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A Year of Backlog Fight in Review



A little late but here’s my 2023 recap post. Not as good as last year stats wise, but it is what it is. I hope you’re having a good start of the year so far!


Finished: 53
Added to the Backlog of Doom: 59
Best month: August (-6)
Worst month: April (+6)

EvilBlackSheep
Backlog of Doom

A small defeat


Month Finished Backlog+ Balance
January 5 5
0
February 4 2
-2
March 2 4
+2
April 6 12
+6
May 6 2
-4
June 3 4
+1
July 3 5
+2
August 7 1
-6
September 3 5
+2
October 6 4
-2
November 1 5
+4
December 7 10
+3
Dave the Diver
Stray
Cult of the Lamb
Outer Wilds
Hollow Knight
Eastward
American Arcadia
AI: The Somnium Files
Coffee Talk 2
Roots of Pacha
Kona II
Oxenfree 2
Dying Light 2
Return of the Obra Dinn
Backpack Hero

Well that was a fail, even if it's a close one, the backlog still came out slightly on top. I managed to add less games than last year though.

I'm glad I managed to finish my 20/23 challenge, even though it was a way closer cut than last year. I think I'll take a break on challenges this year (except maybe to complete the Eight Years of BLAEO challenge). I might try to complete Lengray's tag challenge I started 3 years ago to then half forget about.


Progress in 2023

Won on SteamGifts

Jan 1st (178 games) vs Dec 31th 2023 (179 games)
35% never played
4% unfinished
33% beaten
29% completed
35% never played
4% unfinished
32% beaten
28% completed

Gifts & Other Wins

Jan 1st (450 games) vs Dec 31th 2023 (467 games)
0% won't play
51% never played
8% unfinished
22% beaten
18% completed
0% won't play
49% never played
8% unfinished
25% beaten
18% completed

No real objectives for 2024 except continue to enjoy myself playing games, keep the additions to the backlog as controlled as possible and get a victory after the small failure of this year. Hopefully I do better. I might go back to Lengray's tag challenge and see if I make more progress on it than the one game I beat in 2023.

I realized writing this post and looking back on the one from last year that I didn't end up purging bad games I reviewed from my backlog, maybe I come around to finally do this in 2024.


State of the Targets on January 1st 2024 (for tracking purpose)

Won on SteamGifts 179 games

35% never played
4% unfinished
32% beaten
28% completed

Gifts & Other Wins 467 games

0% won't play
49% never played
8% unfinished
25% beaten
18% completed

    Added in 2023 58 games

    36% never played
    14% unfinished
    43% beaten
    7% completed
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December’s Stats

aka. The year comes to a close

Happy new year and best wishes to you all for 2024! I hope you’re all doing well. I can’t believe 2023 is over already. December’s been busy and even tho, as usual, trying to balance the backlog of newly acquired xmas gifts was a failure, I managed to keep the damage somehow controlled. At least I managed to finish my 20/23 challenge and played some pretty good games during this holiday season. I’m trying to be good but Baldur’s gate 3 is looking at me from the abyss to be added to the backlog.

Have you been getting anything in the winter sale so far ? Any exciting addition to your backlog ?


Played Finished Completed Backlog+ Achievements
10 7 1 10 91

EvilBlackSheep
Backlog of Doom

20/23 Challenge Progress (21/23)

Finished this month: 2

9% never played
70% beaten
22% completed

Most Satisfying Finish

Most Exciting Addition

  • Howl

    7 hours playtime

    14 of 16 achievements

  • AI: The Somnium Files

    13 hours playtime

    29 of 45 achievements

  • Wizard with a Gun

    36 hours playtime

    25 of 35 achievements

  • Backpack Hero

    36 hours playtime

    24 of 35 achievements

  • Venba

    2 hours playtime

    15 of 15 achievements

  • Cross Blitz

    5 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Super Mario Bros Wonder

    2 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • SteamWorld Build

    11 hours playtime

    15 of 28 achievements

  • Persona 5 Tactica

    23 hours playtime

    29 of 40 achievements

  • Grounded

    6 hours playtime

    5 of 41 achievements

  • AI: The Somnium Files

    13 hours playtime

    29 of 45 achievements

  • Venba

    2 hours playtime

    15 of 15 achievements

  • Backpack Hero

    36 hours playtime

    24 of 35 achievements

  • SteamWorld Build

    11 hours playtime

    15 of 28 achievements

  • Wizard with a Gun

    36 hours playtime

    25 of 35 achievements

  • Howl

    7 hours playtime

    14 of 16 achievements

  • Persona 5 Tactica

    23 hours playtime

    29 of 40 achievements

  • Venba

    2 hours playtime

    15 of 15 achievements

  • Bear and Breakfast

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 43 achievements

  • DREDGE

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 48 achievements

  • Jusant

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 21 achievements

  • The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood

    0 minutes playtime

    no achievements

  • Sea of Stars

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 42 achievements

  • I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 20 achievements

  • Harmony: The Fall of Reverie

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 28 achievements

  • Grounded

    6 hours playtime

    5 of 41 achievements

  • Small Saga

    0 minutes playtime

    no achievements

= SG win - = Gift or Other Win - = Part of the Xbox Pass - = Nintendo Switch

November’s Stats

aka. A backlog’s train wreck

Hey there everybody! Not much to say about this month, played a lot of things, finished only one and added way too many things. I just hope I can do better in December and at least finish my 20/23 challenge right on the line. Since the month will be busy IRL, we’ll see. Take care and I’ll see you at the end of the year!


Played Finished Completed Backlog+ Achievements
11 1 0 5 67

EvilBlackSheep
Backlog of Doom

20/23 Challenge Progress (19/23)

Finished this month: 0 SHAME!

9% never played
9% unfinished
61% beaten
22% completed

Most Satisfying Finish

Most Exciting Addition

  • Limbus Company

    166 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Wizard with a Gun

    23 hours playtime

    14 of 35 achievements

  • ENDLESS™ Dungeon

    7 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • AI: The Somnium Files

    7 hours playtime

    12 of 45 achievements

  • APICO

    34 hours playtime

    32 of 70 achievements

  • Hellboy Web of Wyrd

    3 hours playtime

    6 of 31 achievements

  • Backpack Hero

    18 hours playtime

    14 of 35 achievements

  • American Arcadia

    8 hours playtime

    16 of 29 achievements

  • SteamWorld Build

    7 hours playtime

    10 of 18 achievements

  • Persona 5 Tactica

    5 hours playtime

    8 of 40 achievements

  • Howl

    2 hours playtime

    2 of 16 achievements

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100% beaten
  • American Arcadia

    8 hours playtime

    16 of 29 achievements

  • SteamWorld Build

    7 hours playtime

    10 of 18 achievements

  • American Arcadia

    8 hours playtime

    16 of 29 achievements

  • Persona 5 Tactica

    5 hours playtime

    8 of 40 achievements

  • Howl

    2 hours playtime

    2 of 16 achievements

  • Cross Blitz

    0 minutes playtime

    no achievements

= SG win - = Gift or Other Win - = Part of the Xbox Pass - = Nintendo Switch

October’s Stats

aka. Not too shaby

The month’s been busy IRL but I still found time to game quite a lot (not sleeping much has been helping with the backlog). I finally came around to play the excellent Return of the Obra Dinn as well as the sequel to Kona and got myself addicted with Apico. I hope you’re all doing well, stay safe. Happy November!


Played Finished Completed Backlog+ Achievements
11 6 0 4 103

EvilBlackSheep
Backlog of Doom

20/23 Challenge Progress (19/23)

Finished this month: 3

17% never played
61% beaten
22% completed

Most Satisfying Finish

Most Exciting Addition

  • Limbus Company

    161 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Moonstone Island

    48 hours playtime

    25 of 53 achievements

  • The Fabulous Fear Machine

    10 hours playtime

    31 of 47 achievements

  • APICO

    24 hours playtime

    21 of 70 achievements

  • ENDLESS™ Dungeon

    5 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Return of the Obra Dinn

    8 hours playtime

    14 of 16 achievements

  • The Unfinished Swan

    3 hours playtime

    5 of 10 achievements

  • Sonic Mania

    8 hours playtime

    5 of 18 achievements

  • Kona II: Brume

    11 hours playtime

    27 of 39 achievements

  • Wizard with a Gun

    4 hours playtime

    2 of 35 achievements

  • Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip

    8 hours playtime

    9 of 75 achievements

  • The Fabulous Fear Machine

    10 hours playtime

    31 of 47 achievements

  • Moonstone Island

    48 hours playtime

    25 of 53 achievements

  • Return of the Obra Dinn

    8 hours playtime

    14 of 16 achievements

  • The Unfinished Swan

    3 hours playtime

    5 of 10 achievements

  • Kona II: Brume

    11 hours playtime

    27 of 39 achievements

  • Sonic Mania

    8 hours playtime

    5 of 18 achievements

  • ENDLESS™ Dungeon

    5 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Kona II: Brume

    11 hours playtime

    27 of 39 achievements

  • Hellboy Web of Wyrd

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 31 achievements

  • Wizard with a Gun

    4 hours playtime

    2 of 35 achievements

= SG win - = Gift or Other Win - = Part of the Xbox Pass - = Nintendo Switch

September’s Stats

aka. Progressing backwards

Hello fellow assassins, how’s your september been? Here, it was a slow month gaming wise. It started well but then real life got busy for a while and then I got in Moonstone Island which took over most of my gaming time for the second part of september. At least some good gaming was done.


Played Finished Completed Backlog+ Achievements
7 3 1 5 75

EvilBlackSheep
Backlog of Doom

20/23 Challenge Progress (16/23)

Finished this month: 2

30% never played
48% beaten
22% completed

Most Satisfying Finish

Most Exciting Addition

  • Limbus Company

    153 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Sniper Elite 4

    38 hours playtime

    27 of 85 achievements

  • The Case of the Golden Idol

    9 hours playtime

    17 of 17 achievements

  • Eastward

    30 hours playtime

    19 of 30 achievements

  • Moonstone Island

    27 hours playtime

    8 of 53 achievements

  • The Fabulous Fear Machine

    6 hours playtime

    22 of 47 achievements

  • A Tiny Sticker Tale

    4 hours playtime

    13 of 17 achievements

  • Sniper Elite 4

    38 hours playtime

    27 of 85 achievements

  • Eastward

    30 hours playtime

    19 of 30 achievements

  • A Tiny Sticker Tale

    4 hours playtime

    13 of 17 achievements

  • Moonstone Island

    27 hours playtime

    8 of 53 achievements

  • Afterparty

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 23 achievements

  • The Fabulous Fear Machine

    6 hours playtime

    22 of 47 achievements

  • APICO

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 55 achievements

  • A Tiny Sticker Tale

    4 hours playtime

    13 of 17 achievements

= SG win - = Gift or Other Win - = Part of the Xbox Pass - = Nintendo Switch

August’s Stats

aka. Progress has been made

Hello fellow assassins, I hope summer’s been good to you (or winter if you’re in the south hemisphere). In here it was a hot mess but the Steam deck kinda saved my backlog, letting me play some games while not completely melting. Some progress has been made, good games were played and the 20/23 challenge is finally back on track. It was really hard to pick only one most satisfying finish so honorable mention to Outer Wilds even if Dave the Diver took the spot.
Have a good September, stay safe and I’ll see you next month.


Played Finished Completed Backlog+ Achievements
9 7 3 1 118

EvilBlackSheep
Backlog of Doom

20/23 Challenge Progress (14/23)

Finished this month: 4

30% never played
9% unfinished
39% beaten
22% completed

Most Satisfying Finish

Most Exciting Addition

  • Limbus Company

    142 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Crime O'Clock

    23 hours playtime

    20 of 20 achievements

  • DAVE THE DIVER

    42 hours playtime

    36 of 43 achievements

  • Cleo - a pirate's tale

    4 hours playtime

    4 of 24 achievements

  • Call of the Sea

    7 hours playtime

    34 of 34 achievements

  • Outer Wilds

    22 hours playtime

    7 of 31 achievements

  • Sniper Elite 3

    28 hours playtime

    24 of 77 achievements

  • The Case of the Golden Idol

    7 hours playtime

    14 of 14 achievements

  • Sniper Elite 4

    35 hours playtime

    17 of 85 achievements

  • DAVE THE DIVER

    42 hours playtime

    36 of 43 achievements

  • Limbus Company

    142 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Crime O'Clock

    23 hours playtime

    20 of 20 achievements

  • Cleo - a pirate's tale

    4 hours playtime

    4 of 24 achievements

  • Call of the Sea

    7 hours playtime

    34 of 34 achievements

  • Sniper Elite 3

    28 hours playtime

    24 of 77 achievements

  • Outer Wilds

    22 hours playtime

    7 of 31 achievements

  • Teslagrad 2

    0 minutes playtime

    no achievements

= SG win - = Gift or Other Win - = Part of the Xbox Pass - = Nintendo Switch

July’s Stats

aka. The shallow dive into the backlog

Hello there fellow assassins.
How have you all been doin’? July’s been pretty hot here so the Steam Deck has been a real backlog saver. I didn’t play as much as I planned to but oh well. I put a lot of hours into a game I didn’t finish yet but that I would define as my game of the summer : Dave the Diver. This turned out to be way better than what I was expecting and perfect for the season. I hope you’re all surviving well the current weather and keep fighting the backlog. See you in a month, stay fresh!

Played Finished Completed Backlog+ Achievements
6 3 0 5 72

EvilBlackSheep
Backlog of Doom

20/23 Challenge Progress (10/23)

Finished this month: 0 (Shame!!)

52% never played
4% unfinished
26% beaten
17% completed

Most Satisfying Finish

Most Exciting Addition

  • Limbus Company

    127 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Fall of Porcupine

    10 hours playtime

    10 of 19 achievements

  • DAVE THE DIVER

    18 hours playtime

    19 of 43 achievements

  • OXENFREE II: Lost Signals

    9 hours playtime

    11 of 27 achievements

  • Crime O'Clock

    13 hours playtime

    8 of 20 achievements

  • Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara

    7 hours playtime

    30 of 38 achievements

  • Fall of Porcupine

    10 hours playtime

    10 of 19 achievements

  • OXENFREE II: Lost Signals

    9 hours playtime

    11 of 27 achievements

  • Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara

    7 hours playtime

    30 of 38 achievements

  • Tails of Iron

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 36 achievements

  • DAVE THE DIVER

    18 hours playtime

    19 of 43 achievements

  • OXENFREE II: Lost Signals

    9 hours playtime

    11 of 27 achievements

  • Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara

    7 hours playtime

    30 of 38 achievements

  • Crime O'Clock

    13 hours playtime

    8 of 20 achievements

= SG win - = Gift or Other Win - = Part of the Xbox Pass - = Nintendo Switch

June’s Stats

aka. Slow month

Hello there fellow assassins!

As I was telling you about in my previous post, I was away for some time in June so it took a toll on gaming. I managed to still finish a few games, amongst which Roots of Pacha, which I really enjoyed. Sadly the backlog beat me to the finish line this month, so I don’t think I’ll get anything for myself during the current Steam sales. I hope you’re all doing ok, having lots of gaming time and staying safe out there!


Played Finished Completed Backlog+ Achievements
7 3 1 4 63

EvilBlackSheep
Backlog of Doom

20/23 Challenge Progress (10/23)

Finished this month: 2

52% never played
4% unfinished
26% beaten
17% completed

Most Satisfying Finish

Most Exciting Addition

  • Limbus Company

    116 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Roots of Pacha

    53 hours playtime

    35 of 53 achievements

  • Little Nightmares II

    11 hours playtime

    35 of 35 achievements

  • Nova Lands

    8 hours playtime

    3 of 24 achievements

  • Kingdom Eighties

    11 hours playtime

    18 of 31 achievements

  • Fall of Porcupine

    5 hours playtime

    6 of 19 achievements

  • The LEGO® NINJAGO® Movie Video Game

    17 hours playtime

    40 of 50 achievements

  • Little Nightmares II

    11 hours playtime

    35 of 35 achievements

  • Roots of Pacha

    53 hours playtime

    35 of 53 achievements

  • Kingdom Eighties

    11 hours playtime

    18 of 31 achievements

  • Honey, I Joined a Cult

    0 minutes playtime

    no achievements

  • Nova Lands

    8 hours playtime

    3 of 24 achievements

  • Kingdom Eighties

    11 hours playtime

    18 of 31 achievements

  • Fall of Porcupine

    5 hours playtime

    6 of 19 achievements

= SG win - = Gift or Other Win - = Part of the Xbox Pass - = Nintendo Switch

May’s Stats

aka. Let’s get back on track

After the debacle of last month’s stats, I managed to finish a few games despite the time sunk into both Limbus Company and Roots of Pacha. I also kind of cave up to the hype at the last minute and bought myself the new Zelda… but ended up not playing it that much for now. Not that it’s bad, I’m just not in the mood for it. With going away for 2 weeks in June, I have my doubts about keeping the record up, but I’ll try my best. I hope you all had a great month and lots of fun in gaming. Stay safe.


Played Finished Completed Backlog+ Achievements
11 6 2 2 130

EvilBlackSheep
Backlog of Doom

20/23 Challenge Progress (8/23)

Finished this month: 2

61% never played
4% unfinished
22% beaten
13% completed

Most Satisfying Finish

Most Exciting Addition

  • Limbus Company

    98 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Dungeon Drafters

    14 hours playtime

    7 of 40 achievements

  • Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi

    9 hours playtime

    10 of 16 achievements

  • Roots of Pacha

    48 hours playtime

    32 of 53 achievements

  • Desktop Dungeons

    33 hours playtime

    23 of 35 achievements

  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

    4 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Tiny Civilization

    5 hours playtime

    10 of 14 achievements

  • The LEGO® NINJAGO® Movie Video Game

    16 hours playtime

    39 of 50 achievements

  • Diluvian Winds

    3 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Mario's Picross 2 (GameBoy)

    75 hours playtime

    32 of 32 achievements

  • Last Resort Island

    20 hours playtime

    36 of 36 achievements

  • Desktop Dungeons

    33 hours playtime

    23 of 35 achievements

  • Tiny Civilization

    5 hours playtime

    10 of 14 achievements

  • The LEGO® NINJAGO® Movie Video Game

    16 hours playtime

    39 of 50 achievements

  • Diluvian Winds

    3 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Last Resort Island

    20 hours playtime

    36 of 36 achievements

  • Mario's Picross 2 (GameBoy)

    75 hours playtime

    32 of 32 achievements

  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

    4 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Diluvian Winds

    3 hours playtime

    no achievements

= SG win - = Gift or Other Win - = Part of the Xbox Pass - = Nintendo Switch

April’s Stats

aka. Month of the doomed backlog

Hello there fellow assassins! I hope you’re all doing great and that the past month has been nice to you. Here April has come and gone and with it, as every year, a batch of birthday gifts hit my backlog. Added to that it was also a busy month for review keys so the failure to maintain the balance was unavoidable. That being said, I played some great games, had a lot of fun and I hope it was the same for you all. On an unrelated note, if you liked the first Coffee Talk, do yourself a favor and go grab yourself Coffee Talk 2 (or play it on the gamepass).


Played Finished Completed Backlog+ Achievements
10 6 2 12 97

EvilBlackSheep
Backlog of Doom

20/23 Challenge Progress (6/23)

Finished this month: 1

70% never played
4% unfinished
17% beaten
9% completed

Most Satisfying Finish

Most Exciting Addition

  • The Pale Beyond

    12 hours playtime

    29 of 46 achievements

  • Terra Nil

    11 hours playtime

    12 of 17 achievements

  • Limbus Company

    74 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly

    9 hours playtime

    22 of 53 achievements

  • Desktop Dungeons

    19 hours playtime

    14 of 35 achievements

  • Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi

    6 hours playtime

    6 of 16 achievements

  • Aperture Desk Job

    29 minutes playtime

    no achievements

  • The Last Campfire

    6 hours playtime

    22 of 22 achievements

  • Mail Time

    3 hours playtime

    16 of 23 achievements

  • Dungeon Drafters

    10 hours playtime

    7 of 40 achievements

  • Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip

    6 hours playtime

    6 of 72 achievements

  • Terra Nil

    11 hours playtime

    12 of 17 achievements

  • The Pale Beyond

    12 hours playtime

    29 of 46 achievements

  • Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly

    9 hours playtime

    22 of 53 achievements

  • Aperture Desk Job

    29 minutes playtime

    no achievements

  • The Last Campfire

    6 hours playtime

    22 of 22 achievements

  • Mail Time

    3 hours playtime

    16 of 23 achievements

  • Aperture Desk Job

    29 minutes playtime

    no achievements

  • Desktop Dungeons

    19 hours playtime

    14 of 35 achievements

  • Desktop Dungeons: Rewind

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 35 achievements

  • Exogate Initiative

    0 minutes playtime

    no achievements

  • Dungeon Drafters

    10 hours playtime

    7 of 40 achievements

  • Potionomics

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 30 achievements

  • Dungeon Munchies

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 35 achievements

  • Tiny Civilization

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 14 achievements

  • Webbed

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 19 achievements

  • Mail Time

    3 hours playtime

    16 of 23 achievements

  • Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 16 achievements

  • Roots of Pacha

    0 minutes playtime

    no achievements

= SG win - = Gift or Other Win - = Part of the Xbox Pass - = Nintendo Switch