Edit PC Game Details in Kolektor

A unified PC game library is only useful if the entries stay accurate. Kolektor includes an Edit Game screen so you can correct titles, covers, sort order, launch paths, install folders, and metadata matches when automatic detection needs a human check.

Why Library Cleanup Matters

PC game libraries get messy for normal reasons. Games move between drives. Store launchers change install folders. A modded build gets its own executable. A title appears with a strange edition name. A metadata source chooses the wrong match. A cover is missing or not the one you would recognize quickly.

Those are not failures of the idea of a unified launcher. They are the everyday edge cases that come with Windows gaming. Kolektor’s automatic detection gives you the first useful library, and the Edit Game screen gives you the control to fix the entries that need attention.

We built the edit flow around practical library maintenance: make the game recognizable, make sure it launches from the right place, and keep the details useful without turning cleanup into a second hobby.

What You Can Edit

Kolektor’s Edit Game modal focuses on the fields that affect everyday use.

The goal is not to edit every game. The goal is to quickly correct the few entries that break trust in the library.

Start From The Game Details Panel

The normal cleanup path starts from the game itself. Open a game in Kolektor, review the Game Details panel, then use the edit control when something looks wrong.

The details panel keeps the play action close, shows the game cover, source platform, developer, publisher, release information, genre, description, screenshots, and trailers when those details are available. It also gives you quick actions for editing the game, managing the IGDB match, and opening the game folder.

That matters because cleanup should happen in context. If the title, cover, source, or details feel wrong while you are looking at the entry, you should not have to leave the game and hunt through a separate settings screen.

Fix Titles Without Breaking Sorting

The Title field controls what you see in the library. Use it for the name you actually search for and recognize. That might mean removing an edition suffix, correcting capitalization, or naming a manual entry after the version you play.

Sort Title is separate. Kolektor uses it for alphabetical sorting when you need a different order than the visible title. This is useful for titles that start with articles, series names, numbers, punctuation, or subtitle-heavy editions.

For example, you may want the visible title to remain “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” while the sort title is “Witcher 3”. The library stays readable, and the grid still lands where you expect when browsing alphabetically.

Repair Launch Paths Carefully

The executable path is the field that decides what runs when you launch a game. It matters most for manually added games, standalone installs, fan projects, older PC titles, and modded versions.

Kolektor validates executable paths against real .exe files. For manual games, the executable path is required. That keeps the entry honest: a game should not look playable if the launcher cannot point to the file that actually starts it.

Use the Browse control when possible instead of typing paths from memory. If you moved a game to another drive, changed a modded build, or replaced a shortcut with a direct executable, update the path before judging the launch flow. The install folder can then provide the broader folder context, while the executable path stays focused on the file that starts the game.

Use Covers To Make The Library Scannable

The cover is not just decoration. It is how many players recognize a game before reading the title. In the Edit Game screen, Kolektor lets you add, change, search for, or remove a cover.

Use cover edits when a game is visually hard to identify in the grid. A missing cover, a placeholder, or an incorrect image can make a perfectly playable game feel forgotten. A corrected cover makes browsing faster, especially when your library spans Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, Ubisoft Connect, EA App, Xbox Game Pass, Battle.net, Amazon Games, and manual entries.

If metadata later provides better art, your settings decide how much provider data can replace manual edits. That is important because some users want automatic cleanup, while others want their hand-edited entries to stay exactly as they set them.

Manage IGDB Matches When Metadata Is Wrong

Kolektor beta 4 added IGDB integration for cover art and rich metadata, plus the Game Details panel. Most of the time, metadata should help the library become more recognizable. Sometimes a game needs a manual match, rematch, or unmatch.

The Manage IGDB Match flow lets you search IGDB titles, review possible matches, filter toward PC-related results, select the correct entry, or remove the current match. If a game was manually unmatched, Kolektor can remember that choice so automatic matching does not immediately bring the same bad match back.

This is useful for regional releases, remasters, demos, fan projects, old executables, and games with names that overlap other titles. Metadata should support your library, not argue with it.

Protect Manual Edits In Settings

Kolektor includes metadata settings for how provider data should merge with your local library. You can choose whether providers fill missing fields or replace provider-owned metadata, and you can control whether metadata refresh is allowed to overwrite manual edits.

There is also a specific setting for whether IGDB can overwrite game names. When manual overwrite protection is off, manually added games keep their names instead of being renamed by an automatic match.

That separation is deliberate. We want Kolektor to automate the boring parts, but we also want the user to stay in control of the entries they have corrected by hand.

When To Hide, Delete, Or Edit

Not every unwanted entry needs the same fix.

This keeps cleanup simple. Edit entries you trust, hide noise you may want to restore later, and delete entries only when removal is the right local database action.

A Practical Cleanup Flow

Use this flow when your library feels slightly off after a scan or after moving games:

1. Open Kolektor and scan your installed games.
2. Search for the game that looks wrong.
3. Open the Game Details panel.
4. Check the title, cover, source, metadata, and launch behavior.
5. Use Edit Game to correct the title, sort title, cover, executable path, or install folder.
6. Use Manage IGDB Match if the metadata points to the wrong game.
7. Save changes, then launch the game once to confirm the entry does what you expect.

You should not need to clean the entire library at once. Fix the entries that cause friction, then keep playing.

FAQ

Can I edit games that Kolektor detected automatically?

Yes. The Edit Game screen is available for library entries, not only for manually added games. Use it when a detected game needs a better title, cover, path, or metadata match.

Does changing a title change the original store game?

No. Kolektor edits the local library entry. Your original store, purchase, account, updates, and cloud saves stay with the platform that owns them.

Can I fix a wrong IGDB match?

Yes. Use Manage IGDB Match to search for another result, rematch the game, or unmatch it when metadata should be removed.

Do manual edits get overwritten?

Kolektor includes metadata settings that control whether provider refreshes can overwrite manual edits. Keep overwrite protection off when you want hand-edited entries to stay stable.

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