Steam Powered Search Scraper

Scrapes games and software from the Steam store using a search URL. It handles pagination automatically and extracts detailed product data.

Overview

This actor takes a Steam store search URL, loads the results page, and extracts information for each listed product. It continues scrolling and loading pages until it either reaches the end of the results or hits a specified item limit. The output is a structured dataset of product objects.

Key Features

• URL-Based Scraping: Provide any Steam search URL, including applied filters.
• Automatic Pagination: Scrolls and loads all results pages seamlessly.
• Comprehensive Data Extraction: Captures titles, images, release dates, pricing, review scores/summaries, supported platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux), and VR support status.
• Smart Deduplication: Automatically removes duplicate products based on their detail page URLs.
• Incremental Saving: Results are saved as they are found.

How to Use

1. Go to the Steam Store.
2. Use the search bar and apply any desired filters (genre, price, features, etc.).
3. Copy the complete URL from your browser's address bar.
4. Paste this URL into the actor's searchUrl input field.

Example Search URLs:

https://store.steampowered.com/search?term=war
https://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=indie&supportedlang=english
https://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=rpg&maxprice=free

Input

Configure the actor using the following input parameters.

Output

The actor outputs a dataset where each item is a JSON object representing a product. All timestamps are in ISO 8601 format.

Example Output Item:

{
  "searchUrl": "https://store.steampowered.com/search?term=war",
  "detailPageUrl": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/236390/War_Thunder/",
  "appId": "236390",
  "itemKey": "App_236390",
  "tagIds": "[113,599,11104,3993,4150,15045,21978]",
  "crtrIds": "[37819846]",
  "imageUrl": "https://shared.fastly.steamstatic.com/.../capsule_231x87.jpg",
  "title": "War Thunder",
  "released": "15 Aug, 2013",
  "reviewScoreText": "Mostly Positive<br>74% of the 283,202 user reviews...",
  "reviewSummary": "",
  "price": "Free",
  "priceFinal": "0",
  "platforms": ["Windows", "Mac", "Linux"],
  "vrSupported": true,
  "scrapedAt": "2025-11-11T08:14:13.641Z"
}

Common Use Cases:
* Building game catalogs for research.
* Monitoring prices and comparing titles.
* Analyzing market trends and platform compatibility.
* Discovering VR-supported games.
* Conducting competitive analysis for developers.
* Tracking review sentiment and product availability.

Limitations:
* Requires a valid, publicly accessible Steam search URL.
* The structure of scraped data depends on Steam's page layout, which may change.