Noticed a big discrepancy in Play time

[Muppethero]

My save game file says 27 hours and my Steam says 35 Hours. I can't imagine i spent that much time on the start menu.

[Moga CMDR]

you are not alone. a lot of people have noticed this. you aren't too bad compared to me. i was about 25 hours in game and 40 in steam.

but i did spend a lot of time eating or taking care of my dog when playing. I just never expected 15 hours of fluff. that threw me off.

[herbstwerk]

Wouldn't be the first UE game where the executable doesn't shut down when you quite the game, it's quite possible that it was running invisible in the background and still tracked by Steam because of that.

[Moga CMDR]

Originally posted by herbstwerk:

it's quite possible that it was running invisible in the background and still tracked by Steam because of that.

You know what, i forgot this was a thing. I had For Honor boost its playtime by about 24 hours because of this...

I wouldn't be surprised if this isn't always closing gracefully. That would make more sense.

[ODevil]

From my observation, time spent in menus doesn't count towards in-game play time counter. Also reloading saves/dying often adds to your steam playtime as well while the in-game counter is left lagging behind.

[Parqer]

I also wouldn't be surprised if things like dying resets your in-game time. I haven't tested this, but I wouldn't be surprised

[312Sqn-Bonzo]

This is just a theory however.
But as it seems most of the objects and scripts are hard coded into the save file (which is the worst thing developers can do)
I think your game time represent how long you have come in the game.
For me i've played on one character those 43 hours.
but due to some objects not spawning i had to backtrack a few times (loading an earlier save) i think the game doesn't count when you reload a save. up until you are at the same point.
Again can be a theory but it will be the only thing making sense in my time gap
as mine says 38 hours gameplay - while steam says 42 hours.

also noticed game runs a long time after you've closed it. could also be a hidden game counter on steam

[jack_of_tears]

I've noticed that Steam isn't shutting the game down properly and I end up having to forcefully stop the game each time I exit back to desktop so it doesn't keep running in the background.

[Muppethero]

Originally posted by Parqer:

I also wouldn't be surprised if things like dying resets your in-game time. I haven't tested this, but I wouldn't be surprised

I have not died in game. And I am pretty sure i dont spend hours in the meues

[sune.joergensen]

In game counter says 35h og Steam 52h, and I know for a fact Steam is correct. When saving games often, I can definitely see the in game clock running slow, like some activities (like dialog) not counting.