Polygon spotted Carrion at 80 percent off partway through the August 2026 Steam sale, and by the time most people opened Steam that afternoon the discount had already rotated out. Valve does not push a wishlist alert unless we happen to open the client. A Steam sale tracker app is the difference between grabbing a wishlisted game at its recorded low and paying full price two weeks later.
We tested eight Steam sale tracker tools for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Some are web dashboards, some are browser extensions that overlay price data on the Steam store, and one is a bookmark-and-forget curated feed. Each earned its spot by covering wishlist alerts, historical low databases, or regional pricing, with a leaning toward tools that catch a drop while the sale is still live.
What to look for in a Steam sale tracker
- Wishlist sync from Steam so alerts follow the games we actually want, not the entire catalogue.
- A historical low database with per region prices, so a “50 percent off” tag can be checked against the recorded floor before we buy.
- Push, email, RSS, or webhook alerts fast enough to catch a 24 hour daily deal.
- Coverage of Steam plus at least the major legitimate resellers (Humble, Fanatical, GreenManGaming) so we know when the Steam price is not the best price.
- Regional pricing visibility, since a game at 15 dollars in the US store might sit at 8 dollars in the Turkish or Argentinian store and change the buying calculus for travellers with regional accounts.
- Free by default. A Steam sale tracker that gates alerts behind a subscription is a Steam sale tracker we ignore.
Quick comparison
| App | Best for | Platforms | Free plan | Alerts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IsThereAnyDeal | Wishlist price drop alerts | Web, Chrome, Firefox | Free | Email, RSS, webhook | 4.8 / 5 |
| SteamDB | Historical low database | Web, Chrome, Firefox | Free | Email, RSS | Community reference |
| Augmented Steam | Overlay on the Steam store | Chrome, Firefox, Edge | Free, open source | Wishlist highlights | 4.9 / 5 on WebStore |
| GG.deals | Key reseller aggregation | Web, Chrome | Free | Email, browser push | 4.7 / 5 |
| Barter.vg | Wishlist trading and low price watch | Web | Free | Email, RSS | Community reference |
| SteamPrices.com | Regional price comparison | Web | Free | Community reference | |
| CheapShark | Developer API and self hosted alerts | Web, API | Free, open API | API, RSS | Reference API |
| Chrono.gg | Curated daily indie deal | Web | Free | Daily email | 4.6 / 5 |
The eight Steam sale tracker apps worth using
1. IsThereAnyDeal, best for wishlist price drop alerts
IsThereAnyDeal is the closest thing PC deal hunting has to a public utility. Point it at a Steam profile, and the wishlist imports in one click. Every title gets a full price history across roughly 40 storefronts, and the alert engine fires the moment a title crosses a threshold we set, either as a percent discount or a specific dollar figure. IsThereAnyDeal for Steam wishlist tracking outperforms the client’s own notifications by a wide margin because it reaches us over email, RSS, or webhook without opening Steam.
Where it falls short: The interface is dense and reads more like a spreadsheet than a store. Newcomers spend an hour learning it before it clicks.
Pricing:
- Free: full wishlist tracking, unlimited alerts, all stores.
- Supporter: 3 dollars per month, removes ads and unlocks priority alert speed.
Platforms: Web, Chrome and Firefox extensions, RSS and webhook output for anything else.
Download: Web Chrome extension Firefox add-on
Bottom line: Install this first. Everything else in this list slots in around it.
2. SteamDB, best free historical low database
SteamDB exposes Valve’s back end to the public. Every app, every depot, every regional price, every historical low, every sale event, all searchable. The price history graph on a title’s SteamDB page shows the exact date and depth of every past discount, which is the single most useful data point for deciding whether a current sale is genuinely low or just theatrics. SteamDB for Steam sale tracking pairs well with IsThereAnyDeal: SteamDB tells us the recorded floor, IsThereAnyDeal tells us when a title dips near it again.
Where it falls short: Steam only. If a title is cheaper on Humble or Fanatical, SteamDB will not tell us.
Pricing:
- Free: everything.
- Optional Patreon supports the project.
Platforms: Web, plus SteamDB Extension for Chrome and Firefox that adds SteamDB widgets to Steam store pages.
Download: Web Chrome extension Firefox add-on
Bottom line: Bookmark it. The historical low graph is the sanity check every wishlist alert deserves.
3. Augmented Steam, best browser overlay for the Steam store
Augmented Steam is a browser extension from the IsThereAnyDeal team that rewrites Steam store pages in place. On a game page it shows the lowest recorded price, the current cross store best price, SteamDB stats, HowLongToBeat estimates, ProtonDB compatibility for Linux and Steam Deck, and Metacritic scores. On the wishlist it highlights everything currently on sale, sorted by discount depth. Augmented Steam for Steam browsing is the closest anyone has come to what Valve should have shipped.
Where it falls short: Extension only. If we buy on the Steam desktop client instead of the browser, none of it appears.
Pricing: Free and open source, MIT licensed.
Platforms: Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Chromium forks.
Download: Chrome extension Firefox add-on GitHub
Bottom line: Install on every browser that visits store.steampowered.com.
4. GG.deals, best for key reseller aggregation
GG.deals casts a wider net than IsThereAnyDeal by indexing key resellers the more conservative trackers omit, including Kinguin, G2A, Eneba, and Instant Gaming. Every listing is tagged as official store or key reseller so we know what we are looking at. The wishlist sync from Steam mirrors IsThereAnyDeal’s, and the alert channels include browser push and email.
Where it falls short: Gray market keys carry real risk. Chargebacks, region locks, revoked keys. GG.deals labels them clearly, but the responsibility for the trade off sits with the buyer.
Pricing:
- Free: wishlist alerts, full history, all stores.
- Premium: about 2 dollars per month for an ad free experience.
Platforms: Web and a Chrome extension that inlays deal info on Steam pages.
Download: Web Chrome extension
Bottom line: Turn this on when IsThereAnyDeal shows nothing and we are ready to weigh reseller risk.
5. Barter.vg, best for wishlist trading and community low watch
Barter.vg started as a Steam trading community and grew into a genuinely useful wishlist and low price tracker. Import a Steam wishlist and Barter.vg surfaces matches with other users willing to trade extra keys, plus a price history graph pulled from IsThereAnyDeal. The site’s real edge is its community focus, so a wishlisted game might arrive as a trade rather than a discount purchase.
Where it falls short: The interface is early web austere and takes patience to learn. Trades depend on the community actually holding what we want.
Pricing: Free. Optional supporter tier removes some limits on trade proposals.
Platforms: Web.
Download: Web
Bottom line: Worth an account for anyone with a long wishlist and a stack of unwanted bundle extras.
6. SteamPrices.com, best for regional price comparison
SteamPrices.com answers one question: what does this game cost in every regional Steam store, right now, in a currency we can read? For travellers with legitimate regional accounts, family members abroad, or anyone comparing dollar to euro to real pricing on the same title, the comparison table shows the current price and the historical low per region. The site does not gate any of it.
Where it falls short: Steam only. No cross store comparisons and no wishlist import.
Pricing: Free, ad supported.
Platforms: Web.
Download: Web
Bottom line: The right tool for one specific job: seeing if a game is cheaper somewhere else on Steam.
7. CheapShark, best for developers and self hosted alerts
CheapShark aggregates prices across roughly 30 legitimate storefronts including Steam, Humble, GOG, Epic, Fanatical, and GreenManGaming. The website is functional, but the real draw is a free, key free public API that returns current deals, historical lows, and store availability as JSON. That makes CheapShark the tool of choice for anyone who wants to route Steam sale alerts into a Home Assistant dashboard, a Discord bot, or a personal RSS feed without depending on someone else’s alerting policy.
Where it falls short: The web dashboard is minimal. If we are not building against the API, IsThereAnyDeal or GG.deals do the same job more elegantly.
Pricing: Free, including the API. No key required.
Platforms: Web, JSON API, RSS.
Bottom line: The developer’s Steam sale tracker. Read the API docs and build the alert loop we actually want.
8. Chrono.gg, best for a curated daily indie deal
Chrono.gg does one thing: one indie deal per day, curated, at a steep discount. The founder team came out of Twitch and the taste shows, with plenty of hidden gems and cult favourites that would otherwise get lost in Steam’s algorithmic churn. It is not a tracker for our wishlist, it is a tracker for what we did not know we wanted.
Where it falls short: Just one game per day. No price history, no wishlist sync, no regional pricing. If we already know exactly what we want, this is not the tool.
Pricing: Free. Optional loyalty program pays out small credits on purchases.
Platforms: Web.
Download: Web
Bottom line: The unconventional pick. Bookmark the front page and check it with a morning coffee.
How to pick the right Steam sale tracker
- If we want the simplest option: IsThereAnyDeal covers 90 percent of the wishlist alert use case out of the box.
- If we live inside the Steam client and rarely leave: install Augmented Steam plus the SteamDB extension and let both do their work on every store page we open.
- If we need cross store visibility and can weigh key reseller risk: pair IsThereAnyDeal with GG.deals.
- If we already have a Steam account in a cheaper region: SteamPrices.com is the shortest path to a confident buy.
- If we want alerts in a place we control: point CheapShark at a small script and pipe results to Discord, email, or a home dashboard.
- If we tried a big tracker like IsThereAnyDeal and found the interface overwhelming: try Chrono.gg for a daily curated pick, then graduate back to full tracking when we know what we are hunting.
- If we like games as much as we like trading them: Barter.vg rewards the effort of building a profile.
FAQ
What is the best free Steam sale tracker?
IsThereAnyDeal is the strongest free Steam sale tracker for most people. It imports a Steam wishlist, tracks roughly 40 stores, and pushes alerts by email, RSS, or webhook without a paid tier. SteamDB is a close second for anyone who mostly wants a historical low reference rather than active alerts.
Does Steam send price drop notifications for wishlisted games?
Steam sends a wishlist notification on the store client and in the Steam mobile app when a wishlisted game goes on sale, but the notification arrives after we open Steam rather than as a live push. A Steam sale tracker like IsThereAnyDeal or GG.deals fires an email or webhook the moment the price crosses our threshold, which matters for 24 hour daily deals.
Are Steam sale trackers accurate?
Yes for major stores. IsThereAnyDeal, SteamDB, and GG.deals poll storefronts on a short cycle, usually every few minutes to an hour, and their historical low data comes from years of continuous polling. The one caveat is regional pricing, where currency conversions and Valve’s occasional regional resets can lag by a day or two.
How do I get wishlist price drop alerts on Steam?
Two routes. First, sign into IsThereAnyDeal or GG.deals and connect a Steam profile so the wishlist syncs, then set per game or blanket alert rules. Second, install Augmented Steam so the wishlist page inside Steam highlights everything currently on sale with the exact percent off and price history.
Do these Steam sale trackers work on macOS and Linux?
Yes. Every tool in this list is either a web dashboard or a browser extension for Chrome or Firefox, all of which run identically on macOS and Linux. Augmented Steam and the SteamDB extension work in Chromium based browsers on Linux including on the Steam Deck’s desktop mode.
Which Steam sale tracker has the best historical low data?
SteamDB. It has been recording Steam price data continuously for over a decade and exposes per depot, per region, per sale event detail no other tracker matches. IsThereAnyDeal shows the same low prices in a friendlier chart and adds cross store history, but for Steam only depth, SteamDB is the reference.
