What We'd Like to See in Valve's Year in Review

2022-08-26 21:46:08 By : Mr. baron zhu

Following the announcement that Valve is working on a personalized Year in Review, certain statistics would be nice to see included in the wrap-up.

Valve is reportedly working on an individualized "Year in Review" page for its consumers, though this rumor has not been officially confirmed by the company. It is expected that Valve will model this page after Spotify Wrapped or Nintendo Switch's Year in Review. The developer behind SteamDB, Pavel Djundik, recently shared in a Tweet that he had uncovered information that suggests the page is in progress.

According to Djundik, the Valve statistics will likely be ready for the 2022 Winter Sale, which annually occurs between December 22 and January 5. Calling upon the current API will display total playtime and total sessions in the year, but the company is almost surely going to be including more data that may surprise some gamers.

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While there are already statistics that users can find on alternate websites like SteamDB, this will be the first truly integrated version of the data into Steam's core client. There are several statistics that would be interesting see when the Winter Sale commences, though having an option to private certain information will hopefully be available for those that just want it for themselves.

Game with Most Transactions - Seeing what game a player has spent the most money on could be quite the rude awakening for some, or simply an entertaining statistic for others. This could range from microtransactions for in-game loot to the purchase of the base game itself.

Total Playtime and Total Sessions - It has already been stated that total playtime and sessions will be featured, but Valve could go a step further and detail a list of what games were played the most and how many sessions were played in that time. For example, if a person has the max play time in Elden Ring, that data might be made even more interesting if it's revealed that it was all in one or two sessions.

Most Popular Among Friends - This category would not have to mean the games were in a person's own library, but it could be enjoyable to see what their friends were enjoying throughout the year, regardless of whether the titles launched in 2022 or not. After all, the most played games of Q1 2022 hardly included any new titles, but instead featured older games like Minecraft, Among Us, and Grand Theft Auto 5.

Funny Statistic - This information may not be simple for Valve to implement, as this is more subjective and would be harder to determine what could be seen in an entertaining manner. It might be worthwhile to see how many times a player hit the "meow" button when playing as a cat in Stray, or attempts at a particularly difficult boss fight.

Best Comment - For users that comment or give reviews on Steam, it might be nice for them to see what their most liked comment was and how helpful it was for others, especially for Steam games that don't get as much attention as others. In turn, it could also be a bit comedic to see what the least helpful comment was - though that could quickly take a turn for the worst.

Most Visited Genre - This section may be another fun element for Valve to implement into its Year in Review, as a lot of players could be surprised at how much time they spent within shooters, RPGs, MOBAs, platformers, etc. However, this category on a person's profile may be the cause for some keeping their information private, which should be an available option for every data point.

Console Usage - Players who own multiple devices may be more interested in this data than others. Being able to see exactly how much playtime went into a person's PC, could be differentiated between operating systems such as Windows versus macOS. Of course, other consoles like VR headsets and the handheld Steam Deck should also be included, especially since the Steam Deck is equipped with more compatible games now.

Valve appears to be revamping a lot of its inner workings lately, including a beta that overhauls the Steam mobile app. These much-needed changes are not only improvements toward the outdated UI and UX, but also are features that PC, VR, and Steam Deck users have been campaigning for. When the Year in Review does officially release, it's certain to bring the gaming community together as they delve into the interesting data gathered over the past year.

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