This site puts my lowest cost estimate at ~$400 USD. Out of curiosity, I then went through my purchase history and added everything up, which came out to ~$1,000 USD. The average was ~$14 and the median was ~$10.
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- I have only tf2 on steam
Less than 1000€ for dozens of games I've played, I think the average price I payed is 15€, so I don't feel robbed
I mostly buy on GOG whenever possible though, even if it means I have to wait a year or two
Does total include the Old Spend?...and what is Package Only? None of these numbers seem to add up to each other. Or are they also separate.
Also what lazy dev just posted the query column names instead of decoding them for the end user
From the page with the values:
"OldSpend" is the amount of external funds applied before Friday, April 17, 2015 18:00:00 UTC.
From Steam support regarding package only:
This row includes the portion of the account's total funds spent that could not be transferred. For example, a hardware purchase, gifted game, or in-game item does not count toward Package Only Spend, but a game purchase for your own library would.
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I just checked and i thought it would be more.
But I do not know and will never check the amount of time spent playing.
This is the perfect counterpoint to the idea that knowledge can't harm you.
Damn, $2487.15 over 5 years. I wonder if it factors in games i got externally by guesstimating the price though
It's about external funds added to your steam account, so it should only be actual money, and not guessing the price of games.
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£1,585.73
Not bad for 16 years I guess.
6 years with just over $300 with 80% played. I was expecting worse after seeing the 5 figure numbers in the comments. Today's price is over $900 tho, patient gamer gang.
Nice 👍
$187 / 2 years
Im happy with this, especially since all the games I have bought, I actually really like. So I have all the bethesda game studio games (literally), ESO, Doom, Cyberpunk, Witcher 3, Baldurs Gate, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, Batman Arkham Night, Injustice2, and No Man's Sky (the only one I regret buying).
I think all these games are worth those $187. I have only bought a copy of Skyrim outside of steam (GOG) otherwise it's all on steam.
I'm even hiding this post after I submit this comment, so I don't have to be reminded again that such a page exists.