PlayCounter vs Steam Wrapped

PlayCounter is a free Windows desktop app that automatically records playtime for recognized PC games across launchers. It displays a live session timer and saves a session when a recognized game closes. The library shows game covers, total hours, and session counts; history includes dates, session lengths, streaks, and playtime summaries. Users can track milestones, add notes, and keep separate playthroughs for each game. Listed sources include Steam, Epic, Battle.net, Xbox app, GOG, EA app, Ubisoft Connect, Riot Client, itch.io, disc installs, and standalone executables. Steam, Xbox, and Epic imports can bring in the playtime those services report; Battle.net import supplies a game list but no playtime. Sessions, notes, and history stay on the user’s PC, and the desktop app requires no account. It can run offline, though automatic game matching, cover images, and update checks need a server connection. The public installer is for Windows; the site says macOS, Linux, and console live tracking are not supported by that installer. The app sends a pseudonymous installation identifier at startup and about hourly, and process identifiers for online game matching.

Steam Wrapped is a free Millennium plugin that adds a gaming activity dashboard inside Steam for Windows. It appears in Steam’s Store navigation and requires Steam for Windows with Millennium installed. Date filters cover this month, last month, the last three months, this year, and custom ranges. Summaries show playtime, games played, achievements, and favorite genre, plus most played game, longest session, peak play time, and a 24-hour activity histogram. The plugin tracks sessions locally, displays live playtime for the current game, and links recent games and achievements to Steam Library pages. A high-resolution PNG export is available. Sessions, achievements, artwork references, and cached metadata remain in local Steam storage. Game App IDs are requested from Valve’s public app-details endpoint for artwork and genre data, without Steam credentials. Local history can be cleared; removing the plugin may not remove Steam WebUI storage.