

Game Cleaner displays the total amount of data, and the number of files and folders, that will be cleaned when you hit the Delete All button in the interface. You can go back and change preferences, and hit the Scan Now button again to add or remove locations from the cleanup process. The program parses all locations and counts the Megabytes that you can free on the system. Select "scan now" once you have made the selection to check the locations the files are stored in. Shared libraries: Direct-X, DotNet, PhysX, VCRedist.Steam: crash dumps, caches, logs, certain file types, e.g.CLOG, HTTP files.Most options are selected by default in fact, only the Steam screenshots folder is not selected by default. The Steam cleaner supports the most options but you find several for each of the service. The options are separated into the three supported platforms, shared libraries, and Unreal Engine. You find a lot of options to tinker with on the screen. Switch to the Clean tab in the program's interface to configure the deletion process. It should detect the installation if it used a different path. You can modify paths manually and activate the check button next to a path to have Game Cleaner check the new path.

It detected the Steam Games and Epic Games installations on a test system correctly. The program detects installed game stores automatically provided that they are installed in the default locations. You see the following screen when you start it up after installation: The program needs to be installed and it requires the Microsoft. Game Cleaner is a free software program for Windows that cleans up temporary files and folders, installation packages, or unused data from the supported Stores.

Programs like Atomic Cleaner, reviewed in 2008, Tiki Steam Cleaner, reviewed in 2013, and Steam Cleaner, have offered similar functionality in the past. The main idea behind Game Cleaner is not entirely new. Game Cleaner is a free software program for Microsoft Windows devices to free up temporary files and leftovers on the gaming platforms Steam, Epic Store, and uPlay.
