6 Tips to Eliminate Your Video Game Backlog! 

I am sitting on a backlog of 186 games (PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One). Every month, even more games are added (PS Plus, Xbox live Gold). There are even more games i didn't count to this list (PS games and PS5 games that came for free) because atm i don't have the hardware to play them. I don't really matter my backlog. I don't have much time to play (work, kids, dog, ...), but i try to finish at least 1 game per month. These are my "rules": - I try not to fall back to a game i already played a lot and finished ("convenience food"). - plan your free time! Without planning, i always stick to youtube the whole evening without doing something productive - focus on finishing the game, not to get 100%! By trying to get a platinum i always spend more time for research instead of actually playing the game - play the games you have the most fun with! In the past i often played games that were part of a subscription model (PS Now, Game Pass), because "they will go away one day". I don't do that any more. If the game is good enough to stick with it, i can buy or borrow it later, too.

If you focus on one game at a time you will get through them quicker. You can finish most normal sized games in about four days if you focus on it. If you're playing multiple games you start to lose track of them and the ones you lose track of end up BACK in the backlog but at the end because you're bored of them from not paying attention, whereas if you played that game by itself, you'd be done with it in about a week. Not to mention you forget things about the game like the controls, where were you going, what mission are you on, etc and that also makes it frustrating. I started a game today, my day off, and am already most of the way through it and almost platinumed. And this is the day after I platinumed TLOU2. Playing multiple games is a fool's errand.

I'm listening to this as I'm working on my model kit backlog lol

Categorizing and really planning out my whole backlog was the largest piece in making me work through it more.

I'm a video game collector so i had to have the conversation with myself that not all games on my shelf will be played and i had to learn to live with that. Ive made a list of all of the unplayed games that i own and put the ones i avtually want to play in tiers to help me pick the next game after i finish one. As far as the games i know i wont ever get arpund to, i like to know i have the option if i ever have the itch to check out tales of berseria, concrete genie, or aome other random game that seems interesting. Maybe when im in a retirement home 😅

I used to have an backlog that was around 180/185. I also focus on working through the backlog for 2 years and now i don't have to backlog anymore and that feels a lot better indeed

My new years resolution is to play one game at a time and work through my backlog. I've had a backlog since 2015. Before that I would buy a game and finish it. With Xbox 360 and PS3 being fairly cheap at the time. I bought one after the other and the Xbox one putting a lot on their backwards compatibility list, I just went on a spree. So this year, I've been playing one game and it's going well so far haha. Great video new subscriber! Also, you're not to close to the camera man, people are just trolling. If not, embrace the joke and make it your thing and zoom in more for your next video haha.

This was very helpful. Much more than others with thousands of subs. Keep up the great work!

Backlog? I have a Game Library! Large and well curated.

Great advice, I'm gonna get through my backlog in the next year or so if I keep going at the rate I'm going. The big one for me is not buying new games until you've completed the ones you have.

Instead of not buying any new games at all, it would be better to set yourself a goal of how many games you have to finish or abandon until you're allowed to buy a new one. For example, finish or abandon 5 games from your backlog and be allowed to buy one new game (that you have to play asap).

Great advice, thanks!

I have a hole playlist of videos about this that i throw on watch later forever. Should i clean that?

I'm dealing with it now super heavy. Between PS3, PS4, PS5 and Sega Dreamcast I can't seem to grasp getting thru the stack due to being so busy. And for awhile there I didn't want to play anything....I would watch gaming news and read it but then when I tried to sit down and play I would just kinda stare at the home screen. Hoping I get over this whatever funk I'm in for good. Curious if you ever have been thru gaming burnout and maybe a possible tips video on getting thru it in the future???

Great tips! And how on earth are you only at 43 subs?? This is quality content

My one tip: you don't have a backlog. You have an amazing goldmine of entertainment that you can dip into whenever you want, or not. You are in control. You're welcome.

From the years 2020-2022 I beat 50 games a year and still have tons in my backlog. HELP

Great tips🎉

Very awesome video! Loved the tips and especially the vibes of the video/yourself ! Keep it up Brian !

😯 Wow Thanks man😎

I have 8 games in my backlog most of them are Jrpgs 😅😮‍💨

How do you know you beaten a rougelike? When do you take it out from the backlog?

I know you say stop buying games but sometimes games like Altus and Atelier games become really expensive and hard to find physically 😑 unless your one who’s into digital only🤔

Greta video! This has me encouraged and excited to knock out my massive backlog of games! 😅

I don't want to be so close to your mug, please move the camera back.

Anyone have advice for a back log of 1200 ....... help lol

One question…why are you so close to the camera? I feel like you’re in my personal space

Jesus dude, back the camera up.