Video Game Wheel
The video game wheel picks something from your backlog, which is the only practical way through a library that grows every time there is a sale.
Eight slices aimed at the backlog problem rather than at genres, because for most players the question is not what kind of game they want, it is which of the ninety they own deserves tonight.
Sales built this problem. Games are cheap and time is not, so libraries grow at a rate no one can play through, and past a certain size the library stops being a menu and becomes a source of low-level guilt. The usual result is reopening something familiar, which is fine occasionally and a rut permanently.
"Whatever is installed already" is on the wheel for a reason worth stating: a hundred-gigabyte download is often the entire barrier, and honouring what is installed gets you playing tonight rather than tomorrow.
Streamers use a variant of this live, letting chat watch the wheel decide the next session. It removes the accusation of ignoring requests, and it makes the decision itself into content.
Video Game Wheel — questions
How do I use this on my actual backlog?
Replace the slices with real titles — ten or so you genuinely intend to play. A wheel of games you feel you ought to play gets overruled the first time it lands on one you were avoiding.
Why is "whatever is installed" on the wheel?
Because a hundred-gigabyte download is often the whole barrier. Honouring what is already installed means you play tonight instead of scheduling it for tomorrow.
Can streamers use this on stream?
Yes, and it works well. Letting chat watch the wheel choose the next session removes the accusation of ignoring requests, and Live Spin lets viewers see the same result at the same moment.