Six Degrees of Separation
Steam Handshake Theory
How many handshakes separate two Steam users? Enter any two profiles and we'll find the shortest friend chain between them.
How It Works
1
Enter Two Profiles
Paste any Steam profile URL, Steam ID, or vanity name for both players.
2
We Traverse Friends
Our algorithm searches through public friends lists using bidirectional BFS.
3
See the Chain
We show the shortest path of friends connecting the two players.
Only works with public Steam profiles. Max search depth: 5 handshakes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about the Steam Handshake Theory
The Steam Handshake Theory applies the 'six degrees of separation' concept to Steam. It explores how many friend-of-friend connections it takes to link any two Steam users. Our tool finds the shortest friend chain by traversing public friend lists using bidirectional breadth-first search.