November 2025 Backlog Burner: Conclusion and Recap

kfwyre
2025-12-02T00:57:10Z

The November 2025 Backlog Burner event is officially over!

Over the month of November, 12 participants moved 155 games out of their backlogs.

Congratulations to the following Bingo winners:

u/aphoenix (BLACKOUT!!!)

u/CannibalisticApple (GOLF BLACKOUT!!!)

u/Eidolon (WITH TWICE THE GOTHIC!!!)

u/Evie (WITH A NON-STANDARD 5x6 CARD!!!)

u/J-Chiptunator (BLACKOUT!!!)

u/JCPhoenix (WITH A SVELTE LOOKING HOURGLASS!!!)

u/dannydotcafe ([BABA] [IS] [WIN]!!!)

u/kfwyre (BLACKOUT!!!)

u/Wes (BLACKOUT TIMES FOUR!!!)

A big thank you to ALL who participated in the event, whether that was by playing games, joining in conversations, or reading people's posts here.

As always, it has been an absolute blast doing this with everyone. I truly love this event. Thank you all.

Use this topic to post your final bingo cards, give recaps of your games, and share any thoughts you have on the event itself.

See you again for the next Backlog Burner in May 2026!

Statistics

We averaged 12.9 games per person and 36.2 games per week.

There were 229 comments posted across 4 topics.

Across all 155 game titles with thousands of letters between them, there was only one letter Q (in Titan Quest).

We have now passed a cumulative 500 games played since the first Bingo-based Backlog Burner back in November 2023.

Platforms

Games were played on at least 16 different platforms.

iPad

Macbook Pro

Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo DS

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Wii U

PC (Linux)

PC (Windows)

Playdate

PlayStation

PlayStation 2

PlayStation 4 (PS4 Pro)

Steam Deck

Steam Deck (RetroDECK)

Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super Famicom)

Highlights

Nobody sent me any highlights. 😭
Let's just say this WHOLE event was a highlight! 😁🥰

Full Game List (alphabetical)

A

Acid Web

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

Afterlove EP

Agatha Knife

AKIBA'S TRIP: Undead & Undressed

ANIMAL WELL

Arco

Arctic Eggs

B

Baba Is You

Back 4 Blood

A Bird Story

C

Call of the Sea

Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter Reborn

Cassette Beasts

Cassette Beasts

Chef RPG

Children of the Sun

Citizen Sleeper

Coffee Caravan

Cozy Space Survivors

Crimson Shroud

CULTIC

Cuphead

Curse of the Dead Gods

Cursorblade

Cyber Hook

D

Darkenstein 3D

Darkest Dungeon II

Death Must Die

Devilated

Doki Doki Literature Club!

DreamBreak

DRL

Drox Operative

E

Eastward

Eastward

Enter the Gungeon

F

Fabled Lands

Fae Tactics

Firestarter

The Forgotten City

G

GOD EATER 3

Golfie

Gothic 1

Gothic II

Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec

Grand Theft Auto V

Grim Fandango

Gunpoint

H

Hacknet

Hades II

Haustoria

Hoa

Hypnospace Outlaw

Hyrule Warriors

I

I Expect You to Die

Incredible Crisis

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

Inkbound

Inscryption

Intravenous

Irritating Stick

J

K

Katamari Damacy REROLL

Katamari Damacy REROLL

Keylocker

L

Liberation Maiden

Long Puppy

Lunacid

M

MAKOTO WAKAIDO's Case Files

Manifold Garden

Mask of Mists

Mekabolt

Metal: Hellsinger

Metro Gravity

Metroid Prime Hunters

Midtown Madness

Moonlighter

Morimens

Murders on the Yangtze River

N

Nine Noir Lives

No Straight Roads

Noita

The Novelist

NYT Lunch Break

O

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

The Operative: No One Lives Forever

Out There: Ω Edition

P

Pacific Drive

Paper Beast

PAPER BIRDS

Paradise Marsh

PaRappa the Rapper

Patron

Pepsiman

Pistol Whip

Planescape: Torment

Pokémon Ultra Moon

Prodeus

Prodigal

Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Proteus

Pumpkin Jack

Pushmo

Q

R

Resogun

Roadwarden

Rocket Skates VR

Rollerdrome

The Room Three

The Room 4: Old Sins

ROTA: Bend Gravity

Roundabout

Rune Factory 4 Special

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

S

Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game

SCP Secret Files

Shipwreck

A Short Hike

Sid Meier's Civilization VII

A Simple Garbage Sorting Game

Skator Gator

Skul: The Hero Slayer

SOMA

Spin Hero

Splatoon

Starsector

Still There

Subnautica

Super Fantasy Kingdom

Super Robot Wars 30

T

Tails of Iron

Tales from Toyotoki: Arrival of the Witch (The witch of the Ihanashi)

Tetris Attack

They Are Billions

Thief Gold

Titan Quest

Tokyo Dark

Trek to Yomi

U

UnderRail

UNLOVED

Until Then

Untitled Goose Game

V

Vegas Stakes

Venba

Vib-Ribbon

Victor Vran

W

Wander Stars

Wanderstop

We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip

Weapon Shop de Omasse

WitchSpring R

The Witness

Wizorb

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers

X

Y

Z

Zenith: Nexus

Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

Full Game List (by week)

Week 1

ANIMAL WELL

Back 4 Blood

Cuphead

Cyber Hook

Darkenstein 3D

Fabled Lands

Gothic II

Grand Theft Auto V

Gunpoint

Hypnospace Outlaw

Hyrule Warriors

Liberation Maiden

PAPER BIRDS

Pistol Whip

Prodeus

Proteus

Rollerdrome

Rune Factory 4 Special

Splatoon

UNLOVED

Victor Vran

Wander Stars

The Witness

Wizorb

Week 2

Afterlove EP

AKIBA'S TRIP: Undead & Undressed

Call of the Sea

Citizen Sleeper

Cozy Space Survivors

Crimson Shroud

CULTIC

Devilated

Drox Operative

Eastward

Hades II

Haustoria

NYT Lunch Break

I Expect You to Die

Intravenous

Katamari Damacy REROLL

MAKOTO WAKAIDO's Case Files

Mask of Mists

Metro Gravity

Nine Noir Lives

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

Out There: Ω Edition

Pacific Drive

Paradise Marsh

Pumpkin Jack

Rocket Skates VR

Resogun

The Room Three

ROTA: Bend Gravity

Shipwreck

A Short Hike

Sid Meier's Civilization VII

Skator Gator

Super Fantasy Kingdom

Tales from Toyotoki: Arrival of the Witch (The witch of the Ihanashi)

UnderRail

Untitled Goose Game

Vegas Stakes

Venba

Weapon Shop de Omasse

We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip

Zenith: Nexus

Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

Week 3

Agatha Knife

Arco

Arctic Eggs

Baba Is You

A Bird Story

Cassette Beasts

Children of the Sun

Coffee Caravan

Cursorblade

Darkest Dungeon II

Death Must Die

Doki Doki Literature Club!

Firestarter

Grim Fandango

Hacknet

Inkbound

Irritating Stick

Katamari Damacy REROLL

Lunacid

Midtown Madness

Moonlighter

No Straight Roads

Paper Beast

Patron

Pepsiman

Planescape: Torment

Prodigal

Pushmo

A Simple Garbage Sorting Game

Skul: The Hero Slayer

SOMA

Starsector

Super Robot Wars 30

The Room 4: Old Sins

Tails of Iron

Titan Quest

Tokyo Dark

Trek to Yomi

Vib-Ribbon

Wanderstop

Week 4 + 5ish

Acid Web

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter Reborn

Cassette Beasts

Chef RPG

Curse of the Dead Gods

DreamBreak

DRL

Eastward

Enter the Gungeon

Fae Tactics

The Forgotten City

GOD EATER 3

Golfie

Gothic 1

Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec

Hoa

Incredible Crisis

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

Inscryption

Keylocker

Long Puppy

Manifold Garden

Mekabolt

Metal: Hellsinger

Metroid Prime Hunters

Morimens

Murders on the Yangtze River

Noita

The Novelist

The Operative: No One Lives Forever

PaRappa the Rapper

Pokémon Ultra Moon

Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Roadwarden

Roundabout

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game

SCP Secret Files

Spin Hero

Still There

Subnautica

Tetris Attack

They Are Billions

Thief Gold

Until Then

WitchSpring R

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers

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