Game browser won't let me launch games

[scorpion7slayer_ 0]

I have the game browser extension installed, I configured it, etc. and in my media library it detects the game but won't let me launch it, so I can't put ryujinx as an external player.

[Luke 42077]

Hi there, what exactly happens when you try?

[scorpion7slayer_ 0]

emby does not recognize the game while it is well put and the files are well structured because of this I do not have a play button 

Edited July 19, 2025 by scorpion7slayer_

[Luke 42077]

9 hours ago, scorpion7slayer_ said:

emby does not recognize the game while it is well put and the files are well structured because of this I do not have a play button 

Hi, where exactly are you looking for it? What Emby app?

[scorpion7slayer_ 0]

With Emby Theater on Windows, the games are placed on my Emby server.
So, I have the main Games folder, then the Nintendo Switch folder, and in this folder, I have my games. In the Game Browser extension settings, under Game Systems, I selected Nintendo Switch, then I entered the path to my games folder, and then I scanned the library.

[Luke 42077]

Hi, what version number of Emby Theater?

[scorpion7slayer_ 0]

the version is 2.234.2.0

[Luke 42077]

On 7/20/2025 at 3:08 PM, scorpion7slayer_ said:

the version is 2.234.2.0

@scorpion7slayer_external players have not yet been added to our new Windows app. This will be coming in an upcoming update, but in the meantime you can still use our previous windows app:

https://github.com/MediaBrowser/emby-theater-windows/releases

Just download, unzip and run. Please let us know if this helps. Thanks !

[Jcalvin 0]

On 7/26/2025 at 12:11 AM, Luke said:

@scorpion7slayer_external players have not yet been added to our new Windows app. This will be coming in an upcoming update, but in the meantime you can still use our previous windows app:

https://github.com/MediaBrowser/emby-theater-windows/releases

Just download, unzip and run. Please let us know if this helps. Thanks !

Any updates on when External Players functionality will be added to Emby Windows app? Would love to continue using the GameBrowser Plugin.

That said, I'm having an issue where I am currently trying to use Emby Theater Windows app to play a game and when I click play on the game, the theater app closes, it tries to launch and exits the external launcher and nothing happens and returns the theater app screen with the game list again. I have followed documentation and added commands as necessary.

[Luke 42077]

On 12/30/2025 at 6:05 PM, Jcalvin said:

Any updates on when External Players functionality will be added to Emby Windows app? Would love to continue using the GameBrowser Plugin.

That said, I'm having an issue where I am currently trying to use Emby Theater Windows app to play a game and when I click play on the game, the theater app closes, it tries to launch and exits the external launcher and nothing happens and returns the theater app screen with the game list again. I have followed documentation and added commands as necessary.

HI, did you set the command line options appropriately for the program that you are trying to launch?

[Jcalvin 0]

On 1/1/2026 at 11:10 AM, Luke said:

HI, did you set the command line options appropriately for the program that you are trying to launch?

Yes, command lines were set according to the documentation around GameBrowser. Also tried varying different commands based off emulator's documentation. I'm going to table that issue for now.

Edited January 7 by Jcalvin

[Luke 42077]

44 minutes ago, Jcalvin said:

Yes, command lines were set according to the documentation around GameBrowser. Also tried varying different commands based off emulator's documentation. I'm going to table that issue for now.

But what about the documentation for the program that you're trying to launch? Did you consult that? What program is it? Where did you find the command line arguments for it?