God I wish I could do anything half as well as Christian Donlan can write.
https://www.eurogamer.net/the-pure-and-scattered-beauty-of-modern-zelda
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Lachlan Cooper
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Software engineer, game liker, he/him.
Like perhaps I should support the format produced by the various browser extensions that can scrape your Steam purchase history page and generate a CSV.
The main problem here is Steam's history page, which groups purchases by transaction instead of a proper itemised list. Hmmm.
The app is mostly for my own use, but I'd like to release it publicly too.
Spend tracking being the main feature, I need to think about ways to make it useful to the average #Steam user who hasn't been meticulously recording all their purchases for years.
The app is a single Go binary that uses SQLite to store synced data, so it's suuuper snappy to do anything. Every interaction is under 300ms.
Finally got a chance to work on my #Steam library tracking app.
It already does something I haven't seen anywhere else: of course it can sync my games, playtime, achievements via the Steam API, but also link this to my actual spending via CSV import. (I've been keeping a spreadsheet for years).
So now I can see which of my games have the best and worst $/hr, total spend by developer, publisher, or genre, $ per month/year; basically anything. It's really cool!
Finally got album art for bluetooth audio working in my car, after several years across multiple Android phones! All it took was changing AVRCP version from 1.5 to 1.6 and restarting my phone.
It's #BandcampFriday again! I just picked up the new Gorillaz album and a couple of old favourite Mirah albums.
Just created a Backloggd list for the Insert Credit best of 2025 https://bckl.gg/ryic
Very slick presentation, I like it.
I've realised my "game shelf" app idea was implemented very well by https://backloggd.com/
Users can make lists, with a note for each game, and share them publicly. When you view a list you can see which games are in your backlog or that you've played.
The only thing missing (a big one!) is Steam integration, so you can see what's in your library or wishlist, your progress, hours plsyed, etc.
Without some form of auto-sync adding all my games is just too laborious.
So instead of a static list, you'd link your Steam account to see which games you already own, your hours played, achievements, which friends play them too.