:

1. Built-in rate limiting — the actor includes delays between requests to stay under Steam's thresholds
2. Use proxies for high volume — if scraping thousands of games or reviews, proxies help distribute load
3. Residential proxies recommended — for large-scale data collection, rotating residential IPs avoid IP-based throttling

For reliable residential proxies, I recommend ThorData — rotating residential IPs that work well for high-volume Steam data extraction.

Limitations

• Steam API may return partial data for removed/delisted games
• Review pagination is limited by Steam's cursor-based API (max ~500 reviews per run for best results)
• Player count is a point-in-time snapshot — for historical data, schedule recurring runs
• Some regional pricing may vary based on the proxy/IP location used
• Rate limiting may occur on very high-volume runs without proxies

Support

Found a bug or have a feature request? Open an issue on the actor's page or reach out through Apify's messaging system.