Is Dungeon Logbook free?

Yes. Dungeon Logbook is free forever — no ads, no subscriptions, no paywalled features. Social features like public profiles will never be gated.

How is Dungeon Logbook different from Backloggd or HowLongToBeat?

Dungeon Logbook is built for RPG, Soulslike, and CRPG fans with a dark-fantasy interface inspired by Diablo 2. Unlike Backloggd, every social feature stays free forever. Unlike HowLongToBeat, the focus is on your personal journal rather than aggregated playtime data.

Can I track Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and handheld games?

Yes. Track games from any platform — PC, console, handheld, and tabletop — in a single library.

Do I need an account?

Yes. A free account keeps your library private and synced across devices. Sign-up takes seconds and requires only an email and password.

Is my game library private?

Private by default. You can optionally publish a public profile to share your gaming character sheet, but nothing is shared without your explicit consent.

Where does the game data come from?

Game metadata — titles, cover art, release years, and platforms — is sourced from RAWG, a community-maintained video game database.

Dungeon Logbook

Comparison

Dungeon Logbook vs Backloggd

Backloggd is the largest social game journal on the web — a Letterboxd-style platform with reviews, lists, and a huge community. Dungeon Logbook is a smaller, opinionated alternative built for RPG, Soulslike, and CRPG fans who care about how their tools feel. This page is an honest comparison; we'll tell you when Backloggd is the better choice.

At a glance

Feature	Dungeon Logbook	Backloggd
Price	Free forever, written in our docs	Free, Patreon-funded
Identity	Dark-fantasy interface built for RPG fans	Generic Letterboxd-style web UI
Focus	Personal journal + character sheet	Social reviews + lists + ratings
Community size	Small, growing	Large, established
Public profile	Auto-generated character sheet with class, titles, sigil	Standard activity feed and lists
Cross-platform tracking	PC, console, handheld, tabletop — one library	PC, console, handheld
Open about monetization	Affiliate + donations, no subscriptions ever (public commitment)	Patreon, no paywalled features

Identity is the biggest difference

Backloggd looks like every other modern web app — clean, light, generic. Dungeon Logbook is a deliberate dark-fantasy product. Diablo 2-inspired panels. Rarity-colored game ratings. AvQest title typography. A 'character sheet' profile with auto-derived class titles like 'The Completionist' or 'The Hoarder'. If you're an RPG, Souls, or CRPG fan who picks tools by taste — Bear over Notes, Arc over Chrome, Linear over Jira — that's the lane we're in. If you don't care about aesthetic, Backloggd is the bigger network and serves you better.

Journal vs review aggregator

Backloggd has invested heavily in the social review layer: ratings, scores, lists, follows, feeds. It's a great place to read what other people think of a game. Dungeon Logbook puts the personal journal first. Your library is your story — your timeline of finished campaigns, dropped quests, and the long backlog. Reviews and ratings exist but they're for you, not for a public feed.

Free-forever, written down

Both apps are currently free. The structural difference is what's promised: we've publicly committed that the social and communication layer will never be paywalled, because gating those features defeats the point. Our monetization plan is donations plus affiliate links on game cards. The social baseline stays free, full stop.

Cross-platform and tabletop

Both track PC, console, and handheld games. We also support tabletop games in the same library because most RPG players have one foot in each world. If you keep your D&D campaign separate from your Elden Ring backlog, that won't matter; if you'd rather see them in one tome, we do that.

When Backloggd is the better choice

Use Backloggd if you want the largest active community, are deep into reading and writing reviews, want to follow other curators and discover games socially, or simply don't care about the visual aesthetic of your tracker. Their network effect is real and we won't pretend otherwise.

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Questions

Common questions about Backloggd

Is Dungeon Logbook a Backloggd clone?

No. We share the core 'log your games' concept the way any tracker does, but the audience, aesthetic, and product focus are different. Backloggd is a generalist social-first review platform; Dungeon Logbook is a personal journal for RPG-focused players who want the tool to feel like part of their hobby, not just a database.

Can I import my Backloggd library?

Not yet. CSV import is on the roadmap. For now, you can re-add games via our RAWG-powered search — most titles are one click.

Why would I switch if Backloggd has more users?

You probably wouldn't, unless the aesthetic and free-forever positioning matters to you. Many users keep both — Backloggd for social discovery, Dungeon Logbook as their personal tome.

Will Dungeon Logbook ever add reviews and follows?

Possibly — a lightweight version, focused on RPG/Souls/CRPG discussions rather than a global feed. Whatever ships, the free-forever rule applies.

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