A free game tracker with HowLongToBeat and Metacritic built in

Track your games and backlog

• Six statuses

  Mark games as Playing, Backlog, or Wishlist — and once you’re done, Played, 100% Completed, or Shelved (started, then set aside).

• Ratings and reviews

  Rate games from half a star to five stars and write reviews of up to 5,000 characters, with a spoiler tag that blurs the text for other readers.

• Custom lists

  Build named lists, public or private, with descriptions and drag-and-drop ordering. Other players can like public lists, and popular lists are featured for discovery.

• Sort, filter, and bulk edit

  Sort a collection by date added, your rating, IGDB score, name, or release year, filter it by rating, and move or remove many games at once.

Everything about a game on one page

No more opening five tabs to decide whether a game is worth your time.

• How long to beat

  HowLongToBeat completion times for Main Story, Main + Sides, and Completionist. Multiplayer-only games show a single Vs. figure.

• Metacritic scores

  The Metacritic critic Metascore and user score. Tap either one to read that game’s reviews on Metacritic.

• Video reviews and media

  YouTube video reviews play right on the page, alongside trailers, gameplay videos, and screenshots.

• Game details

  Summary, genres, platforms, release date, similar games, and developer and publisher pages with their full catalogs — powered by IGDB.

• Where to buy

  Links to Steam, the Epic Games Store, GOG, itch.io, the PlayStation Store, the Xbox Store, and the Nintendo eShop, plus official sites, wikis, and community links.

• What players are saying

  Reviews and posts about the game from other GameShelf players.

Steam integration

Link your Steam account and let GameShelf do the data entry.

• Import what you’ve played

  Steam games you’ve played for at least 75% of their HowLongToBeat main-story time are added as Played. Games where you’ve unlocked every Steam achievement are marked 100% Completed.

• Wishlist sync

  Your Steam wishlist comes over to GameShelf, and wishlisted games you’ve since bought move to your Backlog. Turn on automatic daily sync to keep it current.

• Backlog suggestions

  GameShelf looks through the Steam games you own but haven’t tracked yet, ranks them by a blend of Metascore, IGDB rating, and how little you’ve played them, and lets you pick which to add to your backlog.

• Owned on Steam

  Game pages show when you already own a game on Steam, and how many hours you’ve put in.

Decide what to play next

• Play Next roulette

  Pick a pool — your backlog, your wishlist, Trending Now, All-Time Greats, Hidden Gems, or a favorite to replay — then a vibe (chill, adrenaline, story-rich, or mind-bender), a length based on HowLongToBeat hours (under 10, 10–25, or 25+), and how picky you are about ratings. Spin, and each result shows its HLTB hours and Metascore.

• Game Similarity Lookup

  Tap 3–5 games you love and get three recommendations you’ll probably love too, optionally leaving out games you already own.

Discover games

• Trending Now

  A momentum ranking that compares each game’s current player activity, community growth, and review activity against its own recent history — so it surfaces what’s rising, not just what’s always popular.

• Top Rated, Upcoming, New Releases

  Browse the best-rated games, new releases, and upcoming games grouped by month. A Watchlist tracks the unreleased games on your wishlist, and you’re notified when one comes out.

• Community highlights

  See what’s most played, most wishlisted, and sitting in the most backlogs across GameShelf.

Share your shelf

• Public profile

  Your shelf lives at gameshelf.net/u/yourname with your collection, favorite games, lists, and badges. You can make it private any time.

• Gamer title and share card

  GameShelf gives you a title based on your library — Backlog Hoarder, Completionist, Retro Romantic, and dozens more — and a shareable image card with your top genres and stats.

• Badges

  Unlock badges for milestones like your first 100% completion, a 100-game backlog, or tracking games across ten genres.

• Friends feed

  Follow other players to see what they start, finish, and rate. React, comment, and see how much of your taste you have in common.

Free, and works everywhere

• Free

  GameShelf is free to use. There’s no subscription and no paid tier.

• Any device

  It runs in any web browser on phone, tablet, or desktop, and can be installed to your home screen like an app.

• Quick sign-up

  Sign in with your Google account — there’s no separate password to create.