that is purely reported playtime (process runtime). it is accurate for what it represents. if your Steam client pushes playtime to the Steam server, that is always accurate. you can have less playtime due to failures in sending those reports, but you can not have more.
Can you cheat Steam hours?
Since Steam counts each games time , if you you let 30 games run for 10 hours , Steam will show you a 300 hour combined playtime on your profile. Its not “hacking” nor is it forbidden but also not that useful apart from getting the trading cards you would get anyway a bit faster.
Why do I have so many hours on Steam?
For some other games, even though you’ve exited a game, the background process remains because it didn’t shut down cleanly. In those cases, steam may even pad your game playing time more than you really played. This can be done multiple times where you end up with more hours of game play in a 2 week span than it is physically possible.
Why is my play time not recorded on Steam?
I can identify two problems with the way Steam tracks play time: Steam tracks play time in online and offline mode separately. This means that when you play offline, your play time won’t be recorded when you go back online, and vice versa. Steam counts play time even when the game window is not active.
How long does it take to play a game on Steam?
In those cases, steam may even pad your game playing time more than you really played. This can be done multiple times where you end up with more hours of game play in a 2 week span than it is physically possible.
How can I stop steam from Counting my in game hours?
Like even a few hours is quite a bit for me. Switch Steam to “Offline Mode” and it shouldn’t track hours if it bothers you that your hours are being tracked. yea but i feel restricted since im not much of a gamer and i dont want to play much.
