Info about Game Compressor:

Official game description:
**GAIN MORE SPACE WITHOUT DELETING GAMES**
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Modern games keep getting larger, but your storage capacity does not grow at the same rate. Game Compressor optimizes your game files using Windows’ built-in **LZX compression technology** so they occupy less space on your disk.
Thanks to the new **smart estimation system**, you can see approximately how much space you may save before starting to compress a game. This allows you to select only the games worth compressing without spending time on games that would provide minimal savings.
**VIEW ESTIMATED SAVINGS BEFORE COMPRESSION**
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Not every game shrinks by the same amount. The file structure of some games can provide significant space savings, while others may already be heavily compressed by their developers.
Game Compressor uses existing compression data to generate **estimated space savings** for games. After scanning your library, you can compare the current sizes, potential savings and compression statuses of your games on a single screen.
*   View the potential savings before starting compression.
*   Easily identify the games with the highest potential.
*   Avoid wasting time on operations that would provide minimal savings.
*   Add multiple games to the queue and compress them one after another.
_The displayed potential values are estimates. Actual results may vary depending on the game version, file structure and the game files present on your system._
**HOW DOES IT WORK?**
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Game Compressor does not convert games into ZIP or RAR archives. It uses the transparent LZX compression infrastructure that operates at the Windows file system level.
*   **Reduced Disk Usage:** Supported game files physically occupy less space on the disk.
*   **Transparent Access:** Windows and your games continue to access the files normally.
*   **No Archive Extraction:** You do not need to wait for files to be extracted again each time you launch the game. Once compression is complete, you can run your game normally.
*   **Reversible Operation:** You can remove compression at any time and restore the game files to their normal disk usage.
**SIMPLE AND CONTROLLED OPERATION**
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The new version of Game Compressor is designed to help you manage your storage space consciously.
*   **1\. Scan Your Library:** Open the program and detect your installed games.
*   **2\. Review Potential Savings:** See approximately how much space you may save from each game.
*   **3\. Select Your Games:** Identify the games worth compressing and add them to the queue.
*   **4\. Compress and Keep Playing:** Once the operation is complete, launch your games normally without waiting for archive extraction.
*   **5\. Check for Updates:** Detect games that require reoptimization after receiving updates.
*   **6\. Reverse When Necessary:** Remove compression from games that are causing problems or that you want to restore to their normal state.
**RECLAIM YOUR SPACE AFTER UPDATES**
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Game updates may add new files or modify files that were previously compressed. As a result, a compressed game may begin using more space again over time.
The **Updates** screen in Game Compressor lets you view games that have been modified since the last compression operation. You can reclaim the disk space you lost by compressing updated games again.
*   The program does not need to remain open continuously.
*   You can check your library again after game updates.
*   You can focus only on games that require reoptimization.
Rather than being a one-time operation, Game Compressor provides **sustainable space management** for your game library.
**MANAGE ALL OPERATIONS FROM ONE SCREEN**
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Game Compressor brings together the information you need to control your games and storage space in clear, easy-to-understand screens.
*   **Overview:** View the total space saved, potential savings and disk usage.
*   **Games:** Compare game sizes, estimated savings and compression statuses.
*   **Queue:** Queue multiple games and monitor ongoing operations.
*   **Updates:** View games that have received updates and need to be compressed again.
*   **Decompress:** Restore previously compressed games to their original state at any time.
*   **Drives and Libraries:** Manage your game libraries and storage drives.
*   **Activity:** Review scan, compression, reversal, warning and error records.
**REALISTIC AND TRANSPARENT RESULTS**
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Game Compressor does not promise the same result for every game. The amount of space saved depends entirely on the game’s file structure.
*   **High-Potential Games:** AAA and open-world games containing large audio, texture and data files that have not been heavily compressed by their developers may provide greater space savings.
*   **Previously Optimized Games:** Games whose files are already highly compressed may provide lower savings.
This is exactly why the new estimation system was developed: It helps you view a game’s potential before the operation begins and make your decision accordingly.
**SAFE AND REVERSIBLE COMPRESSION**
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Game Compressor does not inject code into memory while a game is running and does not interfere with game processes. Operations are performed through the Windows file system.
*   **Does Not Modify Game Code:** It does not alter running game processes or game memory.
*   **Uses Windows Technology:** It operates with the LZX compression infrastructure integrated into Microsoft’s operating system.
*   **Completely Reversible:** You can remove compression from any game through the Decompress screen.
*   **You Remain in Control:** You decide which games are compressed or restored and when.
**WHO IS IT FOR?**
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*   **Low-Capacity SSD Users:** Keep more games installed on desktop and laptop computers with limited storage space.
*   **Windows Handheld Players:** Use the limited storage capacity of Windows-based devices such as ROG Ally and Legion Go more efficiently.
*   **Game Archivists:** Instead of deleting games you rarely play, store them so they occupy less space.
*   **Players with Large Game Libraries:** Manage multiple drives and game libraries from a single application.
**KEY FEATURES**
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*   View estimated space savings before compression
*   Transparent file compression based on Windows LZX
*   Automatic game library scanning
*   Compare games based on potential savings
*   Compression queue for multiple games
*   Detect games that have received updates
*   Reoptimize updated games
*   One-click reversible compression
*   Disk, library and operation history management
**SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS**
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*   Windows 10 Version 1507 or newer
*   Windows 11
*   NTFS-formatted storage drive that supports LZX compression

Release date: Jul 10, 2026

Categories: File Compression Utility, Game Preservation, Storage Management, Automatic Game Library Detection, Reversible Compression, Update Monitoring and Re-optimization, Windows LZX Compression

Feature scans:
- Proton/Linux: score 88; verdict: Broken / Unsupported; summary: The reviews contain no evidence of successful Linux or Proton operation. Instead, multiple users request Linux, Proton, and Steam Deck support, and one explicitly reports that the software does not work on Linux. With no reports of successful launch, stable gameplay, or workable Proton tweaks, the available evidence points to unsupported Linux compatibility.
- Steam Deck: score 85; verdict: Broken on Steam Deck; summary: The feedback is dominated by requests for Linux, Proton, and Steam Deck support. A user reports the software is Windows-only, which prevents Steam Deck use out of the box. Additional friction comes from third-party launcher detection and anti-cheat scanning, which require manual setup and can cause CPU load spikes. These issues align with a broken Steam Deck experience rather than a playable configuration.

- Hardware Profile:
  - Summary: The 8-11GB VRAM cohort reports consistently positive performance, the under-8GB cohort is dominated by instability and game crashes, and the 12-15GB cohort is mostly positive with some freeze and crash caveats.
  - Sample size: 130 (42% coverage)
  - Audience skew: Review sample is heavily weighted toward Windows PCs with 10GB+ VRAM.
  - Windows 12-15GB VRAM (positive, 51 reports): Most reports indicate no meaningful in-game performance loss, though a minority experienced startup freezes, crashes, or CPU bottlenecks.
  - Windows <8GB VRAM (negative, 43 reports): Users frequently report app freezes and hangs plus multiple games crashing after compression, with high CPU load during compression.
  - Windows 8-11GB VRAM (positive, 26 reports): All included reports are positive, describing low CPU and memory usage and no noticeable performance impact while saving disk space.
  - Caveats: 130 of 313 reviews expose hardware metadata.; Review sample is heavily weighted toward Windows PCs with 10GB+ VRAM.
Feature extractions:
- Community Price:
  - Community fair range: $4.99 - $7.99
  - Reasoning: The clearest price signal is a reviewer explicitly calling $5.99 a good deal, while multiple others say the software is worth the money or worth every cent. Negative feedback focuses mainly on compression savings and functionality rather than arguing for a much lower price. This supports a fair base-game price near $5.99, with a reasonable community-tolerance range of roughly $4.99 to $7.99.
- Playtime Metrics:
  - Game completion: N/A
  - Story completion: N/A
  - Session length: 3.0h
  - Endgame: N/A
  - Reasoning: Only session length is directly supported: one reviewer used the app for a few hours, another exceeded 2 hours while testing, and another says testing compression/decompression takes a few hours. This clusters around roughly 3 hours of app use per session. No campaign, story, or endgame evidence exists for this utility, and long library-compression runtimes are task-processing durations rather than playtime, so those metrics are null.
- Time-to-fun:
  - Summary: Reviewers who recommend it describe the tool as working as advertised with very little setup, especially for single-player use. Multiplayer titles, games with their own launchers, false folder detection, and delayed library visibility are recurring sources of friction.
  - Stance: Fun immediately
  - Anchor: N/A
  - Time to anchor: N/A
  - Friction: issues with multiplayer games; games that have their own launcher; false detection of folders that do not exist; delay before added games appear in the library tab
  - Unlock drivers: N/A
  - Conditions: best suited to single-player games; multiplayer games such as Star Citizen, War Thunder, and Greyzone cause issues; games with their own launcher may not work reliably
- Player Archetypes:
  - Massive Digital Game Archivist (buy)
    - Motivation: Keeps using the tool to preserve and organize an enormous installed game library without expanding storage.
    - Playstyle: Maintains thousands of installed games across Steam and other platforms and compresses large folders to keep the collection available.
    - Experience: veteran
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: avid collector of games; gamer
    - Reference games: N/A
  - Budget-Conscious Storage Saver (buy)
    - Motivation: Avoid buying additional SSD storage by reclaiming space cheaply.
    - Playstyle: Compresses large installed game libraries after purchase and verifies reclaimed space in Explorer.
    - Experience: familiar
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: N/A
    - Reference games: N/A
  - Conditional Single-Player Compressor (buy)
    - Motivation: Keep large single-player games installed while avoiding compression problems in online titles.
    - Playstyle: Applies compression mainly to solo games and avoids multiplayer games or titles with launchers.
    - Experience: familiar
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: N/A
    - Reference games: N/A
  - Free-Alternative Power User (no buy)
    - Motivation: Find reliable compression without paying for a wrapper around existing Windows functionality.
    - Playstyle: Tests compression against Windows Explorer and free tools, checks space reporting, and expects stable queue behavior.
    - Experience: familiar
    - Purchase stance: no buy
    - Labels: N/A
    - Reference games: N/A


Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Substantial disk space savings (weight 0.66): Users report freeing up hundreds of gigabytes across many installed games, with examples like 592.5GB from 221 games and 457.64GB from 80 games.
- No performance or quality loss (weight 0.28): Compressed games run without microstutters, crashes, or quality degradation, and performance remains the same or sometimes improves.
- Useful for limited storage (weight 0.24): The tool is highly beneficial for users with little free disk space, saving a lot of space and allowing more games to remain installed.
- Easy to use interface (weight 0.23): The UI is described as simple, intuitive, and visually appealing, making the tool convenient to operate.
- Valuable and promising tool (weight 0.13): Reviewers find the software very useful, effective, and full of potential, considering it a worthwhile utility.
- Multi-platform support (weight 0.07): The tool detects and compresses games from Steam, Epic, GOG, Ubisoft, Xbox, Blizzard, and other platforms, including arbitrary folders.

Common complaints:
- Minimal storage savings (weight 0.35): Many games show little to no compression benefit, with typical savings around 10% or even only a few MBs. Some games like Devil May Cry 5 and Dead Space Remake achieve near 0% reduction.
- Very slow compression times (weight 0.24): Compression is extremely slow, with games taking 15 minutes to over 30 minutes each, and a 5GB game can fail within 34 minutes. This long process often exceeds the Steam refund window.
- Frequent crashes and bugs (weight 0.24): The app is very buggy, causing blue screen crashes during compression and game crashes after compression. Constant crashing and freezes on startup occur frequently.
- Far below advertised savings (weight 0.11): The promised up to 50% compression is not achieved, with users reporting only 1-3% actual savings. This significant gap between marketing and reality is a major disappointment.
- DirectStorage games not recommended (weight 0.09): DirectStorage games cannot be compressed currently and are not recommended due to potential stuttering and longer load times. Most recent games support DirectStorage, limiting the tool's usefulness.
- No batch compression (weight 0.09): There is no batch compression or compress-all button, and games must be compressed one by one without a queue option. This forces users to wait for each game to finish before starting the next.
- Not worth the money (weight 0.07): Users consider the tool not worth the money due to minimal savings and other issues. The overall value proposition is poor.
- Steam Deck unsupported (weight 0.05): The tool is Windows only and lacks Steam Deck support, restricting its use on portable gaming devices.
- High CPU and resource usage (weight 0.05): Compression puts significant load on the CPU (30-40%) and consumes considerable system resources during the process.
- Queue items cannot be removed (weight 0.05): Users cannot remove individual items from the queue; only clearing the entire list is possible. This makes managing compression tasks cumbersome.
- Forced LZX algorithm (weight 0.05): The tool uses LZX instead of the manually selected XPRESS4K algorithm and does not support manually selecting XPRESS16K or default LZX, forcing LZX on users.
- Causes stutters and performance loss (weight 0.05): Some games develop stutters during gameplay because of compression, and compression causes performance loss in demanding games.
- Breaks game file integrity (weight 0.05): League of Legends keeps verifying file integrity, forcing the tool to decompress already-extracted files repeatedly. After rebooting, the launcher does not recognize the compressed game and re-downloads it each time.
- Incomplete game detection (weight 0.05): Not all games are detected; the tool does not detect games from Game Pass. This limits its compatibility with certain game libraries.

Gameplay feedback:
- Compresses installed game files (weight 0.35): The tool reduces disk usage by compressing already installed game files, freeing up gigabytes of space. Savings vary significantly by game and engine.
- Automatic re-compression after updates (weight 0.29): The tool regularly scans for game updates and quietly re-compresses them without user intervention, maintaining disk savings over time.
- Reports per-game savings (weight 0.28): After compressing, the tool reports the space saved for each individual game, helping users understand the impact.
- Selective folder compression (weight 0.05): Users can compress specific game folders like Content and pakchunk files while leaving executables and DLLs uncompressed. Some modes compress only the top-level folder containing the game executable.
- Transparent compression at runtime (weight 0.05): Compressed files remain runnable without manual extraction, and a smart decompression setting decompresses games at launch.
- Multithreaded compression (weight 0.03): The tool utilizes multiple threads to speed up the compression process.
- Uses LZX compression (weight 0.03): The tool employs the LZX compression method, which requires a capable CPU to decompress textures during gameplay.
- Deduplicates repeated data (weight 0.03): The tool compresses game install data by storing repeated data only once on the drive.
- Works on HDD and SSD (weight 0.03): Compatible with both traditional hard drives and solid-state drives.
- Graphical user interface (weight 0.03): Provides a graphical interface for compressing game files, making it user-friendly.
- Tracks compressed games (weight 0.03): The tool keeps track of which games have been compressed.
- Scans and registers directories (weight 0.03): Automatically scans for game directories and registers them for compression.
- Compresses apps too (weight 0.03): Also compresses applications to save storage space, not just game files.
- Standard Windows tooling (weight 0.02): Utilizes standard Windows compression mechanisms.

Performance notes:
- No FPS loss after compression (weight 0.07): Multiple users reported no stutters, lag, or FPS loss after compressing games, suggesting compression can be performance-neutral for some configurations.
- Occasional stutters from compression (weight 0.05): Some users experienced occasional stutters during gameplay after compression, indicating inconsistent performance impact.
- Blue screen crash (weight 0.03): The app caused a blue screen crash during use, a severe system stability issue.
- Windows disk repair triggered (weight 0.03): Using the app led to Windows disk repair on restart, suggesting potential file system corruption.
- System-wide issues (weight 0.03): The app causes system-wide problems such as game stuttering and sound card glitches, affecting other applications.
- Slows all applications (weight 0.03): Even when idle (not compressing or scanning), the app slowed every application down to a crawl.
- Decompression bottleneck on fast SSDs (weight 0.03): On modern SSDs with high read speeds, decompression cannot keep up, causing CPU load spikes and potential performance issues.
- Black screen and slowness (weight 0.03): The new version of the app exhibits black screens and severe slowness, making it difficult to use.
- Startup freezes (weight 0.03): The app freezes on startup consistently, preventing users from accessing its features.
- Freezes during launch/exit (weight 0.03): The app freezes and becomes unresponsive during launch, while small background processes are running, and when exiting.
- CPU spikes during anti-cheat scans (weight 0.03): CPU load spikes occur during anti-cheat scans when the game folder is compressed, potentially causing stutters or delays.
- Poor UI optimization (weight 0.03): The user interface is poorly optimized, leading to slow recognition of actions and requiring repeated actions from the user.
- Heavy app lag (weight 0.03): The application lags heavily, impacting overall usability.
- UI freezes on handheld (weight 0.03): The UI frequently freezes on the Lenovo Go2 handheld device, indicating compatibility or performance issues on that platform.
- Poor multithreading performance (weight 0.03): The app is not heavily multithreaded and remains slow regardless of the CPU used, indicating inefficient CPU utilization.

Recommendations:
- Worth the price (weight 0.21): Many reviewers consider the tool worth the money, with some saying it pays for itself compared to buying more storage. The low price makes it an easy recommendation.
- Not recommended currently (weight 0.17): Several users do not recommend the software in its current state due to bugs and lack of polish. They suggest waiting for improvements or requesting a refund.
- Useful for large libraries (weight 0.16): Users with many installed games find the tool valuable for saving disk space. It helps manage large collections without uninstalling.
- Great for low storage (weight 0.14): Highly recommended for users running low on disk space, especially on small SSDs. It allows installing more games by compressing existing ones.
- Realistic expectations needed (weight 0.12): Results vary by game, and users should not expect massive savings on every title. The tool is practical but won't dramatically shrink entire libraries.
- Everyone should use (weight 0.11): Some reviewers believe everyone should own or use this software. It is considered a must-have for any system.
- Single-player only (weight 0.11): The tool works well for single-player games, but online games may have issues after compression. Not recommended for games with constant patches.
- Alternatives like CompactGUI (weight 0.08): Some reviewers recommend using free open-source alternatives like CompactGUI instead. Others note this tool is obligatory where CompactGUI is not used.
- CPU compatibility matters (weight 0.08): Works best on relatively recent CPUs within 5 years; not recommended for very old CPUs like Sandy Bridge. Performance varies with CPU cache size.
- Mixed early access reception (weight 0.07): Some recommend it even in early access, while others are unsure or suggest waiting for future updates. Opinions are divided on its current readiness.
- Slow internet benefit (weight 0.07): Recommended for users with slow internet who keep games installed to avoid redownloading. Not necessary for those with fast internet.
- Paid alternative to storage (weight 0.06): Considered a good alternative to buying more storage, especially when NVMe or SSD prices are high. It can pay for itself.
- Bug with decompress tab (weight 0.05): A bug in the decompress tab makes it unreliable for users with large libraries (100+ games). Not recommended until fixed.
- Overnight running suggested (weight 0.04): Running the tool overnight and not interfering with it too much yields best results. Patience is advised for compression tasks.
- Avoid weak systems (weight 0.03): Not recommended for weak systems, as compression may be too demanding. Users with older hardware should be cautious.
- Specific game benefits (weight 0.02): Highly recommended for players of specific games like Assetto Corsa, where compression yields noticeable benefits.
- Satisfactory for Steam/GamePass (weight 0.02): Satisfactory if the main goal is freeing space from Steam or GamePass games that are left installed.
- Not for free-only users (weight 0.02): Not recommended for users who prefer to do everything for free, even if it's more arduous.

Other player notes:
- Compression savings vary widely (weight 0.42): Savings differ greatly by game, ranging from near 0% to over 50%, with indie titles often compressing more than AAA games. Some examples include Atomic Heart saving 71 GB, while Dead by Daylight saved only 690 MB.
- Tool wraps Windows compression (weight 0.21): The software is a graphical interface for Windows' native compact.exe using the LZX algorithm. It adds convenience but does not provide its own compression algorithm.
- Free alternatives exist (weight 0.17): Users can use free tools like CompactGUI or Windows built-in compression instead of paying for this software. Some reviewers switched to free alternatives.
- Tool is in early access (weight 0.14): The software is still in development, with occasional bugs that don't severely impact usability. It has received updates and fixes.
- Cost justified by convenience (weight 0.11): The low price ($5.99) is considered fair for the convenience and extra features like Steam integration and analysis. Some say it's 90% cheaper than an SSD upgrade.
- Not all games compress well (weight 0.08): Many games are already well-optimized, limiting savings. The tool may recommend against compressing certain titles like Diablo 4 or Helldivers II.
- Can compress non-game files (weight 0.07): The tool can also compress videos, audio, and Unreal Engine files, though not very proficiently. This extends its utility beyond games.
- Compression takes hours (weight 0.07): Scanning and compressing large libraries can take many hours, e.g., 14 hours for a 3.5 TB folder. This is a significant time investment.
- Significant total space saved (weight 0.07): Reviewers reported saving hundreds of GB across their libraries, e.g., 793 GB total or 146 GB from 12 games. This demonstrates potential value.
- Exceeds Steam refund window (weight 0.07): Compression time can exceed two hours, making the software ineligible for Steam refunds. One reviewer reported being refused a refund.
- Better interface than CompactGUI (weight 0.06): Users find the interface more polished and easier to use than the free alternative CompactGUI. This is a main selling point.
- Developer active and responsive (weight 0.06): The developer communicates with players and plans future updates, though some note lacking forum communication. Overall, engagement is positive.
- Supports multiple storefronts (weight 0.05): It can compress games from Steam, Epic, GOG, Ubisoft Connect, and other platforms. This broad compatibility is a key feature.
- Favorable comparison to Windows (weight 0.05): Compression speed and ratio are better than Windows Explorer's built-in compression. This is a key advantage over manual methods.
- Warns about problematic games (weight 0.03): Updates added features to warn or prevent compressing games that break. This improves safety and user experience.
- Manual compression for other launchers (weight 0.03): Compressing games from other launchers is possible but tedious. The tool primarily integrates with Steam.

Emotions:
- Satisfaction (weight 0.33): Users are satisfied because the tool effectively compresses games, saving significant disk space (often hundreds of GB) without impacting performance or stability. The simple UI and features like queueing and auto-shutdown enhance the hassle-free experience.
- Frustration (weight 0.15): Frustration arises from technical issues like slow compression/decompression, frequent freezes, crashes, and game corruption after compression. Poor UI, unexpected disk space consumption, and failed auto-compression also contribute.
- Disappointment (weight 0.13): Users are disappointed by actual space savings being far below advertised estimates, sometimes only 1-3% instead of 40-50%. Bugs, lack of promised convenience, and performance issues despite high expectations from reviews also cause disappointment.
- Hope (weight 0.03): Hope is driven by the software's potential and ongoing development, with users looking forward to improvements and additional features like Linux/Steam Deck support and self-compression.
- Appreciation (weight 0.03): Users appreciate the tool for freeing up valuable disk space, allowing them to keep more games installed, and for the developer's responsiveness and updates. The initial analysis and clear descriptions also save time.
- Enthusiasm (weight 0.03): Enthusiasm is fueled by large space savings (often hundreds of GB) without performance loss, enabling more game installations and faster loading times.
- Impressed (weight 0.03): Users are impressed by the high compression ratios achieved, sometimes reducing game sizes by half or more, and by the developer's quick support and the app's clean interface.
- Confusion (weight 0.02): Confusion stems from unclear UI elements, inconsistent compression results without explanation, and uncertainty about whether saved space is real or junk. The tool's warnings about low disk space despite its purpose also confuse users.
- Relief (weight 0.02): Relief comes from successfully freeing up significant disk space (often hundreds of GB) and the automation providing breathing room on drives without performance loss.
- Mild frustration (weight 0.02): Mild frustration is caused by UI issues like blurry fonts and scaling problems, lack of algorithm choice, occasional crashes during compression, and some games not being detected or saving minimal space.
- Amazement (weight 0.01): Amazement is reported when compression yields unexpectedly large savings, such as 900GB freed or games shrinking by over 80%, without any downsides.
- Surprise (weight 0.01): Surprise arises from unexpectedly large compression results (games shrinking by nearly half or more) and smooth performance of compressed games despite minimal savings reported by others.
- Concern (weight 0.01): Concern is expressed about potential issues with frequently updated games, high system resource usage during compression, and possible longer loading times or loading screen stuck after compression.
- Uncertainty (weight 0.01): Uncertainty stems from not knowing how well the software compresses games, whether compressing online games could lead to bans, and the inability to query uninstalled games for potential savings.
- Dissatisfaction (weight 0.01): Dissatisfaction is caused by minimal compression gains, heavy lag, poor space optimization, and cases where the program failed to compress any game.
- Happiness (weight 0.01): Happiness is driven by recovering significant storage space (over 200GB) and seeing the app improve through updates, relieving the problem of a full drive.
- Anger (weight 0.01): Anger results from poor compression results (e.g., only 500MB saved from a 75GB game), system slowdown, and software continuing to run in the background after deletion, raising malware suspicions.
- Annoyance (weight 0.01): Annoyance is caused by UI glitches like incorrect completion reports, tab-switching bugs, inability to remove games from the list, and automatic mode causing stutters.
- Gratitude (weight 0.01): Gratitude is expressed for the developer delivering an automatic one-click tool and for the tool's overall usefulness.
- Admiration (weight 0.01): Admiration is felt for the developer's impressive work on fixing errors and adding game-specific algorithms, and for the software's ability to save substantial space.}