OMG WTF BBQ those differences are ridiculous. Be ashamed of yourself Valve!

Well, the prices may differ heavily, but don't blame Valve - they don't make the prices. Each publisher is on his own responsibility.

What does this flag mean?

Valve divided Europe into two virtual regions. So games in the Steam Store may have different prices within Euro countries.

Region 1:
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland

Region 2:
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Vatican City

What do the colored percentages mean?

green: at least 33% cheaper than the selected currency

yellow: up to 33% cheaper

white: more expensive than the selected currency

Some prices on this website don't match those in the Steam Store!

SteamPrices.com updates its data regularly, but not hourly. Recent changes in the Steam Store may be missing on our website. You can check the latest update in the footer.

Another reason could be a different pricing within European countries (see regions above). Some indicated prices may also vary for single locations.

I thought I have to pay VAT / sales taxes? Your prices don't include them!

That's true. We use the prices from the Steam Store. As far as we know, the Steam Store's prices include sales taxes. But we cannot predict how much the VAT is in your country. Some have 19%, others 25%. And those charges only apply on people living outisde the USA and using that Steam Store. Pounds and Euro prices in the Steam Store have already added VAT.

How can I obtain products from foreign Steam Stores?

You cannot purchase anything in other Steam Stores than your own. Valve asks for billing adresses and the store software tests your statements! It checks your location (determined by your IP address) and complains if the country stated doesn't match, compares your location to the Credit Card's place of issue and also verifies the information given by PayPal if you choose that payment option.

Before you ask: Yes, there are ways to circumvent some of the queries, but we won't give any information on this. We don't want to be blamed if your account gets banned or locked.

The only legit way to obtain something from a foreign Steam Store is to get a gift.

Be aware of scammers! Only trust people you know! Also check out this thread in the official Steam forums.

Where do you get your price data from?

SteamPrices.com uses a Perl script to parse the Steam Store website. Yes, it's (not so) simple and plain HTML parsing. The first version of the script was written by SteamCalculator.com. Thanks, man!

Where do you get your currency data from?

All currency data is taken from the European Central Bank twice per day. Last update: 6^th September 2010 2:29pm +0200.

€ 1.00  =   $ 1.29  =   £ 0.84  =   € 1.00  =   AU$ 1.40

Could you please give me a XML file for your "Top Savings" category?

Please contact us and ask for the API files. There are some minor conditions.