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The 'Kill Your Backlog' Masterlist (theworksofegan.net)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/games@sh.itjust.works
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As the author says in this article, it's not their original idea, but this is the first time I'm hearing about it.

It basically boils down to play a game from your backlog for a bit, and whether you liked it or not, or kept playing it or bounced right off, you now have permission to remove it from your backlog. It sounds very freeing.

I take perhaps a little too much pride in having a very small catalogue of unplayed games (not because I play games a lot, but because I am dreadfully cheap and hardly ever buy anything lol), but even an old miser like me could probably benefit from a little tidying.

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[–] 3 points 1 year ago

I group my games by interest:

  • probably never - games I disliked or games in genres I don't like (mostly from bundles)
  • maybe later - no intent to play, but there's a chance
  • soon - games I'm excited to play
  • playing - up to 5 games I'm "playing"
  • done - played enough that I'm satisfied and don't intend to touch again
  • replay - game still has replay value, but I'm done with it for now
  • sequels - something in soon or playing must come first

This helps a bit with deciding what to play next and works well for me.

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