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Dev Update #11: November 2025
We just released our v2.0.0-beta.10 update, which brings the Play Records to the 2.0 beta. With this update, the entire collection section is now fully available in 2.0 for both editing and viewing! While it's a niche feature, we included a lot of nice improvements and even some smaller additions, which should make managing Play Records a lot easier and more efficient. We published our November dev blog today to take a deeper look at the Play Records in 2.0!
Dev Update #10: October 2025
Halfway through September, we released v2.0.0-beta.9 which introduced the Scholar's Guild, a community effort to improve the database. Take on quests, contribute missing data to IGDB, and earn XP, ranks, and badges while making imports smoother for everyone.In the days after we released v2.0.0-beta.9.1 with some additions and fixes, and today we released v2.0.0-beta.9.2, the last update to the Scholar's Guild for the time being. The Scholar's Guild has been a massive success and it's thanks to all of you. We are so lucky to have...
Dev Update #9: September 2025
Last week, we released our v2.0.0-beta.8 update. It brought over a set of new pages to 2.0, complete with improvements. We also published our September dev blog yesterday, where we take a look at the newly ported pages and some of the new things we added to them. We also bring up the previously discussed data contribution system, a feature we're currently working on to give the community a way to help us with game data. This feature will help us long-term, as more games in the database means less issues with imports, and less time spend on ...
Dev Update #8: August 2025
We just released our v2.0.0-beta.7 update. It's focused heavily on behind-the-scenes improvements, including a big overhaul of our moderation tools, but there’s plenty you can see too! We’ve fixed a ton of bugs, added small improvements across the site, and ported a few smaller sections to the beta.We also just published our August dev blog, where we talk about the work we've done, the changes to our team structure, and shine a spotlight on our amazing volunteers.We’d really love it if you took a moment to read it and get to know ...
Dev Update #7: July 2025
It’s July, and that means it's time for a another dev update! This month we take a look at the brand new import system in 2.0, full of improvements and additions that'll make the whole process easier for both new and existing users. We also added a few new settings related to the imports and linked accounts, most importantly a way to hide your service usernames from others. Check out the full blog article here.
Release 2.0.0-beta.6
Today's beta update is a big one: the entire Imports section and Linked Accounts settings are now fully available in 2.0, and they've both received a serious upgrade!Here’s what’s new:ImportsAll four pages are now live: Ready to sync, Under review, Ignored, and RemovedBrand new filters, search and sorting optionsBulk editing support for status, completion, format, and subscription serviceOnboarding tools to guide new users through the processSmarter review tools to help you see what needs attention at a glanceAnd more!Linked Account...
Dev Update #6: June 2025
It’s June, and that means it's time for a new dev update! This month we take a sneak peek at upcoming improvements to the import system, plus a proposal for a community-powered way to help clear our data backlog. We'd love to hear your opinion on it so please leave a comment on the blog article if you can! Check out the full blog article here.
Release 2.0.0-beta.5.1
As promised we're going to be sharing every beta release going forward so you can all stay up-to-date with our progress! We just released beta.5.1 which is a minor update containing mostly bugfixes and a few improvements related to beta.5's new Backlog Golf feature.The highlights:Backlog Golf entries are now displayed in reverse order, with your most recent items shown first.Added a new button that links directly to the Backlog Golf leaderboard, so you can quickly see how you're doing compared to your friends.Added an info button th...
A look back at our 2025 beta updates
We’ve been slacking a bit on Patreon updates. All of our regular communication happens through the site, where we post monthly dev updates and share details about every new release, but we always seem to forget to cross-post them here. 😅Most of you probably stay up to date through the main site and haven’t missed much, but for those who check in mostly through Patreon: sorry for the silence! We’ll do our best to post updates here from now on too.To get things back on track, here’s a quick recap of what we’ve done since the beta lau...
Release 2.0.0-beta.2
The first big update to the beta since its launch in January is here! The following pages and features are now available in 2.0:Play log (now with a calendar view, quick menu navigation, and detailed playtime breakdown)Public collection game pages (achievements & play records coming later)Backlog rouletteManual resyncCommunity eventsWith this update, you’ll only need to switch back to 1.x for editing or viewing play records—everything else in your collection is now fully supported in 2.0!We’ve also made various improvements across the bet...
A sneak peek at the upcoming enhancements
As promised, we’re back with another small sneak peek to hold you over until the beta starts! This time, we’re showcasing some of the enhancements we’ve made to existing features and functionality to make Infinite Backlog work smoother than ever! We know this might not sound as exciting as brand-new features, but trust us, these improvements will make a world of difference in how you use the site every day!Collection editLet’s start with one of the biggest quality-of-life upgrades: the collection editor is now an overlay! Why is this aw...
A sneak peek at the Bulk Edit feature
The excitement and enthusiasm around the Infinite Backlog 2.0 beta has been incredible! It’s been amazing to hear from many of you about how much you’re looking forward to trying it out. Your excitement fuels us as we work hard to get everything ready for the beta launch on January 1st. Don’t know what we’re talking about? Check out our previous 2.0 announcement post!We know some of you have mentioned that the wait feels long when you’re so eager to dive in—and trust us, we can’t wait for you to experience it either! While we can...
Our biggest update yet - now in development!
Hello everyone!We’re excited to give you, our amazing Patrons, an early reveal of something we’ve been working hard on—Infinite Backlog 2.0! This is our biggest update yet, a complete rebuild focused on giving Infinite Backlog a fresh look, improved functionality, and a stronger foundation for the future.What is 2.0 all about?Infinite Backlog 2.0 is a full redesign, including a new UI, enhanced UX, and numerous quality-of-life improvements. We're bringing back all the features you know and love with some added functionality and a poli...
Release 1.11.3: Playtime
We are back with the second part of the big playtime update! In 1.11.1 we added a contribution system that asked you to enter the time it took you to beat and/or complete games. We’ve been collecting this data for a little more than 2 months now and have been working hard on adding new features that will display this data in helpful ways!CollectionYour collection, the most important part of the site! Wouldn’t it be great if you were able to filter your collection on playtime so you can quickly find those shorter games when you just don’t ...
Release 1.11.1
Today's release is a big one, and too much needs to be said to fit in a single Discord announcement, so we've written an accompanying post here to go into a bit more detail.Image uploadsThat's right, image uploads is coming out of the beta and is now available to everyone! A huge thank you to our Legends and Myths for testing the feature for us and helping us find bugs! Running this in beta first has really helped us, so we'll be looking forward to letting you guys have first dibs on new features more often!Legends and Myths wil...
Release 1.11.0 – Image uploads beta
Thanks the continued support of you amazing people it’s finally here after all those years – image uploads! It’s a feature that we, and many of you, have wanted for a long time but due to the impact such a feature has performance and storage it has always been out of reach due to costs that come with it.With last year’s upgrade our server is finally stable enough to handle such a feature, and the increased storage should last us a while. We’ve also been able to implement a CDN to ensure we’re not serving everyone incredibly large im...
Server Upgrade
As some of you may have noticed if you follow us on Discord, we’ve just finished migrating Infinite Backlog to a better server. There's still some kinks to work out with the redirect of our .nl domein, but we're fully functioning on https://infinitebacklog.netThis server upgrade is something we’ve wanted to do for a very long time because the growth of IB, both in services and users, was starting to put a real strain on our server, causing noticeable slowdowns and issues on our end. This new server lays important groundwork that wil...
Release 1.10 - Play Log & Play Records
Release 1.10 is a big one, as it adds not one but two huge features. Infinite Backlog is already the best place to get insights on your backlog and log your entire cross-platform collection, but with these new feature it’ll also be the place to keep track of the games you’re playing right now!We are super proud to introduce the Play Records and revised Play Log. Both of these are (new) sections on every game in your collection. They offer a lot of options to tailor things to your liking, which can get slightly overwhelming as some systems a...
New Patreon Tier: Backlog Myth
A while back a few of you brought up wanting a third Patreon tier. This isn’t something we had considered before because we are content with the Legend features we have now. While we love to show our appreciation for all the support you guys are giving us, we think that locking regular users, that may not have the means to support us even if they wanted to, out of things isn’t the way.But after some consideration with decided to go ahead and add a new tier. The decisive argument was the fact that we learned that we are coincidentally follow...
Release 1.8.0
After a successful try-out with our Game of the Year challenges in December, we are very excited to announce the full release of our challenge system today! We have launched with an array of different challenges for you to tackle, and will be adding more regularly!Challenge Types Featured challenges are themed and try to motivate you to discover and play new games within the event window, with new themes & games every month or two Game series challenges are collections of games that you need to conquer New release challenges ask you to beat ant...
Release 1.7.0
Today we bring you one of the most requested features on IB: Lists!To make the most out of this new feature you can create two types of lists: public or personal. Public lists are aimed at creating fun/creative lists of games to share with others based on a certain theme, which will be discoverable on many places on the site. Personal lists are more for you personally, to showcase your favourite games or maybe organise your games in a way that is difficult to do with the game collection alone.You also have free rein over the default display of ...
Release 1.6.0
We are very happy to announce the next integration for Infinite Backlog: Retro Achievements! You'll now be able to link your Retro Achievements account and import your played games and earned achievements!Retro Achievements is a fully community-driven project that adds achievements to your favourite retro games if played through modified emulators. Always boasting about being the best at a certain retro game? Now you can prove it!A list of all your played retro games on the achievements page.Showing earned achievements in both hardcore (yel...
Release 1.5.0
We're very excited to bring you release 1.5.0 today! You'll finally be able to link your Xbox account to Infinite Backlog to import your games and sync your achievements!After linking your account your played games will be added to the imports page where you can adjust the status and completion and whether you own it digital or through the Game Pass sub. As always, games that are missing will likely be listed on the under review page. (Under review games are those that couldn't be linked to a game in the database automatically and n...
Release 1.4.0
Happy Easter everyone! Today we bring you release 1.4.0! This release highlights two new features: a public roadmap and merged game editions!RoadmapAfter receiving the question a bunch of times we decided to make our roadmap public so everyone can see what's planned for the near-future. It shows a list of features, improvements and bugs we'll tackle in the upcoming release as well as a page that shows every feature request and all known issues. Have an idea or bug report that isn't there yet? You can now report them directly on the ...
Release 1.2.0
Today’s 1.2.0 release marks the debut of our very first Backlog Legend feature: custom tags! Anyone with the Backlog Legend class will be able to add custom tags to their games, enabling further customisation and filtering within those huge collections.Every game can be assigned one or more tags which will in turn be available as filters on the collection list view. This will make finding the right game even easier when you can tailor your tags to your needs in any way you can think of. We're looking forward to see what handy tags you guy...
