Honey, I Shrunk the Backlog! Challenge 2024

Riffing on an idea taken from this list on letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/nien/list/honey-i-shrunk-the-watchlist-challenge-2024/

Feel free to make your own list with these prompts and join me in trying to shrink your backlog! Feel free to include games from your wishlist as well if you want to get a little more spendy with it. I don't know how well I'll do at my own challenge but it seemed like a fun list idea!

Prompts:
1. Play the first game added to your backlog
2. Play the last game added to your backlog
3. Play the game with the highest average rating
4. Play the game with the lowest average rating/no rating
5. Play a game from the 1980's
6. Play a game from the 1990's
7. Play a game from the 2000's
8. Play a game from the 2010's
9. Play a game from the 2020's
10. Shuffle your backloggd and play the first game that appears
11. Play an indie game by a developer you haven't played anything from
12. Play the game that is the most popular
13. Play the game that is the least popular
14. Play the game that was released the earliest
15. Play a game from your favorite genre
16. Play a game from your least favorite genre
17. Play a game with the most beautiful cover
18. Play a game that someone recommended to you
19. Play a game that was nominated for a Game Award in any category
20. Shuffle your backlog and play the first game that appears

Play the first game added to your backlog
Play the last game added to your backlog
Play the game with the highest average rating
Play the game with the lowest average rating/no rating
Play a game from the 1980's
Play a game from the 1990's
Play a game from the 2000's
Play a game from the 2010's
Play a game from the 2020's
Shuffle your backloggd and play the first game that appears
Play an indie game by a developer you haven't played anything from
Play the game that is the most popular
Play the game that is the least popular
Play the game that was released the earliest
Play a game from your favorite genre
Play a game from your least favorite genre
(RTS???)
Play a game with the most beautiful cover
Play a game that someone recommended to you
Play a game that was nominated for a Game Award in any category
(Nominated at the 2022 Game Awards for Games for Impact)
Shuffle your backlog and play the first game that appears

4 Comments


4 months ago

Cool idea! I might try this over my winter vacay!

4 months ago

People who enjoy this list might enjoy How Long to Beat's yearly Game Challenge on their forum as well.

4 months ago

@FrozenRoy Just looked at it. I like the categories but I already know I ain't finishing 50 games in a year, especially if I'm also doing letterboxd challenges lol

4 months ago

Yeah, it's definitely on the high end. I usually enter without as much intent to finish but to help if I get stuck with decision paralysis or to guide some backlog chewing.


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