Some people have already invested a fortune in games on Steam. A hidden Steam page now shows you how much money your account is worth in total.
How do I find the page? To find your exact spending on Steam, you need to follow this path in the Steam client: Help > Steam Support > My Account > Data about Your Steam Account > External Funds Used. You can also access the path directly, by clicking this link. User trotski94 pointed this out in a Reddit thread.
Alternatively, there is a web tool on SteamDB. The so-called Steam Calculator uses your SteamID to scan your library. Based on this, the tool estimates the value of your account. You can also specify the currency in which you want the value to be displayed.
Many players were not aware that they could track their spending so precisely. They are discussing this in the aforementioned Reddit thread.
“I’m afraid to click on it”
How much has the community spent? In the thread on Reddit by user HappyMcflappyy, numerous players come together who are, even before they have checked, afraid of what they might find. Among those who have already checked, many have spent several thousand US dollars.
There are quite a few who have invested between 10,000 and 30,000 US dollars in their hobby. Many of them are shocked by the results, while others already suspect that they would rather not check:
- AppropriateTouching: “Do yourselves a favor and don’t do it.”
- nipple_salad_69: “Today I’m at 8,000 US dollars, but I’ve definitely spent more since most games lose value significantly.”
- M73355: “I realized that I’ve spent over 10,000 US dollars over 10 years, but I’ve had a lot of fun, so it was worth it.”
- RubberDuckyOnQuack: “Ok okay … so more like 20k.”
- Chonky_Candy: “I’m afraid to click on it”
Most people are well aware that video games are not a particularly cheap hobby. However, Nintendo is raising the stakes with the new Nintendo Switch, which is received poorly by the community. MyMMO editor Sophia Weiß shows you in her article what the problem is: This is why the pricing model of the Nintendo Switch 2 is even worse than you think
