FROM: https://bryanhogan.com/blog/obsidian-gaming-backlog

Highlights

How it looks using way 1, the “Projects” plugin:

Obsidian game library view using the "Projects" plugin

How it looks using way 2, “dataview” plugin with custom styling via CSS snippets:

Obsidian game library view using the "Dataview" plugin

Using the “Projects” plugin

A simple way for managing your game entries is by using the “Projects” plugin.

Now you can click on the Open projects icon on the far left. You will get a view that should look somewhat like the following.

Obsidian Projects Table view

Using the “dataview” plugin with CSS snippets

Another way to display the game entries can be achieved by using the Dataview plugin and CSS snippets.

Then add the following code:

\`\`\`dataview
TABLE "![cover|20](" + cover + ")" AS "Cover", status
FROM "Games"
\`\`\`

How it should look in reading mode:

Obsidian game overview note dataview query in read mode

We will use two snippets: Cards and Wide Views.
Download them: Cards Snippet Download & Wide Views Snippet Download.

But we haven’t used the Wide Views CSS snippet yet. So what do we use it for? Well, for, for wide views!

Include wide-dataview (and make sure both CSS snippets are active in the settings) and voilà! Less wasted space, I think this makes this view much nicer.

\`\`\`dataview
TABLE "![cover|20](" + cover + ")" AS "Cover", status
FROM "Games"
WHERE status = "Playing"
\`\`\`
  • The Game Search Plugin. With it you can quickly make new game entries and automatically add metadata information such as release date, publisher, Metacritic score and more.

I don’t use the Game Search Plugin as I don’t find the information it adds useful, but I do use the Book Search Plugin.

My Notes