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Comparison

SteamSpy - All the data about Steam games vs SteamDB

Pick SteamSpy - All the data about Steam games when

  • Indie devs scoping market size
  • Games journalists
  • Students and researchers
  • PC gaming data hobbyists

When SteamSpy - All the data about Steam games is not a fit

  • Teams needing official, verified sales figures
  • Buyers wanting SLAs or enterprise data contracts
  • Console/mobile game makers . Steam coverage only
  • Anyone needing a supported analytics product with guaranteed uptime

Sources

  1. SteamSpy security page checksteamspy.com
    security
  2. Steam: Beloved Gaming Client and Security Tale of Woe (Tufts)cs.tufts.edu
    security
  3. Explaining and Predicting Helpfulness and Funniness of Online Reviews (ScienceDirect)sciencedirect.com
    review
  4. Predicting the Popularity of Independent Video Games (UNC thesis)cdr.lib.unc.edu
    review
  5. Collaborative Filtering and Innovation: Steam case studycoen.needell.org
    review
  6. Steam's Early Access Model study (names maintainer S. Galyonkin)researchgate.net
    review
  7. AoE forum: units sold and player counts cited from SteamSpyforums.ageofempires.com
    news
  8. Quarter To Three forums user commentforum.quartertothree.com
    review
  9. Thimbleweed Park forums user commentforums.thimbleweedpark.com
    review
  10. Game design document using SteamSpy dataconnormakes.games
    review
  11. 2015 Japanese blog citing SteamSpygamesaved.hateblo.jp
    news
  12. Wikipedia citation example (Undertale)en.wikipedia.org
    news