Game Backlog Tracker With Playtime and Prices Filled In
Save a game from Steam, Epic, GOG or a console store and Linkflare files it as a game, with its price, its release date and, for most titles, how many hours it usually takes. Sort the backlog by playtime, and on Pro get an email when a game you're waiting on drops in price.
What Is a Game Backlog Tracker?
A game backlog tracker is one list of the games you own but haven't played and the games you want to buy, with enough detail to pick the next one: how long it takes, what it costs and what kind of game it is. Linkflare is a free bookmark manager that works as one. You save a game's store page, and it becomes a game card with those details filled in, sitting in the same library as everything else you save.
A Real Game List, Live
This is Cozy Games for Stressful Days, one of the public lists on Linkflare's Discover page, embedded as it is right now. Every game in it was saved from a Steam link, and the cover, playtime, price and genre were filled in automatically.
Your own lists can go on any website the same way. See embedding a collection.
Everything a Video Game Tracker Should Do
Save a game from the store page, then find it again when you finally have time to play.
Save From Steam, Epic, GOG and Console Stores
Linkflare recognizes game pages on Steam, the Epic Games Store, GOG, Xbox, the PlayStation Store and Nintendo, plus IGDB and GameBrain entries and video games sold on Amazon. Click the browser extension on the store page or paste the link into the app.
Playtime and Price, Filled In
For Steam, Epic, IGDB and GameBrain links, Linkflare looks the game up on GameBrain and adds median playtime, price, genre, play modes, release date, rating and a gameplay video. Other stores fill in what their page publishes, usually the price.
Sort by How Long It Takes
Filter to the Game type and sort or filter by median playtime, price, release date or GameBrain rating. With a free weekend ahead, you can show only the games under ten hours.
Price-Drop Alerts (Pro)
Set a rule on any game with a price: drops below a number, drops by a percentage, or any change at all. Linkflare checks once a day and emails you when the rule triggers.
Backlog, Playing, Finished
Make a collection for each stage, or use tags like #coop or #short. Move a game along when you start it, then give it a thumbs up or down when you're done.
Share Your List
Make a collection public and send the link. Friends can browse your picks, playtime and price included, without creating an account.
How to Get a Gaming Backlog Under Control
Backlogs grow because buying a game takes a minute and finishing one takes thirty hours. The habits below work in any tracker, and each one notes how it looks in Linkflare.
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Put every game in one list
Steam, Epic, GOG, the console stores, even the boxed game on your shelf (save its store page). When your games are spread over five launchers, it's easy to forget what you already own and buy it twice.
- 2
Keep "Playing" short
Two or three games at most. A long Playing list is just a second backlog. In Linkflare that's a collection called Playing, and everything else waits in Backlog.
- 3
Sort by the time you actually have
Median playtime tells you whether a game fits a weekend or a whole winter. When you want to finish something, filter the backlog to games under ten hours.
- 4
Give every wishlist game a price
Decide what a game is worth to you before it goes on sale. On Pro, set a price alert at that number and stop checking the stores.
- 5
Prune it every few months
If a game has sat untouched for a year and its name does nothing for you, delete it. A shorter list is easier to start.
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Rate what you finish
A thumbs up or down takes a second. After a year you can see which kinds of games you actually finish, and buy more of those.
Game Price Tracker With Sale Alerts (Pro)
Most of a wishlist is games you'd buy at the right price. On Linkflare Pro you can put a price alert on any game that has a price and stop checking the store yourself. For games matched to GameBrain, the daily check uses the lowest offer GameBrain lists in the game's currency.
- ✓ Alert when the price drops below a number you pick
- ✓ Or when it drops by a percentage, like 50% off
- ✓ Prices are checked once a day, and one email lists every alert that fired
- ✓ Up to 50 price alerts on Pro, managed from one Notifications page
Linkflare vs Other Game Trackers
Dedicated game sites do some things better than Linkflare, and this table says where. We checked every competitor cell against that service's own website on October 23, 2026.
| Feature | Linkflare | Backloggd | HowLongToBeat | IsThereAnyDeal | Steam wishlist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Which stores | Steam, Epic, GOG and the console stores | Any platform (IGDB catalog) | Any platform | 35 PC shops, no console stores | Steam only |
| How long a game takes | Median playtime from GameBrain | From players' logged playtime | Main story, extras and completionist times | Shows HowLongToBeat times | Not offered |
| Sale alerts | Email after a daily check (Pro) | Not offered | Not offered (links to store prices) | Email and push, across PC shops | Email and app, Steam only |
| Steam import | No (upload a list of URLs instead) | Planned | Library import | Wishlist and library | Built in |
| Backlog lists | Your own collections or tags | Played, Playing, Backlog, Wishlist | Playing, Backlog, Completed, Retired | Waitlist and Collection | Custom wishlist categories |
| Reviews and friends | Thumbs up or down, public lists | Reviews, ratings, friends | Reviews and ratings | Aggregated scores, comments | Reviews, friends |
| Movies, books and articles too | Yes | No, games only | No, games only | No, games only | No, Steam store only |
| Price | Free for 1,000 bookmarks, Pro for alerts | Free with ads, Backer $3 a month | Free with ads | Free, optional Patreon | Free |
Backloggd suits a game diary with reviews and friends. HowLongToBeat breaks a game's length into main story, extras and completionist times, and it imports your Steam library. IsThereAnyDeal watches prices across 35 PC shops, and Steam's wishlist emails you about Steam discounts. Linkflare is for one list across stores and consoles, with playtime and price filled in, kept next to everything else you save.
How It Works
Save a game
Click the Linkflare extension on a Steam, Epic, GOG or console store page, or paste the link into the app.
Let Linkflare fill it in
The game card shows the price, the release date and, for most titles, median playtime and genre. You don't type any of it.
Sort it into your backlog
Drop it into a collection like Backlog or Playing, add a tag, or set a price alert if you'd rather wait for a sale.
Play, then rate it
When you finish, move it to Finished and give it a thumbs up or down, so a year from now you can still see which games were worth the time.
One Library for Games, Movies and Books
Linkflare is a bookmark manager that recognizes what you save, so the game a friend recommended ends up next to the movie, the book and the article you saved that same week. Each type gets its own card and its own sorting, which is how the movie tracker and the book tracker work too.
Game Tracker FAQ
What is a game backlog tracker?
It's a list of the games you own but haven't played yet, plus the ones you want to buy, with enough detail to decide what to play or buy next. People keep one in a spreadsheet, on a games-only site like Backloggd, or, with Linkflare, inside a bookmark manager that fills in the details for them.
How does Linkflare know how long a game takes?
It looks the game up on GameBrain, which publishes a median playtime for it: an estimate of how long the game usually takes, the same kind of number HowLongToBeat is known for. The figure shows on the game card, and you can sort or filter your backlog by it.
Which game stores does Linkflare recognize?
Steam, the Epic Games Store, GOG, Xbox, the PlayStation Store and Nintendo, plus IGDB and GameBrain. Video games sold on Amazon are detected from the product category, and any page that marks itself up as a video game is recognized too. Steam, Epic, IGDB and GameBrain links get the fullest data, because Linkflare can match them to GameBrain directly.
Does Linkflare track how many hours I've played?
No. The playtime on a game card is the median playtime from GameBrain, meaning how long the game usually takes people. It's there for planning, like picking something short for a weekend. Linkflare doesn't connect to your Steam, Xbox or PlayStation account, so it can't see your own hours or achievements.
Can I import my Steam library or wishlist?
Not automatically, because Linkflare has no account sync. You can save games one at a time with the browser extension, or put the store URLs in a text file, one per line, and upload it with the URL list import. Linkflare recognizes each one as a game. Bookmark files from Chrome and other bookmark managers import the same way.
Can Linkflare tell me when a game goes on sale?
Yes, with a price alert on Linkflare Pro. Pick a rule (the price drops below a number, drops by a percentage, rises above a number, or changes at all), and Linkflare checks the price once a day and emails you when the rule triggers. Free users can see the price alert option but need Pro to turn it on. Pro includes up to 50 price alerts.
Is the game tracker free?
Yes. The free plan covers 1,000 bookmarks, game detection with playtime and price, sorting and filtering, collections, tags, ratings and sharing. Pro adds price alerts and unlimited bookmarks, along with the Vault archive and AI summaries.
How is this different from Backloggd or a Steam wishlist?
Backloggd and similar sites are built only for games, and a Steam wishlist only covers Steam. Linkflare works across Steam, Epic, GOG and the console stores, and keeps your games in the same library as your movies, books and saved articles. It doesn't sync hours or achievements from your gaming accounts, which some dedicated trackers do.
Other Ways People Use Linkflare
Learn more: Price Alerts · Smart Filters & Sorting · Bookmark Types · Importing Bookmarks · Sharing Collections
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