May 2025 Backlog Burner: Week 5(ish) Discussion

kfwyre
2025-05-28T23:37:10Z

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Week 4 Recap

8 participants played 7 bingo cards and moved 29 games out of their backlogs!
There were t̵̳̒h̵̡̫͊r̷̘̼̎é̴̪̕e̶͙̭̓̿ bingo wins!
Congratulations to u/SingedFrostLantern, u/kfwyre, and ų̷̪̭̖͚̮̃̃̃̅̉͒͑̀͊͜/̸͙͇̿͒́̋̽̈̈́ą̷͈̠͍̪̯̩͕͛́̐̈́̾͠p̶͔͕̭͓̫͕͓̬̫̗̉̅̽̈́̇́͘͝ḫ̸̠̤̫̦͖̘̙̣̦͗͜ǫ̴̯̪̣͚̥̝̞̘͊̏͠ȩ̷̛̖̭͕̗̹̹̌͛͌͆̋̈́n̸̯̮͕͂̄̀͗͐̋̈́̿̂͆i̷̱͉̰̻͈̦̗̤͋͌̂̍̋̿͜ͅẋ̶̡̛̘͖͎̰͓̫̼̀͂͗͒̉͑͝͝ͅ

28% of games played this week started with the letter S.

There was a 5 letter stretch of the alphabet for which there were no games played: H-I-J-K-L

At least 2 Linux distributions were installed by participants this week.

Coincidentally, at least 2 bingo cards were deleted by participants this week.

Thus far, a total of 136 games have been played for the May 2025 Backlog Burner.

Game List:

Against the Storm

Arcade Paradise

The Binding of Isaac

Celeste

Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game

Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

Foundation

Garshasp: The Monster Slayer

Goat Simulator 3

Grand Theft Auto V

Machinarium

Neon Noodles

Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle

Noita

OneShot

PixelJunk Eden

Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator

Shadow Warrior (2013)

Shing!

Shoot Many Robots

Spacerat Miner

Splice

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

The Swapper

Stray Gods

Tapeworm Disco Puzzle

Tau

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Week 3 Recap

10 Participants played 7 bingo cards and moved 38 games out of their backlogs!
There were 0 bingo wins.

Participants played as at least 7 animals:

a dolphin

a frog

a martian

a rat

two cats

a squirrel

At least 1 of those animals possessed a gun.

68% of the games played this week started with a letter in the first half of the alphabet.

Thus far, a total of 107 games have been played for the May 2025 Backlog Burner.

Game List:

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Astral Ascent

BEEP

Blue Prince

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons

A Case of Distrust

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

Celeste (randomizer)

CrankVenture Capitalist

DETOUR

Doc Louis's Punch-Out!!

Dordogne

DREDGE

Ecco the Dolphin

Echo: The Oracle's Scroll

Endless Alice

Erenshor

Fable Anniversary

Frog Fractions: Game of the Decade Edition

From Dust

Griftlands

I and Me

Inscryption

Legend of Mysteria

Mars After Midnight

MAZE

Neverending Nightmares

Nomad Survival

Pool Panic

Propeller Rat

Sea of Stars

Shadows of Doubt

Squirrel With a Gun

SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech

Tales of the Neon Sea

Tactical Breach Wizards

Timelie

Zero Zero: Perfect Stop

Week 2 Recap

9 participants played 8 bingo cards and moved 46 games out of their backlogs!

There was 1 bingo win. Congrats to u/Durinthal!

Games were played at at least 1 major gaming convention.

8 games played had at least five words in their titles.

Game list:

The 7th Guest

Albion Online

Animal Crossing

Balatro

Baldur's Gate 3

Bang Bang Racing

Berzerk Boy

Bob Came in Pieces

Choice of Robots

Core Fault

ctrl.alt.DEAL

Diplomacy Is Not an Option

Epigraph

Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson

Golfing Over It with Alva Majo

Gravity Circuit

Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes

The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty

JoustMania

Kismet

Mage's Tower

MLEM: Space Agency

Monster Prom

Naheulbeuk's Dungeon Master

Nocturne

Orna

Pacific Drive

Perfect Tides: Station to Station

Puzzle Agent

Puzzler World 2

Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale

Recommendation Dog

Revenge of the Titans

Ricochet

Royalty Free-For-All

Shining Gadget

A Short Hike

Simple Pinball

Steel Battalion

Tales of the Neon Sea

TUNIC

Virtua Cop 2

While Waiting

Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic

Yoku's Island Express

ZeroRanger

Week 1 Recap

10 participants played 7 bingo cards and moved 23 games out of their backlogs!

At least 6 different platforms were used: Nintendo DS, PC, Playdate, Switch, Wii U, Wonderswan

There were 0 bingo wins.

4 people played Flow bingo cards

1 person played a Flow Golf bingo card

2 people played Flux bingo cards

3 people played free choice

Game list:

Advance Wars: Dual Strike

beatmania

The Botanist

Braid

Chicory: A Colorful Tale

Costume Quest

Cranky Cove

DREDGE

The Farmer Was Replaced

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

The Letter

Life is Feudal

Lugaru HD

Match-o-3000

Ratropolis

Resident Evil 2

Roundguard

Shelter

Shelter 2

Suzerain

Theresia

Trackminia

Trauma

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