A MagicMirror² module that shows upcoming Steam games – games that have been announced but not yet released. Built as a companion to MMM-SteamDeals, it reuses the same genre filter, country/region filter, rotation, and visual design. No API key required. This module was vibe coded with Anthropic's Claude AI - Sonnet 4.6. Please feel free to adapt it / improve it / make suggestions.
- Coming Soon list pulled directly from the Steam Store
- Release date badge – relative ("in 5 days", "Tomorrow") for near releases, formatted date for further ones
- Genre filter – same strings as MMM-SteamDeals (
Action,RPG,Indie, …) - Country/region filter – hides games not available in your region
daysAheadfilter – only show games releasing within N days- Rotation with page dots and countdown bar
- Score badges – Steam user rating + Metacritic (shown when pre-release scores exist)
- Bilingual –
en/de
cd ~/MagicMirror/modules
git clone https://github.com/badubada/MMM-SteamUpcoming
# No npm install needed – no external dependenciesAdd to config/config.js:
{
module: "MMM-SteamUpcoming",
position: "top_right",
config: {
title: "Steam – Upcoming",
maxGames: 5,
language: "en", // "en" | "de"
country: "DE", // ISO country code or null
daysAhead: 90, // 0 = no limit
genres: [], // e.g. ["Action", "RPG"]
sortBy: "release", // "release" | "name"
}
}See config.example.js for the full reference with all options and supported country codes.
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
title |
"Steam – Upcoming" |
Header text |
maxGames |
5 |
Games per page |
showCovers |
true |
Show capsule artwork |
showReleaseDate |
true |
Show release date badge |
showScores |
true |
Steam / Metacritic score badges |
language |
"en" |
"en" or "de" |
country |
null |
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code, e.g. "DE" |
daysAhead |
90 |
Only show games releasing within N days (0 = all) |
genres |
[] |
Genre filter list |
sortBy |
"release" |
"release" (soonest first) or "name" |
rotationEnabled |
false |
Auto-rotate pages |
rotationInterval |
10000 |
ms between page changes |
rotationShowPage |
true |
Show page dots + countdown bar |
updateInterval |
3600000 |
Data refresh interval (ms) |
animationSpeed |
1000 |
DOM animation speed (ms) |
Data comes from Steam's own store search API (no API key required):
https://store.steampowered.com/search/results/?filter=comingsoon&json=1&cc=DE&l=english&count=60
When a genre or country filter is active, one additional call per game is made to:
https://store.steampowered.com/api/appdetails?appids=<id>&filters=genres,price_overview&cc=DE
| MMM-SteamDeals | MMM-SteamUpcoming | |
|---|---|---|
| Data source | CheapShark API | Steam Store API |
| Focus | Discounted games | Unreleased games |
| Price display | Sale price + discount | — |
| Release date | — | Relative + formatted badge |
minDiscount / maxPrice |
✓ | — |
daysAhead |
— | ✓ |
| Genre filter | ✓ | ✓ |
| Country filter | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rotation | ✓ | ✓ |
- MagicMirror² v2.x
- Node.js ≥ 18 (native
fetchis used — nonpm installneeded)
For Node < 18:npm install node-fetch@2inside the module folder
MMM-SteamUpcoming is an independent, community-developed module for MagicMirror² and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected to Valve Corporation or the Steam platform. All trademarks, service marks, trade names, product names, and logos — including "Steam" — are the property of their respective owners. Game data — including titles, release dates, cover images, genres, and ratings — is retrieved at runtime from the Steam Store API and remains the property of their respective publishers and developers. This module does not store, redistribute, or monetise any of that data; it is fetched solely for personal, non-commercial display purposes. Use of the Steam Store API is subject to Valve's Steam Web API Terms of Use.
MIT