Track PC game playtime outside Steam

Record your next session

1. Open PlayCounter and start your game as usual.
2. Check Now Playing. A recognized game appears with a running session timer.
3. Finish playing and close the game. The recorded session appears in My History, and the game stays in My Games.

PlayCounter can stay in the tray while you play. You do not need to move your library or replace your launcher.

If the game is not recognized

Open Discovered while the game is running. Review the process and choose the correct game, or add a local entry. Select the game process itself rather than a launcher that remains open between sessions.

Some games share an executable name with other software. PlayCounter may ask you to pick a match. That choice is saved locally; it does not become an automatic match for everyone else.

Include previous playtime

Steam and Xbox have dedicated importers for available earlier hours. For other sources, PlayCounter records sessions from when you start using it, with manual session entries and playtime adjustments available for older time you want to add.

A local session measures how long the game process runs. Menus and idle time can be included; it is not a count of active inputs or completed matches.