Backlog Beacon
Backlog Beacon is a web app for organizing video game collections across platforms.
What Backlog Beacon is
Backlog Beacon is a web app for organizing video game collections across platforms. Users can mark games as played, in progress, or waiting in a queue, while records can include ratings, notes, hours played, and completion dates. Search and filters sort collections by platform, genre, status, and other criteria. Existing libraries can be imported from Darkadia or other sources, and collection data can be exported at any time. Bulk edit and delete operations are listed, along with an interactive 3D beanstalk visualization built with Babylon.js. The app is open source, and Kokokino invites contributions and feature requests. Backlog Beacon is included in Kokokino’s Base Monthly subscription; users must sign up and subscribe to access the browser-based apps. The repository identifies it as a Kokokino Hub spoke app using the Hub for authentication and billing. Self-hosting requires Meteor 3+, Node.js 22+, and a running Kokokino Hub instance.
Good
- Tracks statuses, playtime, and completion dates
- Imports and exports collection data
- Searches and filters by multiple fields
- Supports bulk editing and deletion
- Open-source project with contribution invitations
Watch out
- No free plan
- Requires Kokokino Base Monthly subscription
- No mobile apps
- Self-hosting needs Kokokino Hub and current runtimes
Who it suits
It suits players who want cross-platform collection, status, playtime, and completion tracking in a browser. Open-source users and prospective self-hosters can use the listed contribution or deployment options.
Verdict
Backlog Beacon offers detailed collection tracking with import, export, filtering, and visualization tools. Access depends on Kokokino’s subscription, while self-hosting has specific prerequisites and there are no mobile apps.
Plans and prices
From Backlog Beacon's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Base Monthly | — | — |
The facts
Each one read from Backlog Beacon's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- 3D visualization
- The repository describes an interactive 3D beanstalk visualization built with Babylon.js.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Access
- Kokokino says users must sign up and subscribe to its base monthly subscription to play its apps.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Availability
- Backlog Beacon is listed as included in the Base Monthly subscription.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Bulk editing
- The repository lists bulk edit and delete operations.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Collection details
- The repository lists ratings, notes, hours played, and completion dates as collection fields.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Collection statuses
- The app lets users mark games as played, in progress, or waiting in a queue.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Export
- Users can export their collection data at any time.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Game status
- Games can be marked as played, in progress, or waiting in a queue.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Import
- Users can import an existing library from Darkadia or other sources.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Backlog Beacon is open source, and the maker invites contributions and feature requests.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Backlog Beacon organizes and tracks video game collections across platforms.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Search and filters
- The repository says users can filter and search their collection by platform, genre, status, and other criteria.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting requirements
- The repository lists Meteor 3+, Node.js 22+, and access to a running Kokokino Hub instance as prerequisites.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Subscription
- Backlog Beacon is included in Kokokino's Base Monthly subscription.checked 7 Oct 2026
Money
- Authentication and billing
- The Backlog Beacon repository describes it as a Kokokino Hub spoke app that uses the Hub for authentication and billing.checked 7 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser
- Kokokino says its games run directly in a web browser.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Browser access
- Kokokino says its games run directly in a web browser.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- Kokokino describes itself as an open-source cooperative where creative people build games and learn from each other.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Maker and headquarters
- The maker's site identifies Kokokino as an open-source cooperative; the opened pages do not state its headquarters or founding year.checked 7 Oct 2026
