Any Alternative Lightweight Steam Client?

[Not_Gumballer91]

This "new" steam is just unbearable.

I've found Mist and Punk alternative clients but sadly they're dead projects

https://github.com/waylaidwanderer/Mist
https://github.com/scholtzm/punk

Do you guys have any light steam client alternative besides using no-browser command line?

[FMP]

Small mode is the best we have but even that doesn't have the functionality it did.

[Nx Machina]

The "new" Steam client launched on 19 Oct 2019.

[Not_Gumballer91]

Originally posted by Nx Machina:

The "new" Steam client launched on 19 Oct 2019.

What do you mean?

[crunchyfrog]

There is a kind of answer, which is a great idea if you use other services too, like Origin, GOG< Ubisoft, Epic and more - PLAYNITE.

It's a neat little simple UI that's easy to read and simplistic and you can simply bung all your services details in there and access all the games from that one frontend.

[Nx Machina]

Originally posted by Not_Gumballer91:

What do you mean?

On 19 Oct 2021 it will start it's 3rd year so it is definitely not new.

[Start_Running]

This is OD since the Steam client is plent light. Deopending on how you choose to use it. Overlays, Friends, Store pages, COmmunity.. all of that can be disabled via smallmode.and other settings.

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

There is a kind of answer, which is a great idea if you use other services too, like Origin, GOG< Ubisoft, Epic and more - PLAYNITE.

It's a neat little simple UI that's easy to read and simplistic and you can simply bung all your services details in there and access all the games from that one frontend.

Though, keep in mind, the other clients may need to still be installed as they are ran when you launch the game.

Some may prefer the UI, but if system resources are an issue, then you are basically running two different clients at one time, for the same game.... possibly three if it is a game that require Uplay/Ubisoft Connect. (Eg: Playnite > Steam > Uplay > Game)

So it does have it's down sides.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

There is a kind of answer, which is a great idea if you use other services too, like Origin, GOG< Ubisoft, Epic and more - PLAYNITE.

It's a neat little simple UI that's easy to read and simplistic and you can simply bung all your services details in there and access all the games from that one frontend.

Though, keep in mind, the other clients may need to still be installed as they are ran when you launch the game.

Some may prefer the UI, but if system resources are an issue, then you are basically running two different clients at one time, for the same game.... possibly three if it is a game that require Uplay/Ubisoft Connect. (Eg: Playnite > Steam > Uplay > Game)

So it does have it's down sides.

A very fair point. I wasn;t thinking of that.

[Start_Running]

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

There is a kind of answer, which is a great idea if you use other services too, like Origin, GOG< Ubisoft, Epic and more - PLAYNITE.

It's a neat little simple UI that's easy to read and simplistic and you can simply bung all your services details in there and access all the games from that one frontend.

Though, keep in mind, the other clients may need to still be installed as they are ran when you launch the game.

Some may prefer the UI, but if system resources are an issue, then you are basically running two different clients at one time, for the same game.... possibly three if it is a game that require Uplay/Ubisoft Connect. (Eg: Playnite > Steam > Uplay > Game)

So it does have it's down sides.

I wonder how many clients you could stack like That. Use Steam to Launch, Origin, TO Launch FO 76

[Not_Gumballer91]

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

There is a kind of answer, which is a great idea if you use other services too, like Origin, GOG< Ubisoft, Epic and more - PLAYNITE.

It's a neat little simple UI that's easy to read and simplistic and you can simply bung all your services details in there and access all the games from that one frontend.

Primarily, UI is not the concern. Rather the system resource. It's a decent answer but not in my case. As Spawn of Totoro said:

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

Some may prefer the UI, but if system resources are an issue, then you are basically running two different clients at one time, for the same game.... possibly three if it is a game that require Uplay/Ubisoft Connect. (Eg: Playnite > Steam > Uplay > Game)

So it does have it's down sides.

I guess I really have no option but to use small-mode with no-browser. But I really hope it doesn't get removed entirely just like the download interface being unusable on no-browser.

[Mad Scientist]

Originally posted by Not_Gumballer91:

Primarily, UI is not the concern. Rather the system resource.

So what exactly is the issue, then? The Steam client hardly uses any resources, and you'd still need steam for steam games.

Keep in mind the illegitimate software you're running and getting caught with numerous times likely consumes more resources than steam itself.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Start_Running:

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

Though, keep in mind, the other clients may need to still be installed as they are ran when you launch the game.

Some may prefer the UI, but if system resources are an issue, then you are basically running two different clients at one time, for the same game.... possibly three if it is a game that require Uplay/Ubisoft Connect. (Eg: Playnite > Steam > Uplay > Game)

So it does have it's down sides.

I wonder how many clients you could stack like That. Use Steam to Launch, Origin, TO Launch FO 76

Oho - I see that as a challenge!

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Not_Gumballer91:

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

There is a kind of answer, which is a great idea if you use other services too, like Origin, GOG< Ubisoft, Epic and more - PLAYNITE.

It's a neat little simple UI that's easy to read and simplistic and you can simply bung all your services details in there and access all the games from that one frontend.

Primarily, UI is not the concern. Rather the system resource. It's a decent answer but not in my case. As Spawn of Totoro said:

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

Some may prefer the UI, but if system resources are an issue, then you are basically running two different clients at one time, for the same game.... possibly three if it is a game that require Uplay/Ubisoft Connect. (Eg: Playnite > Steam > Uplay > Game)

So it does have it's down sides.

I guess I really have no option but to use small-mode with no-browser. But I really hope it doesn't get removed entirely just like the download interface being unusable on no-browser.

Well then, I don't know what your point is then because steam does run pretty lightly. If it isn't then you have some sort of problem with your system.

PLaynite I only suggested because it's lighter in LOOK, but it doesn't make things faster or less memory intensive.

[Wizardhermit]

System resource seriously? What system are you running on? A windows 95 PC?