Hey Product Hunt! 👋

I'm zevnda, the creator of Steam Game Idler. Super excited to share this with the community!

What is Steam Game Idler?

If you're a PC gamer with a large Steam library, you know about trading cards - those collectibles you earn by "playing" games. The problem? You need to idle each game for 2-4 hours to get all the card drops. For someone with 500+ games, that's literally thousands of hours.

Steam Game Idler automates this (and more) so you can focus on actually gaming.

Why I Built This

I was frustrated with existing tools:
- ArchiSteamFarm is powerful but requires JSON configs and command-line knowledge
- Idle Master was great but abandoned in 2016 (no security updates!)
- Most tools require blind trust in random .exe files

I wanted something modern, user-friendly, and fully transparent. So I built SGI with Tauri + Rust and made it completely open-source.

Key Features

✅ Card Farming - Idle up to 32 games at once, get notifications when cards drop
✅ Achievement Manager - Manually lock/unlock any achievement for games you own
✅ Auto Achievement Unlocker - Unlock achievements with human-like timing (not all at once!)
✅ Trading Card Manager - View your entire inventory, bulk sell cards
✅ Playtime Booster - Boost hours on your favorite games

Why Open Source Matters

Steam automation tools have a sketchy reputation (and for good reason). By making SGI fully open-source:
- You can audit the code before trusting it
- Build from source if you're paranoid about binaries
- Community can contribute features and security improvements
- Zero telemetry, zero data collection

GitHub: https://github.com/zevnda/steam-... (300+ stars)

Tech Stack

Built with Tauri + TypeScript + Rust for:
- ~15MB bundle size (vs Electron's 100MB+)
- Native performance
- Cross-platform potential (Windows now, Linux/Mac coming)
- Uses official Steamworks SDK

The Ethics Question

"Isn't this cheating?" Fair question! Here's my take:
- Card farming: Steam has tolerated idling tools for 10+ years with no bans
- Achievements: You're only "cheating" yourself - no competitive advantage
- Use at your own risk: Steam's ToS is vague, but millions use similar tools

I built this for personal use and decided to share it. If you value your time over grinding arbitrary systems, SGI is for you.

Try It Out!

- Download: https://steamgameidler.com
- Docs: https://steamgameidler.com/docs
- GitHub: https://github.com/zevnda/steam-...

Would love to hear your feedback! What features would you want to see? Any questions about the tech stack or Steam APIs?

Thanks for checking it out! 🚀

Steam Game Idler

An all-in-one Steam automation tool

An all-in-one Steam automation tool