I learned a lot about my gaming this year.
Using this thread and having a slightly more concentrated backlog to focus on definitely helped me alleviate the feeling of having to play everything. While my full backlog is quite long it was nice to focus on a smaller piece. One thing I didn’t take into account this year was Zelda coming out, which took up a huge chunk of my time and then falling in love with Stardew Valley. I’ve never liked playing this style of game but wow this grabbed me.
As I start to look forward to next year, my backlog will be a little smaller of a focus and I will be a little more methodical with what I play.
Though I did knock some very long term titles off the list this year and found some new favorites!