Nexus Mods acquires SteamDB, the leading Steam database, sparking fan concerns
Originally published as: World's biggest modding site buys the No. 1 Steam resource — and fans are worried
The biggest game modding platform, Nexus Mods, just bought a staple of the gaming community: SteamDB. SteamDB is the main third-party database for tracking information Valve doesn’t surface on Steam, like the most-played games on the platform, concurrent player counts, and traffic over time.