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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

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

Statistics

1345	games (+2 not categorized yet)
43%	never played
11%	unfinished
26%	beaten
20%	completed
0%	won't play

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