2018 - The Year of the Backlog
Goal: Complete all backlog games by year's end before purchasing any new titles (Status: FAILED)
January 1/1 2/1 
Little Nightmares (base + 2 levels DLC)
1/3 PlayStation VR Worlds (finally beat VR Luge!)
1/4 Summer Lesson: Miyamoto Hikari (cleared with S grade)
1/6 Thumper (C rank is good enough for me!)
1/7 Batman: Arkham VR (100% achieved)
1/8 The Invisible Hours (100% completion + platinum)
1/9 Loading Human: Chapter 1 (may go back for trophies someday)
1/10 Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul (normal & alternate endings)
1/11 Don't Knock Twice (watched the movie first for total immersion; both endings)
1/12 Ghostbusters Now Hiring: Firehouse + Showdown (biggest waste of money ever)
1/12 Accounting+ (best 
in' VR experience evar; 100% plat'd)
1/13 Manifest 99 (short but satisfying story)
1/13 Soul Dimension (easiest 100% of my life)
1/13 Weeping Doll (worst-looking VR game I've ever played; simple 100%)
1/14 Dying: Reborn (PSVR + PS4 versions, 100% each + 1 platy)
1/16 Doom VFR (100% + all classic maps unlocked)
1/17 Bound (both endings; this game caused me severe motion sickness in VR)
1/18 Pixel Gear (made up for the shitty experience that was Ace Banana)
1/19 Klaus (what an existential trip; true ending unlocked)
1/20 Asemblance (100% with walkthrough + "escape")
1/20 Resident Evil 7: Beginning Hour (all 3 endings + dirty coin)
1/21 Typoman: Revised (I owed it to myself as an English major)
1/22 Among the Sleep (traumatized me in the most delightful way; 100%)
1/23 The Unfinished Swan (beautiful game, but what a chore)
1/23 Batman: The Enemy Within - What Ails You (episode 4 completed; story still in-progress)
1/24 I Am Bread (what a thoroughly infuriating experience; glad I knocked that off my list)
1/24 My Name is Mayo (I feel like this is the lowest point of my life; still got the platinum)
1/27 Pac-Man: Championship Edition 2 (score attack + adventure mode)
1/27 flOw (what the even is this game? did I complete it? I got to the credits, so I guess I did)
1/28 Flower (such an aesthetically pleasing experience; 100%)
1/29 Journey (neat game, but I have no idea what it was about)
1/29 Abzû (a gorgeous, damn relaxing exploration game; 100%)
1/31 Escape Plan (base game + 4 DLC) Farpoint (single-player campaign complete)
2/2 Arizona Sunshine (so many Freddies, so little time)
2/3 Eagle Flight (story mode + expert challenges)
2/3 Werewolves Within (completed my first game, so technically that counts)
2/7 Don't Starve: Console Edition*( this game; NOT COMPLETED)
2/8 Submerged (100% emerged)
2/9 Never Alone: Arctic Collection (base game + Foxtales; 100% each)
2/11 RiME (didn't expect to get so emotional at the end; 100% platinum)
2/13 Seasons After Fall (conclusion to the "fox" trilogy; tedious, boring 100% plat)
2/14 The Lost Bear (cute game)
2/15 GNOG (fun puzzler; 100%)
2/16 Everything (I don't even know)
2/17 Kismet (a complete and total waste of money)
2/17 Apollo 11 VR (doesn't really count, but still, I paid for it)
2/18 Unearthing Mars (decent space exploration sim; 100%)
2/18 The Martian VR Experience (felt more like an empty experience)
2/18 Passengers: Awakening (would have been great if this were an actual game)
2/18 Lifeless Planet: Premier Edition (more like Endless Planet, am I right?)
2/19 Maize (enjoyable for what it is)
2/21 Firewatch (an incredible game; 100%)
2/22 Last Day of June (I love this game; 100%)
2/23 Little Nightmares: Secrets of the Maw - The Residence (disturbing end; 100%)
2/24 Armikrog (a ing challenging puzzle adventure; 100%)
2/27 Jazzpunk: Director's Cut (weird as all heck, but I love it; 100% platinum)
2/28 Mr. Massagy (what am I doing with my life? ... 100% plat'd)
March
3/4 Night in the Woods (completed twice, but still feels like a lot left to do)
3/5 Life is Strange: Before the Storm - Bonus Episode (final, tearful Farewell)
3/8 Oxenfree (amazing game which I feel compelled to play through again...)
3/10 The Town of Light (psychologically intense, deeply disturbing; 100% plat)
3/11 The Inpatient (survived my stay at Blackwood Sanatorium; 100% platinum)
3/13 The Brookhaven Experiment (tough as shit, but I beat that monster!)
3/14 The Bellows (brief VR horror experience; simple 100%)
3/14 The Rabbit Hole (curiouser and curiouser; 100%)
3/14 Rollercoaster Legends (pointless but cool)
3/15 HeroCade* (the worst of what VR has to offer; NOT COMPLETED)
3/15 Justice League VR (collection of six forgettable minigames)
3/15 Perfect (anything but)
3/16 Dear Esther: Landmark Edition (haunting tale; 100%)
3/17 Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (quite a journey; 100% platinum)
3/18 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (unique, thoughtful story; 100%)
3/19 What Remains of Edith Finch (beautiful and heartbreaking; 100%)
3/20 Burly Men at Sea (cool storybook-style adventure; 100% platinum)
3/21 Oh...Sir! The Insult Simulator (tournament completed and that's it for me)
3/22 Floor Plan: Hands-On Edition (fun little escape room puzzler; 100%)
3/23 Stifled (interesting sound-based horror experiment)
3/24 Here They Lie (creepy and surreal; both endings completed)
3/25 Emily Wants to Play (this game gave me a heart attack; 100%)
3/26 Slender: The Arrival (a highly stressful experience)
3/27 Amnesia: The Dark Descent (all three endings + Justine DLC)
3/28 Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs (preferable to its predecessor)
3/29 Layers of Fear: Masterpiece Edition (+ Inheritance DLC)
3/30 Outlast: Bundle of Terror (+ Whistleblower DLC)
3/31 Outlast II (a truly harrowing game series)
April
4/1 Batman: The Enemy Within - Same Stitch (Vigilante/Villain endings; 100% platinum)
4/2 Planet of the Apes: Lost Frontier (story-based cinematic experience; 100% platinum)
4/3 Crisis on the Planet of the Apes (makes me hate humans, for so many reasons...)
4/4 The Bunker (neat low-budget FMV game; both endings; 100% platinum)
4/5 Late Shift (awesome choose-your-own-adventure movie; 100% platinum)
4/8 Hidden Agenda (interactive detective mystery; all solo trophies collected)
4/10 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter (elementary 100% platinum)
4/16 The Evil Within (+ Assignment/Consequence/Executioner DLC packs)
4/18 The Evil Within 2 (an improvement on the original in almost every way)
4/20 Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality (wubba lubba dub dub 100% platinum!)
4/21 Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Fortune (the closest I'll ever get to Spring Break)
4/27 God of War (an unforgettable journey towards the mountain; 100% platinum)
4/30 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (acutely psychologically distressing 100% platinum)
May
5/1 Dead Secret (murder mystery adventure; all 5 "endings"; 100%)
5/2 Emily Wants to Play Too (scared the living shit out of me; 100%)
5/3 Home (old school horror adventure; three playthroughs; 100%)
5/4 The Park (a wonderfully horrifying night at the park; 100%)
5/5 Blue Estate: The Game (repetitive on-rails comic shooter)
5/6 The American Dream (bullet loads of fun; 100% platinum)
5/7 Cold Iron (the fastest Move in the West; 100% platinum)
5/8 Moss (twofold and strong with Quill observer_ (cyberpunk fever dream; both endings)
5/31 Detroit: Become Human (futuristic masterpiece; 100% platinum)
June
6/1 Tacoma (decent space drama; 100% platinum)
6/2 Gorogoa (unique puzzle game; 100% platinum)
6/3 Old Man's Journey (short adventure; 100% platinum)
6/3 Along Together (fun VR platformer; 100% platinum)
6/4 Asemblance: Oversight (mind part 2; 100%)
6/5 Rememoried (the antithesis of fun; 100%)
6/6 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker (psychological character study; 100% platinum)
*depressive funk*
6/17 Vampyr (this game sucks; 100% platinum)
6/18 The Order: 1886 (well-made interactive cinema; 100% platinum)
6/19 Blackwood Crossing (beautiful and tragic; two playthroughs; 100% platinum)
6/20 Virginia (strange Twin Peaks-esque mystery; two playthroughs; 100% platinum)
6/23 Claire: Extended Cut (an annoying game of memorizing doors; 100% platinum)
6/24 The Coma: Recut (an annoying game of hiding in closets; 100%)
6/25 The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit (totally psyched for Life is Strange 2)
6/26 Goosebumps: The Game (challenging classic-era adventure; 100% platinum)
6/26 Whispering Willows (simplistic fetch-style quest; 100%)
6/27 The Little Acre (a pure joy to play; 100% platinum)
6/28 Deponia (delightful point-and-click romp; 100% platinum)
6/30 Chaos on Deponia (I love these games; 100% platinum)
July
7/1 
The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition (a return to the classic; 100%)
7/2 LeChuck's Revenge: Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition (a personal fave; 100%)
7/5 Tales of Monkey Island (Chapters 1-5 plundered, 100% each)
7/10 Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse (Episodes 1-5, 100% each)
7/16 Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People (Episodes 1-5, 100% each)
7/16 Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent (two playthroughs; 100%)
7/18 Telltale Games' Poker Night at the Inventory 2 (100%)
7/21 Pac-Man: Championship Edition DX+ (I'm all Pac'd out; 100%)
7/22 Master Reboot (good game, convoluted plot; 100% platinum)
7/24 Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (fun isometric adventure)
7/26 Syberia (rough game to play on PS3)
7/28 Syberia II (Kate Walker is bae)
7/29 American McGee's Alice (flawed, but solid; 100%)
7/31 Alice: Madness Returns (perfect update of the original)
7/31 Jurassic Park: The Game (Episodes 1-4, 100% each)
August
8/4 Heavy Rain (investigation concluded; 100% platinum)
8/5 Black Mirror (intriguing Gothic tale; 100% platinum)
8/6 Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders (little grey cells at 100%)
8/9 The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief (engaging mystery; 100% platinum)
8/10 Maniac Mansion (game within a game in DOTT)
8/11 Day of the Tentacle (blast from the past! 100% platinum)
8/12 Full Throttle (badass as ever; 100% platinum)
8/13 Grim Fandango (no bones about it; 100% platinum)
8/14 The Walking Dead: The Final Season (Done Running)
8/16 Broken Age (love letter to point-and-click adventure; 100% platinum)
8/20 Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse (love this series; 100% platinum)
8/22 Syberia 3 (+ An Automaton with a Plan DLC; 100% platinum)
8/24 Yesterday Origins (what an amazing game; 100% platinum)
8/25 The Council (Episode 3: Ripples)
8/28 The Pillars of the Earth (masterfully crafted; Books I-III; 100% platinum)
8/30 Silence (such a beautiful world to visit; glitch preventing 100%)
September
9/1 Dreamfall Chapters (Books 1-5; will revisit again later)
9/2 1979 Revolution: Black Friday (difficult subject matter; 100% platinum)
9/3 Valiant Hearts: The Great War (incredibly moving puzzle game; 100%)
9/4 Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today (great first act to a story; 100% platinum)
9/6 Demetrios: The Big Cynical Adventure (this game is right up my alley; 100% platinum)
9/7 Frisky Business (sexy visual novel; trophy list glitched to hell, but eventually got 100%)
9/9 Randal's Monday (fun Groundhog Day adventure full of pop culture references; 100%)
9/10 Manual Samuel (pain in the ass Weekend at Bernie's dexterity hellscape)
9/11 Octodad: Dadliest Catch (+ 2 shorts; frustrating physics grind torture; 100%)
9/12 Stick It to the Man! (super fun sticker-based platformer; 100%)
9/13 The Inner World (enjoyable quirky adventure; 100% platinum)
9/14 Machinarium (the modern frustrating classic; 100%)
9/14 Bulb Boy (cute little horror puzzler; trophies ed)
9/15 The Journey Down: Chapter One (fantastic prologue to a game)
9/16 The Wardrobe (awesome throwback point-and-click adventure; 100% platinum)
9/16 Detective Gallo (smartass hardboiled noir tale; 100% platinum)
9/17 Adam's Venture: Origins (decent exploration puzzle-adventure; 100% platinum)
9/18 Lili: Child of Geos (colorful, engaging casual adventure; 100% platinum)
9/20 Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris (not as good as its predecessor)
9/23 Lara Croft Go (turn-based puzzle game; + 2 DLC; 100% platinum)
9/30 Shadow of the Tomb Raider (most gorgeous entry in the franchise)
October
10/1 The Walking Dead: The Final Season (Suffer the Children;is this the end?)
10/2 The Council (Episode 4: Burning Bridges)
10/3 Deadlight: Director's Cut (dark, dark shit)
10/5 The Sexy Brutale (haunting time loop puzzler; 100% platinum)
10/6 Knee Deep (strange murder-mystery narrative; 100% platinum)
10/8 Thimbleweed Park (one of the best adventure games; 100% platinum)
10/10 The Long Reach (awesome pixelated horror; 100% platinum)
10/11 Uncanny Valley (shitty pixelated horror; 100%)
10/12 Detention (spooky and sad tale: 100%)
10/13 White Day: A Labyrinth Named School (poorly designed puzzles and hiding in restrooms)
10/14 Restless Spirit (interactive VR short film)
10/14 18 Floors (unfinished puzzle game; 100%)
10/14 The Walker (another static wave shooter)
10/15 Kholat (the worst walking sim I ever played)
10/16 Kona (a memorable experience in VR)
10/17 Torn (gorgeous mystery puzzler; 100%)
10/18 Transference (dark psychological thriller; 100%)
10/19 Bloody Zombies* (unfairly challenging brawler; NOT COMPLETED)
10/20 Zombie Vikings (beat 'em up done right)
10/21 7 Days to Die (1 day for me to stop playing this game)
10/22 Dead by Daylight (Halloween + ANightmare on Elm StreetDLC)
10/23 Friday the 13th: The Game (single-player challenges + Virtual Cabin)
10/25 Alien: Isolation* (game-breaking glitch ed my progress 
; NOT COMPLETED)
10/26 Don't Knock Twice (trophy cleanup; 100% platinum)
10/26 Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul (trophy cleanup; 100% platinum)
10/28 TheExorcist: Legion VR (Chapters 1-5; 100% each)
10/31 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (+ Banned Footage/Not a Hero/End of Zoe DLC)
November
11/1 Tetris Effect (Weekend Trial Demo)
11/6 Astro Bot Rescue Mission (VR game of the year; 100% platinum)
11/6 Job Simulator (best job I ever had; 100% platinum)
11/7 Island Time VR (a day at the beach; 100% platinum)
11/8 Just in Time Incorporated (mayhem and bullet time; 100% platinum)
11/9 Roundabout (wacky revolving limo '70s FMV madness)
11/10 Coffin Dodgers (Mario Kart with mobility scooters; 100% platinum)
11/11 Donut County (of holes and raccoons; 100% platinum)
11/12 Small Radios Big Televisions (trippy Adult Swim puzzler; 100%)
11/13 Suicide Guy (celebrating my birthday in style; 100% platinum)
11/14 Where Are My Friends? (I have no idea...)
11/15 Planet of the Eyes (enjoyable lonely robot platformer; 100% platinum)
11/16 Alone with You (romantic space adventure in which I still end up alone)
11/17 ADR1FT (Gravity: The Video Game)
11/18 AER: Memories of Old (pleasant flying exploration sim; 100% platinum)
11/19 Entwined (hypnotizing dual-stick wielder)
11/21 Fe (harmonizing with the spirits of the forest; 100% platinum)
11/22 N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure (unique, colorful narrative; 100% platinum)
11/23 Gone Home: Console Edition (story-driven exploration mystery; 100%)
11/24 North (strange futuristic walking sim; 100%)
11/25 Silence (broken trophy cleanup playthrough; 100% platinum)
11/25 Beyond Eyes (a pastel-colored exercise in patience and futility; 100%)
11/26 The Bridge (mindbending physics puzzle game; 100%)
11/27 The Magic Circle (weird, meta, sentient, behind-the-scenes look at gaming; 100%)
11/28 White Night (dark ghostly noir tale; 100% platinum)
11/30 The Shapeshifting Detective (FMV murder mystery; 100% platinum)
December (is the year over already?)
12/1 Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Challenge Tomb #1: The Forge)
12/2 Crow: The Legend (non-interactive animated VR short film)
12/2 Rollercoaster Legends II: Thor's Hammer (virtual coaster with gameplay elements)
12/3 Unearthing Mars 2: The Ancient War (intense alien shooter)
12/4 Megaton Rainfall (saving the world from citywide destruction)
12/7 To the Top* (climbing obstacle game; not really my cup of tea)
12/8 Monkey King (3-episode non-interactive animated VR series)
12/8 Theseus (atmospheric 3rd person adventure in VR; 100%)
12/9 Mortal Blitz (arcade-style VR rail shooter)
12/10 Time Carnage (yet another mindless wave shooter)
12/11 Time Machine VR (dinosaur scanning underwater sim; 100% platinum)
12/13 Robinson: The Journey (beautiful exploration adventure; 100% platinum)
12/16 Raw Data (futuristic techno-brawler)
12/17 Rez Infinite (seizure-inducing endless runner; main game + Area X)
12/18 Superhot VR (The Matrix: The Game)
12/20 I Expect You to Die (007: The Game; 100%)
12/22 Statik (ingenious controller puzzle game; 100%)
12/24 Headmaster (hitting balls with my face)
12/26 Summer Lesson: Allison Snow (my lonely Christmas present to myself)
12/27 Summer Lesson: Chisato Shinjo (God, I'm sad)
12/28 Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality (playing doctor with myself; 100% platinum)
12/30 Tumble VR (playing with blocks; all gold medals achieved)
12/31 Wipeout Omega Collection (end of year bash)
* = (not completed)
To-do list (for 2019):
The Curse of Monkey Island
Escape from Monkey Island
Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon
Broken Sword: The Angel of Death
A New Beginning
The Whispered World
The Longest Journey
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
The Book of Unwritten Tales
The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles
Goodbye DeponiaDeponia DoomsdayBen There, Dan That!Time Gentlemen, Please!The Stanley Parable
Dr. Langeskov, the Tiger, and the Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
(Previous year's haul)
