Start here
- How to see your total playtime across all launchers - why no store can answer this, and what does.
- A free game time tracker for Windows - what PlayCounter records and where its limits are.
- How much time do I actually spend gaming? - getting a real weekly number.
- Best free game playtime trackers for PC - store counters, library managers, and process trackers compared.
Launcher and store guides
- Steam - hours on record, what they measure, and what Steam never sees.
- Epic Games Launcher - the Time Played column and its gaps.
- Xbox Game Pass for PC - why many PC titles report nothing.
- GOG Galaxy - the DRM-free contradiction.
- Battle.net - no launcher counter, and where each Blizzard game keeps its own.
- EA app - patchy coverage and the Origin migration.
- Ubisoft Connect - the double-launcher problem.
- Rockstar Games Launcher - in-game statistics instead of hours.
- itch.io - indie and jam games nothing tracks.
Game-specific guides
- League of Legends and Valorant - why third-party hour estimates undercount.
- Minecraft - per-world statistics versus real playtime.
- Roblox - visits are not hours.
- Fortnite - seasonal stats and where lifetime playtime lives.
- Emulated games - the one-process problem, explained honestly.
About PlayCounter
- How automatic game detection works - the matching flow, step by step.
- Which games can PlayCounter track? - what is covered and what is not.
- Tracking outside Steam - non-Steam, DRM-free, and portable games.
- PlayCounter vs Playnite - tracker or library manager.
- A Steam Replay for every game - building a complete year in review.
- Is PlayCounter safe? - what it does, what it sends, how to verify it.