Steam Review MCP server

Steam Review MCP provides a powerful way to access and analyze Steam game reviews using Model Context Protocol. It allows you to retrieve game information, review statistics, and detailed player feedback directly through a simple interface.

Installation Options

Quick Installation with npx

The simplest way to run the Steam Review MCP server is using npx:

npx steam-review-mcp

Installing via Smithery

For Claude Desktop users, you can install the server automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @fenxer/steam-review-mcp --client claude

Configuration in MCP Client

To configure the server in your MCP client, add the following to your configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "steam-review-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "steam-review-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using the MCP Server

Available Tool

The MCP server provides the get_steam_review tool, which retrieves game reviews and information by passing a Steam game appid.

The tool returns data in two main sections:

1. game_reviews contains:

   • success: Boolean indicating if the query was successful
   • review_score: Numerical review score
   • review_score_desc: Text description of the review score
   • total_positive: Count of positive reviews
   • total_negative: Count of negative reviews
   • reviews: Full text content of all reviews

2. game_info contains:

   • name: The game's title
   • detailed_description: Comprehensive description of the game

Working with Prompts

Summarizing Game Reviews

To get an overall analysis of a game's reviews, including pros and cons:

summarize-reviews

Required parameter:

• appid: The Steam game ID (e.g., 570 for Dota 2)

Analyzing Recent Reviews

To focus specifically on recent player feedback and the current state of the game:

recent-reviews-analysis

Required parameter:

• appid: The Steam game ID (e.g., 570 for Dota 2)

Example Usage

To analyze reviews for Dota 2, you would use the summarize-reviews prompt with the appid parameter set to 570:

summarize-reviews
appid: 570

The server will retrieve the game information and reviews, allowing your LLM to analyze and summarize the player feedback.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "steam-review-mcp" '{"command":"npx","args":["steam-review-mcp"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "steam-review-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "steam-review-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "steam-review-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "steam-review-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect