Alright so first of all, this is the first vn game that i liked, second, supported the creator immediately after a couple of hours of playing it, and lastly, I actually enjoyed the plot and the story is good also love the goddamn events with your child.
All i can say is i wish to see more of this game in the future and Thanks for the Great game dev! keep up the good work!
Aww, thanks! I really appreciate it - both the kind words and the support! :) I'm glad you're enjoying the game, and I hope you continue to enjoy everything I have planned for the future of CK!
"...regionalny do Krakowa przez Myslowice, Jaworzno Szczakowa..." haha, nice to hear my hometown shout out in the train announcement!
Anyway, great game more Annie/lact content please, maybe with other ladies and group stuff like Madison/Annie/Veronica/Pixie milk orgy scene always good to find
Yup! Every main girl (and most side girls) have planned pregnancy content :) For both story and mechanical reasons Chloe and Gwen's pregnancies have to wait until Act Three.
This does bring a point... Game could use something like "ingame changelogs" or some sort of tracker for side content.
I mean, any regular player that just jumps blindly into updates wouldn't have much of a clue what's new, all the leads and girls cards have been stuck on the "no more content" thing for months.
Hi! I played this game a while ago and deleted it but kept the saves just in case, However, now that i reinstalled it, if i put the saves back into the data folder, it doesn't do anything and nothing pops up. I tried putting the save folder and the insides of it in the save folder inside of data but it doesn't work, can i do anything for this or is my old saves gone bad?
So the fire that's west north west what am I supposed to do about it other than use endure? Because I know Jackie is in that direction but don't know what else to do
I love this game I'm glad I stuck with it for so long I think I started around 0.01.1 or something like that and now for the big ??? How many arks are you planning and are you planning a for a futa character?
Wow, you da real OG player! :) Thanks for sticking with CK for so long, I really appreciate it! The big Act Three kickoff starts very soon, so I hope you enjoy what I have planned!
There's going to be three arcs, plus an epilogue with branching endings. No futa character planned right now (although it's always an option on the monthly Patreon/Subscriberstar polls) but I'm considering doing a few specialised "DLC" packs (totally free) once the game is done that add controversial content like futas so that people can pick and choose their experience :)
It's your computer, I'm afraid. Couple of options:
1. Turn your computer off an on again. Sounds stupid, I know, but it solves 90% of reported issues.
2. Might be a headphone thing, weirdly. If you have headphones, try running the game with headphones plugged in and headphones unplugged. One of those might work.
Lastly, something screwy may be going on with your GPU so you can try changing the renderer. You can do this by:
Holding down Shift while starting Ren'Py, or pressing Shift+G once Ren'Py has started.
From the "Graphics Acceleration" menu that appears, choose the renderer to use.
Pixie's last outfit: apply all the Hallowe'en decorations to your room (bed, jack o lantern and witch poster) and then sleep. Might take a couple of nights to trigger :)
You buy upgrades in the same way as you buy any property - go to Jessica's office on a weekday afternoon, select the property listings, make sure you've bought the property and then buy the upgrade.
You can't at the moment no matter your strength or magic you'll probably have to wait until act 3 comes out which is why I'm assuming I can't figure out how to get pixie's last outfit but I'm sure it's doable right now unlike the Emma thing
Emma Cowgirl is basically a joke option. You're trying to get a mountain to ride you ;)
Pixie's last outfit: apply all the Hallowe'en decorations to your room (bed, jack o lantern and witch poster) and then sleep. Might take a couple of nights to trigger :)
Found this game on a forum, and thought it would be a fun, if forgettable experience. Little did I realize I was walking into one of the best damn visual novels I've ever played. 10/10, will be following development for the foreseeable future
Aww, thank you! That really means a lot to hear :) I'm glad you're enjoying the game, and I hope you continue to enjoy everything I have planned for the future!
You can find the witch by clicking on "EXPLORE" in the Outskirts map (the one with the farm) and, once you find an "empty" area (no events) just pay attention to the text hints :)
Aww, thanks! Hopefully the next major update is only a couple of weeks away! :)
And yes, huge thanks to CursedFlame91 for all the amazing help he's given me and the community - and a big thank you to the community, too, for being so awesome! That includes you ;)
Hey, thanks for the kind words - I'm glad you're enjoying the game :)
I will eventually be hiring people to translate the game into multiple languages, but only when it's out of alpha and nearly complete. Keep an eye out for upcoming announcements sometime next year, and I hope you apply!
Yooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! Let's go! I didn't get it the first few times so I thought there wasn't anything, but I'm glad I was wrong. Thank you so much :)
The only way to lose saves is to either manually delete them from both storage locations on PC, Mac or Linux, or delete the game if you're on Android (the game/SDK literally doesn't have the functions to do it itself). In these cases you can't recover them, sadly.
In case you want to check, the saves are located at:
For some reason, I can"t find anything in my PC called AppData. Is it possible that running the game from the Itch.io app has caused it to be somewhere else or some other unforeseen problem? I am sorry for any headache I am/ may cause.
How do I update the game on mobile, do I have to delete the old version and install the new one? Will it use my save file or I have to start again? Great game btw
Aaalrightyyy~ I HAVE SAT THROUGH THE ENTIRE MAIN MENU MUSIC AND JUST VIBED TO IT. Also, I think pixie wants my ice cream again...NOT THAT ICE CREAM YOU PERV Edit: When we gonna help 'lady of the lake' with the marina area, that poor lady all alone, it may be a game but its still sad when you understand loneliness
The theme song is an absolute banger, for sure. Make sure to support the artist!
Lady of the Lake will be getting her Marina visit event very soon. It's one of the few remaining side content events I need to do before we can (finally!) move on to Act Three :)
What Cursed said :) Maven is a small presence in Act Two, but will become a much larger one in Act Three. And yes, sex scenes with her are definitely planned!
I downloaded it for the Lewdness and hornyness, But stayed for the storytelling and obviously the "PLOT". This is one of the first "hentai" types of games or whatever the genre it's called, And I must say it's one of the best I've played so far (Hentai speaking of course) . I managed to Complete the latest Update, with all the Side stories completed and I will Stay for the Main One.
I do have Something that I do hope they include, And that's maybe like an Auto Reader type of thing, Where the Text continues after a few seconds of it being up. It would really help with the "Plot related Scenes" (As I like to read what they say).
Also, it would be kinda cool to have like at the end of the game or on the computer if you wanna cheat, To be able to use the "Shatter" or "Awaken" Power on any Of the girls just to see what they do or how they will change or something like that.
Other than that a Solid 9/10 Storytelling and "Plot" Type of game would play again.
The auto-scroll text is a native thing on RenPy. But you have to activate the quickmenu to access it. It's turned off by default in preferences.
Someone asked a few days ago if Arc could add a way to switch Awaken and Shatter. In terms of the game itself, no. Not sure about a laptop cheat... But then people would start asking for switches on every major choice and that pretty much ends up making the choices feel even more pointless than they already are.
Hey, thanks for the kind words - I'm glad you're enjoying the game! :)
For the autoscroll, as Cursed says, you can activate it by turning on the quick menu in preferences and then clicking "auto".
For switching between Awaken/Shatter, even as an end-of-game laptop cheat, I doubt it'd be possible, I'm afraid. I'm a solo dev, and creating that many branching switches, dialogues, renders and so on would be an astronomical amount of work. I'd quite like to finish CK at some point before I die, so I can move on to the sequels and other games ;)
The way Android works you usually need between two to three times as much storage space as the game requires to install it, so it may be a storage issue! Make sure you have at least 6GB free and see if that works :)
There was also a concept for them being a type of "content gatekeep". Like, having that quirk would unlock more scenes like it, but right now there's nothing.
How do I unlock more of the costumes? Is there more unlocked the farther in the story you get? Cause I only need one or two more for a couple characters
On android, download the apk again and install it as an update.
On Windows/Mac/Linux you also have to download the entire game again. But you have the option of using the itch.io launcher to download the game and it will update it in a manner similar to other game launchers like Steam and Epic.
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Alright so first of all, this is the first vn game that i liked, second, supported the creator immediately after a couple of hours of playing it, and lastly, I actually enjoyed the plot and the story is good also love the goddamn events with your child.
All i can say is i wish to see more of this game in the future and Thanks for the Great game dev! keep up the good work!
Aww, thanks! I really appreciate it - both the kind words and the support! :) I'm glad you're enjoying the game, and I hope you continue to enjoy everything I have planned for the future of CK!
There's mention of fish girl(s) but i only remember the one in the lake in the mountains... where can i find the other(s)? Thank you in advance.
The only other one is found in the nexus.
How do you find her?
Type "whistle" in the key section
"...regionalny do Krakowa przez Myslowice, Jaworzno Szczakowa..." haha, nice to hear my hometown shout out in the train announcement!
Anyway, great game more Annie/lact content please, maybe with other ladies and group stuff like Madison/Annie/Veronica/Pixie milk orgy scene always good to find
On "extras">" side girls" how do I unlock the girl on Molly's right and the "others" girls?
To the right of Molly in the gallery...
That's the girl we refer to as the "Nun Puppet". You may remember her from the ending of act 1.
Anyway, she appears in the eldritch part of the main story.
Chastity will offer you relief(?) and if you refuse you miss the scene.
Maybe you did see it and the gallery didn't unlock, you can use the laptop cheat for that, the system is quite wonky.
In the "others" section, the only entry is part of the magic training with the goblin witch.
The second power you unlock with her.
So I didn't unlock it because of game's bug? Well, thank you.
do you plan on making gwen and chloe pregnant too?
Yup! Every main girl (and most side girls) have planned pregnancy content :) For both story and mechanical reasons Chloe and Gwen's pregnancies have to wait until Act Three.
v0.16.1 - How do I get Chloe's 7th (and last, so far) outfit?
Go to Chloe's room on any weekend morning :)
so i downloaded the laest version but i cant find any new content. where is it?
the version i had before this one was 15.4
The changelogs detail all the new content.
This does bring a point...
Game could use something like "ingame changelogs" or some sort of tracker for side content.
I mean, any regular player that just jumps blindly into updates wouldn't have much of a clue what's new, all the leads and girls cards have been stuck on the "no more content" thing for months.
Agreed.
Do you download the windows version?
yes
Hi! I played this game a while ago and deleted it but kept the saves just in case, However, now that i reinstalled it, if i put the saves back into the data folder, it doesn't do anything and nothing pops up. I tried putting the save folder and the insides of it in the save folder inside of data but it doesn't work, can i do anything for this or is my old saves gone bad?
What OS are you on? Depending on your device, you have to put your saves in different locations.
ANDROID:
Android/data/com.domain.corruptedkingdoms/saves
PC:
PC > Local Disk (usually C:) > Users > USERNAME > AppData > Roaming > RenPy > CorruptedKingdoms-1547378918
LINUX:
~/. renpy/CorruptedKingdoms/
MAC:
~/Library/RenPy/CorruptedKingdoms/
Android of course and yes, I put it in the right place. Nothing seems to work.
Maybe, try to play the game a little and save. Then find the saved files. Replace the files with your backup.
how do we get the endless air?
Main story, eldritch lead.
Coincidentally that's also how you meet the other fish girl, since she gives you the power.
Is something supposed to happen once you get the fish girls together? it keeps telling me to wait
Nah, Arc is a dingus and doesn't like making things clear for the end user.
They don't get any more content, if anything happens it will be on act 3.
Luckily, it seems like we might be on act 3 before we hit 0.17.0
Thanks
Hey the android download is a .zip file and I cant open it. Is this intentional? If so could you tell me how I can access it?
Download zarchiver click in the file and extract the apk and you should get the android download
Thank you kind sir
Unfortunately this is something that Itch just does sometimes, and nobody knows why :/ The solution that GP1271 will work :)
So the fire that's west north west what am I supposed to do about it other than use endure? Because I know Jackie is in that direction but don't know what else to do
And as of right now all I can do is the scene with samantha for saving her
The burning building is part of Roxy's story.
You won't be able to do much until you progress Roxy's story (the hint will tell you to explore in town)
Oh ok well at least I have endure so I should be able to there anything else I need?
have pregnancy?
yeah
Go to the nexas in a few days after unlocking it for the mansion and have done it with every girl that can get pregnant
:OOOO
I love this game I'm glad I stuck with it for so long I think I started around 0.01.1 or something like that and now for the big ??? How many arks are you planning and are you planning a for a futa character?
Wow, you da real OG player! :) Thanks for sticking with CK for so long, I really appreciate it! The big Act Three kickoff starts very soon, so I hope you enjoy what I have planned!
There's going to be three arcs, plus an epilogue with branching endings. No futa character planned right now (although it's always an option on the monthly Patreon/Subscriberstar polls) but I'm considering doing a few specialised "DLC" packs (totally free) once the game is done that add controversial content like futas so that people can pick and choose their experience :)
Is my computer fucked or is the latest update broken? It shows the text but not the images.
It's your computer, I'm afraid. Couple of options:
1. Turn your computer off an on again. Sounds stupid, I know, but it solves 90% of reported issues.
2. Might be a headphone thing, weirdly. If you have headphones, try running the game with headphones plugged in and headphones unplugged. One of those might work.
Lastly, something screwy may be going on with your GPU so you can try changing the renderer. You can do this by:
Hope that helps!
How do I get Pixie's last outfit?
Answered below, but I'll copy-paste here :)
Pixie's last outfit: apply all the Hallowe'en decorations to your room (bed, jack o lantern and witch poster) and then sleep. Might take a couple of nights to trigger :)
thanks
Do I have to put them up again because it doesn't look like it's working even after getting the dungeon oh wait do I have to talk to Cloe 1st?
For Pixie you don't need the dungeon, just put up the decorations and sleep a few nights.
For Gwen and Jessica you need the dungeon, check at night with the decorations on.
Chloe has a costume but it's not really halloween related.
You just check her room on a weekend after progressing her and Jessica's stories a little.
I can't buy the upgrades of the bar and i don't know how to unlock it wich is not cool because it lock my advancement in the adventure
You buy upgrades in the same way as you buy any property - go to Jessica's office on a weekday afternoon, select the property listings, make sure you've bought the property and then buy the upgrade.
how do i cowgirl emma. whenever i try i failed. is there something to do?
You can't at the moment no matter your strength or magic you'll probably have to wait until act 3 comes out which is why I'm assuming I can't figure out how to get pixie's last outfit but I'm sure it's doable right now unlike the Emma thing
all this time was a joke and i have been trying from about 6 private updates to do that😂😂😂. always thinking what it feels to f*ck a mountain 🤣
Lol
Emma Cowgirl is basically a joke option. You're trying to get a mountain to ride you ;)
Pixie's last outfit: apply all the Hallowe'en decorations to your room (bed, jack o lantern and witch poster) and then sleep. Might take a couple of nights to trigger :)
so I'm guessing it's never not going to just be a joke huh?
Well the joke is good if you're not actually trying to get her to do it without dying
I already know how many fans are slightly disappointed by it only being a joke mostly because they don't get it
I didn't get it until you said something and I will admit it was pretty funny the 1st time I tried
Found this game on a forum, and thought it would be a fun, if forgettable experience. Little did I realize I was walking into one of the best damn visual novels I've ever played. 10/10, will be following development for the foreseeable future
Aww, thank you! That really means a lot to hear :) I'm glad you're enjoying the game, and I hope you continue to enjoy everything I have planned for the future!
does any know hot increase magic how is the witch
You can find the witch by clicking on "EXPLORE" in the Outskirts map (the one with the farm) and, once you find an "empty" area (no events) just pay attention to the text hints :)
dose chloe have anymore fey forms of is it only bimbo and assasin?
Yep.
Not sure if she will get more forms any time soon.
Probably not
Is there anything that happens with the silent student after maxing the collage
No, she'll be important in the act 3 content for the college.
Same as the sword girl.
Well, now I'm interested in act 3, I was for some reason interested in her
This has to be my second favourite hentai game so far, huge thanks to the developers for bringing us mere mortals such a gaming experience.
Better than morbius, would recommend if I had friends
Developer singular, I'm afraid, but thank you! That really means a lot to hear :)
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to morb all over the next update.
thats even more spectacular if you are the only one.
PS: please put a morbius or amongus reference in the next update if you can
PPS: and maybe also a potato because you can never have enough potatoes.
PPPS: im sorry if i seem rude i just love potatoes
This is still my favorite +18 H game, and of course I'll be checking every week here, regardless if it's major or normal updates. Take your time, Arc.
Thanks Cursed Flames too for helping Arc and the community.
Aww, thanks! Hopefully the next major update is only a couple of weeks away! :)
And yes, huge thanks to CursedFlame91 for all the amazing help he's given me and the community - and a big thank you to the community, too, for being so awesome! That includes you ;)
is been awhile since i played this, still as good as it is, just abit confused to know what im doing like so much is new here 🤯😵🥴
I'm glad you're still enjoying it! Hopefully you can navigate all the new content okay ;)
😤👌
Question: How come you can't get anyone to dress up into different outfits in Act 2?
(Good game btw, keep up the good work)
Arc was experimenting in act 1, so some things don't carry over into act 2.
One of them is the outfits system, now it only affects sex scenes or specific scenarios.
Turns out it would be quite wonky to have the girls be like "Hang on, lemme change" every time you do a story event with them.
And making outfit alts for the events would be a headache, since this is not rendered in real time.
Very good game!
The scenario is not so bad, I liked it a lot! Can't wait for the next maj!
(It would be an honor to translate this game in french, I invite the creator to contact me on discord here --> Gizmauve / Maxime#4744)
Hey, thanks for the kind words - I'm glad you're enjoying the game :)
I will eventually be hiring people to translate the game into multiple languages, but only when it's out of alpha and nearly complete. Keep an eye out for upcoming announcements sometime next year, and I hope you apply!
Please, let us fuck with ard (accidentally or not)
I just think it'll be funny mostly
You kinda can already if you invite Hana to spend the night with you and the random roll goes a certain way... ;)
Yooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! Let's go! I didn't get it the first few times so I thought there wasn't anything, but I'm glad I was wrong. Thank you so much :)
Crazy
GAME STILL HECKING GOOD AF, THE STORY, PLOT, AND EVENTS AND I HOPE YOU STILL CONTINUE OR MAKE MORE GAMES LOOKING FORWARD
THANK YOU SO MUCH I DEFINITELY INTEND TO FINISH CK AND THEN IT'S ON TO THE NEXT GAME AND THE NEXT AND THE NEXT I LOVE WHAT I DO! :)
KEEP MOVING FORWARD SOLDIER!!!
WHY ARE WE SCREAMING!!???!!
I DON'T KNOW!
BC WE CAN!
How do I recover lost saves? After the most recent update I appear to have lost all of my saves and I am not sure where to check to recover them.
The only way to lose saves is to either manually delete them from both storage locations on PC, Mac or Linux, or delete the game if you're on Android (the game/SDK literally doesn't have the functions to do it itself). In these cases you can't recover them, sadly.
In case you want to check, the saves are located at:
ANDROID: Android/data/com.domain.corruptedkingdoms/saves
PC: PC > Local Disk (usually C:) > Users > USERNAME > AppData > Roaming > RenPy > CorruptedKingdoms-1547378918
LINUX: ~/. renpy/CorruptedKingdoms/
MAC: ~/Library/RenPy/CorruptedKingdoms
For some reason, I can"t find anything in my PC called AppData. Is it possible that running the game from the Itch.io app has caused it to be somewhere else or some other unforeseen problem? I am sorry for any headache I am/ may cause.
AppData is usually hidden
Go to your search bar, type in %appdata% and hit enter, that should get you to the right place
I can see my saves in the appdata, but not in the game.
How do I update the game on mobile, do I have to delete the old version and install the new one? Will it use my save file or I have to start again? Great game btw
No, don't delete the old version.
And since this game can't really get in any appstore, you have to update it the hard way.
Which is, download the apk of the new version and install it on top (as an update for) the old one.
NEVER, uninstall the game, you lose your savegames that way.
You can backup them if you have a good file manager that can go to
Android/data/com.domain.corruptedkingdoms/files/saves
Solid Explorer is recommended.
rar for android dpes the trick as well
Aaalrightyyy~ I HAVE SAT THROUGH THE ENTIRE MAIN MENU MUSIC AND JUST VIBED TO IT.
Also, I think pixie wants my ice cream again...NOT THAT ICE CREAM YOU PERV
Edit: When we gonna help 'lady of the lake' with the marina area, that poor lady all alone, it may be a game but its still sad when you understand loneliness
The theme song is an absolute banger, for sure. Make sure to support the artist!
Lady of the Lake will be getting her Marina visit event very soon. It's one of the few remaining side content events I need to do before we can (finally!) move on to Act Three :)How do i get get Gwen's 5th outfit and Chloe's 6th one
If I'm counting right, those are their swimsuits.
Take them to a beach date to unlock.
Thank you
Great game so far, i think i saw almost everything, but i have one question:
Are there Sxx-scenes with Maven? If yes, how do I get there?
No, not yet at least.
Will probably happen in act 3, Kana will probably have some more story by then and it will likely include meeting more members of her clan.
What Cursed said :) Maven is a small presence in Act Two, but will become a much larger one in Act Three. And yes, sex scenes with her are definitely planned!
I can't get the Nexus crystal that runs straight to the manor. Did something change in an update or something?
It's part of the main story.
The Eldritch part of the main story.
If you don't have the leads check if you missed a step.
Gramps' invitation
* Check the manor's garden
* Take a train to Gramps' home.
Training begins
* Talk with Gramps
* Do martial training (all 4 levels)
Lost bird
* Talk with Gramps
* Go to the lake and search for the missing pigeon.
* NOTE: Check at least three times.
Main story begins
* Deliver the pigeon's message to Gramps
* Ask him questions.
* Now you should have the leads unlocked, follow them to continue the main story.
This game is amazing,
I downloaded it for the Lewdness and hornyness, But stayed for the storytelling and obviously the "PLOT". This is one of the first "hentai" types of games or whatever the genre it's called, And I must say it's one of the best I've played so far (Hentai speaking of course) . I managed to Complete the latest Update, with all the Side stories completed and I will Stay for the Main One.
I do have Something that I do hope they include, And that's maybe like an Auto Reader type of thing, Where the Text continues after a few seconds of it being up. It would really help with the "Plot related Scenes" (As I like to read what they say).
Also, it would be kinda cool to have like at the end of the game or on the computer if you wanna cheat, To be able to use the "Shatter" or "Awaken" Power on any Of the girls just to see what they do or how they will change or something like that.
Other than that a Solid 9/10 Storytelling and "Plot" Type of game would play again.
The auto-scroll text is a native thing on RenPy.
But you have to activate the quickmenu to access it.
It's turned off by default in preferences.
Someone asked a few days ago if Arc could add a way to switch Awaken and Shatter.
In terms of the game itself, no.
Not sure about a laptop cheat... But then people would start asking for switches on every major choice and that pretty much ends up making the choices feel even more pointless than they already are.
I'unno, up to Arc to give a more in-depth reply.
Hey, thanks for the kind words - I'm glad you're enjoying the game! :)
For the autoscroll, as Cursed says, you can activate it by turning on the quick menu in preferences and then clicking "auto".
For switching between Awaken/Shatter, even as an end-of-game laptop cheat, I doubt it'd be possible, I'm afraid. I'm a solo dev, and creating that many branching switches, dialogues, renders and so on would be an astronomical amount of work. I'd quite like to finish CK at some point before I die, so I can move on to the sequels and other games ;)
Hai
I can't play the game in my Android. I download it twice. Install it. And it say app not installed 😭😭😭
Im using os 9
The way Android works you usually need between two to three times as much storage space as the game requires to install it, so it may be a storage issue! Make sure you have at least 6GB free and see if that works :)
okay I'm need to cleanup the storage indeed hihi. Thank you. I'll catch up soon as it working
Haaaai
Omg...thank you im playing it right now 😍😍
Cant wait the update for the whole game. 🥰
Dose giving pixie the cocksleeve quirk actually do anything?
I think its only really if your into that Super Small girls Fetish
Most quirks don't do much.
They're achievements if anything.
There was also a concept for them being a type of "content gatekeep".
Like, having that quirk would unlock more scenes like it, but right now there's nothing.
So only gwens got extra content if you unlock her quirk so far and the rest are achivments
How do I unlock more of the costumes? Is there more unlocked the farther in the story you get? Cause I only need one or two more for a couple characters
Costumes are unlocked in certain events where the characters are using them, some are more hidden.
You're going to have to be more specific if you want info on them
How do I updated games on here?
On android, download the apk again and install it as an update.
On Windows/Mac/Linux you also have to download the entire game again.
But you have the option of using the itch.io launcher to download the game and it will update it in a manner similar to other game launchers like Steam and Epic.