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Should I use Backloggd - A Video Game Collection Tracker?

Keep a virtual backlog of your video game collection, then rate and review the ones you've played to share with your friends! - backloggd.com

Worth it. Buy if you're a gamer wanting a free, Letterboxd-style log for backlogs, ratings, and reviews. Skip it for teams, businesses, or physical-collection and valuation tracking.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 14+ public sources: official pages plus Reddit, ResetEra, and Facebook community threads.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources
  • Security postureNo security page or findings found

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Backer$3/month

Best for

  • Gamers logging a personal backlog
  • People who rate and review games
  • Letterboxd fans wanting a game equivalent
  • Friends sharing play journals

Not for

  • Teams or businesses — this is a personal hobby tool
  • Physical collectors needing condition, value, or inventory tracking
  • Buyers wanting vendor SLAs or professional support
  • Anyone needing guaranteed data portability or offline access

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Solo maintainer funded by Patreon and $3 backers; roadmap pace depends on his time

medium

No public security page; review the privacy policy before sharing personal data

low

Backer perks and future features are loosely documented; verify before paying $3/month

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free to track, rate, and review games
  • Backer tier costs just $3/month
  • Community compares it favorably to Letterboxd
  • Tracks play journals, lists, and GOTY picks
  • Actively developed; creator went full-time via Patreon

Cons

  • One-developer project; continuity rests on a single person
  • No public security page
  • Reportedly relies on IGDB's free API for game data
  • Sparse formal reviews; feedback scattered across forums

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/24/2026 - 9 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x2review x4security x2news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 9

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free core; Backer tier only $3/month
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Users call it a fun, simple logger
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Journals, lists, GOTY polls, reviews, recommendations
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources
  • Security posture. No security page or findings found
  • Free Starting price Backer tier $3/month
  • Yes Free tier Core tracking included
  • ≈2019 First launched Per r/Games intro thread

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Track and update backlog
  • Rate and review games
  • Share with friends

Backer

$3/month

  • Supports the site's development
  • Additional perks listed on about page

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Forum users widely describe Backloggd as the closest thing to Letterboxd for games and use it to log backlogs, ratings, and reviews.

“Does anyone have a Backloggd? It's like letterboxd for games. Fun time-waster when work is slow.”
Facebook, Dark Souls Seath posting group
“We are getting closer to a Letterboxd for games.”
ResetEra forum
“I like logging my activities. TV Time for shows, Letterboxd for movies, and now I'm planning to track my ga”
Reddit, r/gamecollecting
Full analysis

Based on 14+ public sources: official pages plus Reddit, ResetEra, and Facebook community threads.

Free Letterboxd-for-games tracker for personal backlogs and reviews; useless for teams, businesses, or physical collection tracking.

Methodology

Based on 14+ public sources: official pages plus Reddit, ResetEra, and Facebook community threads.

Sources

  1. Backloggd homepagebackloggd.com
    official
  2. Backloggd about/pricing pagebackloggd.com
    official
  3. Introducing Backloggd, a video game collection trackerreddit.com
    review
  4. Backloggd for game tracking and reviews (Facebook)facebook.com
    review
  5. Creator moving Backloggd to full-time (ResetEra)resetera.com
    news
  6. We are getting closer to a Letterboxd for games (ResetEra)resetera.com
    review
  7. Which is the most popular Game Logging app/platform?reddit.com
    review
  8. Backloggd Privacy Policybackloggd.com
    security
  9. Backloggd security page (not found)backloggd.com
    security

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