Steam Backlog 2018 Changelog

Historic changelog for 2018

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2.8.13
🎉 December 2018

  • NEW
    A new category page for each game category. That means, if you want action games? Check out https://steam-backlog.com/games/action
  • improved
    A reworked filtering system allows to have multiple Backlog browsers on the same page
  • improved
    Every filter method can be ordered ascending or descending Please note, this is not yet in the main Backlog browser
  • new
    New order by methods: Order by APPID, order by Random Please note, this is not yet in the main Backlog browser
  • new
    New filtering method: Minimum blended score. Show games with a score at least < x >. Please note, this is not yet in the main Backlog browser
  • new
    New filtering method Show only released games. Games to be released in the future won't be shown. Please note, this is not yet in the main Backlog browser
  • NOTE
    This new features are not in the main Backlog browser.
    To test the new features you can see the category page at https://steam-backlog.com/games/action.
    New features will be available next year.

2.7.5
❄ November 2018

  • NEW
    Backlog categories now are shown in profile, and have a dedicated URL
  • improved
    Profile, backlog categories and collections have been improved and merged
  • added
    Added more DLCs to the pool of available apps.
  • added
    Now DLC can be included in results. Except in Library. Why? As we don't know which DLC you own, we cannot add them to your Library.
  • improved
    ⚡ Changed Amazon S3 services for Google Cloud Storage.
  • improved
    The backlog now is aware about the User level in Steam for new features.
  • Reverted
    Reverted: After saving a selection of games in a Backlog category, the selection is no longer cleared. Related to #59 and #57, Thanks MakoSipper and Stremon!
  • fix
    Fixed some visual issues on the collection interface. Closes #67, Thanks MakoSipper!

2.6.25
🎃 October 2018

  • new
    Discover weekly, a weekly selection of games in a specific category. Check it out at Discover Weekly
  • new
    Steam sales are announced on the homepage a week before starting. Data provided by whenisthenextsteamsale.com
  • added
    Now it's possible to hide from the results any games previously added to any backlog category. Closes #50, Thanks MakoSipper!
  • added
    Users can display their wishlisted games in the library results.
  • added
    Now it's possible to show hidden games in library results.
  • fix
    Solved a critical issue where saving backlog categories with more than 5000 games. Closes #61, Thanks MakoSipper!
  • fix
    Solved multiple issues with hidden games not showing when selecting Backlog : Hidden. Closes #51, Thanks MakoSipper and Wolvefire!
  • fix
    Fixed an issue where logging out and logging in again would cause the library not update when it should. Closes #63, Thanks MakoSipper!

2.5.20
September 2018

  • new
    New user profile page for every user with stats and Backlog games. Example: Gohrum profile in Steam Backlog
  • new
    A new page for users to manage their account Account Settings: https://steam-backlog.com/account/settings
  • added
    Profile privacy options. You now can make your profile private.
  • added
    In account settings, you can download all your data and delete your account
  • added
    Now users can see their owned games while browsing "all games" Closes #52, Thanks Dragonfyre13!
  • added
    Added more visbility options to backlog like view as table and a more compact view
  • fix
    Fixed an issue when sorting games by name that had a mix of
    uppercase and lowercase characters.
    Closes #56, Thanks Wolvefire!
  • fix
    Fixed usability issues with multi-select

2.4.17
August 2018

  • new
    Revamped the Backlog layout, now filters and games are separated
  • added
    Now it's possible to search games by appid example: 440 for Team Fortress 2
  • added
    Tagged games can be seen in it's own Backlog category
  • new
    A new image gallery has been implemented for every game
  • added
    We have setup a new page to contact us https://steam-backlog.com/contact
  • fix
    Fixed a few issues related to the infinite loading
  • fix
    Fixed a some issues with color contrast and usability

2.3.18
July 2018 - Collecting collections

  • new
    A new interface to quickly create and edit collections
  • new
    A new page to display popular, recent and random collections. https://steam-backlog.com/collections
  • added
    A new type of poster collection merging 4 images.
  • fix
    Fixed a bug that prevented users to save their flags with only one item
  • fix
    Fixed a bug where a game modal couldn't open if the top players is unknown
  • fix
    Game selection options are shown on hover
  • fix
    Users with empty wishlist had a false warning about private profile

2.2.18
June 2018 - Early access release

  • new
    Game card modal now displays current players and all-time peak players
  • added
    Messages to inform users why their library is not syncing. (Hint: It's always private profiles)
  • fix
    Games now can be hidden and unhidden from the Backlog
  • fix
    Fixed multiple bugs thanks to user feedback

2.1.31
May 2018

  • New
    Games now have opencritic information and can be sorted by opencritic
  • added
    Users can create a collection poster with a random image and apply a duotone filter
  • Improved
    Doubled the overall loading speed time. Specially at startup

2.0.5
April 2018

  • New
    Added game card, a card to display game information in a nutshell.
    Example for Team Fortress 2 (#440)
  • Improved
    Improvements in Metacritic and HLTB scrapers for game data