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Discord Nitro
Apr. 7th, 2019 03:30 pmI gave Discord Nitro a try, probably because of some rather nice Warframe skins that came with it, and it's not a bad launcher but a little redundant with some other services. I do like it quite a bit more than the Epic Launcher, though it's still rather bare bones compared to Steam and GOG's launchers and installers.
Pros: The curated list of included games is not bad. It has a few stinkers but for the most part you're going to find some popular games. Dandara, Tooth and Tail, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, Hob, Bioshock Remastered; there's plenty of variety here. There are some extra emoticons and other benefits for Discord users that I didn't really make use of, but some people might like those, and it supports Discord, which is a very nice service.
My virus checker alerted on Dandara and when I wrote in to support about it they said they'd talk to the devs about the false alarm, and not long later I had a fresh and non-alerting version. (I opted to wait for it to pass rather than disable my virus checker.) Support was quick and professional.
When I wanted to cancel my subscription, it didn't end benefits on the day but will wait until the end of the month, and I was able to remove my payment information.
Cons: There's a lot of overlap in the games if you also subscribe to the Humble Monthly or Amazon Prime (giving access to Twitch Prime and some free games every month.) I like Discord's client better than the Twitch client, but we're already using Amazon Prime for other reasons, and am finishing out a Humble Monthly subscription as well, so there's very little available that isn't already there through one of those sources, or isn't an older game that I've already picked up on sale somewhere.
TL;DR: A decent alternative game launcher, probably most interesting if you already use and like Discord, with a good variety of games to play; it adds new games routinely. The launcher is a little better behaved than Epic's and Twitch's. Ultimately I find it too redundant with Twitch Prime and Humble Monthly to continue, but I did use it to try several games out that aren't available through those.
Pros: The curated list of included games is not bad. It has a few stinkers but for the most part you're going to find some popular games. Dandara, Tooth and Tail, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, Hob, Bioshock Remastered; there's plenty of variety here. There are some extra emoticons and other benefits for Discord users that I didn't really make use of, but some people might like those, and it supports Discord, which is a very nice service.
My virus checker alerted on Dandara and when I wrote in to support about it they said they'd talk to the devs about the false alarm, and not long later I had a fresh and non-alerting version. (I opted to wait for it to pass rather than disable my virus checker.) Support was quick and professional.
When I wanted to cancel my subscription, it didn't end benefits on the day but will wait until the end of the month, and I was able to remove my payment information.
Cons: There's a lot of overlap in the games if you also subscribe to the Humble Monthly or Amazon Prime (giving access to Twitch Prime and some free games every month.) I like Discord's client better than the Twitch client, but we're already using Amazon Prime for other reasons, and am finishing out a Humble Monthly subscription as well, so there's very little available that isn't already there through one of those sources, or isn't an older game that I've already picked up on sale somewhere.
TL;DR: A decent alternative game launcher, probably most interesting if you already use and like Discord, with a good variety of games to play; it adds new games routinely. The launcher is a little better behaved than Epic's and Twitch's. Ultimately I find it too redundant with Twitch Prime and Humble Monthly to continue, but I did use it to try several games out that aren't available through those.