Every Game. Zero Clutter.
Tired of slow, bloated launcher wrappers running in your background? Astraxis connects your entire gaming collection across all stores into one lightning-fast, customizable command center.
Every Game You Own.
In One Epic Library.
Stop clicking through 8 different launchers just to figure out what you want to play tonight. Astraxis automatically discovers every installed game on your PC in seconds—no account logins, no sync delays, and no DRM bloat.
- 8+ Platforms Supported: Instantly detects Steam, Epic Games, Xbox Game Pass, GOG Galaxy, EA Desktop, Ubisoft Connect, Battle.net, and standalone indie folders.
- Sub-2-Second Discovery: Native high-speed manifest scanning indexes hundreds of titles before other launchers finish loading their splash screens.
- 100% Local & Private: We never ask for your store passwords. Everything is parsed directly from your local drive.
Ingests local .acf, .item, .vdf, SQLite databases, and Windows AppPaths registry keys. Zero account credentials stored or transmitted.
Stunning Box Art & Banners.
Zero Blank Boxes.
Hate seeing dull gray placeholder squares, stretched icons, or missing banners? Astraxis automatically pulls high-res vertical box art, wide hero banners, developer logos, and Metacritic scores so your library looks like an ultra-premium storefront.
- Instant 4K Box Art: Automatically fetches official vertical covers (600x900) and wide cinematic hero banners with zero manual searching.
- Metacritic & Developer Metadata: See official ratings, release dates, studio tags, and clean descriptions right on each game card.
- Offline Fallback Caching: Downloaded artwork is cached locally. Your cards load instantly every time, even without an internet connection.
Queries Steam Store APIs, SteamGridDB hashes, local directory assets, and cached fallbacks with regex HTML sanitization to eliminate broken markdown.
Searches & Matches
Your Running Game.
Booted your game from a desktop shortcut, a mod manager, or another store? No problem. Astraxis's real-time process picker automatically searches and locks onto your active game binary, ensuring every single minute of playtime is recorded accurately.
- Automatic Running Detection: Scans active Windows processes to identify when games launch and exit in real time.
- Multi-Stage Launcher Support: Parent-child process tree tracking ensures multi-stage launchers (like EA or Rockstar) never break session tracking.
- Live Process Picker Modal: Search and map any custom executable or emulator binary with live PID and RAM footprint readouts.
Directly maps Windows process handles with PID and working set RAM metrics in MB. Retargets child binaries without accidental stopwatch resets.
Pure Playtime.
Zero Junk Stats.
Wallpaper Engine, Discord, and OBS are great tools, but they aren't games. Astraxis intelligently separates utility apps from real games so 4,000 hours of background live wallpapers won't distort your gaming history or inflate your Battle Pass XP.
- Automatic Utility Filter: Wallpaper Engine, Discord, OBS Studio, RTSS, and Mod Managers are automatically isolated into a utilities bucket.
- Legitimate Playtime Leaderboards: Only verified video game sessions count toward your most-played stats, profile cards, and player levels.
- Dual-Bucket Stopwatch: Monitor your streaming and utility tool uptimes independently without polluting your gaming metrics.
Employs separate session tracking pipelines for utility processes vs verified game AppIDs, keeping stats pure and telemetry lightweight.
Can Your Rig Run It?
Instant 0–100 Score.
Don't guess whether a 100GB game will run smoothly on your setup. Astraxis detects your GPU, CPU, and RAM, comparing your exact hardware against game requirements to give you an instant 0–100 Rig Compatibility Score and personalized optimization tips.
- Instant Hardware Grade: Automatically evaluates your PC against Minimum, Recommended, and 4K Ultra hardware tiers.
- Personalized Tuning Tips: Get actionable advice on whether to enable DLSS, FSR, or lower shadow resolution before launching.
- Zero Bloatware Benchmarks: Ingests official requirement schemas directly—no intrusive background synthetic benchmarks needed.
Parses Steam Store API pc_requirements schemas and cross-references local WMI hardware telemetry to compute a 0-100 compatibility rating.
Squeeze Maximum FPS
Out of Your PC.
Windows loves caching gigabytes of inactive data in standby RAM that can cause sudden micro-stutters in modern games. Astraxis flushes dormant memory right before your game starts and locks your OS into High Performance mode.
- Standby RAM Purge: Automatically executes a PowerShell garbage collection flush before game boots, clearing gigabytes of cached standby memory.
- Ultimate Performance Power Plan: Toggles Windows into SCHEME_MIN High Performance mode automatically, restoring balanced mode on game exit.
- Zero In-Game CPU Usage: When a game is running, Astraxis idles at 0.0% CPU and ~120 MB RAM so your game gets 100% of your PC's power.
Invokes native Windows garbage collection APIs to clear StandbyList memory caches without rebooting. Hooks into powercfg to toggle SCHEME_MIN.
Franchise Timelines
& Connected Lore.
Jumping into a massive game series like The Witcher, Dark Souls, or Fallout? Astraxis maps out the entire franchise in chronological story order, linking prequels, sequels, and spin-offs—with all your DLC expansions neatly organized under each base game.
- Story Order Chronology: Understand the release timeline and narrative chronology of multi-game sagas at a single glance.
- Cross-Store Franchise Map: Shows all your owned titles across Steam, GOG, or Epic in the same unified series timeline.
- DLC & Expansion Hub: Automatically groups expansions, season passes, and official soundtracks under their base game command center.
Builds directed relational graphs linking series franchise IDs across storefronts and aggregates DLC manifests under base title records.
Customize Your Rig.
Level Up as You Play.
Why settle for a launcher that looks like a boring spreadsheet? Astraxis features 4 handcrafted dashboard layouts to match your battlestation setup, plus a 100% free, 50-tier Battle Pass that unlocks new themes, avatar borders, and RGB shaders simply by playing your favorite games.
- 4 Handcrafted Layouts: Switch between Standard Console, Minimal Streamer Dock, Cyberpunk HUD, and Retro Arcade Cabinet.
- 100% Free Progression: Zero microtransactions or paywalls. Earn XP by launching games and logging play sessions.
- Custom RGB Accents: Personalize accent color hexes and holographic avatar frames with live profile preview shaders.
Calculates levels via exponential playtime curve: reqHours = 10 * (lvl - 1)^2.308. Zero network telemetry; progression states stored locally in profile schema.
Astraxis vs Generic Bloated Clients
Why gamers and power users choose native aggregation over proprietary store wrappers.
| Architecture Layer | Astraxis Launcher (v0.51.500) | Generic Game Launchers |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Footprint | ~120 MB Idle (PowerShell GC Purged) | 600 MB - 1.4 GB Background RAM Usage |
| Platform Compatibility | Steam, Epic, GOG, EA, Ubisoft, Xbox, Battle.net | Single proprietary storefront lock-in |
| Process Mapping | Live Windows Process Picker with PID/RAM tracking | Basic static directory assumptions |
| System Tuning Hooks | Windows SCHEME_MIN High-Performance auto-toggle | None (Default Windows power plans) |
| Telemetry & Privacy | Zero Advertising Trackers / Local Data Only | Heavy commercial analytics & behavior telemetry |
| Artwork & Metadata | 5-Tier Scraper (Steam + SteamGridDB + Local Cache) | Generic low-res thumbnails or missing icons |
Ready to Upgrade Your Gaming Setup?
Download the official Astraxis client today. Free, open-source under MIT, and engineered specifically for gamers.