Opera’s gaming browser is available to download on the Epic Games Store
All in one gaming place
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Opera has announced that the gaming variant of its web browser, Opera GX, will also be available to download directly from theEpic GamesStore, from today (January 27).
You can download the browser throughthis link, with this being the first web browser that’s available to download on Epic’s storefront.
Opera GXis similar to how the regularOpera browserworks, but with exclusive features that are tailored to gamers. GX Control can limit the amount of RAM that the browser can use, alongside similar features for Wi-FI or CPU speeds.
Downloading the web browser from Epic Games will be useful if you have a PC that’s just for gaming and nothing else, but it also raises the question of whether other gaming browsers are coming to help fill this need as well.
Analysis: it was always heading to this
Having Opera GX and your previously-purchased games, ready to download in one will be a great help for many, especially if you have had to wipe yourGaming PC, and you want to quickly re-download what you had installed before.
It was inevitable that we’d eventually see Opera’s gaming browser on a gaming storefront, and it could lead to features from Epic appearing on Opera GX in time, such as downloading games or chatting to your friends through an Epic Games messenger client.
Annette de Freitas, Head of Business Development at Opera Gaming, explained, “At Opera, our mission is to create superior products that people choose to use and install.” Freitas continues. “This mission has led to the development of Opera GX, the browser of choice for gamers, who decide to make it default for its superior features, look and feel. Opera GX is the perfect fit for the Epic Games Store because of this shared passion to create choice and enable a community of gamers.”
Get the best Black Friday deals direct to your inbox, plus news, reviews, and more.
Sign up to be the first to know about unmissable Black Friday deals on top tech, plus get all your favorite TechRadar content.
There’s the possibility that other vendors in this space, such asApple, Mozilla, andMicrosoftmay be looking into a gaming variant ofSafari,Firefox, andEdge, but we suspect this is a space that Opera will have on its own for the foreseeable.
When you factor in the other apps that are built into Opera GX such as Twitch and Discord, alongside being able to sync up yourRGBto the web browser, it makes sense in the grand scheme of your gaming.
You may feel as though other web browsers, such as Microsoft Edge and Firefox will do the job for browsing sites and downloading files.
But if you either have a hard drive partition that’s focused solely on gaming, or aGaming PC, it makes sense to have a web browser that tries to solve the same need.
Daryl had been freelancing for 3 years before joining TechRadar, now reporting on everything software-related. In his spare time, he’s written a book, ‘The Making of Tomb Raider’. His second book, ‘50 Years of Boss Fights’, came out in 2024, with a third book coming in 2025. He also has a newsletter called ‘Springboard’. He’s usually found playing games old and new on his Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch, and MacBook Pro. If you have a story about an updated app, one that’s about to launch, or just anything Software-related, drop him a line.
Best Dragon Age games in 2024 - every series entry ranked
New No Man’s Sky PS5 Pro details reveal 8K support
I’ve used Genmoji and now I’m convinced Apple Intelligence will be a huge success
