PlayCount for Millennium (Steam Desktop)

A port of playcount-decky from Decky Loader (Steam Deck) to Millennium (Desktop Steam Client via steambrew.app).

Shows real-time player counts for your Steam games in the library and store.

Features

• Live player count badge on library game pages
• Player count on Steam Store pages
• Detailed stats modal (24h peak, 7/30-day averages, trends)
• Interactive charts via Recharts
• Customizable badge position, size, colors, and icons
• Cached data to reduce API calls

Prerequisites

• Millennium installed (alpha/beta channel for Lua plugin support)
• Node.js 18+ and pnpm (or npm)

Setup & Building

# Clone or copy this folder
cd playcount-millennium

# Install dependencies
pnpm install
# or: npm install

# Build for development (with source maps)
pnpm run dev
# or: npm run dev

# Build for production
pnpm run build
# or: npm run build

Installing

1. Copy (or symlink) the entire playcount-millennium folder into your Millennium plugins directory:

   • Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\plugins\playcount
   • Linux: ~/.local/share/millennium/plugins/playcount

2. Open Steam, go to Steam → Millennium → Plugins, and enable PlayCount.

3. Click Save Changes and restart Steam.

Architecture Changes from Decky Version

Aspect	Decky (Steam Deck)	Millennium (Desktop)
Package imports	@decky/ui, @decky/api	@steambrew/client
HTTP requests	fetchNoCors()	Lua backend via callable()
Backend language	Python	Lua
Build system	Rollup (@decky/rollup)	millennium-ttc
Plugin config	plugin.json (Decky schema)	plugin.json (Millennium schema)
Plugin structure	src/index.tsx	frontend/index.tsx + backend/main.lua

Credits

• Original plugin by itsOwen
• Millennium by SteamClientHomebrew
• License: BSD-3-Clause (same as original)