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The real reason I have made progress on my backlog (look at that trend line):

2021 Q1 Review

Steam reviews are up for most of these games.

I had been playing fewer games so I stopped posting monthly. I probably should have posted in February considering I played (and completed) 10 HOGs and a few others. I am currently playing 2 (very) different games.

Shell Shuffle

99 minutes playtime

no achievements
Valheim

29 hours playtime

no achievements
Megaquarium

44 hours playtime

18 of 18 achievements
Spiritfarer

43 hours playtime

39 of 39 achievements
Project Highrise

24 hours playtime

87 of 88 achievements
The Monster Inside

17 minutes playtime

0 of 7 achievements
Think To Die

78 minutes playtime

11 of 11 achievements
Bomber Crew

3 hours playtime

3 of 30 achievements
Woven

5 hours playtime

0 of 25 achievements
Tacoma

4 hours playtime

12 of 12 achievements
Ghost Files 2: Memory of a Crime

3 hours playtime

23 of 23 achievements
Uncharted Tides: Port Royal

3 hours playtime

22 of 22 achievements
The Secret Order 7: Shadow Breach

4 hours playtime

32 of 32 achievements
The Secret Order 8: Return to the Buried Kingdom

3 hours playtime

32 of 32 achievements
Endless Fables 4: Shadow Within

3 hours playtime

30 of 30 achievements
Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises

4 hours playtime

24 of 24 achievements
Family Mysteries 3: Criminal Mindset

3 hours playtime

24 of 24 achievements
Persian Nights 2: The Moonlight Veil

4 hours playtime

31 of 31 achievements
The Myth Seekers 2: The Sunken City

4 hours playtime

28 of 28 achievements
Demon Hunter 5: Ascendance

4 hours playtime

24 of 24 achievements
Fox! Hen! Bag!

12 minutes playtime

6 of 6 achievements
Plastris

3 hours playtime

40 of 40 achievements
Vendetta - Curse of Raven's Cry

15 hours playtime

14 of 52 achievements
Equilinox

12 hours playtime

no achievements
Life is Strange 2

22 hours playtime

46 of 46 achievements
The Signal From Tölva

77 minutes playtime

3 of 42 achievements

2020 Q4 Review

Steam reviews are up for some of these games.

I have not had much time to play lately, but below are the ones I have been able to spend at least some time with. It also seems to be the case that I need to start planning my next build:

MewnBase

24 hours playtime

20 of 21 achievements
Planet Explorers

39 minutes playtime

0 of 16 achievements
Perfect Vermin

37 minutes playtime

4 of 10 achievements
Megaquarium

26 minutes playtime

0 of 18 achievements
TARTARUS

15 minutes playtime

1 of 8 achievements
Shadow of the Tomb Raider

8 minutes playtime

0 of 99 achievements

Steam reviews are up for most of these games.

Forge Quest

67 minutes playtime

3 of 49 achievements
Graveyard Keeper

134 hours playtime

83 of 83 achievements
Littlewood

43 hours playtime

no achievements
Life is Strange 2

5 hours playtime

9 of 46 achievements

Someone kindly sent me a gift copy of Forge Quest, unfortunately I found it boring and have not found a reason to continue playing it.

I finished the Graveyard Keeper DLC, but have it installed still in the hopes that maybe another will be announced sometime around Halloween. That probably will not happen, but I can hope.

Littlewood was fun for some time but was quite shallow.

Life is Strange 2 had a good start and I will probably pick up the rest of the series at a good discount.

Steam reviews are up for all of these games.

I have played a lot of demos over the past few months, they really help confirming which games go to the wishlist and which ones can be ignored. Other than that, I finished up my Summer Sale purchases and played a few free games.

ISLANDERS

5 hours playtime

26 of 26 achievements
Surviving Mars

84 hours playtime

52 of 70 achievements
Puzlogic

22 hours playtime

17 of 17 achievements
The Caribbean Sail

67 hours playtime

29 of 29 achievements
Graveyard Keeper

125 hours playtime

62 of 83 achievements

May 2020

Steam reviews are up for all of these games.

I re-completed a few games, played several demos (not listed), and have started playing summer sale purchases.

Hidden Folks

11 hours playtime

8 of 8 achievements
What Never Was

38 minutes playtime

6 of 6 achievements
Disturbed

69 minutes playtime

17 of 17 achievements
Whateverland: Prologue

58 minutes playtime

7 of 7 achievements
The Caribbean Sail

67 hours playtime

40 of 40 achievements
Blind Love

78 minutes playtime

6 of 6 achievements
Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 1

3 hours playtime

26 of 26 achievements
Agatha Knife

7 hours playtime

30 of 30 achievements
Puzlogic

2 hours playtime

3 of 17 achievements

May 2020

Steam reviews are up for all of these games.

I picked up a few games from my wishlist and explored some other free items this month.

FRAMED Collection

4 hours playtime

18 of 18 achievements
Undead Horde

14 hours playtime

24 of 24 achievements
The Gardens Between

3 hours playtime

17 of 17 achievements
a Museum of Dubious Splendors

43 minutes playtime

no achievements
In the Pause Between the Ringing

31 minutes playtime

no achievements
The Indifferent Wonder of an Edible Place

39 minutes playtime

no achievements
The Flood

8 minutes playtime

no achievements
CAYNE

4 hours playtime

15 of 15 achievements
Red Planet Farming

6 hours playtime

10 of 10 achievements

5% won't play

40% beaten

54% completed

Backlog Assassinated

After more than 3 years of dedication to my backlog I finally made it. During this time, I discovered some really great games (along with several awful ones). My expectations for, and perception of, games has grown and changed - hopefully for the better. I intend to make less mistakes in the games I choose, while still taking enough chances to find some hidden gems.

Steam reviews are up for all of these games.

First, I addressed the final unplayed game in my library, which had just appeared. This encouraged me to go back and complete the previously “beaten” game.

Super Bit Blaster XL

6 hours playtime

17 of 17 achievements
Bit Blaster XL

8 hours playtime

17 of 17 achievements

Next, I took out the remaining unfinished games. This went faster then expected because many ended up in the “won’t play” category - there was a reason I stopped playing them in the first place.

Defend Your Life

18 hours playtime

20 of 20 achievements
Big Pharma

47 hours playtime

18 of 25 achievements
Pillars of Eternity

9 hours playtime

0 of 48 achievements
Door Kickers

12 hours playtime

20 of 43 achievements
FORCED

8 hours playtime

0 of 24 achievements
Gryphon Knight Epic

13 hours playtime

43 of 70 achievements
Life is Hard

6 hours playtime

16 of 31 achievements
Mushroom 11

10 hours playtime

0 of 35 achievements
NO THING

5 hours playtime

0 of 12 achievements
Waveform

2 hours playtime

6 of 65 achievements
The Last Tinker: City of Colors

6 hours playtime

0 of 14 achievements

I then decided to check out this free game I had been waiting to try.

Kyle is Famous

3 hours playtime

25 of 58 achievements

Finally, I noticed a previously “completed” game had several new updates and many more achievements. I will play this some more, but do not expect to 100% it again.

Pictopix

34 hours playtime

18 of 34 achievements

Total Progress:

5.5% won't play

40% beaten

54.5% completed

One Year Ago:

2.7% won't play

14.5% never played

4.8% unfinished

27.6% beaten

50.3% completed

Two Years Ago:

3.5% won't play

24.8% never played

7.1% unfinished

23.0% beaten

41.7% completed

Earliest Tracked Progress (2017 June Report):

8% won't play

22% never played

19% unfinished

18% beaten

32% completed

March Review

Steam reviews are up for all of these games.

Just as I think I am approaching the end of my “never played” collection a new game shows up out of nowhere 😠️! I will address that game and begin my review of “unfinished” this coming month.

This Is the Police

27 hours playtime

8 of 10 achievements
Train Valley

14 hours playtime

30 of 39 achievements
Tribal Pass

3 hours playtime

10 of 14 achievements
Tropico 5

23 hours playtime

24 of 70 achievements
Tulpa

4 hours playtime

10 of 10 achievements
Turmoil

11 hours playtime

17 of 31 achievements
Ultimate General: Gettysburg

13 hours playtime

3 of 3 achievements
Unepic

31 hours playtime

40 of 57 achievements
Unmechanical

6 hours playtime

14 of 17 achievements
The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit

2 hours playtime

no achievements

Total Progress:

4% won't play

0.2% never played

3% unfinished

39% beaten

54% completed

One Year Ago:

2.6% won't play

15.6% never played

5.6% unfinished

26.6% beaten

49.7% completed

Two Years Ago:

4.9% won't play

17.5% never played

16.7% unfinished

20.6% beaten

40.3% completed

February Review

Steam reviews are up for all of these games.

Most of the month went toward Two Point Hospital, which was great. After about 50 hours though, it started to feel more tedious than fun. At this point, I do not plan to get the DLCs or try for all the stars.

A few new games added, but I continue to make slow and steady progress.