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What are your favorite auxiliary tools/sites for Steam?
@Deimos clued me in to this site which lets you filter your Steam library using tags. I had no idea this was even a thing, and it made me want to know what else I'm missing. What are some great sites/tools out there that improve your Steam experience?
It should go without saying that they need to be safe to use. I know scam Steam sites are a dime a dozen, so make sure you're posting something that's properly vetted.
Here's a running list of submissions:
| Site | Function |
|---|---|
| Depressurizer | categorization tool |
| Enhanced Steam/Augmented Steam | browser plugin for better store UX |
| HowLongToBeat | game runtimes |
| ProtonDB | Linux compatibility database |
| Steam250 | highly reviewed games and hidden gems |
| SteamCharts | active player data |
| SteamDB | stats, info, price histories |
| SteamGifts | game giveaways |
| Steam Filters | tag filters for library |
| SteamSpy | sales data |
| What Should I Play on Steam? | random game picker |
I'll kick things off:
ProtonDB: A community database of compatibility for Windows titles on Linux. An invaluable resource for a Linux Steam user, and contributing reports is so easy even a non-techy person like me can do it!
SteamGifts: It looks like a scam but isn't (I promise!). It's a very well-run site that lets you give away games and enter lotteries for others' giveaways. Great for getting rid of extra keys from bundles. There is the chance that you could run into a gray-market key on here, but if you steer clear of sketchy users and stick to giveaways from established users, you shouldn't have any problems.
http://steamadvisor.com/
If you want recommended and well rated games that you haven't put any time into.
https://whatshouldiplayonsteam.com/
Randomly selects one game from your lists of purchases, minimal but pretty useful.
Depressurizer is pretty cool. It automatically categorizes your games based on steam tags, date of release, and various other things. Useful if you've got a bundle addiction and have so many games that you don't even know what a lot of them are.
Enhanced Steam has been invaluable for prices, and has a few other good features.
It's worth noting that the developer of Enhanced Steam has stopped working on the project. Augmented Steam is its spiritual successor.
Steam Database: I primarily use this site as the Steam equivalent of CamelCamelCamel (price tracking history) for games and DLC but there's plenty of other stuff like a discount tracker, pretty stat charts, and a calculator that estimates the total value of the games in your account.
This is more of a game developer thing but Steam Spy and Steam Database can show you some info about sales numbers of Steam games and how many people are actively playing it.
Is that still accurate for player count? I remember it being broken when steam changed the default privacy setting of steam profiles.
SteamCharts is also great for active player data.
https://steam250.com/
A website cataloging the most well reviewed games on Steam, as well as a list of hidden gems.