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Show HN: I scrape Steam data every month and it’s yours to download for free by csmets

Show HN: I scrape Steam data every month and it’s yours to download for free by csmets

Show HN: I scrape Steam data every month and it’s yours to download for free by csmets

13 Comments

  • Post Author
    endre
    Posted February 24, 2025 at 1:16 pm

    nice

  • Post Author
    ddxv
    Posted February 24, 2025 at 1:17 pm

    Hi, I'm interested in scraping steam too. Do you have the scraper code available open source or one you recommend?

  • Post Author
    aranw
    Posted February 24, 2025 at 1:34 pm

    Nice! It would be nice however to see more detail about the data you collect and what exactly you provide on top of it using AI or through aggregation etc

  • Post Author
    kmfrk
    Posted February 24, 2025 at 1:42 pm

    I got some answers that weren't specifically about my questions in some instances. As someone who's just trying out the free demo, it's not a big deal, but maybe you can provide a way to flag answers for to redeem their credits? It would probably increase retention and help people chase down bugs.

  • Post Author
    Apreche
    Posted February 24, 2025 at 1:51 pm

    Do you have data that https://steamdb.info/ doesn’t have?

  • Post Author
    ghfhghg
    Posted February 24, 2025 at 1:52 pm

    I guess the main differentiator over steamdb is getting the data in CSV?

    Might be good to clarify in the FAQ because the people I know who would pay for this are not the most techy types.

  • Post Author
    bdd8f1df777b
    Posted February 24, 2025 at 1:58 pm

    It seems to be missing reviews? I have always thought about building my own recommendation engine from steam data, given how steam's own recommendation never works for me.

  • Post Author
    somenameforme
    Posted February 24, 2025 at 2:06 pm

    Out of curiosity, what formula did you end up using for reviews:sales? I've looked into this a bunch and it's a very tough problem!

  • Post Author
    giancarlostoro
    Posted February 24, 2025 at 2:10 pm

    > Yeah, there's AI, but I added it because I found it easier to find answers I'm looking for. For the data scientists, you can download the CSV and go crazy.

    This is kind of the only way I use AI really, to summarize things, and extract details, then review from the raw sources to make sure the LLM isn't misleading me. I find myself using this approach instead of Googling for things since Google crippled their search the last few years, it feels like every year its harder to find things with Google. I miss 2007 Google…

  • Post Author
    z3c0
    Posted February 24, 2025 at 2:24 pm

    I had to refresh before posting, because I wanted to see if someone else beat me to being that HN commenter but…

    From the Terms of Service (emphasis mine):

    6. Restrictions on Use

    You agree not to:

        Use the Service for any unlawful purpose.
    
        Attempt to reverse-engineer, modify, or *create derivative works of the Service.*
    
        Share, resell, or distribute downloadable data provided by the Service without explicit written permission.
    

    Do you intend to delineate the data provided by the service from "the Service" itself? It seems most fair that data received via Fair Use remains in that arena, pun fully intended.

    That aside, it's an intriguing dataset nonetheless, but I'd prefer to see a sample of the data before signing up.

  • Post Author
    Ksudijaan
    Posted February 24, 2025 at 3:17 pm

    [dead]

  • Post Author
    bloomingkales
    Posted February 24, 2025 at 3:19 pm

    Question for OP, or anyone that considered it:

    Do you think Steam reviews are coordinated?

  • Post Author
    m00dy
    Posted February 24, 2025 at 3:26 pm

    If you need to be a paid member to download csv file, then it is not free :) lol

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