1.0.0 Sneak Peek (Patreon)

It’s been quite some time since we first started working on Infinite Backlog and we’ve been pushing back the official release because we always find just one more thing we want to add. Looking back, Infinite Backlog now includes all the main features we originally set out to add: multi-platform collections, achievements and a social feed. So I think now is the time to stop hiding behind the beta-label and go for our official 1.0 release!

Obviously, 1.0 needs to be a big one so we’ve collected a few nice features from our backlog to include. He’s a sneak peek at some of the things we’re working on:

Note: Some of the designs are not final so everything is subject to change.

Game page

The game page will see some restructuring with a more prominent place for the status of games you own, now also including your achievement/trophy progress. There will be a tab that shows your friends and other IB users that own, are playing or want the game.

We'll also be adding a connection to other editions, remasters and remakes of the game.

Collection

The games in your collection will see a new usable field in 1.0: subscription service. If you select subscription as ownership you will be able to select a service based on the platform of the game. It ranges from PS+ and Now, to Xbox Games Pass, EA Play and Humble Choice to Apple Arcade. We hope this will make filtering your collection and finding the next game to play even easier!

We're also looking at some additional fields to record purchase info like price and purchase date, as well as renaming the 'condition' field to 'completeness' (loose/CIB/sealed) to make way for a new condition field that'll be aimed at the quality of your physical game (mint - badly damaged).

Dashboard

The dashboard will see some big changes in 1.0. To start off, you'll finally be able to see the exp you earned and the progress to the next level, which will also be reflected in the leaderboard sorting. 

We'll also see the debut of IB badges! We all like earning achievement so we thought we'd give you something to collect while working on your backlog, building up your collection and simply using the site! We'll start with just a handful of static badges but we'll be rolling out more and more in the releases following 1.0. 

Lastly, we'll also be adding gamertags so you can share your usernames of services that don't currently have an integration on Infinite Backlog like we do with Steam and PSN.

Stats

We'll be adding a brand new statistics page with different sections on your collection. Think of basic stats like how many games you have finished, backlogged and pre-ordered but also most played games, franchises and genres and tons of statistics on your achievements. 

So when’s everything ready? Honestly, no clue. We’re just two people who work on this in our free time so we can’t roll out updates with set deadlines. What I can say is that we already finished implementing some of the features so we're well on our way! We'll probably be able to offer a release window once we finish up more features.