Dustpile App Lets Steam Users Swipe Through Their Backlog Like a Dating App
Dustpile gamifies the chore of managing a Steam backlog by borrowing the frictionless swipe mechanic from dating apps, turning an overwhelming list into a quick decision-making tool.
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Indie developer Tolga Coşkun released Dustpile, a free web app that lets Steam users sort their unplayed games by swiping left or right, similar to Tinder. The app pulls from a user's Steam library or wishlist and shows game info like release date and average completion time to help decide what to play next.
Indie developer Tolga Coşkun has released Dustpile, a free web-based app that treats a Steam user's backlog like a dating app. After linking a Steam profile, unplayed games appear one at a time, and the user swipes left to ignore or right to save for later. On PC, the heart and cross buttons or keyboard arrow keys do the same job.
The app shows each game's release date and average completion time, so the decision is informed. Users can pull titles from their Steam library or wishlist, and within the library they can filter by unplayed, played less than two hours, or played less than ten hours. Saved titles go into a to-play list, and Dustpile can even compare two games head-to-head to narrow down which one to start next.
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