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Add Playtime as a Filter Option for Auto Playlists

LaunchBox for Windows

šŸ“‹ Summary

Currently, LaunchBox does not allow users to use playtime as a filter when creating auto-populated playlists. This request proposes adding playtime-based filtering criteria.

šŸŽÆ Feature Overview

  • Add support for filters such as:

    • ā€œPlaytime is greater than X minutes/hoursā€

    • ā€œPlaytime is less than Xā€

    • ā€œPlaytime is between X and Yā€

  • Available in the auto playlist creation UI alongside existing filters like genre, platform, and status.

šŸ›  Example Use Case

  • Create a playlist called ā€œGames Iā€™ve Played for 10+ Hoursā€

  • Create a ā€œQuick Gamesā€ playlist for titles with playtime under 1 hour

šŸ“¦ Benefits

  • Helps users better organize and track their gameplay habits

  • Makes auto playlists more powerful and personalized

  • Useful for backlog management, achievement tracking, and session planning

Posted by VodkaParalyzer Ā·
Status: Open To Community2 comments

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  • VodkaParalyzer

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    Jul 22, 2025

    Ability to Auto-Populate Playlists Based on Amount of Time Played

    In LaunchBox, I would love to be able to generate a Playlist for games that are in progress and that Iā€™ve already invested a bunch of time into and want to continue.

    While I can add a filter for ā€œActive / In Progressā€, I get a bunch of games that I started but mostly popped in and out of, never really actually playing it. Iā€™m hoping that if I could add a filter where the Play Time was greater than a few hours for example, that I could achieve this :)

    • AstroBob

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      Jul 22, 2025

      Hi there,

      Thanks for the great suggestion! Youā€™re absolutely right ā€” play time isnā€™t currently something you can filter on. Iā€™ve updated your original request and scoped it specifically around that. Let me know if that sounds good to you.

      In the meantime, you can use the game progress automation features to help achieve your goal. In that section, thereā€™s a rule that marks games as in progress after a certain amount of time. By default, this is set to 30 minutes, but you can adjust it to any value youā€™d like. You can then create your playlist based on the in progress status.


      Game Progress Tracking

      Let me know if that helps in the meantime!