Alternatives to GameVault
A self-hosted gaming platform for storing and sharing your own DRM-free game collection. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
GameVault
A self-hosted gaming platform for storing and sharing your own DRM-free game collection.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as GameVault.
Retrom
A self-hosted game library manager and launcher built around emulation and retro game collections.
Retrom is free and open source, self-hosted with Docker and Nix packaging, and centres on emulation and retro collections rather than DRM-free PC games.
RomM
Self-hosted web ROM library with in-browser play.
RomM is open source under AGPL-3.0 and serves a self-hosted web ROM library with in-browser play and save sync, rather than DRM-free PC game downloads.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Playnite
A Windows game library manager that pulls Steam, Epic, GOG, Battle.net, Ubisoft and emulated games into one interface.
itch
The desktop app for itch.io, which installs, updates and launches the indie games you bought or downloaded free.
GOG Galaxy
DRM-free games store and unified library that also pulls in other platforms.
LaunchBox
Windows game launcher and database with a couch-friendly Big Box mode.
