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Game Launcher taking shape


Josh

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Aesthetics are important in a consumer-facing product like this. Your games should have the best possible presentation to the end user. With that in mind, I've revised the Game Launcher interface to be more content-focused. The same interface will be available on our site, and launching a game works exactly the same either way.

 

The program log has been hidden away since it is a "developer" thing most users don't need to mess with. It can be brought up by pressing F10.

 

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Interface looks pretty sweet. But... can we have some sort of indication what platform(s) the developers intend to support for their games?

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Interface looks pretty sweet. But... can we have some sort of indication what platform(s) the developers intend to support for their games?

The dev doesn't actually have to worry about it. All games will run on SteamOS automatically when it is enabled.

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The dev doesn't actually have to worry about it. All games will run on SteamOS automatically when it is enabled.

 

I disagree. As it stands there is still the need to recognize the platform to workaround some Linux specific issues, like mismatching key constants between operating systems and the simply non-functional window layout behavior.

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Looking 10 times better but I think the thumbnails on the home page might be a bit too small.

 

Also the clicking the image or name to launch without some hint is unexpected, I keep expecting it to go to a more info page instead of installing/playing game. I personally think dedicated Play buttons would be better and more obvious.

 

I really like how the featured game at the top is displayed with two clear buttons to Leave Feedback and Play.

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