Your backlog is worth EXP. Here is how to cash it in

Every sale adds a few games, and most of them never get started. On Spielerando those games are not dead weight: they are EXP waiting to be collected. Your profile now has a backlog section that shows exactly how much.

What counts as backlog

A game is in your backlog when it is in a linked library but has no playtime and no unlocked achievement. As soon as a sync sees it played, it leaves the backlog, and that counts for you (see below).

The weekly quest: +300 EXP

Every Monday, Spielerando picks one game from your backlog as this week's quest. It prefers Meta Games, then games with many easy achievements. Unlock any achievement in it before the week is over and you get +300 bonus EXP, on top of the normal EXP of the achievement, which is multiplied again if the quest is a Meta Game.

On your own profile, the quest has a Launch now button that starts the game directly in Steam or GOG Galaxy. Press "Sync now" on your account page after playing, or wait for the next automatic sync.

What to play next

Below the quest, your profile sorts your backlog into three lists:

• Meta Games you never touched: blockbusters in your library whose achievements count up to ×3.
• Quick wins: games with many common achievements, the fastest EXP you own.
• Unfinished business: games you started but left at 30% or less.

The headline shows how many EXP your whole backlog is worth. For unplayed games we load the achievement lists gradually in the background, so that number grows over the first hours after you link a platform.

Backlog meta achievements

Starting games from your backlog unlocks four new meta achievements:

• First Step: start a game from your backlog (+100 EXP)
• Backlog Breaker: start five (+300 EXP)
• Pile Shrinker: start a tenth of your backlog, at least ten games (+500 EXP)
• Quest Master: complete four weekly quests (+400 EXP)

So: open your profile, check this week's quest, and press play.