There is no cost! Browsing the site is free, creating an account is free, and all current features are completely free! The only form of paid content is under the very optional Backer status you can receive for supporting the site on Patreon. This will grant you a special badge and showcase your profile on the backers page!

Go to your profile settings and click on one of the empty tiles. A search bar will appear, type in your desired game and select it from the dropdown list!

Yes! Simply go to profile settings and toggle the crown icon for the game you want to showcase. Alternatively toggle it off completely. The choice is yours!

Following another user allows you to see their activity from your homepage based on games they mark as finished. There are also friend-specific sections and filters on certain pages to help you find their ratings/reviews first! You can view your followers and who you're following from your profile's friends section.

You can apply markdown formatting to many text fields such as reviews, comments, your profile bio, list descriptions, list entries, and play session notes. Here you can use these rules to apply the markdown: *Mario*               Mario **Zelda**            Zelda _Master Chief_  Master Chief ~~Sonic~~       Sonic [Title](url)           Title* * Additionally any links pasted directly in will automatically become clickable

There are current limitations where the title portion can't contain a ] symbol and the url portion cannot contain a ) symbol. Please remove those, if present, for the formatter to pick up your URL. If it's still not working, please reach out for support.

Yes, comments support user mentions. To mention another user append the @ symbol before typing their username, this will send them a notification of your comment.

By default, yes. Although you can change this in your notification settings.

Not at this time. Although the mobile-version of the website has been optimized to work on mobile screen sizes.

First check out the roadmap page to see if your idea is there. If not feel free to send it in via contact form or through the dedicated Discord channel we have specifically for feature requests. I look foward to hearing more!

All game data comes from IGDB which is driven by community contributions. More on that here

If you find a game is missing from Backloggd, you can add it to IGDB. Once approved, it will be pulled into Backloggd automatically.

Sometimes there's a delay in the data transfer. Searching for the game should trigger it to be added to Backloggd. If you're still not seeing it come up, you can go to the IGDB page for the game, replace 'igdb' in the url with 'backloggd', and you'll be redirected straight to the game's page. If that doesn't work, please reach out via the contact form.

When sorting by rating, a weighted average is used to better represent games with fewer ratings. This helps prevent games with very few ratings from dominating the top. A blue asterisk is displayed next to the rating when a weighted average is displayed. The absolute average rating is always displayed when viewing a game's page.

A weighted rating is a mix of the game's actual average and the overall site average combined together. A confidence threshold based on how many ratings a game has is used to determine how much weight to give to each component. The lower the confidence, the more weight is given to the overall site average. This helps ensure that games with fewer ratings don't overshadow all other games when sorting by rating.

Editions are games that have been merged into a parent game. Editions cannot be logged directly, but instead you log the parent game and select the edition you played. All stats, reviews, and ratings from editions are calculated into the parent game by default. You can filter the parent game's page to show stats and reviews for each edition.

Parent games will include all stats from their editions. This includes average ratings, total plays, total completions, total playtime, etc.. Edition games will only include stats from users who specifically logged that edition. You can view edition-specific stats on the edition's page or parent page via the stats dropdown. This can also be done with Library Entries, to specify which edition you own.

Currently only games with a version name (e.g. Ultimate Edition, Complete Edition, etc..) can be editions. This will be expanded in the future with the idea of including remasters, ports, bundles, and more.

Merging two games is the process of transferring all logging data from an edition to its parent game. Both games can be locked during this process to maintain data integrity. Once the merge is complete, the parent game will be loggable once again, while the edition will no longer be loggable directly but instead must be logged through the parent game.

Yes! This feature is available to everyone. Go to a game's page and select 'Change cover' to open the prompt. Or you can use the log editor by selecting the cover there (on Desktop) or go to the Details tab (on Mobile). You may not see these options if no alternative covers are available for that game.

You can use the game's default cover, any combined edition covers, and any localized covers available for that game via IGDB.

Not at this time. All covers must come from IGDB, please adhere to their guidelines and only add covers that are allowed.

You will see your cover preference on your profile, reviews, lists, and on the game page when you're logged in. Other users will also see your custom cover when viewing your content and vice-versa when you visit their content. You can change this via the 'Custom Covers' setting in your profile.Any cover - Custom covers show up on their respective owner's contentsPrefer yours - Your cover choices are prioritizedNo custom covers - Custom covers do not appear anywhere on the site

Navigate to your games collection and use the 'Has Custom Cover' filter to see all games you've set a custom cover for.

Logs - Each log represents a single playthrough of a game. You can have multiple logs and each log can have its own rating, review, platform, medium, etc.. Journal - The calendar view where you can mark individual days you played a game. Each log has its own journal. Play Session - The group of days you mark in the journal. Game Status - Data that is game-specific, versus log-specific game. Game Statuses - The Played, Playing, Backlog, and Wishlist toggles for each game. Played Statuses - The Played, Completed, Abandoned, Retired, and Shelved options for the Played log status. Library Entries - A way to track your different ownerships of a game.

Backlog is meant for games in which you own or have access to but have not started playing yet.

Yes! You can do this by creating a new log for a game. You can do this either from the game's page by selecting 'Log of review again' or from the log editor where you can select 'Switch Log', then 'Create new log' at the top right of the popup modal.

Yes, you can have multiple ratings for a game by creating separate logs for each playthrough. Each log can have its own rating, allowing you to express different opinions or experiences with the game over time.

While you can have multiple ratings for game, only one counts towards the game's average rating. This rating is the one represented when you visit a game's page and can be independent from any of your logs but is set to your most recent log by default.

The platform field just labeled 'Platform' represents the release platform you played. This is strictly tied to platforms the game released on. Played on platform can be anything and is meant to cover cases where you physically played on platform X but the release version is Y. This will be most common for cases such as emulation and ports. Then library platform is meant for platforms in which you own and are restricted to release platforms only.

Log the parent game as normal. If you want to specify the edition you played, you can do so in the log editor by selecting the 'Edition' dropdown and selecting the edition you played.

All log data for a game edition is transfered to the parent game. This includes your play sessions, playtime, ratings, reviews, comments, and more. You can still view which edition you played in your log details.

You can create up to 8 tags per play session. These tags will then be displayed on your journal page and on your logs page. You can also filter by a tag on your journal by clicking on one of them.

You can delete any log for a specific game by going to your logs page. You can get to this page by hovering on a game cover, hovering the '...' option, then clicking 'View Logs'. You can also access it from the game's page, then clicking 'View your logs' on the left side.

Select games are being trial-run to only allow reviews 1-day after release to discourage reactionary behavior during a game's launch. Please feel free to submit your feedback on this change.

Go to your Settings, then Account. Just type your new email in the email field, fill in your current password and hit Save Changes. Keep in mind, this will require you to verify your new email.

No worries! First be sure to check your spam folder, as it's always possible to have ended up there. Next make sure you put in the correct email by going under Settings, then Account. You can change it here if it's incorrect. If you're still having trouble, feel free to contact us here!

You can disable your account by going to Settings, selecting Account, then 'Deactivate account'. This won't delete your data but instead make you completely invisble on the site and prevent you from logging in. You'll receive a confirmation email of your deactivation along with a reactivation link if you change your mind. NOTE: your username will no longer be guaranteed while your account is deactivated.

If you later change your mind and haven't requested a deletion, use the link provided in your deactivation confirmation email to reactivate. If you don't have the email, reach out via the contact form and we can get your account back online within 7 days. You'll receive a notification email once ready.

To permanently delete your account along all your information from our database, go to Settings, Account, then select 'Permanently Delete Account', enter your password, and confirm deletion. After deletion is complete, there will be no way to recover your information so be mindful before doing this.

You can either reactivate your account and follow the steps above for deletion, or reach out to us via the contact form and we'll get back to you within 7 days to confirm account deletion.

A Backer is someone who is supporting the site on Patreon! Anyone can become a Backer for a monthly price of $3 and in return will receive exclusive perks and benefits.

You'll receive perks like an ad-free experience, a badge next to your name, access to your all-time stats page, early beta access, and more! Check out the Backers page for more information.

Go to your account settings to link your Patreon account to your Backloggd account. Once done you should see your account's status along with the perks you're receiving. If you have still not received your benefits after that, please reach out via contact form, Patreon, Discord, or Twitter!

Stats refresh twice a day at noon and midnight, Eastern Time.

The 'Series Progress' section only counts mainline and standalone-expansions as progress. Additionally marking a remake, remaster, or port as played will automatically count towards your progress even if you don’t have the mainline title logged.

You can block any user by going to their profile and looking for the 'Report / Block' button at the bottom of the left sidebar, selecting 'Block', and then confirming. You can also block someone by going to a review / comment they've posted and selecting the Flag icon.

Blocking a user does a few things. First it removes any relationships between the two users, removes notifications sent by the blocked user, it hides reviews from the blocked user on most pages, it hides comments from the blocked user, and it hides any activities of the blocked user when signed in. Then it also prevents both users from following each other, liking each others' content, commenting on each others' content, and mentioning each other in comments.

You can view all users you've blocked and unblocking any by going to your Settings page, then to 'Blocked Users'. From here you can unblock anyone who you've previously blocked and all blocked effects will be lifted.

Each and every report is reviewed manually by our site moderation team. Based on the report and the content being reported, we may take action on the user or their content if we find it's violating our terms of service. At this time there is no way to tell if your report has been resolved but please know we consider each report seriously.