This is a small utility I wrote for myself to pair my Steam library with stats from HowLongToBeat.
I wanted to see which games in my backlog would take the shortest amount of time to complete so that I could play those first.
Listen, I don't think optimizing your list of recreational activities is really the healthiest thing, but here we are.
- Clone the latest
git clone https://github.com/loganfranken/steam-backlog.git - Run
npm install - Rename
config.example.jstoconfig.js - Fill out
config.jswith your information - Run
npm start
You'll get a table printed to the console like the following:
name length played remaining
--------------------------- ------ ------ ---------
Kentucky Route Zero 3.5 2 1.5
Antichamber 5.5 2 3.5
Cave Story+ 6 2 4
Quantum Conundrum 6 0 6
From Dust 6.5 0 6.5
The Binding of Isaac 10.5 3 7.5
Mark of the Ninja 8 0 8
Super Meat Boy 10.5 1 9.5
FTL: Faster Than Light 10.5 0 10.5
The Walking Dead 12 0 12
Dishonored 12.5 0 12.5
Spelunky 18 5 13
Dead Island 18 4 14
Fallout 18 0 18
A Wizard's Lizard 23 0 23
XCOM: Enemy Unknown 26 0 26
Fallout: New Vegas 28.5 0 28.5
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 31.5 1 30.5
FINAL FANTASY VII 39 8 31
Fallout 2 31.5 0 31.5
Don't Starve 35 0 35
Dustforce 41 0 41
In most cases, length is equal to the "Main Story" value from HowLongToBeat.
If the "Main Story" value is not available, the script will go down the following list, using the first value that is available:
- "Main Story"
- "Main + Extra"
- "Combined"
- "Completionist"
If no value can be found, "N/A" will be reported instead.
played is equal to how many hours Steam reports that you have played a
particular game.
remaining is equal to the difference between length and played.
The list is sorted by remaining.
To view the list of games that will be queried (the list of Steam games sans
the games excluded in your config.js), run the following command:
npm run preview