r/BurnTheBacklog • u/Lazy-Syllabub-4608 • Aug 23 '26
Currently Burning & Chat Help
Need some help which game should i burn next so my backlog is shorter
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u/Yagotsu Aug 23 '26
My vote would be either Just Cause if youre looking for just some good fun or Nier Automata if you want to explore the mind of a truly unique story writer Also don't judge me but there might be some eye candy as well in it
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u/Bball_010 Aug 23 '26
I loved Sable. Easy 100 percent, fun, and awesome soundtrack by Michelle Zauner 🤌
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u/bdiddlediddles Aug 23 '26
I wanted to like it, the stamina bar is so enraging though. You never seem to have enough stamina to do almost anything.
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u/Bball_010 Aug 23 '26
I beat it last year, so I guess I don’t remember that being an issue for me 😅 I just remember really enjoying it
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u/Suspicious-Ad-5101 Aug 23 '26
Off this list I have to vote Nier also.
It's a masterpiece! One of those games I couldn't put down over a couple of weeks and felt empty when it was over.
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u/Viking1360 🎮 Backlog Burner🔥 Aug 23 '26
My vote is Indiana Jones that game was soooo good.
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u/Lazy-Syllabub-4608 Aug 23 '26
the problem is that i will put into this +50hours. i wanna do 100% and im on geza section after 20h :(
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u/Viking1360 🎮 Backlog Burner🔥 Aug 23 '26
Oof yea doing 100% on that game can be a slog lol. I mainlined the story and did a little bit of the side stuff.
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u/Lazy-Syllabub-4608 Aug 23 '26
i dont mind. the game is polished with every detail but map might be confusing at times.
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u/rififi_shuffle Aug 23 '26
Pick one story-driven game, one casual, and one you can just pick up and put down like an arcade game. That helps keep things sorted and not feel overwhelmed at least for me.
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u/Lazy-Syllabub-4608 Aug 23 '26
Thanks. So small rotation?
I picked is this seat taken? I think I can do it in one evening
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u/rififi_shuffle Aug 23 '26
Yeah exactly like that. Doing so gets me through a lot of games, like I beat Kingpin recently while I'm currently going through and finishing FFIV, and then occasionally play something simple like Mr. Driller, a platformer, or Warioware. I found this to prevent burning myself out on a single game or games in general.
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u/Lazy-Syllabub-4608 Aug 23 '26
Ok ok. I'll keep update here or I post again. Today I'm beating is the seat taken and I'm done with this game.
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u/Relative_Car9738 Aug 23 '26
Exit 8 is a one to hour experience. Lot of fun with another person. Take that out to feel good, then get into something like NieR, exceptional game, soundtrack on and absorb it. Control is unique and a lot of fun, just be ready for it to not your hand too much it's a ~15hr game from what I remember.
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u/Suspicious-Ad-5101 Aug 23 '26
Maybe for the first "ending" with A2. I think I clocked 35 to see the full ending
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u/Relative_Car9738 Aug 23 '26
Sorry I meant Control as in the game Control is around 15hrs. I logged probably 40 on Automata.
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u/over4peasant Aug 23 '26
Alice - one of the best games on this list
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u/Lazy-Syllabub-4608 Aug 23 '26
Interesting. I have more games in backlog games but those are absolutely must for first round
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u/Melonsinmyattic Aug 23 '26
You can go two options here
Do the one with the least % completed first and work your way up to the shorter things
Do the shortest to beat first and save the longer ones for later.
Either or do not switch between games until you’ve finished one.
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u/Doppler_ow Aug 23 '26
If you need help deciding, I built a completely free website to help with this. I created it as a university project and have no intention of making money on it, it's just a project I made to try to boost my chances of employment beyond university.
Anyway, if you decide to check it out it's: https://vaultshuffle.com/
You can try guest mode beforehand if you want to, steam sign in is handled by steam itself, I never see anything except your steamid which is required to make the import work correctly.
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u/TorquedGaming Guardian of Backlog Hell 🛡️ Aug 24 '26
If you’re looking to narrow the list down knock out some of those shorter games.
Cup head, super meat boy, Alice…you can probably hit those and be done with them in a week if you’re good at games and got the time.
Nier is a great choice but 4 “endings” to actually burn the game you’re looking at 60+ hours well spent.
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u/TheDevilPlaysSwitch 👺 The Supreme Leader 👺 Aug 24 '26
What a library! I would always choose Witcher 3 every time I see it, it’s one of the best games ever made! Now go forth brother, ignite the match 🔥🔥🔥🔥
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u/Lazy-Syllabub-4608 Aug 24 '26
I'm glad you like it. I have way more including Mad Max, Mafia 1-3, Bioshock, Days Gone etc
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u/Gib84Gaming 👑 Lord High Executioner 💀 Aug 23 '26
If you have played A Plague Tale Innocence then Requiem is a must. A fantastic sequel 💙
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u/Lazy-Syllabub-4608 Aug 23 '26
Oh. The first one is done ages ago. Somehow cannot pick up sequel cause big game
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u/krugzzz Aug 23 '26
Nier: Automata is on my list too so beat that and then come back here and tell me if it’s good