Overkill: How To Successfully Manage Your Video Game Backlog

video game stack Overkill: How To Successfully Manage Your Video Game Backlog

Believe it or not, the games team here at We Got This Covered play through quite a few video games. Over the years of playing through a whole handful of titles as both a job and as a joyful hobby to pass the time, we’ve come up with a few ways to get the most out of your massive stack of games that you haven’t finished yet. You may not realize it, but by building up a backlog in the first place, you’re slowly killing your own interest in the games you love.

Never fear, gamers! There is a way to go through your games without burning out. And all it requires is some simple organization, basic knowledge of genres and a few handy tools.

First, a note. These tips are meant to prevent feeling tired from playing games, not from eliminating your backlog or making it go quicker. That requires self-control that can’t really be taught.

Let’s get started, shall we?

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  • Mark

    Good article. It’s funny, I have a list that pretty much does everything you mentioned here. I used google docs to make an alphabetical list of all my games and hi-light the ones that I’ve finished. Then I have another list of my proposed order to play the games, which tries to mix it up between genres, how long the games are, how old they are, and how excited I currently am to play them. The problem is that I can’t find the time to get through them, and with things like Playstation Plus, I keep getting more games! Oh well, it certainly isn’t a bad problem to have!

    • http://twitter.com/VikingGamesLive Mike Niemietz

      Sounds like you’ve got this down! Happy gaming, good sir!

    • Scott P

      I have these “lists” all over the place. Google Docs, on legal pads, in Moleskines or other journals. I start them, I make them all pretty. Then I never use, reference or update them. Then they get lost or altogether forgotten. I just CAN’T do it! lol.

  • n8csquared

    Playstation Plus really makes it hard to keep up. I got Infamous 2, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, not to mention the multitude of PSN games.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Christian-Law/1529056454 Christian Law

    This list is magical! I’ve had so many games for a year that I’ve yet to play…but Dishonored just came out…you should have published this a few days ago for my sake! haha