Letterboxd for games: what people mean, and what to use
"Letterboxd for games" means a place to log every game you play, rate it, write a short review and follow people whose taste you trust. Several services fit. Backloggd is the best known. Tier fits too, with letter grades from F to S and native mobile apps.
Last updated by the Tier team. We publish Tier, so treat the recommendation accordingly: the facts are checkable, the enthusiasm is ours.
What the phrase actually asks for
Letterboxd works because four things sit in one place: a clean entry for every film, a diary you fill in seconds, short reviews that read like conversation, and lists you make for fun. The rating is almost secondary. What people remember is the feed of friends reacting to the same thing.
Asking for the same thing for games means asking for those four pieces, applied to a much messier catalogue: remasters, editions, add-ons and platforms all point at the same title. A tracker that cannot fold those together turns your diary into duplicates.
Which services fit the description
| Letterboxd habit | Tier | Backloggd |
|---|---|---|
| A diary you fill in seconds | Yes, in the app or on the web. | Yes, in the browser. |
| A rating everyone understands | Letter grades from F to S, stored as a score out of ten. | Five stars in half star steps, according to its website. |
| Short reviews you actually read | Yes, with a public review feed. | Yes. |
| Lists made for fun | Yes, and members can vote each game into a grade. | Yes, ranked and unranked. |
| A phone app | Native iOS and Android. | Browser only as of September 2026. |
| Something Letterboxd does not do | Battles: two games, one community vote. Plus price comparison per game. | No equivalent feature as of September 2026. |
Why grades instead of stars
Films settled on stars decades ago. Games did not: players argue in tiers, and everyone already knows what putting a game in S means, or in F. Tier takes that vocabulary seriously. You rate from 0 to 10 in half points, and the score is displayed as a letter, from a hard F to a crowned S.
The practical difference shows up in lists. A five star average flattens disagreement; a grade forces a call. That is also why lists on Tier can be voted on by their members, and why two games can be sent into a Battle when a thread refuses to settle.
Who should pick which
Want the biggest existing crowd and a star scale identical to Letterboxd? Backloggd is the closer copy, and we said as much on our Tier vs Backloggd page. Want the same habits on your phone, with grades, Battles and an interface in your language? That is Tier.
Either way, start by looking at real pages rather than promises: the catalogue, the reviews, the community lists and the ranked hubs are all public and need no account.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an official Letterboxd for games?
No. Letterboxd covers films and, as of September 2026, has not launched a games product. The phrase is a comparison invented by players, and several independent services aim at it, including Backloggd, Grouvee and Tier.
Is Tier a Letterboxd for games?
That is the closest short description: a diary, ratings, reviews, lists and a feed of people you follow, applied to video games. The main departure is the scale, which uses letter grades from F to S rather than stars.
Do I need an account to read anything?
No. Game pages, reviews, lists and the ranked hubs are public and readable without signing in. An account is only needed to log a game, rate it, write a review or follow someone.
Does it handle remasters and editions properly?
Yes. Editions, remasters and add-ons are folded under their parent game, so logging a definitive edition does not create a second entry in your diary, and a game page shows the whole family rather than fragments.
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Also worth reading: Backloggd alternatives. Version française : un Letterboxd pour les jeux vidéo.