Steam doesn't know the game is launched Thread - 3079

I'll post here the copy of my question to Steam support (some days passed, they still keep silence):

Hello, Support!

Usually:
1. You launch any game.
2. The Steam client notices the process launched and show it "now playing app_name".
3. The Steam client counts the time process last overall, so later everybody can see the total amount of time spent in app_name.
4. After 5 minutes using the app_name you can recommend it.
5. Etc.

Now, with the game "3079".
1. You launch the game (firstly the options screen appears, then the game itself).
2. The Steam client * doesn't notice you use this app *.
3. The Steam client shows that you spent in this game only 1 minute (or something like that). In fact I've spent there more than 6 hours (splitted sessions).
4. I can't recommend the game because I've playes the game "only 1 minute" (but not the needed 5 minutes.
5. Friends don't see me playing in this game. They think I'm just "Online".

Also I know that not only me have got this problem. I've found some topics in the Steam forum without any answer talking about the same problem.
The example: Steamcommunity.com

I'll try to make it clear.
The game recomendations are profitable for the Steam (as an applications distributor). More recomendations - more clients - more money.
So why don't you want this feature working properly?

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So the Steam support still keep silence. Maybe you guys could affect on this problem somehow?

I will try posting this in the developer support forum... it might have something to do with 3079 being a Java program and the EXE that gets launched just starts Java. I bet Steam is losing the tracking when the EXE hands off to Java...

Thank you very much, Phr00t.

I got a reply from Steam some hours ago. In short: they told me to contact the game developer support.
So I hope you will success in helping us, gamers to recommend your game!

Edited by: belowmind

Phr00t wrote: I will try posting this in the developer support forum... it might have something to do with 3079 being a Java program and the EXE that gets launched just starts Java. I bet Steam is losing the tracking when the EXE hands off to Java...

This pretty much exactly, also have a similar problem with the minecraft exe in windows, however with that I believe you can fix that with using the jar(or possible the exe.) and creating a steam shortcut with java -jar Path_to_launcher (not sure if this would also work with the exe launcher too.). Steam linux has no problems with tracking game time in this game as it uses the jar file launcher instead of the exe.

I'm trying to find a solution for this... I changed Windows to just execute the JAR directly, which does fix the "tracking game time" problem, but now it introduces heap errors and sporadic pauses in gameplay, ugh! I'd love to just create a Windows batch script that just runs "java -Xmx512M -jar ...", but I can't be sure "java" will be in everyone's PATH environment...

EDIT: Looks like the sporadic pauses could be solved with the latest Java 7, according to the other thread..?