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{{Game launchers table/row|Feature={{Abbr|Preloading games|Platform allows you to preload games that you have preodered before the release of the game in order to be able to play them as quickly after the release as possible.}}|Arc=|Battle.net=|Bethesda.net=|Epic Store=No|Discord=|GOG=|Itch=|Kartridge=|Mac Store=|Microsoft Store=|Origin=|Rockstar Social Club=|Steam=Yes|Twitch=|Uplay=}}
 
{{Game launchers table/row|Feature={{Abbr|Preloading games|Platform allows you to preload games that you have preodered before the release of the game in order to be able to play them as quickly after the release as possible.}}|Arc=|Battle.net=|Bethesda.net=|Epic Store=No|Discord=|GOG=|Itch=|Kartridge=|Mac Store=|Microsoft Store=|Origin=|Rockstar Social Club=|Steam=Yes|Twitch=|Uplay=}}
 
{{Game launchers table/row|Feature={{Abbr|Incomplete download launch|Platform has systems that support distributing games in such way that you can launch them, while they are still downloading, provided the core files have been already downloaded.}}|Arc=|Battle.net=Yes|Bethesda.net=|Epic Store=No|Discord=|GOG=|Itch=|Kartridge=|Mac Store=|Microsoft Store=|Origin=Yes|Rockstar Social Club=|Steam=No|Twitch=No|Uplay=}}
 
{{Game launchers table/row|Feature={{Abbr|Incomplete download launch|Platform has systems that support distributing games in such way that you can launch them, while they are still downloading, provided the core files have been already downloaded.}}|Arc=|Battle.net=Yes|Bethesda.net=|Epic Store=No|Discord=|GOG=|Itch=|Kartridge=|Mac Store=|Microsoft Store=|Origin=Yes|Rockstar Social Club=|Steam=No|Twitch=No|Uplay=}}
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{{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Supports installing games from disk|Arc=|Battle.net=|Bethesda.net=|Epic Store=|Discord=No|GOG=Yes|Itch=|Kartridge=|Mac Store=No|Microsoft Store=No|Origin=Yes|Rockstar Social Club=Yes|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=}}
 
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==Other features==
 
==Other features==
 
{{Game launchers table|content=
 
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{{Game launchers table/row|Feature=Create installers from installed games|Arc=|Battle.net=No|Bethesda.net=No|Epic Store=No|Discord=No|GOG=No|Itch=No|Kartridge=|Mac Store=|Microsoft Store=|Origin=No|Rockstar Social Club=|Steam=Yes|Twitch=No|Uplay=}}
 
{{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=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=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}}

Revision as of 14:34, 16 February 2019

Operational systems

Feature Arc Games Launcher
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Bethesda.net Launcher
Epic Games Launcher
Discord
GOG.com key
Itch.io Client Kartridge Client
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Microsoft Store
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Rockstar Social Club
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Windows 7 support
Windows 10 support
Linux Support
OSX Support

Store features

Feature Arc Games Launcher
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Bethesda.net Launcher
Epic Games Launcher
Discord
GOG.com key
Itch.io Client Kartridge Client
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Microsoft Store
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Rockstar Social Club
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Offline mode*
Offline launch*
Regional Pricing
Simple refunds
Curators
Early Access
DRM-free installers
Demo Versions
Trial Versions
Preloading games
Incomplete download launch
Supports installing games from disk

Game features

Feature Arc Games Launcher
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Bethesda.net Launcher
Epic Games Launcher
Discord
GOG.com key
Itch.io Client Kartridge Client
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Microsoft Store
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Rockstar Social Club
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Cloud saves
Overlay
Native mods support
Achievements
DRM-free executables*
Version rollback

Social features

Feature Arc Games Launcher
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Bethesda.net Launcher
Epic Games Launcher
Discord
GOG.com key
Itch.io Client Kartridge Client
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Microsoft Store
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Rockstar Social Club
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Name change
Friends list
Friends activity
Chat
Customizable profile
Marketplace
Screenshot cloud
Community forums*
Community guides
Game gifting*
User reviews
Library sharing

Other features

Feature Arc Games Launcher
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Bethesda.net Launcher
Epic Games Launcher
Discord
GOG.com key
Itch.io Client Kartridge Client
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Microsoft Store
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Rockstar Social Club
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Create installers from installed games
TV Mode
Remote play
VR Support
Trading cards / Badges
Premium (subscription only) features

Developer features

Feature Arc Games Launcher
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Bethesda.net Launcher
Epic Games Launcher
Discord
GOG.com key
Itch.io Client Kartridge Client
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Microsoft Store
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Rockstar Social Club
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Opened submissions
Matchmaking / master servers
Account tied Anti-cheat
Microtransactions support
Inventory support
Cloud storage