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[ archive // why hours.gg ]
Hours.gg exists because gaming hardware discovery collapsed into sponsorships, generic reviews, and opinion without context. The platform rebuilds trust around one thing: verified competitive playtime.
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protocol_01
Every ranking move is anchored to a real linked Steam account and a supported competitive title.
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You can deploy one main per category and game. Switching is explicit, atomic, and visible.
protocol_03
Rankings are not softened by affiliate pressure, creator relationships, or marketplace priorities.
mission brief
Hours.gg is intentionally narrow. It is not trying to be a social feed, a creator storefront, or an SEO content farm. It is a live intelligence layer over gaming hardware choices.
The system is designed so that a player can look at a board and understand why an item is ranked where it is: deployment count, verified weight, supported game context, and public field reports.
That discipline has to show up in the interface too. The UI should feel operational, not lifestyle-branded.
No soft social UI
Comments and reports should read like field logs, not chat bubbles.
Data before decoration
Telemetry, labels, and rank context should always outrank visual flourish.
Utility over hype
Primary actions should be obvious, direct, and visually stable.
Black as default
The site shell starts at black and only rises to neutral-950 for contained surfaces.
faq
Each main is tied to verified Steam ownership and competitive playtime. Rankings move when real players deploy a main, not when a brand spends money.
No. Hours.gg does not sell placements, influence ranking order, or blend affiliate pressure into the public leaderboard model.
Because softness makes ranking pages drift back into generic review-site behavior. The product has to feel like a verified data terminal at every touchpoint.
Connect Steam, choose the gear you actually main for a supported game, and submit field reports that help the next player make a decision.
GitHub
Open source repo and implementation history.
X / Twitter
Brand updates, shipping notes, and product changes.
Contact
Reach the team directly for press, security, or product issues.