FAQ
General
The Universal Game Launcher is a lightweight alternative game launcher to store-bound clients like Steam, GOG Galaxy or Epic Games Launcher and other tools like LaunchBox or D-Fend.
With this tool, you can organize your games and applications, list them neatly and in a modern way, and connect them to an executable file on your PC to start them directly.
We’re not entirely satisfied with the other launchers on the market. With some, it’s annoying that the first thing you see is a shop and ads. With some, you’re simply overwhelmed by the sheer number of options, and some simply look too much like 1998. With some tools, you can’t add ancient DOS games.
And soo we thought: Let’s do it ourselves.
At first, we just wanted to be able to visually configure DOS games via DOSBox, display them in a modern way, and launch them with one click. Then came the other game profiles, then the organizational features, then more views, and so on.
And now we have another launcher: the universal game launcher.
Of course, there’s a free version. It just has a few fewer features and a limit on the number of games you can add. Otherwise, it’s fully functional.
Yes! All DOSBox features are included in the free version. Forever.
No. Emulators like DOSBox and ScummVM are not included. You’ll need to download and install them yourself.
You can then add the path to the emulator’s executable file to the Universal Game Launcher.
Troubleshooting
Then you have to run the application as an administrator before the update.
- Run the application as administrator and perform the update again.
- Or install the application for your user only and the update as well.