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Topics: PC, Steam, Indie Games
One of Steam’s latest freebies is a stroke of genius. It makes your unplayed Steam games an army of demonic enemies to fight off.
We’re all guilty of a backlog, especially Steam users. It’s not our fault, it’s Steam’s fault for constantly throwing sales our way.
Those games do start to pile up after a while though and it can sometimes feel frustrating to have your hobby feel more like a second job.
If you’re looking to relieve some of that frustration though, keep reading at Game Quest: The Backlog Battler will see you strike down your backlog with rage and fury.
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Your Steam Backlog Is Out To Get You
Game Quest: The Backlog Battler joins a variety of other indie games that have a sneaky peek at your Steam library.
Its description says: “This Arcade Hack & Slash answers the age old question: ‘What if the games you never play could attack you?’ Fight back your backlog! The more you paid, the more damage they will do to you! (just like in real life).”
The screenshots and gameplay footage are hilarious. It’s not going to win any beauty contests but seeing the player get overrun by the likes of No Man’s Sky and Valheim is such a stupidly good idea.
Honestly the whole concept is inspired, though it’s obviously best played when with a big library of games to support it. If you’re a new Steam user and have like three games to your name it probably won’t hit in quite the same way…
What’s especially funny is the weapon choice. It’s a keyboard. You’re smacking away your hostile Steam games with a keyboard. Excellent.
Game Quest: The Backlog Battler doesn’t just shame you for how many games you own either, it'll also give you a breakdown of just how long you’ve played them for.
While you’re fighting crazed copies of your games a screen in the bottom right will tell you how many hours you’ve played them for, how much they cost, who made them and more. It’s the ultimate backlog shaming game.
At the time of writing the game is in early-access so there’s still time to iron out any bugs and hopefully spruce up the visuals a bit.
Some different enemy types would also be fun to see. Maybe a tank-like enemy that takes the form of the game you’ve played the least.
There’s a lot of potential here and if you fancy giving it a go for yourself there’s a free demo available in the Steam store.
That said if you’re looking for a more laid-back experience there are other clever titles that take advantage of your least played titles.
One we saw earlier this month turned your Steam library into a collection of digital copies. They’re handed to you in boxes inside a virtual living space and it’s up to the player to decorate, display and arrange their collection as they see fit.
READ MORE: Latest PC Freebie Turns Your Steam Backlog Into a Game