Video Game Collection Tracker

Who this is for

The whole game library in one list. Record every physical and digital title across your platforms with its region, whether it is complete in box, how far you have got and what it cost, and the tracker counts the backlog and adds up the spend.

Game collectors with shelves of boxes and libraries spread across several stores and consoles, and players who want to see how big the backlog really is.

What this helps you track

• Every title you own, on which platform and in which format
• Region and whether a physical copy is complete in its box
• Which games are unplayed, in progress or finished
• What you paid and your own estimate of each game's value
• How many games you own on the platform you choose to count

How to use it

1. Write the owner, the platforms you own and the date of the list.
2. Put one platform in the platform to count field to see how many games you have on it.
3. Add each game with its platform, physical or digital, region and whether it is complete in box.
4. Set its status to unplayed, playing or finished and enter what you paid and what you think it is worth.
5. Totals, the unplayed count and the platform count are worked out in the browser and the workbook.
6. Change the status as you play, and pick a game from the unplayed rows before buying another.

Formats

• Printable PDF (A4 and US Letter)
• Fillable PDF with form fields
• Fill in online, saved in your browser
• Excel / Google Sheets workbook

The printable is laid out inside a box that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the two files are identical and neither one is scaled. The fillable PDF has real form fields. The workbook uses plain formulas only — SUM, IF, COUNTIF and the like — so it opens in Excel, LibreOffice and Google Sheets without anything breaking, and every calculated cell is grey so you can see which figures it worked out.

How to print

Download the A4 or US Letter file to match the paper in your printer, open it in a PDF reader and print at 100% — not "fit to page", which shrinks the writing space. Both files leave a 14 mm margin, which clears the unprintable edge on home printers. To print the online version with your entries in it, use the Print this sheet button, which prints only the sheet and none of the page around it. More on printing.

Questions

Where does the value come from?

From you. Look at recent sales for the same edition and condition, or leave it blank for digital games that cannot be resold. No prices are supplied.

How do I record free or bundled digital games?

Enter them with a cost of 0 so they count as owned and in the backlog without adding to the spend. Put the bundle or offer in the region column if it helps.

How does the platform count work?

Type a platform into the header field exactly as you write it in the table, and the platform column total counts the matching rows. Change the field to count another platform.

Where do I note condition?

Tick complete in box for physical copies with case, manual and inserts, and use the notes area for any damage. The collection storage register can hold fuller notes per item.