Nexus Mods bought the fan database SteamDB – its creator burned out from supporting the project

SteamDB, one of the main services for tracking stats, prices and updates on Steam, has changed hands. Founder Pavel Djundik has handed the project over to Nexus Mods, which will take over its development going forward.

SteamDB started out in 2013 as a small project for the gaming community, but grew into a massive service over time. After Djundik lost his co-developer and Steam kept expanding rapidly, most of the workload fell on his shoulders alone, and running the project eventually turned into a full-time job in everything but name.

After COVID and with the rise of AI, the internet we once loved is gone, and with it my passion. I have started experiencing burnout with the project, but I powered through.

Djundik said that in recent years it became harder for him to stay motivated and keep pushing SteamDB forward on his own. In January, he started looking for a partner he could trust with the service.

That partner turned out to be Nexus Mods, a major game modding platform used by tens of millions of people. Djundik said it mattered to him to find a team that understood what makes SteamDB valuable and wouldn't change things just for the sake of change.

SteamDB will continue to be SteamDB. The goal is not to change what makes the project special, but to give it the resources, development capacity and long-term stability that I could no longer provide alone.

Nexus Mods CEO Victor Folmann also said the company has no plans to overhaul the service overnight, and intends to develop it gradually while keeping the community trust intact.

Djundik will keep helping Nexus Mods with the transition of SteamDB management over the coming months.