Free tool
Steam level calculator
Exact XP, card sets, minimum games, crafting time and profile rewards up to Steam level 500. Results update as you type and the URL is shareable.
55,000
XP needed
550
card sets to craft
across at least 110 games
~90 min
of crafting
at ~10 s per badge
750
friend-list slots at target
10
profile showcases at target
At level 100 you get
- Badge: hexagons shape in the grey tier
- Booster-pack drop chance: +200% relative to base
- Next colour change at level 110
- Next shape change at level 200
Level 100 is 55,000 XP from zero. One crafted badge level is always 100 XP; a normal badge crafts at most 5 times per game.
How the calculator works
Steam grants 100 XP per crafted badge level, and the XP cost of each level rises by 100 every ten levels. The calculator sums that curve between your two levels, divides by 100 to get card sets, and divides by five to get the minimum number of different games, because a normal badge crafts at most five times.
Crafting time is an estimate of about ten seconds per badge. Your actual time depends on how quickly you craft the sets on Steam.
A public-profile lookup also reads your exact total XP. That means XP already earned inside your current level is deducted from the result instead of rounding your account down to the start of that level. Manual level entries use the level boundary because no partial XP value is available.
| Level | Total XP | Card sets | Min. games | Friend slots | Showcases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1,000 | 10 | 2 | 300 | 1 |
| 20 | 3,000 | 30 | 6 | 350 | 2 |
| 30 | 6,000 | 60 | 12 | 400 | 3 |
| 40 | 10,000 | 100 | 20 | 450 | 4 |
| 50 | 15,000 | 150 | 30 | 500 | 5 |
| 60 | 21,000 | 210 | 42 | 550 | 6 |
| 70 | 28,000 | 280 | 56 | 600 | 7 |
| 80 | 36,000 | 360 | 72 | 650 | 8 |
| 90 | 45,000 | 450 | 90 | 700 | 9 |
| 100 | 55,000 | 550 | 110 | 750 | 10 |
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For the complete formula and worked examples, read how the Steam XP calculator works. You can also browse the full Steam level XP table.
Frequently asked questions
How is the XP per level calculated?
Going from level L to L+1 costs 100 × (floor(L ÷ 10) + 1) XP. Levels 0–9 cost 100 each, 10–19 cost 200, and so on. Total XP for level 100 is 55,000. The calculator, the tables and the guides on this site all use this one formula.
Why "card sets" and not "badges"?
One complete set crafts one badge level and grants 100 XP. Because a normal badge crafts five times per game, the calculator also shows the minimum number of different games you need (sets ÷ 5).
Does the lookup need my password?
No. It reads public profile data through the Steam Web API and only works for public profiles. Nothing is stored.
What is the highest level this calculator supports?
The interactive calculator is capped at Steam level 500 so every displayed level badge uses a clear source asset. The downloadable XP table remains available for higher mathematical levels.