01. A new game (released within the past year)

Late JAN-Late FEB

02. An old game (released 10+ years ago)

Late FEB-Early MAR

03. A really old game (released 20+ years ago)

Late APR-Early MAY

04. An ancient game (released 30+ years ago)

Late MAR-Late MAR

05. A time sink (50+ hours)

Early APR-Mid APR

06. A quick completion (less than an hour)

Late MAR-Late MAR

07. A game you got for free

08. A game you've been wishing and waiting for

Mid JUL-Early SEP

09-1. A remake or remaster of a game
09-2. A game that received new translations to other languages some time after its initial release

Late JAN-Late FEB

10. A game with 6+ endings

11. A collection of games

Early JAN-Mid NOV

12. A game recommended to you by someone else

Mid JUN-Early JUL

13. A game whose title could describe your life

14-1. A game with an alliterative title
14-2. A game whose title contains the name of a color
14-3. A game whose title starts with a number

15. A game that heavily focuses on flight

Mid APR-Mid APR

16. A game from a genre you don't usually play

Early JUL-Early JUL

17. A game that is themed around dogs or cats

Late NOV-Late NOV

18-1. A game that features multiple genres, or is a mashup of different genres
18-2. A visual novel or text-based game

Late APR-Late APR

19. A game where you play as an antihero or a villain

Mid OCT-Early NOV

20-1. A game set in a historical time period
20-2. A game set in the far future

Mid MAY-Mid JUN

21. A game with a female protagonist

Early MAR-Early MAR

22. A game without any humans

Mid FEB-Late APR

23. A game where you play as a robot or an alien

24. An arcade-style high score game

Early APR-Early APR

25-1. A game set in a world you would like living in
25-2. A game whose protagonist you would want to be friends with

Mid SEP-Early OCT

26. A game where you play as a bug or an aquatic creature

Early SEP-

27. A game that was adapted from another medium (book, movie, etc.) or a game that has been adapted into another medium

Mid AUG-Late AUG

28. A game you watched someone else play first (partially or in full)

Early AUG-Early AUG

29. Another person’s favorite game

30. A game with a diverse cast

Early SEP-Mid OCT

31. A cornerstone to gaming culture

32. A game that starts with the same first letter as in your username (if your username doesn’t contain letters, pick a random letter)

33-1. A “threequel” (third part of a series)
33-2. A spin-off game

Late NOV-Late NOV

34. A bright and cheerful game

Mid MAR-Mid MAR

35. A game containing a real or fictional religion

Mid SEP-Mid SEP

36. A game that heavily features either fire or ice

37. A game that heavily features money, gold, or economics

38. A game with a subtitle

Late OCT-Mid NOV

39. A game that surprised you

Late SEP-Mid OCT

40. A post-apocalyptic game

Early SEP-Mid SEP

41. A game with a short title (4 letters or less)

Late NOV-Late NOV

42. A game that had a red retirement rating on HLTB when you started playing it (10% or higher)

43. A game that one of your favorite artists worked on (artist, developer, musician, voice actor/actress, etc.)

44-1. A game you previously retired or put on hold
44-2. A game that you have beaten before and are replaying

Early DEC-

45. A game that is on someone else’s HLTB 2024 Gaming Challenge List

46-1. A studio's very first game
46-2. A studio's most recent game (at the time when you started playing the game)

Early OCT-Early NOV

47. A game that had its HLTB times on a purple/red/gray background at the time you started playing it (color indicates the amount of submitted playtimes, red = low amount, gray = zero)

Mid JUL-Mid JUL

48. A game that has been a HLTB Game of the Month

Late FEB-Early MAR

49. A game listed on the HLTB stats page, or the stats page filtered for a single platform

Early MAR-Late MAR

50. A game chosen by the HLTB randomizer