--- license: apache-2.0 tags: - games - steam - python - json - csv - video games pretty_name: Steam Games Dataset size_categories: - 10K


Information of more than 83,000 games published on Steam. Only games (no DLCs, episodes, music, videos, etc) currently released have been added. This dataset has been created with [this code (MIT)](https://github.com/FronkonGames/Steam-Games-Scraper) and use the API provided by Steam, the largest gaming platform on PC. Data is also collected from Steam Spy. The data is in two formats: CSV and JSON. Here is a simple example of how to parse json: ``` import os import json dataset = {} if os.path.exists('games.json'): with open('games.json', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as fin: text = fin.read() if len(text) > 0: dataset = json.loads(text) for app in dataset: appID = app # AppID, unique identifier for each app (string). game = dataset[app] name = game['name'] # Game name (string). releaseDate = game['release_date'] # Release date (string). estimatedOwners = game['estimated_owners'] # Estimated owners (string, e.g.: "0 - 20000"). peakCCU = game['peak_ccu'] # Number of concurrent users, yesterday (int). required_age = game['required_age'] # Age required to play, 0 if it is for all audiences (int). price = game['price'] # Price in USD, 0.0 if its free (float). dlcCount = game['dlc_count'] # Number of DLCs, 0 if you have none (int). longDesc = game['detailed_description'] # Detailed description of the game (string). shortDesc = game['short_description'] # Brief description of the game, # does not contain HTML tags (string). languages = game['supported_languages'] # Comma-separated enumeration of supporting languages. fullAudioLanguages = game['full_audio_languages'] # Comma-separated enumeration of languages with audio support. reviews = game['reviews'] # headerImage = game['header_image'] # Header image URL in the store (string). website = game['website'] # Game website (string). supportWeb = game['support_url'] # Game support URL (string). supportEmail = game['support_email'] # Game support email (string). supportWindows = game['windows'] # Does it support Windows? (bool). supportMac = game['mac'] # Does it support Mac? (bool). supportLinux = game['linux'] # Does it support Linux? (bool). metacriticScore = game['metacritic_score'] # Metacritic score, 0 if it has none (int). metacriticURL = game['metacritic_url'] # Metacritic review URL (string). userScore = game['user_score'] # Users score, 0 if it has none (int). positive = game['positive'] # Positive votes (int). negative = game['negative'] # Negative votes (int). scoreRank = game['score_rank'] # Score rank of the game based on user reviews (string). achievements = game['achievements'] # Number of achievements, 0 if it has none (int). recommens = game['recommendations'] # User recommendations, 0 if it has none (int). notes = game['notes'] # Extra information about the game content (string). averagePlaytime = game['average_playtime_forever'] # Average playtime since March 2009, in minutes (int). averageplaytime2W = game['average_playtime_2weeks'] # Average playtime in the last two weeks, in minutes (int). medianPlaytime = game['median_playtime_forever'] # Median playtime since March 2009, in minutes (int). medianPlaytime2W = game['median_playtime_2weeks'] # Median playtime in the last two weeks, in minutes (int). packages = game['packages'] # Available packages. for pack in packages: title = pack['title'] # Package title (string). packDesc = pack['description'] # Package description (string). subs = pack['subs'] # Subpackages. for sub in subs: text = sub['text'] # Subpackage title (string). subDesc = sub['description'] # Subpackage description (string). subPrice = sub['price'] # Subpackage price in USD (float). developers = game['developers'] # Game developers. for developer in developers: developerName = developer # Developer name (string). publishers = game['publishers'] # Game publishers. for publisher in publishers: publisherName = publisher # Publisher name (string). categories = game['categories'] # Game categories. for category in categories: categoryName = category # Category name (string). genres = game['genres'] # Game genres. for gender in genres: genderName = gender # Gender name (string). screenshots = game['scrennshots'] # Game screenshots. for screenshot in screenshots: scrennshotsURL = screenshot # Game screenshot URL (string). movies = game['movies'] # Game movies. for movie in movies: movieURL = movie # Game movie URL (string). tags = game['tags'] # Tags. for tag in tags: tagKey = tag # Tag key (string, int). ```