Enable Achievements Bindings in Big Box Root Game Views
Summary
Allow Achievements-related bindings to be accessible in Big Box Root Game Views, enabling theme creators to display achievement progress directly in game lists and main views.
Current Limitation
At the moment, Achievements bindings (such as earned count, total count, and completion percentage) are only available in limited contexts and not accessible in Root Game Views (e.g., Wall Games, CoverFlow, Text Lists, etc.).
This prevents themes from displaying achievement progress alongside games during normal navigation.
Requested Functionality
Expose the following Achievements-related properties to Big Box Root Game Views:
Total achievements for the game
Achievements earned by the player
Completion percentage
Optional: Platform-specific achievement sources
(Steam, RetroAchievements, etc.)
Use Cases for Theme Creators
This would allow themes to:
Show achievement completion percentage per game
Display earned / total achievements (e.g.
18 / 42)Render progress bars indicating completion
Highlight completed or near-complete games
Create achievement-focused browsing experiences
Benefits
Enhances Big Box’s modern UI capabilities
Encourages deeper engagement with achievements
Aligns Big Box with features seen in modern launchers
Gives theme creators more expressive tools
No impact on users who don’t use achievements
Additional Notes
Read-only bindings would be sufficient
Backwards compatible (themes without these bindings won’t be affected)
Especially valuable for Steam and RetroAchievements users
Conclusion
Exposing Achievements bindings in Root Game Views would significantly expand what Big Box themes can display, enabling richer, more informative, and more engaging game browsing experiences.

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