Battle Your Steam Backlog with Game Quest: The Backlog Battler!
If you’re a PC gamer, you probably know the struggle of dealing with a massive backlog of games. It’s a dilemma we all face—are we proud of our collection or just embarrassed by it? With platforms like Steam and GOG making it so easy to grab titles on sale, it’s hard to resist adding more games to our ever-growing libraries. I mean, when you see a classic like Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive for just $2, can you really say no?
But let’s be real, not all backlog stories are fun. Picture this: you invest in a game like Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous at full price, fully intending to dive in, but then the gaming world gets swept up in the excitement of Overwatch 2. Before you know it, that game ends up collecting dust, waiting for the day you finally decide to conquer it. Thankfully, there’s a new game on the horizon that tackles this very issue in a hilarious way—introducing Game Quest: The Backlog Battler!
This quirky title, developed by Nic Taylor, offers a light-hearted take on the gaming backlog. In it, you literally fight your unplayed games! Imagine dodging floppy disks that represent your backlog, with each game affecting your gameplay based on how many hours you’ve logged or how much you spent on them. If a game has only seen a couple of hours of your time, it’s now your enemy, and the more you paid for it, the tougher it gets to take down.
Got a high Metacritic score? Look out, because those games can fly, and you’ll need to wield your keyboard like a weapon to knock them down. But don’t worry; your favorite games will come to your rescue. If you’re like me, with Team Fortress 2 and Dota 2 as your top games, expect some chaotic support from your teammates!
The game seems to be packed with clever humor, especially when it comes to taunting friends about their gaming habits. Ever played Planescape: Torment for just 36 minutes but logged over 400 hours in Spore? Game Quest will definitely call you out on that! And wouldn’t it be great if the game included some quirky penalties for our awful gaming habits? I mean, who hasn’t put a game down halfway through, only to forget everything and feel the need to restart?
While there’s no official release date just yet, you can already add Game Quest to your Steam wishlist. I can’t help but laugh at the thought of how many gamers will buy this game to add to their collection, only to let it sit in the library just like the rest of their backlogged titles—one day, they’ll get to it… eventually.