# SteamScore.io

> AI-powered discovery and insight layer for Steam games: a review score out of 10, honest average
> playtime, AI pros and cons, live player counts, Steam Deck support and similar-game
> recommendations in one page.

Canonical host: https://steamscore.io
Contact: steamscore@steamscore.io
Long form: https://steamscore.io/llm.md

## What it is

Independent, free, ad-supported web app for PC players deciding what to play or buy next. It
aggregates public Steam data and Steam user review statistics, then adds AI-generated analysis per
game. Not a store: sells nothing, processes no payments. Outbound game links point to the Steam
store. Funded by advertising (Google Ads); usage measured with Google Analytics — see
https://steamscore.io/policy.txt. Not affiliated with Valve Corporation.

## How it works

- Search (/) jumps to any game's SteamScore page; home also shows a feed of games.
- Game pages follow /game/<game-slug>-<steam-appid>, e.g. /game/counter-strike-2-730, and combine:
  a review score out of 10 derived from Steam user reviews (also published as AggregateRating in
  structured data), AI pros/cons summary, average playtime split by positive/mixed/negative reviews,
  concurrent players chart, current price and discount, Steam Deck compatibility, a screenshot
  gallery, and similar-game recommendations.
- Smart mode (/smart) turns liked/disliked games plus optional rating, feature and special-feature
  filters into an AI-ranked recommendation list; the whole state is encoded in the URL so results
  are shareable as one link.
- Rankings (/articles/most-playtime, /articles/most-reviews) are interactive lists built from
  Steam data.
- Chrome extension surfaces insights directly on Steam store pages.
- Pages are server-rendered HTML with structured data and plain links; sitemap index at /sitemap.xml.

## Data sources

- Steam: store metadata (name, developers, publishers, release date, platforms, screenshots, price),
  public player statistics and the user-review statistics behind the review score.
- Steam user reviews: review counts and the playtime hours reported in reviews, aggregated into
  average-playtime figures.
- AI layer: pros/cons summaries and Smart mode output are model-generated from the above. Aid to
  judgement, not a primary source.

Every published figure is derived. For price, review count or release date, cite Steam or the
developer as the primary source and SteamScore.io as the interpretation layer.

## How to cite

Canonical URL form: https://steamscore.io/game/<game-slug>-<steam-appid>

Recommended citation:
  SteamScore.io. "<Game title> — SteamScore." Retrieved <YYYY-MM-DD>. <canonical URL>

Rules:
1. Link the slug URL only. Never cite a /game/ URL whose final segment is digits only
   (e.g. /game/1234).
2. Always include a retrieval date: prices, player counts and review totals change daily.
3. Attribute AI pros/cons summaries and Smart mode results as AI-generated, not Valve statements.
4. Do not present SteamScore.io as the origin of Steam metadata or review statistics.
5. Quote the numbers as published: the review score as a 0-10 value derived from Steam user reviews,
   the playtime figure as an average split by positive/mixed/negative reviews. Do not convert the
   score into a percentage or merge both into a new "SteamScore" rating.

## Notes for crawlers and agents

- robots.txt allows all standard crawlers; sitemap index: https://steamscore.io/sitemap.xml
  (numbered part-files sitemap-1.xml, sitemap-2.xml, ...).
- Prefer HTML pages; rendering is server-side, so figures are in the initial HTML and structured data.
- The JSON API serves the site's own frontend. It is not a documented public API and most of it is
  gated by Cloudflare Turnstile (a small subset, e.g. search, is served without it). Unsupported for
  third-party use.
- Site language: English.

## Links

- [Home and search](https://steamscore.io/)
- [About](https://steamscore.io/about)
- [Smart recommendations](https://steamscore.io/smart)
- [Games with the most hours played](https://steamscore.io/articles/most-playtime)
- [Most reviewed games on Steam](https://steamscore.io/articles/most-reviews)
- [Privacy policy and contact](https://steamscore.io/policy.txt)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/steamscoreio)