How To See The Total Cost Of Your Steam Library

To find out just how much you’ve contributed to Valve’s coffers, use your browser of choice to log into Steam’s website (have your login info handy) and head to the platform’s External Funds Used page. If you’d rather use Steam’s desktop app, take the following steps:

1. Move your cursor to the upper left corner and click on Help.
2. Click on Steam Support.
3. Go to My Account.
4. Click on Data Related to your Steam Account.
5. Scroll down and click on External Funds Used.

Both pages show the same information, including TotalSpend, OldSpend, PWSpend, and ChinaSpend. The TotalSpend figure shows the total amount of external funds linked to your account, while OldSpend shows money spent before Friday, April 17, 2015. If your account was ever linked to the “Perfect World” system attached to “Counter-Strike: Global Offensive” or “Dota2,” you’ll see an amount registered to PWSpend. The ChinaSpend figure refers to all money connected to Steam China. 

You’ll need a Steam account with at least a few games purchased with what Steam refers to as “external funds” in order to see totals on this page. You’ll only see figures in this system if you made purchases directly through Steam using credit or debit cards or with funds from your Steam Wallet. Games obtained with codes from outside sources or purchased through other portals (i.e., Humble Bundles, Kickstarter, etc.) do not contribute to the cash amounts shown.

Hopefully, you won’t be too shocked by what your Steam habit has cost you so far.