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==Operational systems supported== | ==Operational systems supported== | ||
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| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Windows 7 support|Arc=|Battle.net=Yes|Bethesda.net=Yes|Epic Store=Yes|Discord=Yes|GOG=Yes|Itch=Yes|Kartridge=Yes|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=No|Origin=Yes|Rockstar Social Club=Yes|Steam=Yes|Twitch=Yes|Uplay=Yes}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Windows 10 support|Arc=|Battle.net=Yes|Bethesda.net=Yes|Epic Store=Yes|Discord=Yes|GOG=Yes|Itch=Yes|Kartridge=Yes|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=Yes|Origin=Yes|Rockstar Social Club=Yes|Steam=Yes|Twitch=Yes|Uplay=Yes}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Linux Support|Arc=|Battle.net=Yes|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=No|Discord=Yes|GOG=Yes|Itch=Yes|Kartridge=No|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=No|Origin=No|Rockstar Social Club=No|Steam=Yes|Twitch=Yes|Uplay=No}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=OSX Support|Arc=|Battle.net=Yes|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=Yes|Discord=Yes|GOG=Yes|Itch=Yes|Kartridge=Yes|Mac Store=Yes|Microsoft Store=No|Origin=Yes|Rockstar Social Club=|Steam=Yes|Twitch=Yes|Uplay=No}} |
}} | }} | ||
==Store features== | ==Store features== | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table|content= |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature={{Abbr|Offline mode*|Defined as - whatever you can launch the game if you lost connection prior to logging in. Excluding games which are always online}}|Arc=|Battle.net=Limited|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=|Discord=|GOG=Yes|Itch=Limited|Kartridge=Yes|Mac Store=|Microsoft Store=|Origin=Yes|Rockstar Social Club=|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=Yes}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature={{Abbr|Offline launch*|Defined as whatever you can launch the game, after loosing a connection}}|Arc=|Battle.net=Limited|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=No|Discord=|GOG=Yes|Itch=Yes|Kartridge=Yes|Mac Store=|Microsoft Store=|Origin=Yes|Rockstar Social Club=|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=Yes}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Regional Pricing|Amazon=No|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=Yes|Discord=Yes|GOG=Limited|Humble=|Itch=Yes|Kartridge=No|Mac Store=|Microsoft Store=Yes|Origin=Yes|Rockstar Social Club=|Steam=Yes|Twitch=Yes|Uplay=Yes}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Simple refunds|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=No|Discord=No|GOG=Yes|Itch=No|Kartridge=|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=No|Origin=Yes|Rockstar Social Club=No|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=No}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Curators|Arc=|Battle.net=Yes|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=No|Discord=No|GOG=Yes|Itch=No|Kartridge=Limited|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=No|Origin=No|Rockstar Social Club=No|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=No}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Early Access|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=Fallout 76|Epic Store=Yes|Discord=No|GOG=Yes|Itch=No|Kartridge=|Mac Store=|Microsoft Store=Yes|Origin=No|Rockstar Social Club=No|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=No}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=DRM-free installers|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=No|Discord=No|GOG=Yes|Itch=Yes|Kartridge=No|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=No|Origin=No|Rockstar Social Club=No|Steam=No|Twitch=No|Uplay=No}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature={{Abbr|Demo Versions||Platform can feature demo version of the game, if developer wishes to upload it.}}|Arc=|Battle.net=|Bethesda.net=|Epic Store=|Discord=|GOG=No|Itch=|Kartridge=|Mac Store=|Microsoft Store=|Origin=|Rockstar Social Club=|Steam=Yes|Twitch=|Uplay=}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature={{Abbr|Trial Versions|Platform allows to try out games before buying, whatever it's manually activated trial or free weekend}}|Arc=|Battle.net=|Bethesda.net=|Epic Store=|Discord=|GOG=No|Itch=|Kartridge=|Mac Store=|Microsoft Store=|Origin=Yes|Rockstar Social Club=|Steam=Yes|Twitch=|Uplay=}} |
}} | }} | ||
==Game features== | ==Game features== | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table|content= |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Cloud saves|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=No|Discord=Yes|GOG=Yes|Itch=No|Kartridge=No|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=Limited|Origin=Yes|Rockstar Social Club=Yes|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=Yes}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Overlay|Arc=|Battle.net=Yes|Bethesda.net=Yes|Epic Store=Yes|Discord=Yes|GOG=Yes|Itch=No|Kartridge=No|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=Yes|Origin=Yes|Rockstar Social Club=Yes|Steam=Yes|Twitch=Yes|Uplay=No}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Native mods support|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=No|Discord=No|GOG=No|Itch=No|Kartridge=No|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=No|Origin=No|Rockstar Social Club=No|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=No}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Achievements|Arc=|Battle.net=Yes|Bethesda.net=Yes|Epic Store=No|Discord=No|GOG=Yes|Itch=No|Kartridge=Yes|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=Yes|Origin=Yes|Rockstar Social Club=Yes|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=Yes}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature={{Abbr|DRM-free executables*|Whatever the platform allows for distribution of DRM free executables.}}|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=Limited|Discord=Limited|GOG=Yes|Itch=Yes|Kartridge=Yes|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=No|Origin=No|Rockstar Social Club=No|Steam=Limited|Twitch=No|Uplay=No}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Version rollback|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=No|Discord=No|GOG=Yes|Itch=No|Kartridge=No|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=No|Origin=No|Rockstar Social Club=No|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=No}} |
}} | }} | ||
==Social features== | ==Social features== | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table|content= |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Name change|Arc=|Battle.net=Contact Support|Bethesda.net=Contact Support|Epic Store=1 per Fortnite|Discord=No|GOG=Limited|Itch=Limited|Kartridge=|Mac Store=|Microsoft Store=1 free|Origin=Yes|Rockstar Social Club=|Steam=Yes|Twitch=Yes|Uplay=Yes}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Friends list|Arc=|Battle.net=Region locked|Bethesda.net=Yes|Epic Store=Yes|Discord=Yes|GOG=Yes|Itch=No|Kartridge=|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=Yes|Origin=Yes|Rockstar Social Club=Yes|Steam=Yes|Twitch=Yes|Uplay=Yes}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Friends activity|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=No|Discord=Yes|GOG=Yes|Itch=No|Kartridge=|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=Yes|Origin=No|Rockstar Social Club=Yes|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=No}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Chat|Arc=|Battle.net=Yes|Bethesda.net=Yes|Epic Store=Yes|Discord=Yes|GOG=Yes|Itch=No|Kartridge=|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=Yes|Origin=Yes|Rockstar Social Club=Yes|Steam=Yes|Twitch=Yes|Uplay=Yes}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Customizable profile|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=No|Discord=No|GOG=Yes|Itch=No|Kartridge=|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=No|Origin=No|Rockstar Social Club=No|Steam=Yes|Twitch=Yes|Uplay=No}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Marketplace|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=No|Discord=No|GOG=No|Itch=No|Kartridge=|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=No|Origin=No|Rockstar Social Club=No|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=No}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Screenshot cloud|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=No|Discord=No|GOG=No|Itch=No|Kartridge=|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=|Origin=|Rockstar Social Club=No|Steam=Yes|Twitch=|Uplay=}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature={{Abbr|Community forums*|Not just something like phpBB installed somewhere there. Has to be tied more heavily to a game's store / launcher. Look at least GOG level.}}|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=No|Discord=No|GOG=Yes|Itch=No|Kartridge=|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=Yes|Origin=No|Rockstar Social Club=No|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=No}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Community guides|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=No|Discord=No|GOG=No|Itch=No|Kartridge=|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=No|Origin=No|Rockstar Social Club=No|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=No}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature={{Abbr|Game gifting*|Region restrictions may apply}}|Arc=|Battle.net=Yes|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=No|Discord=Yes|GOG=Yes|Itch=Yes|Kartridge=|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=Yes|Origin=No|Rockstar Social Club=No|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=No}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=User reviews|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=No|Discord=No|GOG=Yes|Itch=Yes|Kartridge=|Mac Store=|Microsoft Store=Yes|Origin=No|Rockstar Social Club=No|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=No}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Library sharing|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=No|Discord=No|GOG=Yes|Itch=|Kartridge=|Mac Store=|Microsoft Store=No|Origin=No|Rockstar Social Club=No|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=No}} |
}} | }} | ||
==Other features== | ==Other features== | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table|content= |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=TV Mode|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=No|Discord=No|GOG=No|Itch=No|Kartridge=|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=No|Origin=No|Rockstar Social Club=No|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=No}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Remote play|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=No|Discord=No|GOG=No|Itch=No|Kartridge=|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=|Origin=No|Rockstar Social Club=No|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=No}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=VR Support|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=No|Discord=No|GOG=No|Itch=No|Kartridge=|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=Yes|Origin=No|Rockstar Social Club=No|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=No}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Trading cards / Badges|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=No|Discord=No|GOG=No|Itch=No|Kartridge=|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=No|Origin=No|Rockstar Social Club=No|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=No}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Premium (subscription only) features|Arc=|Battle.net=|Bethesda.net=|Epic Store=|Discord=|GOG=No|Itch=No|Kartridge=|Mac Store=|Microsoft Store=|Origin=Yes|Rockstar Social Club=|Steam=No|Twitch=Yes|Uplay=}} |
}} | }} | ||
==Developer oriented== | ==Developer oriented== | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table|content= |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature={{Abbr|Opened submissions|Anyone can submit the game / it's not closed platform}}|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=Yes|Discord=Yes|GOG=Yes|Itch=Yes|Kartridge=Yes|Mac Store=Yes|Microsoft Store=Yes|Origin=Yes|Rockstar Social Club=No|Steam=Yes|Twitch=Yes|Uplay=No}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Matchmaking / master servers|Arc=|Battle.net=Yes|Bethesda.net=Yes|Epic Store=Yes|Discord=No|GOG=Yes|Itch=No|Kartridge=|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=Yes|Origin=Yes|Rockstar Social Club=Yes|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=Yes}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Account tied Anti-cheat|Arc=|Battle.net=Yes|Bethesda.net=|Epic Store=No|Discord=n/a|GOG=No|Itch=n/a|Mac Store=n/a|Microsoft Store=No|Origin=No|Rockstar Social Club=No|Steam=Yes|Twitch=n/a|Uplay=No}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Microtransactions support|Arc=|Battle.net=Yes|Bethesda.net=Yes|Epic Store=Yes|Discord=no|GOG=Yes|Itch=no|Kartridge=|Mac Store|Microsoft Store=Yes|Origin=Yes|Rockstar Social Club=Yes|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=Yes}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Inventory support|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=No|Discord=No|GOG=No|Itch=No|Kartridge=|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=No|Origin=No|Rockstar Social Club=No|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=No}} |
| − | {{ | + | {{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Cloud storage|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=Yes|Discord=no|GOG=Yes|Itch=no|Kartridge=|Mac Store=|Microsoft Store=Yes|Origin=Yes|Rockstar Social Club=Yes|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=Yes}} |
}} | }} | ||
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