PC gaming's many launchers, reviewed for 2024: Steam still puts the rest to shame : pcgaming

[-] Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 38 points 9 months ago

If you're going to try and compete with something like Steam, you need to actually compete.

Most launchers are storefronts at best and nothing else. Often the buying experience isn't even good.

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[-] morrowind@lemmy.ml 14 points 9 months ago

It's weird how ruthlessly it tears down battle.net for its interface, but doesn't even mention it for steam

[-] Cossty@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

I like steam's UI. Only thing that I wish it was better is steam forum's UI. I wish it was more like lemmy, where you can better see who answered you. Other stores don't even have forums, except maybe for GoG, I'm not sure about that one.

[-] 50gp@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago

search for steam forums has the worst ui they could have possibly made, quotes of posts are completely fucked

[-] CybranM@feddit.nu 1 points 9 months ago

I generally agree with you but watch this video, it'll show what steam could look like

[-] Donut@leminal.space 5 points 9 months ago

It's kinda the same for EGS. They added a bunch of things like achievements, user scores and critic scores, but no mention of those.

This doesn't take away that it runs like a buggy mess sometimes. I just hate false equivalencies

[+] beckerist@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

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[-] ParetoOptimalDev@lemmy.today 5 points 9 months ago

Integrate with just about anything except Linux?

[-] rikudou@lemmings.world 5 points 9 months ago

While I liked it, the lack of controller support made me switch to Playnite back in my Windows gaming days.

[-] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Playnite is awesome. One of the few pieces of software I really miss having on the Linux side of things.

Once you have it set up, you truly have everything gaming in one launcher. Non-steam-VR platforms, emulators, etc.

And I liked the UI a lot better than Galaxy, too, but that's more subjective.

[-] savbran@feddit.it 1 points 9 months ago

Lutris is not a valid alternative for Linux?

[-] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 6 points 9 months ago

No. Lutris is an inconsistent mess of botched amateur level UX. I can barely stand to look at it after using Playnite.

I use steam for everything I can, and bottles to manage my wine environments for anything else.

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[-] Mini_Moonpie@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

EA App is not even a little bit better than Origin. Offline mode straight up doesn't work in the EA App, which has been reported so many times and ignored. You can't move your installation to another drive like you could with Origin. You can't gift games or DLC to your friends in the EA App like you could in Origin. EA apps sucks so much that when I recently purchased Mass Effect Legendary Edition for the ridiculous deal of 90% off (on Steam), and then remembered I would have to use the EA App to play it, I immediately refunded it. Given a choice, I would happily go back to Origin. I hate the EA App so much. It deserves a negative score.

[+] helenslunch@feddit.nl 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

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[-] HubertManne@kbin.social 3 points 9 months ago

yeah I mean who can compete with family share. wait what. one person being on means the library is unavailable????

[-] supermario182@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago

Ya I never understood that. I can understand that one game being locked while someone is playing, but everything is ridiculous

[-] DrFuggles@feddit.de 1 points 9 months ago

I've always thought that was something they had to put in place to place publishers. I mean, sharing is basically the same as stealing, right? So they had to make it really dumb in order for pubs to go along with it?

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[-] Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Steam always or lutris if push comes to shove

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