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App Tour

DOSGamePlayer has five main tabs at the bottom of the screen (or in a side rail on tablets). This page is a short tour. Each tab has a dedicated chapter you can dive into.

TODO: Main screen with bottom bar annotated (5 tabs)

Discover​

Where new and interesting games surface. Tabs along the top let you switch between:

  • Recent — games you played recently
  • New — recently added titles
  • Weekly — picks for this week
  • Random — a random handful, refresh to reshuffle
  • Ranking — top-played titles
  • Cleared — games you have marked as cleared

Tap any card to open its Game Detail page. The "Add Game" shortcut on this tab jumps to Add Your Own ROM.

Full details: Discover.

Explore​

Browse by system (DOS, ARCADE, NES, SNES, MAME, …) with chip filters for category, language, and sort order. The grid scrolls infinitely as you go.

Full details: Explore.

Collection​

A snapshot of your library. Four cards take you to filtered lists:

  • Favorites — games you tapped the heart icon on
  • Played Games — anything you launched at least once
  • Downloaded Games — ROMs already on the device (no Wi-Fi needed)
  • Cleared Games — games you marked as cleared

There's also a shortcut to Add Games from your device.

Full details: Collection.

Free-text search across the whole library, with optional filters for genre, manufacturer, and year. Results stream into a grid you can tap to open.

Full details: Search.

Settings​

The hub for everything configurable:

  • Appearance — theme, color, shader filter
  • General — app language, mobile-data download policy, save slot count
  • Input Controls — gamepad mapping, virtual pad editing
  • Storage Management — list and delete downloaded ROMs
  • Backup & Restore — cloud backup for save files (premium)
  • Help & Support — videos, contact links
  • About — version and legal links

Full details: Settings.

Phone vs tablet layout​

  • Phone (compact) — five tabs in a bottom bar.
  • Tablet (medium / expanded) — same tabs in a vertical rail on the left side, plus more room for content.

The behavior of each tab is identical on both layouts.

Quick navigation tips​

  • The back button in any nested screen returns to the previous one.
  • The Home icon on the Game Detail page jumps straight to Discover.
  • Deep links like dosgameplayer://game/<id> open a specific game in the app — handy for sharing.

Next step​