PirateX is a lightweight and elegant extension/userscript that natively integrates into the Steam store. It adds a custom dropdown menu right next to the purchase button, allowing you to quickly search for the game you are viewing on your favorite websites with a single click.
- 🎨 Native Design: The button is designed with pure CSS to perfectly mimic the original Steam style (green gradients, 3D shadows, and hover animations).
- ⚡ Smart Injection: Uses
MutationObserverto load the button the exact millisecond the page is ready, without annoying delays. - 🎯 Precise Search: Cleans the game name (removing symbols like ® or ™) and generates dynamic URLs (standard or slug format) tailored to each website.
- 🛡️ Total Privacy: Requires no invasive permissions, uses no trackers, and features a
data_collection: nonepolicy. 100% clean code.
The dropdown menu includes quick search links for:
- Skidrow & Reloaded
- Rexagames
- Ankergames
- Astral Games
- GoG Games
The fastest way to install PirateX on Chrome, Firefox, Opera, or Edge is by using a UserScript manager.
- Install Violentmonkey or Tampermonkey in your browser.
- CLICK HERE TO INSTALL PIRATEX 3. Your script manager will pop up automatically. Click Confirm Installation.
- You're done! Go to any game page on Steam and enjoy. 🏴☠️
Since this extension is an independent project, you can easily install it locally:
- Download the
.xpifile from the Releases section. - Open your Firefox browser.
- Drag and drop the
.xpifile directly into any open Firefox window. - Click "Add" when the installation prompt appears.
- Download the
PirateX-Chrome.zipfile from the Releases section. - Extract the
.zipfile on your computer. - Open Google Chrome and type
chrome://extensions/in the address bar. - Enable "Developer mode" in the top right corner.
- Click "Load unpacked" and select the extracted
PirateX-Chromefolder. - Go to Steam and enjoy! 🏴☠️
- Vanilla JavaScript: For injection logic and DOM manipulation.
- CSS3: Dynamically embedded styles.
- Manifest V3: The most modern and secure standard for web extensions.
Developed with ☠️ for the community.