I’ve been thinking about organising my growing library a bit, mostly to mark games I consider as completed.
But also to mark games I played but lost interest in, or games I’ve finished together with my kids instead of myself alone.
I started doing that in Steam but as I added games via GOG or Epic Games store, or emulators, Steam and would lose their tags (or rather their belonging to a collection) as soon as I uninstalled them.
Also if as a bonus the system could suggest new games based on what I finished or maybe based on ratings I give, that would be nice but not necessary.
Is there any straightforward solution to use? Either general something device-independent or specifically on the Steamdeck locally. Can also selfhost software if there is anything good.
How are you all doing that?
I use my digital journal to document my thoughts on games that I have played or are next in the pipeline. The notes grow organically as my thoughts form with each gameplay.
That’s actually a novel approach I didn’t think about. Thanks for sharing!
I am not playing a ton of games really so maybe that is also something I could consider.
What software are you using for this and could you share something you’ve written? Only if not too personal of course, I understand you might not want to share, that is OK.
I too don’t play games that often, not for want of trying.
However, it allows me to be deliberate with my gaming sessions as well as when I am writing about it.
I use Org-Mode in Emacs, but I previously used Obsidian. You may definitely find the latter more palatable, as it did to me initially.
As for what I write, my write-ups starts out with links to the game’s Steam/PlayStation store and Wikipedia entry (resolved on a best effort basis), and to my journal entry to Steam Deck or PS5 (nothing more than to facilitate reverse lookup). Followed by my own brief description of the game, story, and any special gameplay mechanics worth highlighting. The rest are my thoughts on what worked and what did not for me.
There are some older, obscure games like Camy series, Monster Hunter (not the famous series), Heart of Darkness, and many more. which do not have any links but my write-ups are longer. Perhaps I play them more and have more to write about because not much is available online.