SteamDB
Game database in Games & consoles
Recommended for tracking pricing, usage and metadata for hundreds of thousands of Steam apps; the main caveat is a paid tier critics fear will expand.
Recommended for tracking pricing, usage and metadata for hundreds of thousands of Steam apps; the main caveat is a paid tier critics fear will expand.
15 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 9
- approval share
- 40%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 0.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Broad, detailed Steam data
“accurately tracking and storing as much data as possible for hundreds of thousands of apps on Steam”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “SteamdDB Joins Nexus Mods” “SteamDB is itself a massive collection of data - on pricing, game usage, etc.”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “SteamdDB Joins Nexus Mods”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Paywall and monthly fee
“I just can't imagine anyone paying a monthly fee just to access metadata for Steam games”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “SteamdDB Joins Nexus Mods” “looks like SteamDB is gonna get a billion features behind paywall”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “SteamdDB Joins Nexus Mods” Fear of worsening site
“the speedy and clean UI that on the steamdb.info version (for now)”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “SteamdDB Joins Nexus Mods” “what a bummer, I wonder how they'll enshittify the site”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “SteamdDB Joins Nexus Mods”
What people recommend instead
The same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProtonDB | 36 | 9 | 80% | 9 | — | Approved |
| SteamDBThis page | 6 | 9 | 40% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
14 of the 16 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the SteamDB guy won the internet that day”
“It has been a constant good source for TitleIDs”
“Just because it's ads for another site within the corporate umbrella doesn't make it any less of an ad.”
“none of that is legally enforceable so none of that matters”
“couldn't fall into much worse hands”
“what a bummer, I wonder how they'll enshittify the site”
“the speedy and clean UI that on the steamdb.info version (for now)”
“the whole operation was kind of obnoxious. valve could provide all this information for free in an afternoon”
“I just can't imagine anyone paying a monthly fee just to access metadata for Steam games”
“accurately tracking and storing as much data as possible for hundreds of thousands of apps on Steam”
“SteamDB is itself a massive collection of data - on pricing, game usage, etc.”
“perfectly reasonable if it means a more sustainable future”
“looks like SteamDB is gonna get a billion features behind paywall”
“steamdb.info applies rate limiting and then a temporary IP address block”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.