Steam Reviews MCP Server

Give your AI assistant access to Steam reviews, game details, patch notes, and community discussions. This MCP server reads public Steam data. No API key or Steam login is needed.

Once connected, try asking:

"What are players saying about Cyberpunk 2077's performance in the last month?"
"Compare Elden Ring and Baldur's Gate 3 for Steam Deck. Include prices in Germany."
"What changed in the latest Baldur's Gate 3 patch?"
"Search Portal 2 discussions for co-op connection problems and read a few threads."

Setup

Run with npx

Use a current Node.js LTS release. Node.js 24 or newer is recommended. Your MCP client can start the server with npx, so there is no separate install step.

For Claude Desktop, add this entry to claude_desktop_config.json:

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "steam-reviews": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@jhomen368/steam-reviews-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

The config file is at:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Restart Claude Desktop after saving. For other MCP clients, use the same command and arguments with the stdio transport in that client's configuration format.

Run with Docker

The container starts in HTTP mode:

Terminal

docker run -d \
  --name steam-reviews-mcp \
  -p 8086:8086 \
  ghcr.io/jhomen368/steam-reviews-mcp:latest

Connect an SSE-capable MCP client to http://localhost:8086/mcp. Choose SSE as the transport, rather than Streamable HTTP.

For Docker Compose:

docker-compose.yml

services:
  steam-reviews-mcp:
    image: ghcr.io/jhomen368/steam-reviews-mcp:latest
    container_name: steam-reviews-mcp
    ports:
      - "8086:8086"
    restart: unless-stopped

Check that the server is running with curl http://localhost:8086/health.

Available tools

Your assistant handles the tool arguments. Ask for a country, language, date range, or topic in your question.

Tool	What it does
`search_steam_games`	Find games by name.
`get_game_info`	Get regional prices, review scores, Steam Deck ratings, requirements, and Store details.
`fetch_reviews`	Read player reviews with filters for date, language, and recommendation.
`analyze_reviews`	Summarize a review sample, with themes and linked quotes.
`fetch_app_announcements`	Read official app announcements, patch notes, and hotfixes.
`search_app_discussions`	Search a game's public community discussions.
`fetch_discussion_thread`	Read a discussion thread and its replies.

Review summaries cover a sample, and discussion threads are read one page at a time. Community posts reflect player claims, not official announcements. The discussion tools and Steam Deck review filter are experimental and may not always return results.

Configuration

These environment variables are optional. Set them in your MCP client's server environment or pass them to Docker with -e.

Variable	Default	Purpose
`CACHE_ENABLED`	`true`	Cache Steam responses.
`CACHE_MAX_SIZE`	`1000`	Maximum cached entries.
`RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED`	`true`	Limit outgoing Steam requests.
`MAX_REQUESTS_PER_MINUTE`	`30`	Request limit.
`HTTP_MODE`	`false`	Use HTTP/SSE instead of stdio. The Docker image sets this to `true`.
`PORT`	`8086`	HTTP listening port.

Troubleshooting

If your client cannot start the server, check node --version and confirm it can find npx. The stdio server writes logs to stderr and reserves stdout for MCP messages. You do not need to set DOTENV_CONFIG_QUIET.

For Docker, check docker logs steam-reviews-mcp and the /health endpoint. If health succeeds but the MCP client cannot connect, check that it supports SSE and uses /mcp.

Steam timeouts and HTTP 429 responses can mean requests are being rate-limited. Keep caching enabled and reduce MAX_REQUESTS_PER_MINUTE if these persist.

Development

bash

git clone https://github.com/jhomen368/steam-reviews-mcp.git
cd steam-reviews-mcp
npm ci
npm test
npm run lint

npm test builds the server and runs offline tests. To run the built server over stdio, use node build/index.js. See CONTRIBUTING.md for contribution guidelines and CHANGELOG.md for release history.

Licensed under MIT. You can support the project via PayPal.