Leadwerks Game Launcher requires a graphics card or chip that supports DirectX 11 / OpenGL 4.0. The latest drivers for your AMD[support.amd.com], Nvidia[www.nvidia.com], or Intel[downloadcenter.intel.com] should be installed. If you have both Nvidia and Intel switchable graphics, you should install drivers for both.

In the Steam global settings in the "Cloud" category, enable the setting that says "Enable Steam Cloud synchronization". This will be enabled by default unless you changed it.

At this time, an internet connection is required to use the game launcher.

When you first start Leadwerks Game Launcher, you will see a grid of game thumbnails.



When you click on an image, a new page will be shown with the game's description. You can press the Steam logo button to show the game in Steam Workshop. When you press the Launch button the game will be launched. If this is your first time playing the game, or if a new update is available, an update dialog with a progress bar will be shown briefly while the game is downloaded.



The game window will open and your game will begin. When the game is closed, typically by pressing the Escape key, the Game Launcher interface will be shown again.

Leadwerks Game Launcher also allows you to play games from a web link. The Leadwerks website[www.leadwerks.com] hosts a database of available games you can play from a web link.



When you click on the "Play" button on a game's page, a Steam dialog box will appear asking if it is okay to launch the application.,



When you click OK, Leadwerks Game Launcher will be launched silently, and the selected game will be run immediately.

Leadwerks Game Launcher comes with one executable that is used to run every game. A Game Launcher game is a package containing scripts, models, textures, and other game files. The executable only runs sandboxed Lua script, with no access to your computer's file system, network, or operating system. This makes Game Launcher games 100% safe to try, with no way to accidentally download viruses or other malicious software.

You can adjust settings that will be passed to each game in the command line parameters when the game is launched. When you select the Settings tab, the settings panel will be shown. This lets you adjust the default screen resolution and window mode. Most games can be run in either fullscreen or windowed mode.

Be sure to let the developer of a game you play know what you like or don't like about their game. By providing feedback you can help guide the development of your favorite indie games and let the developer know what works. Each game has a Workshop page with a forum for discussion. You can view the game's page by clicking on the Steam logo button on the game's page.



Here you can leave a comment for the developer, or click the Discussions tab to open a forum topic, for a more in-depth conversation.



Sometimes a game might have a bug you want to report to the developer. The program log can provide extra information that helps the developer figure out what went wrong. When you select the Log tab, the program log will be shown. You can press the Copy to Clipboard button to copy the entire contents of the log to the clipboard so that you can paste it in a forum post in the game's forum.