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Nexus Mods Now Owns SteamDB — Here's What Actually Changes for PC Players

SteamDB has joined the company behind Nexus Mods. Here's what stays free, how monetization could work and why modding may benefit.

Player One · Sep 4

Nexus Mods acquires SteamDB after 13 years of solo dev work — promises no ads, no paywalls, and smarter mod-update tracking

Nexus Mods takes in SteamDB under its wing — new owners promise site will remain ad-free and non-paywalled

Tom’s Hardware · Sep 3

Nexus Mods, "the biggest modding platform in the world," has just acquired SteamDB: "We don't take the responsibility of becoming its next steward lightly"

"SteamDB will continue to be SteamDB"

GamesRadar · Sep 2

Counter-Strike 2 might be the biggest game on Steam, but Global Offensive is breaking player count records since it went standalone again

Do not pass GO.

PC Gamer · Jul 4

Destiny 2 fans broke Steam server tracking while saying goodbye on PC, surpassing Marathon's peak player count in minutes

Destiny 2 players rallied behind a community-wide mass login event, pushing the game past Marathon's peak Steam player count, crashing SteamDB, and sending a powerful message to Bungie and Sony about the future of the franchise.

Windows Central · Jun 10

Viral dev tells players "don't buy this game" on Steam yet because it's about to go on sale

"Save a couple bucks for a coffee or a compressed air duster for your keyboard"

GamesRadar · May 27

How to check Forza Horizon 6 server status

Stay on top of the latest updates.

Dot Esports · May 20

We’ll finally know how well games are doing on consoles as Sony introduces weekly player counts to PS5

After a long time of just having SteamDB to fall back to, we can finally measure games' player counts on PlayStation 5, too.

Destructoid · May 15

Subnautica 2 pulls over 370,000 concurrent players in its first 30 minutes on Steam as it cannonballs into early access

We might need a bigger ocean.

PC Gamer · May 14

Forza Horizon 6 leak download link gets players banned: Is the early access safe for gamers? Global release date and time

Forza Horizon 6 leak: Large portions of Forza Horizon 6 files reportedly surfaced on SteamDB over the weekend ahead of both the game’s early access rollout and standard release date. Under normal circumstances, preload files distributed through platforms like Steam remain encrypted until launch.

The Economic Times · May 14