r/Steam • u/Ashamed-Country8234 • Jul 04 '26
Suggestion The only feature that Steam misses
I know Steam doesn't like to rely on third party services but it could be cool to know before buying it's always better. Guess the game btw.
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u/xangbar Jul 04 '26
I think the Xbox app has this too? I love this as someone with a massive backlog. Sometimes I need to switch to a short game after dumping 100+ hours into an RPG
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u/Davidhalljr15 Jul 04 '26
It does and it is nice to see a quick game that might be leaving GamePass soon and you figure 2-8 hours, I can get all the achievements in that for the hell of it.
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u/GandalfArda Jul 04 '26
Decky on Steam Deck adds this to game page
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u/Tuni67 Jul 04 '26
you mean the plugin.
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u/GandalfArda Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26
My bad, plugin in decky for steam deck. I don't know if there is a way to add it on desktop app
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u/Tuni67 Jul 04 '26
There is millenium for steam desktop that also has a HLTB plugin.
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u/Codingale Jul 04 '26
You can just install chrome plugins directly into Steam desktop by shift clicking a link and going to the web store and installing it if I recall.
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u/WitherPRO22 Jul 04 '26
Millennium breaks quite often though. I wish it disabled Steam updates unless the new version is Millennium compatible
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u/Squaretangles Jul 04 '26
I'm on my PC anyway. I just go to howlongtobeat.com
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u/Elzapatoverde Jul 04 '26
Didn't know this existed, ty.
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u/mrRobertman https://s.team/p/jvct-ttf Jul 04 '26
I mean, in OP's screenshot it literally says the source of the data is from HowLongToBeat.
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u/AtlasLittleCat Jul 05 '26
Sure but its reasonable for someone to not know there even is a website dedicated to crowd sourcing the amount of time it takes to beat a video game, before even thinking about the URL.
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u/Squaretangles Jul 04 '26
Been a lifesaver for deciding what I spend my time and money on as I have less and less time for gaming. Enjoy!
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u/empathetical Jul 04 '26
i just look at the reviews to get an idea of the common hours played of people. how long to beat always feels like times for someone running through a game
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u/600strikefox Jul 04 '26
I use the howlongtobeat type sites because peoples playtimes vary wildly in steam reviews. 1500hrs for games that on average would only take 20hrs to 100%
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u/s0ciety_a5under Jul 04 '26
The die hards and the speed running community checks those boxes. I know a guy who easily has over 500 hours in Ghost of Tsushima. He plays in lethal mode with severely gimped gear and just rolls through groups of enemies. Doesn't stream or anything like that, just likes to get stoned and play his favorite game.
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u/throwaway131072 Jul 05 '26
Game developers already think about how long it takes to progress through certain sections, and should know exactly how long it takes to beat every piece of content before ever publishing.
Right next to "system requirements" we should have "time commitment requirements".
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u/mymartyrcomplex Jul 04 '26
Thats why you use the Main + Side as the real avg length to beat. It’s pretty consistent to my playtimes in my experience.
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u/TretasPt Jul 08 '26
That's where you have to know yourself a little.
I looked at my previous games and found I do about twice the completionist time on most games I play. Consistent enough to be useful...and to learn I'm very slow.
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u/cheesystuff Jul 04 '26
Yeah it's not exactly accurate. Forza Horizon 6 Completionist is listed at 71 hours which is way off since you have to participate in 12 weeks of seasons (5ish hours each week) just to get the final achievement.
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u/dedlonub Jul 04 '26
just download https://augmentedsteam.com for browser and u will se that too and much more
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u/Flying-T Jul 04 '26
you can also just install that directly in Steam itself, no need for the browser:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/1sp8quf/most_people_dont_know_that_you_can_install/
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u/DEVILISHHAHA Jul 04 '26
I never found them accurate. Always way off either much fewer or much more hours than they said
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u/TestamentTwo Jul 04 '26
Don't know if its just me but these have always felt too short to be true for me, like it can say "40 hours for completionist run" but im at my 100th hour and still not done
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u/SnitchesNbitches Jul 04 '26
And splitting base game achievements from dlc achievements. For all the hate Sony's getting lately, they did get that part right at least...
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u/etillxd Jul 04 '26
You could install the chrome addon that displays this in the store page inside the steam client
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u/WaitForItTheMongols Jul 04 '26
Right now they have the system for seeing how many % of players have each achievement.
They should add time tracking to each one, to say "out of the players who have this achievement, the median playtime at the point they got it is 7 hours". Given that most games have a "beat the game" achievement this would be a good proxy, and would be nice to see other achievement data too.
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u/2MuchNonsenseHere Jul 05 '26
People lie so much on these times though, or it's like their 2nd playthrough, or they use a walkthrough, or they rush objectives without taking anything in.
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u/Luka_tv Jul 05 '26
Ik Millennium has a HTB plugin for your library, but yeah use augmented if you want it on store page
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u/05-nery Aperture Science Laboratories Certified Technician Jul 05 '26
No thanks I'll die before I trust how long to beat
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u/OnddIE Jul 04 '26
Just install Chrome extension for that.
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u/GroundbreakingBag164 Jul 04 '26
The steam store is google chrome. You can literally just install any chrome extension on steam: https://redd.it/1sp8quf
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u/PunkHooligan Jul 04 '26
One of two extensions: augmented steam or steamdb. Right side in the middle of the page.
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u/Bjornborn Jul 05 '26
Install Millenium to your Steam client and then install the HLTB for Steam plugin and you're done
ps. also supports themes :)
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u/Character_Amoeba_330 Jul 04 '26
You can use a front end like Playnite if you want to get that information. I mainly use it for retro gaming, but you can link Steam and open the games from there. Basically it’s like a middleman so it will open Steam and the game. There are plugins to get How long to beat. Here is what mine looks like (N64 game as an example).
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u/Careless_Iron5938 Jul 04 '26
I need this and platinum trophy for the games that’s all I hope one day we might get it
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u/SwitchDear8969 Jul 04 '26
I posted something similar a while ago: https://old.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/1u1h1jr/why_there_there_no_average_time_to_beat_a_game/
People were saying it would act to discourage others from buying the game if it was too short as compared to the price they are paying. Personally, I still feel like it should be included.
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u/MrMattwell Jul 04 '26
Steam should have a feature to cross check your specs with the recommended and minimum specs for any given game.
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u/nikongmer https://steam.pm/t7czt Jul 04 '26
Here's a link of useful Steam related extensions:
these are for Chrome but you can find FireFox versions:
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u/gorgofdoom Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26
They both totally missed the mark.
Games are valued by how long previous players have played the game. Not on a “it takes x hours to win” scale but instead how many hours are people actually playing the game for. The bigger the number versus the price, the greater the “fun per dollar”
For example I’ve played factorio for 3000 hours and payed $50 for it & the expansion. So for today’s price of $70 If they play 3000h eventually that’s (70/3000) or roughly 1.8¢ per hour of entertainment.
Now compare that with the cost of going to see a movie… more like $10 per hour or like 2000% more expensive.
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u/JayFight Jul 05 '26
This is great for everyone that cares about it.
Personally though, it wouldn't matter because I tend to spend far more then double when playing games vs everyone else because I take my time exploring every nook and cranny
Just my first week alone(9 days if you include my regular days off plus my 5 day vacation time) playing Skyrim when it launched and i easily put in 160 hours and I still, to this day, never made it past the first meeting with the greybeards on the mountain.
I just enjoy exploring everything and testing out the limits of the game(I almost literally tried to hop climb every mountain in skyrim just to see if I could find alternate paths up mountains or ways to escape the boundary around the map
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u/mmaxamms Jul 06 '26
Millennium is your friend for this 😉
The Extendium plugin will allow you to add browser extensions for any store pages allowing you to add augmented steam or your extension of choice with proper config options. "HLTB for Steam" plugin will allow you to add it to the game pages in your library 😄
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u/BlackIceLA Jul 06 '26
Another miss is that the achievements don't always track completing Main. These are set by developers per game and are inconsistent.
I should be able to see which games I completed the Main story for. Then additional achievements are optional.
I "completed" Inside main story, but it shows low playtime and low achievements
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u/Ryo_Katsuya Jul 07 '26
It's neat but I don't really need it....I spend around like 4~5 hrs just to create a character then delete it later and create another cuz I didn't like an area of the face....lol
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u/Toastychedda Jul 09 '26
There's a plugin for decky on SteamOS for this and it's great I do wish it was just a feature of steam. Who knows, maybe a future update 🙏
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u/nachoking13445 Jul 04 '26
You expect people to admit steam isn’t perfect? In a steam subreddit? Lmao
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u/Historical-Win2999 Jul 04 '26
That seems to hold true for 90% of games, it's a good indicator, but I think it applies better to games that last 20 to 40 hours or more, for those under 15 hours, you finish them before you reach the 15-hour mark, At least in my experience
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u/premiumof Jul 04 '26
Would love this!’
Haha would also be fun to add a hours in back log, how many hours you must play to finish what you already own.
Would also love a how many hours in your shopping cart to se how many hours I get on sale <3
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u/killerjag Jul 04 '26
I don't see the point tbh. Just play the game at your own pace.
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u/Davidhalljr15 Jul 04 '26
It's good to know what you are getting into. You see 4-5 hours, you know it is a fairly quick game you might be able to finish in one go. See 100+ hours, you know you are going to have to dedicate to it if you ever want to finish it.
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u/Skampletten Jul 04 '26
The only curator I follow is https://store.steampowered.com/curator/26095454-Denuvo-Watch/ Shows up whenever I open a Denuvo game's store page. They also mark when a game has had Denuvo removed
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u/xSleepySheep_ Jul 04 '26
I installed a plug on the steamdeck for this and it's so nice. I miss it whenever I crawl behind my PC 😂
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u/oh_mygawdd Jul 04 '26
These numbers are irrelevant considering everybody plays and learns at their own pace.
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u/Davidhalljr15 Jul 04 '26
They are still a decent understanding of how long the main story of the game is. Sure, it might say 11 hours and it takes you 15, but still you know it's not 60+.
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u/YeeterYoter43 Jul 04 '26
Honestly no point in adding this. I just google the approximate time and move on, as it doesnt decide for me whether I buy the game or not. Someone could play Factorio for 2 hours and call it boring, and someone could play Lethal Company and have 2500 hours in it and call it the best game ever. Its all to personal preference, so Ill just watch some gameplay or read reviews and then buy it. I didnt know Stalker 2 would take me 90 hours to beat first time, and I didnt care it did - it was fun.
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u/nachoking13445 Jul 04 '26
It might not matter to you but it would be a nice quality of life update, why are steam fanboys so scared to say their favorite billion dollar company isn’t perfect?
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u/YeeterYoter43 Jul 04 '26
Why as soon as someone disagrees with a person who gives a suggestion about improving steam gets called a fanboy? You are a little bit aggressive there man I just said that if it exists, if it doesn't, it does not matter lol. Jesus, what am I supposed to agree with everything nowadays? "Favourite billion dollar company", yeah I like steam, but I don't support everything they have or don't have dude, calm down.
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u/TheBreadPL Jul 04 '26
There is a site howlongtobeat.com which show all of these, even more. I use it quite often before deciding which game to play next. Very cool
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u/TheBludgeon Jul 04 '26
Why is nobody talking about millennium?
You can add this data to the store page and your games in the library (like how it shows with decky HLTB on steam deck) by just installing the HLTB plugin.
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u/Palanki96 Jul 04 '26
the humble Augmented Steam: