I just discovered this. Has anyone tried it?

Basically, you install it on your home server and use it to stash your DRM-free games, and then install the client on your PC, Steam Deck, whatever… log in to your server and just use it like your own, selfhosted Steam app. Any PC gamer already running Jellyfin, RomM, or other selfhosted entertainment-related server might be interested in trying it, if you do… please share your experience! I’ll try it myself when I have time and post back here. If you know of any other alternatives, please share!

  • Self-hosted & open-source. Run Drop entirely on your own hardware. Your library, your data, your rules — all under the AGPLv3.

  • Rich metadata editing. Customise names, descriptions, and icons with full Markdown and image support.

  • Automatic imports. Pull cover art and game details straight from IGDB, GiantBomb, and PCGamingWiki.

  • A built-in store. Let users browse, filter, and collect games through a fully featured store.

  • Flexible authentication. Use simple accounts or hook into your existing SSO.

  • Native desktop client. Download, install, and play your whole library through a cross-platform desktop client.

Available for Windows, Mac & Linux (their web page lists a deb, their github repo publishes packages for all major distros and also an Appimage)

Website:
https://droposs.org/

Docs:
https://droposs.org/docs/admin/quickstart/

  • Sonalder@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    8 hours ago

    This is a very interesting project, I had some limitation with GameVault with my quite large library.

    The main ones were no real Linux support and one game per platform (resulting in many duplicates). And the philosophy of AGPL-v3 is closer to mine than the “source available” commercial stuff of GameVault. For now I’ll keep GameVault, I might run Drop in parralel using the compatibility flat thing so my library works on both and will switch completely to Drop once I have tested the experience and the project reach more maturity because their roadmap is hot as hell.

    Thanks for sharing, I added it to AlternativeTo so more people can discover it.