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Launchers, mod helpers, cloud gaming links and reference material for players fill this list of gaming helpers. Where game-specific tools target a single title, this topic covers helpers that work across games or consoles. Listings include launchers, mod loaders, controller and performance tools, cloud gaming services, manuals and repair guides. It helps to check which consoles or storefronts a tool works with, whether it is still updated and what it installs on your machine. A few entries are how-to videos or community threads, and modding can affect warranties or online access, so read the source's own guidance first.
Steam Guides are player-created manuals and references for games and software on Steam. Guides can contain images, videos, text and tables. They are available through the Steam Overlay or from any Community Hub, and members can create guides from a Community Hub's Guides tab.
SteamScout v2.1 is a browser-based tool for analyzing Steam game reviews. It fetches the first 200 reviews of each selected language for an AppID and breaks reviews down by language and by hours played. Reviews can be downloaded as CSV, and page numbering is available for the loaded reviews.
The Manual Project is a collection of scanned video game manuals, started in 1999 to scan as many video game manuals as possible and post them for reading. Manuals can be viewed online in a browser or downloaded as a PDF, and contributions are accepted. The site lists manuals by system, including Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox and Sega consoles.
Theme Plaza is a site that lists themes, with filters for colours, tags and features. It offers a scan-with-Anemone3DS option for details and lists themes with names, scores and contributors.
Tutorial is a YouTube video, playlist, or channel resource for tutorials, demos, reviews, or media.
UWPHook is a small open-source project that adds Windows Store games and apps as non-Steam games on Steam. It loads installed UWP apps, automates the scripting and launching of Windows Store apps, and exports selected apps to Steam. It is licensed under the MIT License.
VitaDB is a homebrew listing site with sections for homebrews, plugins, PSP homebrews, PC tools and bounties. It also provides a titles list, a developer API, top 50 developers and staff list pages, with account registration and login for submitting entries.
MinecraftSearch is a gaming tool for game fixes, launchers, mods, status checks, cloud gaming, or utilities.
MSI Afterburner is a gaming tool for game fixes, launchers, mods, status checks, cloud gaming, or utilities.
N64brew Wiki is a community-maintained wiki documenting the Nintendo 64, its peripherals and related software. Its pages cover hardware components such as the CPU, RCP, RDRAM and PIF-NUS, controllers and paks, and programming tools and SDKs including libdragon, libultra and pseultra, alongside beginner and assembly guides.
PS Remote Play is an official site explaining how to use Remote Play with PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 consoles. It lets users control a console remotely from a device at a different location, such as a computer in another room or a smartphone, over a high-speed internet connection. Some games do not support it and some peripherals are not compatible.
VSThemes Steam is a gaming tool for game fixes, launchers, mods, status checks, cloud gaming, or utilities.
WiiUBrew is a wiki dedicated to homebrew on the Nintendo Wii U. It provides pages for preparing for homebrew, downloading homebrew, and developing homebrew, including a homebrew directory and a development guide. The wiki lists homebrew releases and system updates.
x76 Strafe Aim Guide documents game fixes, settings, compatibility, archives, or technical gaming references.
Arcade Database supports game modding, engines, custom content, or fan-game development workflows.
BlueSky is a gaming tool for game fixes, launchers, mods, status checks, cloud gaming, or utilities.
Chiaki is a free and open source client for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 Remote Play, available for Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Android, macOS, Windows and Nintendo Switch. The project is described as finished and in maintenance mode, with no major updates planned. It can find a console on the local network or connect manually by IP address.
DsHidMini is a driver for Sony DualShock 3 controllers on Windows 10 and 11, intended as a replacement for the discontinued ScpToolkit. It supports Navigation Controllers and two PS1/PS2 USB adapters. Motion Controller support is not in scope, and the project is a community effort not affiliated with Sony Interactive Entertainment.
DxWnd is a Windows hooker that intercepts system calls so Win32 programs can run in a window. It offers compatibility options for legacy programs, time stretching to slow or speed up actions, video mode changes, and emulation of CD and hard disk file systems, registry, configuration files, locale, and CD audio tracks. It is usable through a GUI or customized proxies.
Easy Bracket is a gaming tool for game fixes, launchers, mods, status checks, cloud gaming, or utilities.
Emulators on Consoles documents game fixes, settings, compatibility, archives, or technical gaming references.
FullScreenizer is a small tool that forces a game into borderless-windowed-fullscreen mode. It removes the border from a game's window running in windowed mode and resizes it to cover the entire desktop using the above-all-windows bit flag. The program is intended for games with issues running in fullscreen mode under certain configurations. Binary and source downloads are available.
GameHUB Launcher is a gaming tool for game fixes, launchers, mods, status checks, cloud gaming, or utilities.
Gog To Free is a userscript page for adding browser features, interface tweaks, or automation to websites.
