# SteamDB

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/steamdb/

5 people recommended SteamDB in Hacker News comments and 9 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 12 months, in 2 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

4 of the 5 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “SteamdDB Joins Nexus Mods”.

**Verdict:** Criticized more than recommended, mainly for a paid tier critics fear will expand; those who recommend it cite tracking pricing, usage and metadata for hundreds of thousands of Steam apps.

Summary written by Claude from the comments below.

## What people warn about

- Paywall and monthly fee (2 comments in the sample): "I just can't imagine anyone paying a monthly fee just to access metadata for Steam games" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49540522)) "looks like SteamDB is gonna get a billion features behind paywall" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49539282))
- Fear of worsening site (2 comments in the sample): "the speedy and clean UI that on the steamdb.info version (for now" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49540734)) "what a bummer, I wonder how they'll enshittify the site" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49540915))

## Why people recommend it

- Broad, detailed Steam data (1 comment in the sample): "SteamDB is itself a massive collection of data - on pricing, game usage, etc." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49539999))

## What people recommend instead

- [ProtonDB](https://hackerapproved.com/p/protondb/): 30 recommend, 5 mixed, 9 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://steamdb.info/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "SteamDB", https://hackerapproved.com/p/steamdb/ (5 recommend, 0 mixed, 9 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.