About SteelGames

What SteelGames does

Buying PC games is confusing because the same game is sold in many places at many prices. SteelGames puts those prices side by side. Each game page shows the best current price, the usual price, the lowest price on record, a price history chart, a store-by-store comparison, and the game's platforms and system requirements. Deal lists group the best discounts by price, genre and store, and our buying guides explain how to choose gaming gear such as mice, keyboards, headsets, monitors and controllers.

The site shows one lowest price per game, so you are not scrolling past the same title five times. Every price links to the store that is selling it, and the final price is always the one you see at that store's checkout.

Where our prices and game details come from

• Prices. Game prices come from CheapShark, a public service that tracks prices across many PC game stores. Our pages are rebuilt several times a day, so prices refresh throughout the day. Each page shows the date it was last checked.
• Price history. The lowest price on record comes from CheapShark's history. The chart also fills in from our own daily price checks, so it gets more detailed the longer a game is tracked.
• Game details. Descriptions, categories, developer and publisher, release dates and system requirements come from each game's public Steam store page where one exists. Review scores are shown only when a score is published.

Prices change quickly and stores sometimes run sales we have not picked up yet. Treat the price on SteelGames as a strong starting point and confirm it at the store.

How the Wait-O-Meter works

The Wait-O-Meter is our buy-now-or-wait score on each game page. It runs from 0 (buy now) to 100 (wait) and blends three things we can actually see: how far today's price sits above the lowest price ever recorded, how soon the next big sale event is, and, once we have enough daily snapshots, how often the price has dipped below today's price. It is a guide drawn from price history and sale dates, not a promise that a price will fall.

How we pick gear and write buying guides

Our gear guides summarize what published reviews found and explain how to choose based on how you play. Picks come from outlets such as RTINGS, Tom's Hardware, PC Gamer, TechRadar and BGR, and each guide links its sources at the bottom. We do not claim that SteelGames tested a product unless a guide says so. When a brand sends us a unit, we say so at the top of that page.

Every guide explains the trade-offs, not only the winner: who a product suits, what to watch for, and what to check before you buy. Our buying guides also cover how to tell a real game sale from a fake one, whether cheap game keys are safe, and when to wait for a seasonal sale.

Game key marketplaces

Some stores listed on the site are key marketplaces and resellers, not the game's publisher or an official store. We list them in a separate, clearly labelled section and include buyer-protection advice. Refunds and problems with keys are handled by the reseller, so read the seller's terms before you buy.

How SteelGames earns money

SteelGames is free to use. Some links on the site are affiliate links: if you follow one and buy something, the store may pay us a commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, SteelGames earns from qualifying purchases. The site also shows ads and labelled sponsored spots. Affiliate links do not change the price you pay.

Who runs SteelGames

SteelGames is a product of Lonestar PPS, LLC, a veteran-owned company. We keep a veteran and military discount page because many of the people who use the site serve or have served. SteelGames is not affiliated with Valve, Epic Games, Microsoft, Sony or Nintendo. Product and platform names belong to their owners.

Corrections and contact

If you spot a wrong price, a broken link or an out-of-date fact, email steelgames.app@outlook.com and tell us which page it is on. We check each report and fix factual errors. You can also read our privacy policy and terms of use, or advertise with us.