Epic Games' New Vibe-Coded Launcher Is 46% Faster Than Steam

Epic Games has introduced a preview of a new AI-generated Games Launcher that reportedly cold-starts 46% faster than Steam. Third-party benchmarks on Windows machines show the Epic client starting in 5.47 seconds, while Steam takes 10.07 seconds. Restoration from system tray background states is 0.36 seconds for Epic versus 0.42 seconds for Steam. The new launcher features an improved interface and dedicated title summary pages, although Epic warns the Preview app will contain some bugs.