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Steam already lists every game you've bought, tracks playtime, and shows recent activity. So why use a separate tracker? Honestly — if you're 100% PC and 100% Steam, you might not need one. Here's where Dungeon Logbook adds something Steam doesn't.
At a glance
| Feature | Dungeon Logbook | Steam's library |
|---|---|---|
| Cross-platform tracking | PC, console, handheld, tabletop | Steam-only (PC, some Steam Deck) |
| Manual game entry | Any game, any platform | Only games you own on Steam |
| Personal ratings | Your private 1-10 rating with rarity color | Steam reviews (recommend / don't) |
| Backlog tracking | Backlog / Playing / Finished / Dropped | Steam categories + tags |
| Journal / timeline | Status-change timeline per game | Recent activity feed |
| Public profile | Character-sheet with derived class | Steam profile (games owned, hours) |
| Locked to a store | Not locked to anything | Valve account required |
Steam's library lists every game you've bought through Valve, tracks playtime, and surfaces recent activity. What it doesn't capture: your intent (backlog), your status (currently playing, finished, dropped), or your personal opinion (your own 1-10 rating, separate from the public review). Dungeon Logbook fills exactly that gap — it's the layer on top of ownership that tells the story of how you actually play.
If your library spans Steam plus PSN plus Xbox plus Switch plus handheld plus tabletop, Steam captures roughly the first one. Everything else is invisible. Dungeon Logbook treats every platform equally — PC, console, handheld, and tabletop games sit in the same library, with the same statuses and stats.
Steam's review system is binary — recommended or not recommended. That's a useful public signal, but it doesn't let you remember *what you thought*. Dungeon Logbook lets you rate 1-10 for yourself, displayed in the rarity-color of your rating: unique gold for 9+, magic blue for 7+, normal white below. Your ratings are private by default.
Steam is fantastic at being Steam. It's also entirely Valve-owned — your library, your wishlist, your reviews live inside their ecosystem. Dungeon Logbook is independent. Your library is yours, your data exports cleanly as .csv or .json (see the tome view), and the social layer is free forever (see /free-forever).
When Steam's library is the better choice
Use Steam's built-in library if you're 100% PC and 100% Steam, you primarily care about ownership and playtime data, you trust Valve with your gaming history, or you want the tightest possible integration with the store you actually buy from.
Visit Steam's libraryQuestions
Not yet — CSV import is on the roadmap. For now, our RAWG-powered search makes adding games one click each. Worst case, a 50-game backlog is a single evening of clicking.
No, playtime is self-reported. Steam's playtime is more accurate for Steam games; we trust users to report rough hours for non-Steam platforms where no automatic tracking exists.
Because Steam doesn't capture intent (backlog), status (currently playing, dropped), or your own rating. And it ignores everything outside Steam. If those three things matter to you, a journal helps.
Yes — that's the common setup. Steam handles ownership and playtime; Dungeon Logbook handles the journal layer and everything outside Steam.
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