![]() Since this is GOG after all, it should come as no surprise you can find a link to the GOG Store. Your Friends also are important, as the Activity tab will let you see what not only you’ve played, but what your friends are playing, putting your game time and achievements on a leaderboard to compete passively with one another. This view not only shows your top ten games played by you, but the top ten games played by your friends and the connected platforms you’ve added. Then there’s the Recent section, which offers the coolest view on your games by far. You can even set bookmarks which act as a way to highlight games you’re playing at the moment for quick access in the left-side panel, or to start a group. You view your games by what’s only installed on your system, a Grid view (personal favorite), List view, adjust the size of the box art, and more. Maybe it’s as simply as alphabetically, or maybe it’s alphabetically and by platform. Once you’ve imported all your games from the integrations, you’ll want to sort them somehow. This is only the start, and it’s going to be really interesting to see how these integration options expand with more launchers, and expand with more usability to become feature-rich. I did notice some integrations are either missing, or at least in the works: Wargaming ( World of Tanks, World of Warships), and Arc ( Neverwinter, Torchlight Frontiers). Hopefully there will be an update to that. The only one I found to be wonky is the one as it doesn’t detect games as installed, even when they are. You can install, uninstall, and play games from them. Most of the integrations work flawlessly. Community-created Integrations (Manual):.Community-created Integrations (Popular): Epic Games Store, Origin, PlayStation Network, Steam, and Uplay.The Official GOG Integrations are: GOG.com (obviously) and Xbox Live. ![]() However, what makes this application work so well is in part thanks to its integrations API: So if you’re hoping you can just have all of your games without most of those “pesky” launchers installed, I’m sorry to disappoint. GOG Galaxy 2.0 doesn’t work without having the other launchers installed. It’s smartly designed that feels like a true home for all your games to live. It’s clean, platform agnostic, and overall a slick presentation that provides customization, and useful information. GOG Galaxy 2.0 is what I’ve wanted out of those apps, and more. Not even Steam, the launcher I’ve used the most felt like the place I wanted all of my games to live out of. And of course I’ve even used Steam to add non-Steam games, but the implementation feels half-baked. So I tried Rainway, an application mainly used to stream your games at home or while away, but it brings together all your games in a single view which it felt off despite its clean styles. I’ve tried programs like Playnite that promise to link all of your PC gaming libraries together, and they work reasonably well, but something didn’t feel right. ![]() If you’re invited, you’ll see the above in your inbox to get started. The application is in Closed Beta presently, and while it has a ways to go, all the important pieces are there to prove that GOG Galaxy 2.0 is a must-have launcher with a singular focus. But thankfully GOG Galaxy 2.0 handles it so well, you won’t think about the other launchers as they operate in the background. There’s an overwhelming sensation that there’s too many launchers to install, use, and manage - and that’s right, there are. That’s no doubt a feat unto its own, but its an achievement because they’ve done it. ![]() They promised an application that would not only be the launcher to unify all launchers, but it would also bring in your console games as well. By Scott Ellison II ( the moment GOG had announced GOG GALAXY 2.0 back in May, I knew it was going to be something special. ![]()
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