What is Steam Review Mcp

steam-review-mcp is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) service that allows users to access and retrieve reviews for games available on the Steam store.

Use cases

Use cases include analyzing overall game reviews for performance insights, summarizing recent player feedback, and providing data for decision-making in game marketing strategies.

How to use

To use steam-review-mcp, you can run it directly with npx by executing ‘npx steam-review-mcp’ in your terminal, or you can add it to your MCP server configuration in JSON format.

Key features

Key features include retrieving game reviews (positive/negative counts, review scores, review content), obtaining basic game information (name, detailed description), and analyzing reviews to summarize pros and cons.

Where to use

steam-review-mcp can be used in various fields such as game development, market analysis, and user experience research to gather insights from player feedback on Steam.

Steam Review MCP

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Access Steam game reviews using Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Features

Helps LLMs retrieve Steam game reviews and information:

• Get game reviews (positive/negative counts, review scores, review content, etc.)
• Get game basic information (name, detailed description)
• Analyze game reviews and summarize pros and cons

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install Steam Review for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @fenxer/steam-review-mcp --client claude

Run it directly with npx:

npx steam-review-mcp

or add：

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "steam-review-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "steam-review-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Usage

Tools

This MCP service provides the get_steam_review tool, which retrieves reviews and game information by passing a Steam game appid.

For more details, check the Steamwork API: User Reviews - Get List

The returned data contains two parts:

1. game_reviews:

   • success: Whether the query was successful
   • review_score: Review score
   • review_score_desc: Review score description
   • total_positive: Total positive reviews
   • total_negative: Total negative reviews
   • reviews: All review text content (without other metadata)

2. game_info:

   • name: Game name
   • detailed_description: Detailed game description

Prompts

summarize-reviews

For overall game review analysis, summarizing the pros and cons of the game.

Parameters

• appid (required): Steam game ID, e.g., 570 (Dota 2)

recent-reviews-analysis

For analyzing recent game reviews, summarizing the current state of the game and player feedback.

Parameters

• appid (required): Steam game ID, e.g., 570 (Dota 2)

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build project
npm run build

# Run service
npm start