Private/Local StoreFront

📋 Summary

Add support for managing a local folder of game installers and compressed game packages within LaunchBox.

❗ Problem

Some users keep offline backups of PC game installers, DRM-free games, homebrew games, or compressed game packages in local folders.

LaunchBox can manage installed games well, but it does not currently act like a local storefront where users can browse, install, launch, and manage games from installer files stored on their own drives.

💡 Proposal

Allow users to choose one or more local folders for LaunchBox to scan for game installers or compressed packages.

Initial support could focus on simpler cases, such as:

• Single-file installers like .exe or .msi

• Compressed games such as .zip, .7z, or .rar

• Basic filename matching to identify games

• Running the installer or extracting the package

• Letting the user confirm the installed game folder and launch executable

Later improvements could add better installer detection, multi-file installer support, uninstall handling, and smarter game matching.

🧩 Use Cases

• Manage DRM-free installer backups from a local drive

• Import homebrew or fan games distributed as archives

• Reinstall games without manually browsing folders

• Keep offline PC game collections organized inside LaunchBox

📦 Benefits

• Makes LaunchBox more useful for local PC game collections

• Helps users manage installer backups

• Reduces manual setup after installing or extracting games

• Provides a foundation for more advanced local library management later

⚠️ Considerations

Save syncing, AI-assisted detection, cloud storefront support, and community-maintained save paths should likely be separate follow-up requests because they significantly increase complexity.