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Development update for October 2022
Hello once more! Over the past month we've been rebuilding Steam achievement sync, fixing bugs, and making some big moves behind the scenes.
Recent changes
- The system that syncs achievements for Steam games has been rewritten to be much faster.
- Steam achievements now have rarity.
- Steam achieve... 2022-10-15 15:37:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Development update for September 2022
Hello again! Over the last month, we've released an absolute mountain of improvements that are sure to make using PlayTracker even better!
Recent changes
- Revamped and improved game search, now no longer sensitive to rogue trademark symbols, random spaces, inconsistent colons, adventurous hyphens, or odd capital... 2022-09-11 17:28:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Development update for August 2022
The new library page is live now! Let's dive in to the new stuff we released this month.
New library page
After a long development cycle, the new library page is live. It features a clean redesigned look more in line with our more modern UI elements, blazing fast load times for all users, a load more button much like...
2022-08-10 18:49:59 +0000 UTC View PostDevelopment update for July 2022
Hello everyone and welcome to the PlayTracker development update for July 2022.
What is this?
We'd like to try a new way of keeping the community up to speed with how development on PlayTracker is going: monthly development updates like this one.
There would usually be a post about each new monthly Quest challe...
2022-07-08 16:05:10 +0000 UTC View PostFeature update: Playtime for XBOX games
A much requested feature goes live today.
Playtime tracking is now available for XBOX!
The playtime stat is available for:
- XBOX Series X/S
- XBOX One X/S
- PC via the XBOX app
Unfortunately, there is no playtime data available for XBOX360 and older platforms.
Premium users ...
2022-05-13 18:50:50 +0000 UTC View PostFeature update: New playtime distribution graph and median playtime stats on Insight
Cutting it close, so to be clear - this is not a joke! A new feature is actually available for PlayTracker Insight.
A new graph and stats utilizing playtime data are available for Steam and PlayStation games on Insight for free to all users:
Median playtime stats have been added alongside the existing averages.
PlayTracker Quest - Illegitimate Acquisitions (January 2022)
You're gonna need to stay in the shadows for this one. Sneak your way to Illegitimate Acquisitions - the PlayTracker Quest for January.
The free game for December is Thief - Garrett, the Master Thief, ...
2022-01-08 17:18:33 +0000 UTC View PostPlayTracker Quest - Cold Snap (December 2021)
The end of the year is approaching, Winter is Here for those in the Northern Hemisphere, and there's a chill in the air... Join us for Cold Snap - the PlayTracker Quest for December.
The free game for November is SYMMETRY - A research spaces...
2021-12-06 20:25:55 +0000 UTC View PostFeature update: New achievements page
At long last! The achievement page has been entirely redesigned to be more useful, informative, and visually pleasing.
We want PlayTracker to be the best place to browse your games and achievements, and we have been working towards that goal by redesigning some of our pages to be faster, easier to use, and to offer the features users need ...
2021-11-11 22:03:29 +0000 UTC View PostPlayTracker Quest - Pact with Nature (November 2021)
Go green in Pact with Nature - the PlayTracker Quest for November.
The free game for October is the lovely Seasons after Fall - a 2D platform-puzzler game that will let you dive into a captivating universe and explore a land gover...
2021-11-07 22:45:52 +0000 UTC View PostPlayTracker Quest - Fight to Survive (Spooktober 2021)
It is the very first day of October, and you know what that means: it's time to induce tonal whiplash and rapidly pivot from summer chill to Halloween horrors.
Fight to Survive is your PlayTracker Quest for October.
The free game for September, fittingly, is 2021-10-01 17:54:17 +0000 UTC View Post
PlayTracker Quest - Good Vibes Only (September 2021)
As we transition from Summer to Fall, there is a new rule on PlayTracker: Good Vibes Only - your Quest for September.
The mystery free game for August is Smoke and Sacrifice - an adventure into a grotesque underworld on a...
2021-09-01 19:31:18 +0000 UTC View PostAchievement activity chart expanded and updated
We've rolled out an update to PlayTracker Insight which includes a revamp of the achievement activity chart that displays the achievement data of game's players spread over time.
Monthly chart
An additional more detailed chart based on monthly achievement activity data for a more in-depth view. This new chart is avai...
2021-08-26 20:50:18 +0000 UTC View PostMore geographical data for Steam and PlayStation games on Insight
Due to popular demand from supporters on Patreon, we have updated the Geography chart on Steam and PlayStation game pages on PlayTracker Insight.
In addition to the existing relative popularity score, which is also used for the map itself, each country on the list now also includes an absolute figure: the percentage of players in the gameā...
2021-08-11 15:52:28 +0000 UTC View PostWindows API data returns to Insight
Windows API data has been restored to PlayTracker Insight, and games are no longer showing 0 popularity.
The issue was a result of a change on Microsoft's end which caused our system's way of discerning what is a Windows game and what isn't among the many games reported to no longer be valid. As a result, random XBOX games appeared, and so...
2021-08-08 14:23:40 +0000 UTC View PostPlayTracker Quest - Summer Party (August 2021)
Summer is coming to a close, so let loose with your best buds in Summer Party - the PlayTracker Quest for August.
The free game for July is Chariot - embark on a journey to give his majesty the ride of his afterlife.
We are planning to...
2021-08-01 18:04:51 +0000 UTC View PostGeography chart and playtime stats for PlayStation games on Insight
After laying the groundwork with our new PlayStation sync system last month, we have now pushed a small update exposing some new data for PlayStation games on Insight:
Geography chart - shows the relative popularity of a game by country (adjusted for the overall number of users from the country)
Average playt...
2021-07-29 20:58:26 +0000 UTC View PostPlayTracker League rewards
Great news for the best achievement hunters on PlayTracker: League rewards have been awarded for all previous seasons to all eligible users!
We've changed up the reward structure a bit since the announcement given the results that came in:
- All users on PlayTracker have access to the League card for their profile - no placement ... 2021-07-11 10:32:59 +0000 UTC View Post
PlayTracker Quest - Deadly Shadows (July 2021)
Something lurks in the darkness just beyond reach. Deadly Shadows descend in the PlayTracker Quest for July.
The free game for June is Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - a hardcore tactical stealth game set in...
2021-07-01 21:53:24 +0000 UTC View PostPlayStation game sync on PlayTracker Social is back
After a long time and a lot of work, we have redone our entire sync code from scratch to adjust to changes Sony has made on the back-end over the past year.
All PSN profiles on PlayTracker Social will sync automatically over the next day or so. Users do not need to take action.
This new system includes PS5 games, playtime tracking (f...
2021-06-14 18:08:50 +0000 UTC View PostPlayTracker Quest - Turn up the Heat (June 2021)
It's time for things to get heated. Join us in Turn up the Heat - the PlayTracker Quest for June.
The free game for May is Puzzle Agent - a classic, delightfully dark puzzle game by the masters at Telltale Games.
While June 1st marked the e...
2021-06-06 18:48:52 +0000 UTC View PostPlayTracker Quest - One with the Wind (May 2021)
Get ready to soar through the air. Join One with the Wind - the PlayTracker Quest for May.
The free game for April is Just Cause 2 - an adrenaline-fuelled free-roaming adventure with 400 square miles of rugged terrain and hundreds of weapons and v...
2021-05-01 17:34:50 +0000 UTC View PostIntroducing Attribute pages on Insight
Browse the most popular and trending games that share an attribute like genre, developer, and more.
Today we are releasing a new page as part of PlayTracker Insight that contains a top 10 list of the most popular of all time as well as currently trending games that have a given attribute.
An attribute can be a ...
2021-04-20 18:38:13 +0000 UTC View PostPlayTracker Quest - Mysteries of Future Past (March 2021)
Another big hitter to end the Winter 2021 season:
Endzone - A World Apart is the free game for February
Also live now is a retouched PlayTracker Quest page (and all related page) to make it fit in more with the rest...
2021-03-01 18:45:35 +0000 UTC View Post