If this sounds like you, having a spreadsheet to track progress and in-game resources can help.

How many gems are in Spyro 3?

Spreadsheets aren’t something every gamer needs to utilize, but they’re useful within certain contexts.

Dave the Diver, Moonlighter and Stardew Valley.

Here are a few games where using a spreadsheet just makes sense.

Have you found every color variation of your favorite furniture?

Do the details of the game’s flower breeding system seem too hard to commit to memory?

Satisfactory, Chrono Ark and Solium Infernum.

Perhaps you should probably track the turnip market or figure out the best money-making scheme.

All of these and more can be handled with the help of spreadsheets.

Using a spreadsheet for these types of games just makes sense.

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It’s fairly intuitive to take cues from the latter to make the former a more fun experience.

Fantasy football enthusiasts use spreadsheets all the time, so why not do the same when playing Football Manager?

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Spreadsheets are an excellent tool fortracking the statsof your team’s players.

It also enables you to compare players' real-life stats with those in the game for some fun trivia.

With each deck you build, a world of narrative possibilities unfolds.

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How many collectibles and heirlooms has your legacy family accumulated over the ages?

Without a reference tool, you might never know.

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Spreadsheets also come in handy when you’re attempting certain challenges, such asthe 100 baby challenge.

From finances to eligible Sims for your Sim to date, the tracking possibilities are pretty much endless.

Certain mods, such as those that alter the randomly assigned townie names, also require spreadsheets to create.

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Apart from tracking villager likes and dislikes, spreadsheets can also assist you once you gain accessto the cellar.

With a spreadsheet handy, you’ll never prematurely empty your casks again.

Is your zoo utilizing its budget efficiently?

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A spreadsheet will help you keep track of your expenses.

Want to check that your animals don’t eat each other?

You could make a sheet that tracks every species' preferred diet and what animals they get along with.

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