Buzz
The Steam app is fantastic, and it’s probably the main way many of us browse and purchase PC games. However, if you’re not using Steam on the web, you’re missing out on some incredible browser extensions for the platform. These add-ons can help you discover if a game is already available through a subscription you’re paying for, track historical low prices for each game, and let you input multiple game keys simultaneously. Here are some of our top picks.
alike03's Subscription Tracker
alike03's Subscription Tracker allows you to see if a Steam game is available on other subscription services such as Xbox Game Pass. This way, you won’t end up paying full price for a title you’re already getting through a subscription. Of course, if you enjoy the game, you can always buy it on Steam, but why not enjoy it for free if you can?
AugmentedSteam
When you're hunting for deals on Steam, it's best to use a web browser to access the service. While the Steam client does a good job of highlighting deals on items in your wishlist, it misses out on key details such as price history. AugmentedSteam excels at showcasing the lowest historical price for each game, helping you decide whether a sale is truly worth your money.
This extension also adds helpful search filters to Steam, allowing you to hide Early Access games (unfinished games), games with mixed or negative reviews, or games that are already in your cart.
SteamDB
SteamDB serves as a great alternative to AugmentedSteam, offering price history tracking and incorporating some of the best features of its database. SteamDB monitors games on Steam and is a fantastic resource for finding popular games, checking the player base for any game, and hunting for great deals.
Its browser extension offers all these features, along with the ability to hide annoying elements on Steam’s website, such as the Install Steam button, an option to skip age warnings on specific store pages, and a button to clear your cart. Depending on your preferences, you should opt for either SteamDB or AugmentedSteam. There’s no need to install both extensions.
Show Great on Deck
If you own a Steam Deck, try Show Great on Deck, an extension that helps you discover games that perform well on the console. It includes ratings from ProtonDB as well, which often provides more up-to-date information about a game’s Steam Deck performance than Steam’s own “Great on Deck” label, as the latter can sometimes be outdated.
CSGO Trader
The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO) community is still going strong. Trading in-game items is a major part of CSGO, and CSGO Trader simplifies the process. The extension features advanced sorting options to highlight the most profitable items, flags profiles of known scammers, and offers many other useful tools.
Tampermonkey
Tampermonkey is a fantastic extension, even if you don’t use Steam. It allows you to apply custom user styles that introduce useful features across various websites. For instance, it can help you remove pop-ups and block irritating elements on multiple sites effortlessly.
On Steam, you’ll find helpful user styles like Skip Age Warning (removes Steam’s age verification pages), Back To The Top (adds a button to quickly scroll to the top), and Batch Key Activator (enables you to add several games to Steam at once).
You can easily integrate these styles via Tampermonkey to enhance your Steam experience.
