Epic Games’ New “Vibe Coded” Launcher Is Now in Preview, Claims 1.8x Faster Startup Than Steam and Adds Linux Support

Epic Games has just released a preview of the previously announced brand-new Epic Games Launcher, and the company isn't being shy about how it was made. Here's how the announcement opens: Programming is hard. So, instead of doing that, we vibe coded a new Epic Games Launcher that’s way faster and more responsive than the current one, and has a new look. The tongue-in-cheek line lands just days after founder and CEO Tim Sweeney described a “huge pivot” underway at Epic to retool for maximum AI acceleration.