Valve is reportedly working on an individualized “Year in Review” page for its consumers, although 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 discovered information suggesting the page is under development.
According to Djundik, the Valve stats will likely be ready for the 2022 Winter Sale, which takes place annually between December 22 and January 5. Invoking the current API will show total playtime and total sessions in the year, but the company is almost certainly going to include more data that may surprise some gamers.
Steam’s new feature could turn out to be quite revealing
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While there are already stats that users can find on alternative websites like SteamDB, this will be the first truly integrated version of the data into Steam’s core client. There are several stats that would be interesting to see when the Winter Sale starts, although having an option to keep certain information private will hopefully be available to those who just want it for themselves.
Game with the most transactions – Seeing which game a player has spent the most money on can be a rather rude wake-up for some, or just an entertaining stat for others. This can range from microtransactions for in-game loot to the purchase of the base game itself.
Total playing time and total sessions – Total play time and sessions have already been indicated, but Valve could go a step further and list which games have been played the most and how many sessions have been played in that time. For example, if a person enters the maximum play time Elden Ringthose data could become even more interesting if it turns out it was all in one or two sessions.
Most popular among friends – This category doesn’t have to mean the games are in someone’s own library, but it can be fun to see what their friends have been enjoying all year, regardless of whether the titles launched in 2022 or not. After all, the most played games of Q1 2022 hardly contain new titles, but contain older games such as Minecraft, Among usand Grand Theft Auto 5.
Funny stat – This information may not be easy for Valve to implement as it is more subjective and more difficult to determine what can be seen in an entertaining way. It may be worth seeing how many times a player presses the “meow” button when playing as a cat in strayedor attempts at a particularly difficult boss fight.
Best comment – For users who comment or review on Steam, it might be nice to see what their most liked comment was and how helpful it was to others, especially for Steam games that don’t get as much attention as others. In turn, it can also be a bit comical to see what the least helpful comment was – although that could soon change in the worst case scenario.
Most visited genre – This section could be another fun element for Valve to implement in its Year in Review, as many players might be surprised at how much time they spend in shooters, RPGs, MOBAs, platformers, etc. profile can cause that some keep 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. To see exactly how much gaming time is put into a person’s PC, one can distinguish between operating systems such as Windows and macOS. Of course, other consoles such as VR headsets and the handheld Steam Deck should also be included, especially since the Steam Deck is now equipped with more compatible games.
Valve seems to be revamping a lot of its inner workings lately, including a beta overhauling the Steam mobile app. These much-needed changes are not only improvements to the outdated UI and UX, but also features that PC, VR, and Steam Deck users have been clamoring for. When the Annual Review is officially released, it will surely bring the gaming community together as they delve into the interesting data collected over the past year.
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