Pirate Launcher

Ad-free, offline-first game launcher for pirated games, Steam installs, Xbox titles, and more.
Track real playtime with an optional in-game overlay, import your Steam hours, switch between multiple profiles, and enjoy auto-scraped artwork + metadata — 100% local, zero telemetry, no bloat.

Latest Release: v1.1.0 – Profiles, Playtime Overlay, Steam Sync & UI Overhaul

Features

• Multi-Profile Support
  Create and switch profiles (Main / Kids / Retro / etc.) — each has its own games, playtime, favorites, and settings.

• Accurate Playtime Tracking
  Monitors running processes (psutil) and adds session + total playtime automatically. Persists across restarts.

• In-Game Overlay (per-game toggle)
  Clean, semi-transparent bar at the top: shows current session time, total played, and start time. Safe to disable for anti-cheat games.

• Steam Playtime Import/Sync
  Pull forever playtime from your Steam library via Web API. Incremental sync (only new time) or force full overwrite. Setup dialog included.

• Auto Metadata & Artwork
  Scrapes covers, titles, descriptions, genres, release dates from Steam. Caches images and info locally forever — works 100% offline after first load.

• Modern UI & Navigation

  • Platform filter (All / Steam / Xbox / Pirated) with icons
  • Search, sort (name / recent / playtime / favorites)
  • Favorites (★ toggle)
  • Right-click context menu
  • Scrolling long titles
  • Toast notifications for actions
  • Keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+F search, Enter launch, Delete remove)

• Privacy & Control

  • Fully local — no accounts, no data sent anywhere
  • Toggle logging, reset playtime, clear profiles, wipe all data
  • Choose "Date & Time" or "Time Ago" for recently played column

Screenshots

SIGN IN GAME LIBARY SETTINGS IMPORT STEAM PLAYTIME

OVERLAY & NOTIFICATIONS

Download & Install

Grab the latest single-file .exe from Releases:
→ No Python needed — just run it.

Latest: Pirate_Launcher_v1.1.0.exe (recommended)

Building from Source (optional)

Requirements:

• Python 3.9+
• pip install requests pillow psutil

Run:
python pirate_launcher.py

(Or use pyinstaller to bundle your own .exe)

Roadmap / Known Limitations

• No auto-updater yet
• Scraping depends on good title matches (manual refresh helps)
• Large libraries can be slow to load initially
• No bulk folder import (add .exe one at a time for now)

Feedback & Contributing

Found a bug? Got a feature idea?
→ Open an Issue
→ PRs welcome — especially for UI tweaks, better scraping, or new platforms!

Join the Discord for chat, screenshots, bug reports:
https://discord.gg/HYsgwK9pje

Thanks for checking it out & enjoy your games! 🏴‍☠️