Would you use a safe, one-click Windows app to shrink game install sizes by 20-40%? (Looking for raw feedback)
Hey everyone,
A lot of us are stuck on budget gaming laptops or PCs with 512GB SSDs. With modern games hitting 100GB-150GB+, storage management is a constant headache.
I’m looking into launching a lightweight, highly polished Windows utility app designed to fix this for casual/non-tech-savvy gamers.
How it works: It automates native Windows NTFS compression algorithms (XPRESS/LZX) specifically targeting unoptimized, heavy static assets (like audio files and cinematic videos) in games like GTA V, Forza, or older legacy titles. It automatically creates an exclusion list for critical .exe files and high-CPU scripts.
The Rules:
- 0% Ban Risk: No code injection or RAM reading, so Riot Vanguard / EAC can't flag it. It’s entirely OS-level.
- Performance: On slower/budget drives, it slightly improves or maintains load times because the CPU decompresses the smaller file faster than a choked drive can read a raw file.
- Automation: It runs silently. If Steam updates the game, the tool auto-compresses the new files in the background.
There are clunky open-source scripts on GitHub that do parts of this, but they are terrifying for casual users to configure and break during game updates. We want to make it a seamless, beautiful, one-click experience for the Indian market priced around ₹99-₹149 via UPI.
Would you actually find value in this, or is it a skip? Let me know your thoughts or any technical flaws you see.