NonSteamLaunchers New Update Adds Playtime To Non-Steam Games

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Getting and playing games from third-party launchers on the Steam Deck has never been easier, thanks to NonSteamLaunchers. This script, created by moraroy, will automatically download the launchers you want, like the Epic Games Store and GOG Galaxy, configure them, update Proton GE, and add them directly to Steam. It's easy, fast, and gives each of the launchers their own prefix when the option is selected, which I recommend. A new update was also just released for the script, and while it took me a moment to appreciate it, I definitely appreciate it now.

This new update doesn't add a lot, but what it adds is much nicer than I first thought. The update means NonSteamLaunchers will add and update the playtime you have for every Non-Steam game in your library. All you have to do is run NonSteamLaunchers, and it will set the playtime that you have. This only has to be done once, and from then on, it will automatically update your playtime as soon as you exit the game.

This is done thanks to NonSteamLauncher's Auto Scan feature. This is consistently updating and logging playtime, so as long as it is on when you close NonSteamLaunchers, it will continually update the playtime for each Non-Steam game. I confirmed this with moraroy directly, who explained the process of using Auto Scan, and confirmed that it will impact every single Non-Steam game and shortcut, which is pretty amazing.

However, moraroy does note that it's possible some games added manually by right-clicking on them in the desktop may not work. He says that games have added from Heroic and Lutris should work, but adding them manually by right-clicking the file on the Desktop may not. He also says that deleting the shortcut for the game will also delete the playtime, so be sure not to delete the shortcut if you want to keep your playtime!

I actually hadn't paid much attention to it before, but Non-Steam games don't log playtime, so having a program that is capable of doing this in real-time is pretty amazing. This is a general small update, but a very welcome one, and I am elated to see it.

If you already have NonSteamLaunchers downloaded on your Steam Deck, just run it, and it will auto-update to the newest version. It may give a pop-up that you should update to 4.2.6, but just hit ok and ignore it. If you don't, you can follow our guide on how to get it set up.

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