# Steam API: Get game details

> Finds a PC game on Steam by name, store link or app ID and returns its store details, country price, reviews, tags and live player count.

Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Steam.

- Page: https://fous.com/methods/store.steampowered.com/get-game
- Method: `store.steampowered.com/get_game`, version 1
- Website: store.steampowered.com
- Returns: name, price in the chosen country, reviews, tags, platforms, requirements, players online
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `game` | string | yes | `"Baldur's Gate 3"` | Game name, Steam store link, or app ID, such as Baldur's Gate 3. |
| `country` | string | no |  | Country name or two-letter code for prices, such as United States or GB. Default "United States". |

## Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input:

```json
{
  "game": "Baldur's Gate 3"
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "name": "Baldur's Gate 3",
  "genres": [
    "Adventure",
    "RPG",
    "Strategy"
  ],
  "currency": "USD",
  "platforms": [
    "Windows",
    "Mac"
  ],
  "user_tags": [
    "RPG",
    "Character Customization",
    "Choices Matter"
  ],
  "developers": [
    "Larian Studios"
  ],
  "publishers": [
    "Larian Studios"
  ],
  "steam_link": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/1086940/",
  "free_to_play": false,
  "header_image": "https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1086940/48a2fcbda8565bb45025e98fd8ebde8a7203f6a0/header.jpg?t=1777363040",
  "release_date": "2023-08-03",
  "steam_app_id": 1086940,
  "current_price": 59.99,
  "total_reviews": null,
  "original_price": 59.99,
  "review_summary": null,
  "discount_percent": 0,
  "players_online_now": 20928,
  "supported_languages": [
    "English",
    "French",
    "German"
  ],
  "percent_positive_reviews": null,
  "minimum_system_requirements": "Minimum:\nRequires a 64-bit processor and operating system\nOS: Windows 10 64-bit\nProcessor: Intel I5 4690 / AMD FX 8350 / Snapdragon X Elite\nMemory: 8 GB RAM\nGraphics: Nvidia GTX 970 / RX 480 / Intel Arc A380 / Qualcomm Adreno X1 (4GB+ of VRAM)\nDirectX: Version 11\nStorage: 150 GB available space\nAddi…",
  "recommended_system_requirements": "Recommended:\nRequires a 64-bit processor and operating system\nOS: Windows 10 64-bit\nProcessor: Intel i7 8700K / AMD r5 3600\nMemory: 16 GB RAM\nGraphics: Nvidia 2060 Super / RX 5700 XT / Intel Arc A580 (8GB+ of VRAM)\nDirectX: Version 11\nStorage: 150 GB available space\nAdditional Notes: SSD required"
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method":"store.steampowered.com/get_game","input":{"game":"Baldur'\''s Gate 3"}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## Ask your agent

- What does Baldur's Gate 3 cost on Steam in the United States, and how many people are playing it right now?
- Can you pull up the Steam store page details for app ID 1245620, with price in GB and the review summary?
- I want to know the minimum system requirements and supported platforms for Hades on Steam.
- Show me the tags, reviews, and current player count for Stardew Valley on Steam, priced in Germany.
- Look up Cyberpunk 2077 on the Steam store using this link https://store.steampowered.com/app/1091500/ and give me the price in Japan along with its tags.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "game"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "game": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Game name, Steam store link, or app ID, such as Baldur's Gate 3."
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "United States",
      "description": "Country name or two-letter code for prices, such as United States or GB."
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "free_to_play",
    "developers",
    "publishers",
    "genres",
    "user_tags",
    "platforms",
    "supported_languages"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Steam game name"
    },
    "genres": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Game genres"
    },
    "currency": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Price currency code"
    },
    "platforms": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Supported PC platforms"
    },
    "user_tags": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Top ten user tags"
    },
    "developers": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Game developers"
    },
    "publishers": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Game publishers"
    },
    "steam_link": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Steam game page link"
    },
    "free_to_play": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the base game is free to play"
    },
    "header_image": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Steam header image link"
    },
    "release_date": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Release date as YYYY-MM-DD"
    },
    "steam_app_id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Steam app ID",
      "x-fous-developer": true
    },
    "current_price": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Current price in the listed currency"
    },
    "total_reviews": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Total user reviews"
    },
    "original_price": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Original price in the listed currency"
    },
    "review_summary": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Overall user review label"
    },
    "discount_percent": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Discount as a percentage"
    },
    "players_online_now": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Players currently online"
    },
    "supported_languages": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Supported languages"
    },
    "percent_positive_reviews": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Percentage of reviews that are positive"
    },
    "minimum_system_requirements": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Minimum Windows PC system requirements as plain text"
    },
    "recommended_system_requirements": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Recommended Windows PC system requirements as plain text"
    }
  }
}
```

## See more

- [Steam API: Get game reviews](https://fous.com/methods/store.steampowered.com/get-game-reviews.md): Reads public Steam player reviews for a game by name, store link, or app ID, with optional sorting (most helpful or most recent), verdict and language filters. Overall figures cover all lifetime reviews in every language and verdict.
- [Steam API: List most played games](https://fous.com/methods/store.steampowered.com/list-most-played.md): Lists the games with the most players on Steam right now, with current and peak players and prices for a chosen country.
- [Steam API: Get player count history](https://fous.com/methods/store.steampowered.com/get-player-count-history.md): Gets a Steam game's current players, 24-hour peak, all-time peak and monthly player-count history from SteamCharts. Takes a game name, SteamCharts or Steam store link, or Steam app ID.
- [Steam API: List top sellers](https://fous.com/methods/store.steampowered.com/list-top-sellers.md): Lists Steam's top-selling, discounted, or new and trending games in store order, with prices for a chosen country, review summaries and release dates.
- [PlayStation API: Get PlayStation Store game](https://fous.com/methods/store.playstation.com/get-game.md): Looks up a PlayStation Store game by name or product link in a country. Prefers the standard full game; prices and offers vary by country. Game trials are not counted as PlayStation Plus inclusion.
- [IsThereAnyDeal API: Get best price](https://fous.com/methods/isthereanydeal.com/get-best-price.md): Finds current official-store prices, the all-time low and live bundles for a PC game in the selected country.
- [Xbox API: Get game](https://fous.com/methods/xbox.com/get-game.md): Finds an Xbox or PC game by name or by xbox.com store link. Returns its store details, prices and Game Pass availability for a country.
- [HowLongToBeat API: Get game length](https://fous.com/methods/howlongtobeat.com/get-game-length.md): Finds a game by name, HowLongToBeat link or ID and returns its play times, release year, platforms, cover and player submissions. Platform-specific times replace the overall category times when the platform has its own.
- [All Steam methods](https://fous.com/methods/steampowered.com.md)
