LaunchScan — Steam Buy-or-Wait icon

LaunchScan — Steam Buy-or-Wait

by launchscan.net · launchscan.net · Shopping
Established publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Check Steam price history context, historical lows, player activity, reviews, and deal signals before you buy.

Users
4
−1 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#268K
#223K among extensions
Version
0.1.3
updated 10 Aug 2026

Users

monthly, 5 months
024May 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 4 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 5 months
001May 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About LaunchScan — Steam Buy-or-Wait

LaunchScan helps you decide whether a Steam game is worth buying now, waiting for a sale, or avoiding for now. It adds a compact sidebar to supported Steam game pages and brings price context, player activity, review signals, and launch-friction information together in one place. KEY FEATURES • Buy Now, Wait for Sale, or Avoid for Now verdict based on available signals • Steam page price and external deal context when available • Historical low when valid provider data is available • Player activity and player rating signals • Launch-friction notes such as DRM, third-party accounts, EULA, anti-cheat, VR requirements, mature-content notices, and other visible store-page disclosures • Up to 2 tracked games saved locally in your browser PRICE CHECK A Steam discount does not always tell you whether the current deal is strong. LaunchScan adds Steam price history context by showing the current Steam page price, external deal context when available, list price, and historical low when valid provider data is available. LaunchScan does not invent missing price or historical-low values. GAME HEALTH Player activity and player rating help you understand whether a game still has an active audience before buying. This can be especially useful for multiplayer, co-op, live-service, and community-driven games. Low player activity does not automatically mean a game is bad. LaunchScan combines player signals with price context, reviews, and other available information. LAUNCH FRICTION LaunchScan highlights visible purchase considerations on supported Steam pages, including third-party account requirements, DRM, EULAs, anti-cheat, VR requirements, mature-content notices, and similar disclosures. TRACKED GAMES Save up to 2 games locally in your browser and revisit them later from the LaunchScan extension. No LaunchScan account or cloud sync is required. PRIVACY Tracked games are stored locally in your browser. LaunchScan uses limited anonymous aggregate product analytics as described in the LaunchScan Privacy Policy. PLEASE NOTE LaunchScan does not provide full price-history charts and does not guarantee the lowest available price. Price, historical-low, player, rating, and external deal information may be unavailable depending on the game and third-party data providers. LaunchScan is an independent Chrome extension and is not affiliated with Valve, Steam, CheapShark, or any game store or deal provider.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days−1−20.0%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where LaunchScan — Steam Buy-or-Wait appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
wait#25+7

Version history

4 versions recorded
0.1.310 Aug 2026
0.1.25 Jun 2026
0.1.11 Jun 2026
0.1.027 May 2026

Details

Category
Shopping
First seen
27 May 2026
Size
100 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
launchscan.net
Support
launchscan.net
Extension ID
jhgfehgiaknmnkkgebnonlelkcpdimlg

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
storage
Site access
https://store.steampowered.com/app/*https://www.cheapshark.com/*https://api.steampowered.com/*https://launchscan-analytics-worker.47maximsh.workers.dev/*

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