Wednesday, June 20th 2018

Steam Releases 'External Funds Used' Tool

Have you ever wondered how much money you've invested into your entire Steam collection? Well, now you can! Valve has recently added a nifty feature called 'External Funds Used' that allows Steam users to see the total amount of money spent at the Steam store. All users have to do is sign into their Steam account at this link. Do note that the tool doesn't take into account key activations. So, games that have been purchased through third-party stores like GOG, Green Man Gaming, Humble Bundle, G2A, and etc. will not contribute to the grand total. The "OldSpend" field equals to the amount of money that was spent before the Limited User Account policy was implemented in 2015. The "PWSpend" is related to purchases made on games operated by Perfect World Entertainment. a Chinese company that runs CS:GO and DOTA 2 in China. So, how much have you spent? Let us know in the comments below.
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60 Comments on Steam Releases 'External Funds Used' Tool

#26
Tartaros
cadaveca
Holy shit. And I thought my 1958$ over 14 years was too much xDDD

But it has been more since I've been buying almost exclusively from bundles the last 3 years.
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#27
cadaveca
My name is Dave
TartarosHoly shit. And I thought my 1958$ over 14 years was too much xDDD

But it has been more since I've been buying almost exclusively from bundles the last 3 years.
When I call myself a gamer, clearly it’s not much of a stretch, eh? LOL
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#28
ur6beersaway
TotalSpend $3,695.29
Old Spend $895.20
PWSpend $0.00

Meh..14 years with steam
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#29
Disparia
A little over $900 and 200 games.
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#30
dir_d
14 years $179 dollars i bought a lot of games before steam, play mainly blizzard games now.
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#31
Fluffmeister
I've spent very little directly on Steam over the years, all these sites that offer various bundles have boosted my Steam library.
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#32
Seyumi

$3530.33. Not bad actually considering I have 234 games. This equates to:
$15.09 per game
$371.61 per year
$1.02 per day over 9.5 year account age
95% of my games are AAA too with all DLC's, season passes, etc. barely have any indie games on my account and I do little to no bundles
I think I did pretty good considering most of my game purchases were during sales
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#33
Athlonite
5 games and zero bucks spent including the cost of the games (they were freebies that came with GPU's or was given them) I don't see the fascination of spending real money for digital shit in games I'd rather grind for the shit
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#34
CounterZeus
Over 2k. Most of my games I bought on external shops though. Well, other hobbies easily cost more right :)
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#36
MrGenius
$861.06 / 96 games - 38 free games = $14.85 per game. Not too bad. Considering I also have all the DLCs for pretty much every game on the list too. I do make it a point to NEVER spend more than $20(initial investment) on a game. And rarely spend more than $10-$15(initial investment) on one.
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#37
Sorrow256
dam i didn't think it was that much
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#39
librin.so.1
Guess I'll be taking over @cadaveca counter-achievement here with my own slightly higher one:
[oy vey, hand rubbing intensifies]

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#40
Space Lynx
Astronaut
VinskaGuess I'll be taking over @cadaveca counter-achievement here with my own slightly higher one:
[oy vey, hand rubbing intensifies]

I wonder what the steam level 1400+ guys have spent. I am steam level 111, sort of as a counter to PalmDesert, and instead of common PPl, no skill, in my name section like him I wrote noble ppl, much skill. Just to play around lol :D i regret going past level 70 though. i like the color better, and it was way too much money haha
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#41
Mysteoa
For around 8.5 years, but almost 99% of it is from the last 3.5 years for 441 games

TotalSpend 2018-05-27 10:02:22.517 $2,246.95
OldSpend 2018-05-27 10:02:22.517 $333.03
PWSpend 2018-05-27 10:02:22.517 $0.00
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#42
CheapMeat
TotalSpend $365.83

OldSpend $250.16

PWSpend $0.00


I have 108 games. I didn't realize I spent this much. =o I have 638 games on my wishlist. Joined in late 2013. I'm only level 7 on my profile though. I feel like I just play the same 2 games.
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#43
Capitan Harlock
TotalSpend2018-06-16 10:56:26.977$1,388.48
OldSpend2018-06-16 10:56:26.977$690.51
PWSpend2018-06-16 10:56:26.977$0.00

I have been on Steam since 2006 and now i own 648 games .
Is not a lot considering being over 11 years XD .
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#44
Mysteoa
If this is only in $, does it differ if it is in euro?
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#45
librin.so.1
MysteoaIf this is only in $, does it differ if it is in euro?
AFAICT, each transaction that is not in USD gets tracked as in the equivalent USD according to the whichever currency conversion rate Valve has for it at the time of purchase.
I myself only spent €, for example, but their logging is still in $.
This makes sense, as Valve themselves operate on dollars.
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#46
CheapMeat
Just read this:
In fact, 1% of Steam gamers own 33% of all copies of games on Steam. 20% of Steam gamers own 88% of games. That’s even more than Pareto principle suggests.

So, to be a member of the “1% group” of Steam gamers you have to own 107 games or more.

galyonk.in/your-target-audience-doesn-t-exist-999b78aa77ae
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#47
cadaveca
My name is Dave
CheapMeatJust read this:


I will say that most of my cash spent is on specific DLC, but I do have many many game titles. I am unsure how many of those are actually purchased via steam, as I do buy keys from other places as well. Since we're here on TPU, I've know for a long time that I tend to have a very large library of games compared to most, but at the same time, I also know I am far from the most "prolific" gamer here on TPU and definitely there are 4 or 5 users at least who have much more than I do. I just like to paly games and I haven't worked a 9-5-type of job in well over a decade so I have lots of time to play these games compared to the average person...
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#48
Arjai
TotalSpend 2018-03-25 $239.05
OldSpend 2018-03-25 $58.33
PWSpend 2018-03-25 $0.00

6 years 39.84 a year 102 games 2.34 per title.
Adding an estimated $100, for Humble, GOG and Origin 3.34 per title.

Most have been Steam keys, I have a bunch of keys, still unused, on Humble AND I have a few, 3 or 4, I have gotten free here, in giveaways and contest's.

I have yet to finish building a gaming box. When I game, it is dwindling, time wise, I play indie's on my Lappy Top. I have many games in my Steam, that have not been downloaded, due to the inability to play on my Lappy Top.

There will be a day, when I can devote time to gaming, more regularly. Between, my bicycle, motorcycle and gaming, things that help my sanity, all have been lost recently, for various reasons. I have ridden the bicycle a few times, but, I am slowly losing my mind! Work, Eat, Sleep. Rinse and repeat. Is the way things are, currently. The light at the end of the tunnel is out of site, but I know it is there, somewhere!

Lurking here, before work, is the only thing engaging me with the, gaming and, outside world. I spend most of my time here just perusing the news articles....oops.
Sorry, didn't mean to ramble on.

Carry on.
:lovetpu:
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#49
Frick
Fishfaced Nincompoop
$422... A lot more than I though, most of my stuff there are ahumblebundles.
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#50
looniam
cadaveca

I will say that most of my cash spent is on specific DLC, but I do have many many game titles. I am unsure how many of those are actually purchased via steam, as I do buy keys from other places as well. Since we're here on TPU, I've know for a long time that I tend to have a very large library of games compared to most, but at the same time, I also know I am far from the most "prolific" gamer here on TPU and definitely there are 4 or 5 users at least who have much more than I do. I just like to paly games and I haven't worked a 9-5-type of job in well over a decade so I have lots of time to play these games compared to the average person...
well, if you wrote a review for every game you own, that would be a tax write off, no? :/
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