I’d wager most PC gamers are grappling with a backlog—the only thing that truly divides us is whether it’s a source of pride or filthy shame. Steam, GOG, and other digital storefronts just make it too easy. I’m a busy guy, am I really going to make time to play through all of Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive? It’s going for $2 out here, who cares!
But those are the fun backlog stories. The less fun ones are when you pick up a game like Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous for full price and, you know, you’ll finish it one of these days, but everyone’s hopping on Overwatch 2 and you can’t just abandon your premade. And so it sits there, rotting, hoping one day you remember it long enough to get past the first act. Those are the stories Game Quest: The Backlog Battler hopes to rub in your face.
It’s a goofy horde battler by developer Nic Taylor where you literally fight your backlog. They’re represented by sliding floppy disks and various stats affect their behavior and abilities—Steam games you’ve barely played (up to 2 hours) are your enemies, and the more you paid for them, the more damage they do. If they have a high Metacritic score, they can fly, and you’ll need to swat them all to death with a keyboard.
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