The Steam 2000 limit defines a specific daily cap on transactions related to your Steam Wallet. Within any twenty-four (24) hour period, the collective sum of money added to your Steam Wallet and the amount spent from your Steam Wallet, when aggregated, may not exceed US$2,000 or its equivalent in your local currency. This means that both deposits and expenditures contribute to this rolling limit.
Should your total wallet activity (deposits plus spending) within a 24-hour timeframe reach or surpass this US$2,000 threshold, any subsequent attempts to add more funds to your Steam Wallet during that same period may be declined.
Understanding the Steam Wallet Limit
This particular limit is a critical aspect of the Steam Subscriber Agreement, designed to manage financial transactions within the platform. Here’s a breakdown of its key components and implications:
- Aggregate Calculation: The limit is not applied to just deposits or just spending in isolation. Instead, it's the combined total of both actions.
- Example: If you fund your Steam Wallet with $1,500 and then use $600 from it to purchase games or items within a 24-hour period, your aggregate activity would be $2,100 ($1,500 + $600). In this scenario, you would have exceeded the $2,000 limit, and any further deposits would be restricted until enough time has passed for the aggregate total to fall below the threshold.
- Rolling 24-Hour Period: The limit operates on a continuous 24-hour cycle from the time of each transaction, not a fixed calendar day.
- Currency Equivalence: While stated in US dollars, the limit is applied universally, converting to the equivalent amount in the local currency of your region.
- Impact on Users: This limit primarily affects users who conduct high-value or frequent transactions involving their Steam Wallet. Most casual users will not typically encounter this restriction.
- Regulatory Compliance: Such limits are standard practice for online financial services to comply with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations and other financial security protocols.
For more comprehensive details on the terms governing Steam Wallet use and other service agreements, you can always refer to the official Steam Subscriber Agreement.
