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Add RetroRatio to RetroAchievements Game Details

šŸ“‹ Summary

Add the RetroRatio stat to the RetroAchievements section of the Game Details pane alongside the existing beaten and mastered playtime commitment information.


ā— Problem

LaunchBox currently displays useful RetroAchievements stats such as:

  • Beaten time commitment

  • Mastered time commitment

However, an important metric is missing:

  • RetroRatio

For many achievement hunters, RetroRatio is one of the most important factors when deciding what game to play next, as it helps indicate the score value and challenge relative to the time investment required.

Without it, users must leave LaunchBox and check the RetroAchievements website manually.


šŸ’” Proposal

Add RetroRatio information to the Game Details pane:

  • Display RetroRatio alongside:

    • Beaten hours

    • Mastered hours

  • Pull the value directly from RetroAchievements data

  • Present it in a clean, glanceable format within the existing RetroAchievements details section


🧩 Use Cases

  • A user quickly evaluates whether a game is ā€œworth huntingā€ before starting

  • Achievement hunters compare challenge vs reward at a glance

  • Users choose games based on both time commitment and score efficiency

  • LaunchBox becomes a more complete RetroAchievements browsing experience


šŸ“¦ Benefits

  • Adds another highly valuable RetroAchievements metric

  • Reduces need to manually check the RetroAchievements website

  • Improves game discovery for achievement hunters

  • Makes the Game Details pane more informative and useful


āš ļø Considerations

  • Should fit cleanly into the existing RetroAchievements UI

  • Needs reliable syncing with RetroAchievements metadata

  • Could potentially be expanded with additional RA stats in the future

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  • AstroBob changed status to Open To Community
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    May 18

    Pinned

    Hi there!

    Thanks so much for submitting this request and for taking the time to explain your use case — that context is always super helpful.

    I’ve gone ahead and fleshed out the main idea using the info you provided, and I’m opening it up to the community for further discussion and feedback. Please let me know if this fleshed-out version doesn’t match your original intended request.

    Feel free to let me know if you have any extra thoughts, examples, or edge cases you think might be relevant!

    Cheers,
    The LaunchBox team

  • FurabioS

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    May 18

    Improve Retroachivements stats with retroratio

    Hello. Thanks for the retroachivements "playtime commitment" support. I would like to ask if it is possible to put retroratio as a stat alongside the beat and mastered hours. Retroratio is very important information when choosing a new game to hunt achievements, as important as the time to beat.