Progress Report #36: May 2026
Monthly tally - Backlog: 8, Yekhus: 1
Total play time: 6h
This month came as a (much needed) clear turn. While still low on play time, I managed to break the no-play rut. And that was thanks to two generous SG friends, whose excellent game gifts kicked my butt back into action.
More importantly, I reframed my whole games backlog definition. Instead of adding absolutely every single game I own (including the monthly avalanche of free games I never heard of and will probably never try), I only add:
- 1) Games I actually intentionally acquired or ever actively intended or decide to play
- 2) All games won on SteamGifts.
It's the obvious explanation for the complete transformation in my stats, in case anyone noticed.
Hopefully that will align better with a realistic and healthy gaming hobby, and motivate me more effectively to assassinate a backlog I can actually take a stab at.
Special thanks to coleypollockfilet for their off the cuff, yet very insightful comment that sparked the inspiration for my reset idea.
Completed or Beaten (1)
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Monument Valley
2.5h playtime
Also Played (1)
Was very much in the mood for an old-style horror point and click, when this delicious SteamGift fell from the sky. Brings back enough sweet memories of Shadow Over Innsmouth, while having its own very strong character (as I would expect from Wadjet Eye).
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The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
3.4h playtime
Added to collection (Steam) (7)
What an insane month on SteamGifts! I don't think I've ever won so many giveaways in a month, by far. Someone paranoid might see it as a conspiracy to compensate for my more restrictive backlog goals: "Oh yeah, SteamGifts are all backlog? Here you go. You're welcome." š
- Pacific Drive
- Unity of Command II (SG giveaway)
- Metal Slug X (SG giveaway)
- Streets of Rage 4 (SG giveway)
- Train Valley 2 (SG giveaway)
- The Excavation of Hob's Barrow (SG giveaway)
- Eldest Souls (SG giveaway)
Added to collection (GOG) (1)
- Pinball Spire
Congratz for this new restart ! Thatās a good way to do it (just add the games you wanna play)
Unity of Command 2, i donāt know if you like strategy game, but this one is really accessible, itās gold !
Thank you!
And I do love strategy games. I used to play them more, but I havenāt really played one at all in quite a while. Mainly because they usually take considerable time and dedication. So Iāll keep Unity of Command 2 in mind as an easy ramp to scratching that itch. Thanks for yet another golden tip!
I love UoC2 partly because itās turn-based and my slow brain fears real-time strategy games lol ! (Also because it has little units represented and an easy UI and gameplay, contrary to many elitist hexagonal strategy games)
Iām a big supporter of games that welcome and open to everyone the (as you very well said) elitist world of strategy games. Iāve always had a special place in my heart for a french tabletop board game called āMemoirā 44ā, which distilled the wargame genre to a very simple, approachable, fun and attractive board game.