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The 'Kill Your Backlog' Masterlist (theworksofegan.net)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by grrgyle@slrpnk.net 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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[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 20 points 5 days ago (2 children)

It's an entertainment option, not a self-imposed obligation. Should I be trying to systematically polish off my watch list too?

I added them because they seemed like things I might like to watch when in the right mood. It's not a to-do list.

I have a library of games. There is zero obligation to play any of them. They are all simply there as options for when I feel like gaming.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 5 days ago

Exactly... But these are the kinds of people who often feel the need to "platinum" every game they play. Almost seems like a compulsion.

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 days ago

Congrats on not being a completionist! I don't suffer from the issue either, but I know of many many many people who do, and this is for them.