Steam Game Hardware Cost Dashboard

Interactive D3 dashboard for estimated recommended build trends, component mix, and price distribution.
2015 - 2024

What You're Looking At

This project is an interactive visualization dashboard that analyzes the estimated cost of meeting Steam games' recommended hardware requirements. It focuses on CPU, GPU, and RAM for games released between 2015 and 2024.

This dashboard compares each game's release year with the estimated cost of building a PC in 2026 that can meet its recommended specifications.

By holding component prices in the present, the visualizations aim to isolate how demanding games are relative to one another depending on release year.

Filtered Games
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Amount of games currently filtered
Median Estimated Build Price
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Middle game in current slice
Median GPU Share
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Median % of total cost spent on GPU
Yearly Avg Trend
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From first to last visible year

Average Total Build Cost by Release Year

See how estimated recommended build cost changes from year to year.

GPU Share by Release Year

Shows whether recommended builds are becoming more GPU-heavy over time.

Average CPU, GPU, and RAM Cost by Release Year

Compare the estimated contribution of CPU, GPU, and RAM to the recommended build.

Total Build Cost per Game by Release Year

Each dot is a game's estimated recommended build cost, colored by GPU brand.

Distribution of Total Build Cost

See how widely estimated recommended build prices are spread within the current filter.