datahoarder

First of all, thank you for trying it.

DLC, MOD and Patch file support is on the roadmap until then it's a solution to just put them into one tar archive or whatever.

Regarding the metadata not being found, it can happen in rare cases, you can simply enter the igdb ID into the remap search bar and that will do the trick, no need to edit files on your server or whatever.

Lastly the Microsoft store is only one of our multiple distribution channels, we also share precompiled executables on GitHub releases. It says it's unrecommended but don't worry about it. Check out the client docs for all ways to install the client.

sure it works but with GameVault you can browse them and track your progress :)

Made me smile

There is a way using it on Linux outlined here in the docs, but no plans at the time for a native linux client.

It does.

You can buy games in other platforms and as a result have actual proper copies that you can download and keep indefinitely. With Steam you are buying a restricted license to download and use games, and it is very convenient, but at the end of the day you can lose access for various reasons. A common one is that the upstream developers or company decide to break something. For example, companies that add DRM or account requirements after you already bought the game.

If you buy games from some other places like GoG you get the full game files intended to be archived and run like any other program. GameVault makes it easier to organize these games and get some of the convenience of Steam back while using games you properly own.

It's for games you own. 😂

If your games are in steam then this is not for you, since to use steam games you need to use the steam client.
This is for games bought in gog or any other platform which properly provides installers.

It works I'm assuming if you use gog/itch or maintain your own library. I have a couple of drives that do something similar without the UI.

Launchbox is local. This is a server software with clients.

Honestly im not too familiar with launchbox, but from the looks of it: Launchbox has no server-side component, no steam-store-like experience, for a small community of friends and family I think. its just a front-end. We also have no fancy ROM features yet, just support for downloading them. We do have auto-extract, auto-install and so on. Also, our source code is available and not closed source.

I self host to get away from relying on companies so I rather they focus development on anything but windows

Zip and 7z are not a problem, it's exactly what GameVault needs! It does work with Roms, you can use it to browse and download them. Installing them directly into Emulators and EmulatorJS Stuff is planned!

There's a Guide in the advanced usage section on the website.

No unfortunately not.

Damn yunohost definitely rings my bell my friend, it's where and how I started self hosting as well :)

Unfortunately there are no yunohost packages from us and no plans to make one at the time. Personally, I would recommend you to ascend/evolve into using Docker Containers and something like Caprover, as the range of usable stuff and the non-containerized architecture of using yunohost is very limited and intertwined.

it works for anything you put into archives. Dont expect a metadata entry for software though. :D

Regarding modern systems, Microsoft Windows 10 is our minimum supported platform. You may get it to run on older OSes aswell.