What is CheckpointDB?
CheckpointDB is a game discovery and organization site for browsing games, saving personal collections, exploring shared collections, and building tier lists.
Help & FAQ
Practical help for using CheckpointDB. Collections live in a dedicated hub: community collections at /collections/community and personal collections at /collections/my-collections.
Getting Started
Do I need an account?
No account is needed to browse games, public collections, tier lists, help pages, or policy pages. Sign in when you want to save personal collections, create tier lists, or manage profile features.
Browsing Games
Where do I browse games?
Use the Games page at /games to search the database, scan discovery lists, and open game detail pages.
How do I browse by collection view?
Open /games for the main game browser, /collections/community for shared public collections, or /collections/my-collections for your personal collection workspace after signing in.
What information appears on game pages?
Game pages can include release date, platforms, developers, publishers, tags, screenshots, videos, similar games, series entries, completion-time data, and collections that include the game.
How do game pages connect to the rest of the site?
Game pages link into related games, public collections, personal collections when signed in, and other discovery surfaces so each game can act as a starting point for browsing.
Searching And Filtering Games
How do I find a specific game?
Use the search field in the header or on the Games page. Search results link directly to game detail pages.
Can I filter games?
The Games page includes browsing and filtering tools for discovery. Available filters may vary as the catalog and interface evolve.
How do I save a game?
Sign in, open a game page or game card action, then use the save/status or add-to-collection controls. Logged-out visitors can browse games but cannot save account-specific data.
What if I am not sure what to search for?
Start with discovery lists, platform pages, release calendar entries, community collections, or tier-list templates, then open games that look relevant.
Personal Collections
Where are my collections?
Personal collections live on the dedicated Collections page. Open /collections/my-collections while signed in to view and manage your own collections.
How do I create a collection?
Sign in, open /collections/my-collections, then use the create collection controls. Add games from search results, game pages, collection tools, or supported import flows.
Are personal collections public?
Collections can be private or public depending on visibility settings. Use collection controls to decide what you share.
Why do I need to sign in?
Personal collections are saved to your account, so CheckpointDB needs a signed-in profile before it can show or update your saved collection workspace.
Community Collections
Where are community collections?
Community collections live on the dedicated Collections page. Open /collections/community to browse public collections from other users.
Can logged-out visitors view community collections?
Yes. Public community collections can be browsed without an account. Copying, editing, saving, or creating collections requires sign-in.
Is there a separate Collections page?
Yes. Open /collections for the hub, with links to community lists, personal lists, genres, series, and player picks.
What happened to old collection links?
Old /games/collections links redirect to the matching dedicated /collections page. Existing collection detail links continue to resolve through /collections/[id].
What are Player Picks?
Player Picks and community collection views highlight public lists and themed groupings that can help you find games through other players’ organization choices.
Tier Lists
What are tier lists?
Tier lists let you rank games inside custom tiers, copy public templates, and publish finished rankings when you want to share them.
How do I create or copy a tier list?
Open /tier-lists, choose a starter template or create flow, sign in, then copy the template or build a new list. You can keep it private while editing and publish it when ready.
Can I use templates?
Yes. The Tier Lists page includes official starter templates built from real CheckpointDB games plus public community templates when available.
What kinds of templates are supported?
Starter templates can cover genres, franchises, platforms, backlog planning, and play-next decisions. Examples include Zelda, Final Fantasy, Soulslike, Steam Deck, Switch, co-op, and backlog priority templates.
Do I need an account to view tier lists?
No. You can browse public templates and published tier lists while logged out. Sign in when you want to copy, create, save, or publish your own lists.
Accounts And Profile
What can I manage from my profile?
Profile areas can show your public activity, public collections, saved games, and account settings depending on your privacy choices.
How do I change privacy settings?
Use profile or account settings after signing in. Public profile details only show when visibility settings allow them.
How do public profiles work?
Visitors can only see profile information, collections, and tier lists that your settings and publish controls expose publicly. Private collections and account settings are not shown to logged-out visitors.
What can other people see?
Public profile visibility depends on your settings and whether collections or tier lists are published publicly. Private account data is not meant to appear in public browsing surfaces.
Privacy And Data
Where can I read privacy terms?
Use the footer links for Privacy, Cookies, Terms, DMCA, Refunds, and Contact.
Where does game data come from?
See the Data Sources page for how CheckpointDB uses third-party metadata and human-curated additions.
What is human-curated?
Help pages, policy pages, selected official templates, and any curator notes are reviewed site content. Game metadata, similar-game links, and discovery groupings may be metadata-driven.
Troubleshooting
A page looks empty. What should I do?
Refresh the page, check your connection, and try again. Some personalized areas require signing in before saved items can appear.
A game or collection looks wrong. Can I report it?
Yes. Use Contact or Feedback links in the footer and include the page URL plus what looks incorrect.
Why do some pages say no items are available?
Some community and personalized views depend on published user content or signed-in saved data. When there is not enough content yet, CheckpointDB should guide you back to games, starter templates, or public discovery pages.
Contact And Support
How do I contact CheckpointDB?
Use /contact for support requests, corrections, and general questions. Use /feedback for product suggestions.
Still Need Help?
Send page links, screenshots, or short descriptions of what went wrong. That makes support and corrections faster.