Local LaunchBox Stats in Games Database Profiles

📋 Summary

Expand LaunchBox Games Database profiles to include local gameplay stats and progress tracking data. Profiles currently support moderation, submissions, and syncing basics (playtime, play count, favorites), but much of this data isn’t visible to others. Making select stats shareable would allow users to showcase their progress, achievements, and collections in a richer way.

❗ Problem

• Profiles today don’t reflect much about how a user actually interacts with their collection.

• Synced stats like playtime exist, but they are not visible to others.

• Achievements (RetroAchievements, Steam, GOG, etc.) are tracked locally in LaunchBox but aren’t represented in the online profile.

• Progression statuses (Beaten, Completed, Mastered, Paused, Dropped) are highly useful but isolated to local builds.

💡 Proposal

Introduce an opt-in system where users can share select stats and progression data on their LaunchBox Games Database profile, such as:

• Total games in collection (synced from local library).

• Playtime & play count totals (global and per platform).

• Game progress tracking (e.g., Beaten, Completed, Mastered counts).

• Achievement progress across supported services (RetroAchievements, Steam, GOG, Xbox, etc.).

• Recently played games feed (like a timeline of activity).

• “Milestones” — automatically highlight achievements like first 100 hours logged, 500 games played, etc.

🧩 Use Cases

• A user browses another player’s profile and sees they’ve mastered 30 SNES games or logged 2,000 total hours across their library.

• Communities could form around shared challenges (e.g., how many people have beaten EarthBound or Final Fantasy VII).

• Friends could compare progress, playtime, and favorite platforms.

• Modding/curation contributors could showcase their personal stats alongside their metadata submissions.

📦 Benefits

• Makes LaunchBox profiles more engaging and community-focused, beyond just moderation tools.

• Encourages use of the Game Progress Tracking system by making progress more visible.

• Provides a social element: discover new games by seeing what others are playing and achieving.

• Creates a potential foundation for community leaderboards or challenges in the future.

💡 Notes

• Should be opt-in and configurable so users choose what data is visible.

• Could integrate with existing profile tabs, adding a “Stats” section.

• Future expansion could allow badges, trophies, or streaks tied to LaunchBox usage itself.